Tones vs oSampler
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tones
Create music easily with simple tap controls. This app offers a range of high-quality sounds and tempo adjustments, making it accessible for all ages and musical experience levels. Shake your device to clear the sound pads.
- Tap to create music
- High-quality sound selection
- Adjustable tempo
- Add columns for longer tunes
- Shake to clear sound pads
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Tones makes music creation easy for everyone. It really couldn't be any simpler. Even if you can't play a musical instrument, you'll be making cool sounding tunes in no time. You don't need any musical experience at all! Tones is so simple that people of all ages, from young children to adults, can begin effortlessly tapping across sound pads and begin creating fun and interesting sounds that will impress your friends and keep you happily entertained for hours. Features: - Simply tap to activate or deactivate sound pads and start creating music straight away. - Choose from a carefully selected range of high quality sounds. - Adjust the speed of your tune in the tempo menu. - Add extra columns to add length to your music. - Shake your device to quickly and easily clear the display of active sound pads.
oSampler
Record and manipulate various sounds with a straightforward sampler. This application minimizes complex operations, making it accessible for quick audio editing and creative sound design. It prioritizes ease of use for a seamless sampling experience.
- Easy to use
- Few complicated operations
- Record sounds
- Chop sounds
- Audio manipulation
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This is an easy-to-use sampler. There are few complicated operations. Record various sounds and chop them. *Keep your volume down and care for your ears.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: oSampler at 4.3 against Tones's 3.5. oSampler also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 40%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
oSampler holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: oSampler has 73 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Tones's written reviews are positive against 77% of oSampler's.
Tones ships an update every 12 months, oSampler every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tones | oSampler |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (4 ratings) | 4.3 (73 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 73 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ben Walker | NORICHIKA NAKATA |
Customer experience
Tones
oSampler
In-app purchases
Tones
No in-app purchases
oSampler
No in-app purchases
