Comparison

DigiTech Stomp Shop vs iRig BlueBoard

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

Head to head
About

DigiTech Stomp Shop

This app allows guitar and bass players to transform a compatible stompbox into a wide variety of digital effects. Users can browse, demo, and load over 40 different e-pedals, customizing their sound and even their LED light color. It provides a convenient way to explore new sounds without visiting a store.

Highlights
  • Browse and demo over 40 e-pedals
  • Load new sounds onto iStomp
  • Manage downloaded e-pedals
  • Customize LED light color
  • Listen to audio demos
  • Learn pedal history and artist associations
Features
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DigiTech® Stomp Shop™ is your connection to all the e-pedals available for the iStomp™ stompbox. Using your iPod touch®, iPhone®, or iPad® you can turn the iStomp in to a completely different pedal with a completely new sound. In about the same time it takes to download a song you can change your iStomp from a distortion to a chorus, a flanger to an overdrive, a delay to a reverb, and more. There are more than 40 different e-pedals available in the Stomp Shop. ** Stomp Shop ** Stomp Shop allows guitar and bass players to load different e-pedals into the iStomp and try them with their own rig. You can load a new e-pedal whenever you want. Try it for up to 5 minutes before you download it to your library. The Stomp Shop app allows players to demo new sounds and new gear without having to make a trip to the store or borrow one from a friend. From the app you can listen to audio demos and learn more about the history of each e-pedal including which artists made the effects popular. ** My Pedals ** The iStomp includes 10 e-pedals. Stomp Shop remembers all the e-pedals you download. You can reload e-pedals you’ve downloaded to your library at any time. The Stomp Shop protects you from misplaced or forgotten pedals as well as from those friends who seem to permanently borrow your gear. ** Custom LED Color ** From the app you can pick a custom color for the 9-dot LED light to associate with any e-pedal loaded to the iStomp. It is a great way to differentiate your iStomp pedals when they’re on stage or in low light. ** Current Stomp Shop Pedal Selection ** -240 Plate Reverb -3Q Tone EQ -Angelic Choir -CE Chorus -DigiTech Amp Driver -DigiTech Blue Pearl Chorus (included) -DigiTech Compressor (included) -DigiTech Continuum Reverb (included) -DigiTech Death Metal (included) -DigiTech Double Cross (included) -DigiTech Jet Flanger (included) -DigiTech Phaser Beam -DigiTech Redline Overdrive (included) -DigiTech Rock It Distortion -DigiTech Total Recall Delay (1 Sec) (included) -DigiTech Vintage Tape Delay -Dirty Robot -DM Delay -DOD® FX13 Gonkulator Modulator -DOD® FX25B Envelope Filter (included) -DOD® Overdrive 250 -DOD® Grunge -Flanger Affair -Freeze Wah -Fuzzy -Glimmer Drive -Half-Pipe -Lexicon Large Hall Reverb -Magic Fingers Vibrato -Octaver (included) -Opto Tremolo -Red Compressor -Red Coral Dual Detune -Rodent Distortion -Rotator -Screamer Overdrive -Snake Charmer -Sound Off -Spring Tank -Stone Phase -Strato Boost -Swing Shift -Tone Boost -Unplugged -Vanishing Point ** iStomp Stompbox ** iStomp is a single effect stompbox for guitar and bass players. It looks and works like all other stompboxes. Kick the footswitch to turn the effect on and off. Turn the knobs to dial in the perfect sound. What makes the iStomp so incredible is the ability to turn it into any e-pedal from the DigiTech Stomp Shop. You do not have to have your iPod, iPhone, or iPad connected to the iStomp to use it. You only need to connect your device to the iStomp when you want to load a new e-pedal to it. All the effect processing is done inside the iStomp using DigiTech’s proprietary AudioDNA2 processor to ensure zero latency as well as provide studio-quality effect processing and sound quality. It uses the same signal processors found in many of the world’s best selling studio equipment and other effect pedals. Check digitech.com to find an authorized online retailer or retailer closest to you. For more information: www.digitech.com Follow DigiTech online: www.facebook.com/digitech www.twitter.com/digitech www.youtube.com/digitechfx

About

iRig BlueBoard

This app enables wireless MIDI control for musicians using a compatible pedalboard. It allows for the setup and configuration of the hardware unit, letting you change banks, presets, and control parameters in any Core MIDI app from a distance. You can customize MIDI assignments, select modes, and manage settings for your performance.

