Mobile POD vs BIAS AMP 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
BIAS AMP 2
Design your dream amplifier with this virtual amp designer. Replicate classic and modern amps, or build new sounds by swapping components like tubes and cabinets. Access a vast community of shared tones for endless sonic inspiration.
- Component-level amp modeling
- Design custom amplifiers
- Swap tubes, preamps, and cabinets
- Access ToneCloud community
- Multi-mic speaker cabinet emulation
- Integrated reverb effects
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BIAS AMP 2 Mobile is a professional virtual amp designer that offers replications of 36 of the best vintage, modern and boutique amps in rock. The app gives you the power to create new sounds by designing your own dream amplifier, letting you swap out tubes, preamps, power amps, transformers, tone stacks, cab, and microphones, all via a powerful and intuitive interface designed for your iPhone. Whether you’re a classic rocker, metalhead, jazz player, bluesman or singer-songwriter - and whether you understand how amplifier electronics work or not - you’ll be dialing in killer and exclusive tones in a heartbeat. BIAS AMP 2 Mobile adds a host of new features, including a powerful new user interface, new preamp and power amp tubes, tone stacks, Blues and Bass amp packs, new Dynamic Tone Control, new speaker cabinet module with multi-mic capability and open/closed back cabinet emulation and much more. In addition to all of these amazing new features, we’ve also partnered with legendary Celestion to create brand new custom multi-mic speaker cabs using their famed impulse responses! (Additional preamp, power amp and cab models are available via in-app purchase) BIAS AMP 2 Mobile seamlessly integrates with Positive Grid’s ToneCloud®, which is far more than a simple storage tank for your own custom tones - it’s an active community where thousands of guitarists upload, share and discuss tones. The ToneCloud® gives you access to thousands of custom amps created by artists, recording studios and guitarists like you, so you’ll never lack for sonic inspiration. To take your tones to the next level, there are 9 full-featured reverbs in BIAS AMP 2 Mobile. These aren’t just simple two-knob reverbs either - they range from lush halls and chambers to intimate rooms, and each reverb has control of decay time, mix level, high and low cut filters, damping and dwell. BIAS AMP 2 Mobile integrates seamlessly with Positive Grid's BIAS FX and JamUp guitar multi-effects app, expanding BIAS AMP 2 Mobile into a powerful and completely unified professional guitar system for live use, recording and jamming. Both JamUp and JamUp Pro include effects processors, Jam player, 8-track recorder and phrase sampler, tuner and metronome, effectively turning BIAS AMP 2 Mobile into a recording studio and top-of-the-line practice utility. BIAS AMP 2 Mobile also works with GarageBand and other audio apps using iOS’s Inter-App Audio and Audiobus. Whether you’re recording, writing songs or honing your chops—at home or on the road—BIAS products place unequaled tone at your fingertips. Features: • Complete, accurate and versatile component-level amp modeling • 36 amp models included with the introductory release, with thousands more available via the ToneCloud® • Factory categories that allow you to organize amps by music genre and sonic impact (clean, blues, glassy, crunch, metal, acoustic, and bass) • Fully customizable preamps, tone stacks, power amps, transformers, cabinets, and mic selection and placement - mix and match! • Customize the look and feel of your amp panel by changing the name, tolex, front panel and knobs • Ability to work the way guitarists think: Tweak gain and overdrive, swap out tubes and transformers, change the cabinet and mic position and shape the tone with different tone stacks and two 8-band equalizers • Noise gate • 9 lush and full-featured reverbs • Create a virtually unlimited number of custom amps • Seamless integration with BIAS FX, JamUp and JamUp Pro; open and save your amp models inside BIAS FX and JamUp with one tap (available via in-app purchase) • Works with GarageBand and other audio apps via Inter-App Audio and Audiobus Also check out BIAS AMP 2 for desktop machines (AAX/VST/AU) at: www.positivegrid.com For more information, please visit: www.positivegrid.com Twitter: @PositiveGrid facebook.com/positivegrid
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BIAS AMP 2 at 4.4 against Mobile POD's 2.7. BIAS AMP 2 also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 26%) and ratings volume (651 vs 112). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Mobile POD sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BIAS AMP 2 sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BIAS AMP 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BIAS AMP 2 has 651 ratings behind it against 112, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Mobile POD's written reviews are positive against 50% of BIAS AMP 2's.
Mobile POD ships an update every 2 months, BIAS AMP 2 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mobile POD | BIAS AMP 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (112 ratings) | 4.4 (651 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.0% of reviews | 49.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 112 | 651 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 633 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Line 6 | Positive Grid Inc |
Customer experience
Mobile POD
BIAS AMP 2
User reviews
Mobile POD
From 112 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great sounds
- 🚀 Flexible and customizable
- 👍 Awesome practice tool
- 👍 Seamless integration with hardware
- 👍 Intuitive interface (old version)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and compatibility issues with iOS updates
- 🐛 Buggy and unstable
- 🔋 High battery drain
- 👎 Cluttered and unintuitive interface (new version)
- 👎 Lacks essential features like MIDI control
BIAS AMP 2
From 651 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Awesome sounds
- 🚀 Highly customizable
- 🚀 Great for live use
- 👍 Realistic amp modeling
- 👍 Excellent support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
- 🐛 Compatibility problems with iOS updates
- 💰 Have to pay twice for iPhone and iPad versions
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
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
BIAS AMP 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- Annoying static/feedback noises
- Amp match feature not working
- Unable to turn off cab simulation
- Wireless headphone connectivity issues
Requested features
5 requests- Add metronome
- Improve inter-app audio support
- Implement AUv3 support
- Allow restoring purchases across devices
- Increase interface size for iPhone
In-app purchases
Mobile POD
- Mobile POD$19.99
BIAS AMP 2
- GlassyPack$3.99
- CrunchPack$3.99
- MetalPack$3.99
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- Bass Pack$3.99
- Blues Pack$3.99
- BIAS Amp 2.0 Features Pack$6.99
- Celestion Modern Vintage Pack$7.99
- Celestion Classic Pack$7.99
- BIAS Amp 2.0 Features Pack$7.99
Questions
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