Comparison

Mobile POD vs 808 Overdrive Pro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Mobile POD

This app provides guitarists with a vast collection of classic amp and effect models for mobile sound creation. Users can craft, save, and recall custom guitar tones, stream music to play along with, and record their performances with iOS-compatible interfaces.

Highlights
  • 65 classic amps and effects
  • Create, edit, and save custom tones
  • Stream music and play along
  • Drag-and-drop tone editing
  • Mobile recording compatibility
  • Integrated music playback engine
  • Song looper
Features
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Featuring 65 classic amps and effects, Line 6 Mobile POD® 2.0 gives you everything you need for next-generation mobile guitar processing. Create your own custom guitar tones—or choose from amazing presets designed by Line 6. It’s the ultimate creative tool for guitarists on the go. • Choose from 32 amps, 16 cabs, and 16 effects • Create, edit, and save your favorite custom guitar tones • Stream music and play along with your favorite songs • Quickly craft custom tones with drag-and-drop editing • Record with all major iOS-compatible audio interfaces and apps TONE EDITING MADE EASY With a sleek and modern user interface, Mobile POD 2.0 makes it easy to dial in the perfect guitar tone. Stack one amp and cab and up to eight effects in any order with easy-to-use drag-and-drop editing. Then save and recall your favorite tones with ease using advanced patch management capabilities. BUILT FOR JAMMING Featuring an integrated music playback engine with music streaming capabilities, Mobile POD 2.0 enables you to play along with your favorite songs using your custom tones. Plus, you can use the built-in song looper to polish your solos or build new song ideas. ROCK WITH THE WORLD’S BEST AMPS Mobile POD 2.0 puts the world’s best amplifiers and cabs in the palm of your hand. Mix and match amps and cabs to create your own unique sound, save your custom presets and then dial them up in an instant. CLASSIC AND MODERN EFFECTS From classic reverb to powerful overdrive to surf-style tremolo, Mobile POD 2.0 will inspire your playing with 16 awesome effects. You can even combine effects and create your own custom sounds. MOBILE RECORDING FOR GUITARISTS Mobile POD 2.0 is compatible with all major iOS interfaces—including Line 6 Sonic Port™ and Sonic Port VX. Mobile POD supports the Apple Inter-App Audio feature and is AudioBus ready, so you can record with GarageBand® or the DAW app of your choice. 32 GUITAR AMPS BASED ON* • 1964 Fender® Deluxe Reverb® • 1959 Fender® Bassman® • 1960 Tweed Fender® Champ® • 1965 Blackface Fender® Twin Reverb® • 1968 Marshall® Plexi (100 watt) • Marshall® JTM-45 meets Budda® Twinmaster • Budda® Twinmaster head • 1960 Vox® AC15 • 1985 Mesa/Boogie® Mark IIc+ • 1995 Mesa/Boogie® Dual Rectifier® Head • Dumble® Overdrive Special (Drive Channel) • 1989 Soldano® SLO Super Lead Overdrive • 1987 Roland® JC-120 Jazz Chorus …and more 16 SPEAKER CABINETS BASED ON* • 1960 Fender® Tweed Champ® • 1964 Fender® Deluxe Reverb® • 1965 Fender® Blackface Twin Reverb® • 1959 Fender® Bassman® • 1960 Vox® AC15 • 1995 Matchless Chieftain • 1996 Marshall® (Celestion® Vintage 30s) …and more 16 STOMPBOX AND RACK EFFECTS: • Overdrive • Compressor • Tremolo • Chorus • Flanger • Rotary • Delay • Room Reverb • Spring Reverb • 4-Band EQ • Wah …and more * All product names used in this description are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6. These trademarks of other manufacturers are used solely to identify the products of those manufacturers whose tones and sounds were studied during Line 6’s sound model development. Fender, Deluxe Reverb, Bassman, Champ, Twin Reverb are registered trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. Marshall is a registered trademark of Marshall Amplification Plc. Celestion is a registered trademark of KH Technology Corporation. Budda is a registered trademark of Laughing Buddha LLC. Vox is a registered trademark of Vox R&D Limited. Mesa/Boogie and Rectifier are registered trademarks of Mesa/Boogie Ltd. Dumble is a registered trademark of Dumble, Howard Alexander. Soldano is a registered trademark of Gremlin Inc. d/b/a Soldano Custom Amplification. Roland is a registered trademark of Roland Corporation. Line 6, POD and Sonic Port are trademarks of Line 6, Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, GarageBand and iCloud are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