Highlights
  • Wireless MIDI control
  • Footswitch bank and preset changes
  • Parameter control in Core MIDI apps
  • Dual Mode operation (Program/Control Change)
  • Editable MIDI assignments
  • Selectable MIDI channel
  • Bluetooth signal strength indicator
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THE IRIG BLUEBOARD APP FOR IPHONE, IPAD, AND IPOD TOUCH, WORKS IN TANDEM WITH IK’S NEW IRIG BLUEBOARD, THE FIRST WIRELESS MIDI PEDALBOARD FOR IOS AND MAC, CONTROLLING THE SETUP AND CONFIGURATION OF THE HARDWARE UNIT. The iRig BlueBoard pedalboard features 4 backlit footswitches that let you change banks and presets, and control parameters in any Core MIDI-compatible app (like AmpliTube or SampleTank) from up to 10 meters away. It’s also equipped with 2 expression pedal inputs that let you connect pedals (not included) and control continuously variable parameters like wah and volume. This app allows the communication between the iRig BlueBoard controller and any Core MIDI apps running on your iOS device. Also, iRig BlueBoard app lets you setup the hardware unit, and configure its 32 banks of settings for iRig BlueBoard’s 4 footswitches. Setup the MIDI parameters you want to control, switch between the PROGRAM CHANGE and CONTROL CHANGE operating modes, set the MIDI channel iRig BlueBoard will transmit on, browse and rename banks, browse patches in Core MIDI apps, and much more. iRig BlueBoard features: - Compatibility with any Core MIDI compatible app - Dual Mode operation (Program Change or Control Change mode) - Editable MIDI assignments for each pad - Selectable MIDI Channel - External Controllers Calibration - Pads Backlight regulation - Battery life indicator - Bluetooth signal strength indicator More apps information: www.ikmultimedia.com/irigblueboardapp www.amplitube.com www.amplitube.com/fender www.ikmultimedia.com/vocalive www.sampletank.com Accessories information: www.ikmultimedia.com/irigblueboard www.irighd.com www.ikmultimedia.com/irig www.irigstomp.com www.irigmidi.com

Screenshots

DigiTech Stomp Shop1 screens
iRig BlueBoard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iRig BlueBoard at none against DigiTech Stomp Shop's 13. DigiTech Stomp Shop's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 15 months) and review sentiment (45% vs 19%). 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. DigiTech Stomp Shop sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. iRig BlueBoard asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DigiTech Stomp Shop ships an update every 5 weeks, iRig BlueBoard every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DigiTech Stomp Shop versus iRig BlueBoard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigiTech Stomp ShopiRig BlueBoard
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (71 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews — better19.4% of reviews
Number of ratings71 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB38 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperHarman Professional, Inc.IK Multimedia US, LLC

Customer experience

DigiTech Stomp Shop

All ratings70 ratings
Positive45.7%
Neutral12.9%
Negative41.4%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral13.6%
Negative40.9%

iRig BlueBoard

Written reviews180 reviews
Positive19.4%
Neutral11.7%
Negative68.9%

Bugs and requests

DigiTech Stomp Shop

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes when loading pedals
  • iStomp not recognized/connection errors
  • Pedals disappearing from library after updates
  • No audio playback on iPad 2 and iPad Air
  • iOS 6+ compatibility issues
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  • Lightning adapter connection failures
  • App crashes when trying to demo pedals
  • Graphical glitches and UI freezing
  • Plate reverb causes app crashes
  • Latency between playing note and hearing sound
  • App update notifications stuck in loop
  • Pedal library sync issues between devices

Requested features

11 requests
  • Restore all 47 pedals to the library
  • New pedal releases and regular updates
  • Amp models in addition to effects
  • Wireless connectivity (Bluetooth)
  • Computer/desktop app for pedal management
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  • Ability to chain multiple effects together
  • Bass-specific pedals
  • Custom pedal ordering in library
  • Audiobus and Inter-App Audio compatibility
  • GitHub code sharing for third-party development
  • More vintage pedal options

iRig BlueBoard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

DigiTech Stomp Shop

One-time13
  • DigiTech Vintage Tape DelayFree
  • Screamer OverdriveFree
  • Lexicon® Large Hall ReverbFree
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  • UnpluggedFree
  • Freeze WahFree
  • Angelic ChoirFree
  • Vashing Point DelayFree
  • Swing ShiftFree
  • Red Coral Dual DetuneFree
  • Dirty RobotFree
  • DigiTech Xul End of the World FuzzFree
  • Magic Fingers VibratoFree
  • FuzzyFree
None

iRig BlueBoard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DigiTech Stomp Shop free?
DigiTech Stomp Shop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iRig BlueBoard free?
iRig BlueBoard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DigiTech Stomp Shop or iRig BlueBoard have ads?
Neither DigiTech Stomp Shop nor iRig BlueBoard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DigiTech Stomp Shop or iRig BlueBoard?
DigiTech Stomp Shop ships an update every 5 weeks, and iRig BlueBoard every 15 months. Most recently, DigiTech Stomp Shop was updated on October 23, 2026 and iRig BlueBoard on October 22, 2026.

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