About

808 Overdrive Pro

This audio plugin emulates a classic green overdrive pedal, offering versatile sound modification for guitarists. It's designed to produce breathtaking sounds and can be used standalone or with other audio apps.

Highlights
  • Classic overdrive pedal emulation
  • Drive, Tone, and Level controls
  • Standalone app functionality
  • AudioUnit v3 effect compatible
  • Inter-App Audio effect compatible
  • Responsive and versatile sound
Features
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Jazz, Rock, Metal, no matter what genre you play. NA 808 Overdrive Pro little magic box plugin will prove to be essential to your collection. It is very responsive and versatile, available for FREE. NA 808 Overdrive Pro is modeled on the Japanese green pedal with the same JRC4558D IC chip. The featured knobs on this classic “stomp-box” plugin indicate controls for Drive dial, Tone and Level, so you can modify your sound to your liking. NA 808 Overdrive Pro classic overdrive pedal is everything that made its original release fantastic, and more. Regularly remarked as the “Holy Grail” of overdrive pedals, it should be an integral part of every guitarists’ plugins arsenal. This pedal plugin produces amazing, breathtaking sounds, justifying its tradition and quality. If you’d like the push the boundaries of this brilliant “stomp-box” to its maximum potential, you can attach it to an amp plugin distortion setting, for producing that slick valve tune. Works as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect

Screenshots

Mobile POD4 screens
808 Overdrive Pro1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 808 Overdrive Pro at 100% against Mobile POD's 26%. 808 Overdrive Pro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Mobile POD's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (112 vs 31). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mobile POD sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 808 Overdrive Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

808 Overdrive Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 112 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Mobile POD's written reviews are positive against 100% of 808 Overdrive Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mobile POD ships an update every 2 months, 808 Overdrive Pro every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Mobile POD versus 808 Overdrive Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobile POD808 Overdrive Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (112 ratings)5.0 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings112 — better31
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLine 6Nembrini Audio

Customer experience

Mobile POD

All ratings112 ratings
Positive40.2%
Neutral6.3%
Negative53.6%
Written reviews200 reviews
Positive26.0%
Neutral9.0%
Negative65.0%

808 Overdrive Pro

All ratings31 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Mobile POD

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • No sound output
  • Incompatibility with certain iOS devices and versions
  • Disappearing user purchases and settings

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add MIDI control capabilities
  • Improve recording and integration with other apps
  • Restore old, intuitive interface
  • Implement better noise reduction and limiting
  • Add more amp and effect models

808 Overdrive Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mobile POD

One-time1
  • Mobile POD$19.99
None

808 Overdrive Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mobile POD free?
Mobile POD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 808 Overdrive Pro free?
808 Overdrive Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mobile POD or 808 Overdrive Pro?
808 Overdrive Pro is rated higher. Mobile POD averages 2.7 out of 5 from 112 ratings, while 808 Overdrive Pro averages 5.0 from 31 ratings.
Do Mobile POD or 808 Overdrive Pro have ads?
Neither Mobile POD nor 808 Overdrive Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mobile POD or 808 Overdrive Pro?
Mobile POD ships an update every 2 months, and 808 Overdrive Pro every 6 months. Most recently, Mobile POD was updated on October 23, 2026 and 808 Overdrive Pro on October 13, 2026.

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