Comparison

One Man Show vs Bliss AUv3 Sampler

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

Head to head
About

One Man Show

Features
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The ONE MAN SHOW application enables any stage performer or lecturer facing an audience to easily activate sound tracks tailored to their personal style or the nature of their show with an easy cue. It also allows for background image projection, background color changes, trimming, fade in/out and much more. All controlled with a single tap on a Bluetooth remote or your smartwatch. Your next-level performance experience awaits! You may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase. • Auto-renewable subscription • 1 month ($9.99). • 12 month ($70.99). • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase • Privacy policy and terms of use: https://www.cobra-magic.com/pages/privacy-policy-of-one-man-show Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Bliss AUv3 Sampler

Transform any sound into a playable synth instrument with a powerful sampling engine. Load AUv3 instruments, resample them, and create expressive sounds with deep modulation and studio effects. Supports a wide range of sampler formats and audio files.

Highlights
  • AUv3 instrument hosting and resampling
  • Multi-zone instrument creation
  • Advanced modulation options
  • Dual filters with zipper-free cutoff
  • Full MPE expression support
  • 7 studio-grade effects
  • Extensive sampler format import
Features
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Bliss brings desktop-class sampling to iOS. The same desktop engine now in your hands, on stage, on the couch, anywhere. Load a sample, play an instrument. Bliss turns any sound into a rich, expressive, playable synth with a workflow built for speed and a sound built to impress. — HOST & RESAMPLE ANY AUv3 — Load any AUv3 instrument right inside Bliss and capture it into your own multi-zone instrument. Auto-sample across the keyboard with velocity layers, then play it back with zero CPU overhead — even offline. Export the result as standard SFZ or Bliss ZBP, ready to reuse anywhere. Turn any synth on your iPad into a lightweight, playable sampled instrument. — A REAL SAMPLER ENGINE — • Up to 64 voices of polyphony • Pristine SINC 128 interpolation (512-point mode for mastering-grade playback) • Mono, poly, legato with glide, and 4-voice unison with detune • NEON-optimized, native Apple Silicon performance — DUAL FILTERS — • Two 24 dB/oct filters: lowpass, highpass, bandpass, notch, peaking • Zipper-free cutoff, resonance and drive • Velocity and keyboard tracking — DEEP MODULATION — • Independent amp, mod, filter and LFO envelopes • Two syncable LFOs with configurable phase • Parameter morphing for evolving, living sounds • 8 assignable macro knobs — automatable from your DAW — FULL MPE EXPRESSION — Per-note pitch bend, timbre and pressure. Auto-configures with ROLI Seaboard, LinnStrument and Expressive E Osmose. — 7 STUDIO EFFECTS — Multiband limiter, soft clipper, stereo rotation, chorus, delay and reverb with 8x oversampling — plus per-slot bit reducer, phaser and distortion. Per-zone sends. — 1 GB FACTORY LIBRARY — Start making music instantly with 100+ ready-to-play instruments — keys, pads, basses, guitars, strings, winds, percussion and more. A free 1 GB download, available in-app. — IMPORT EVERYTHING — Bliss speaks every sampler dialect: SFZ, SoundFont2, EXS, Kontakt NKI (1–4), Akai S1000/S3000/S5000-6000, XPM Keygroups, Renoise and CUE sheets. Audio in WAV, AIFF, FLAC, OGG and MP3. — BUILT-IN EDITING — • Full wave editor with undo, 1:1 zoom, stereo/independent channel selections • Loop modes: forward, bidirectional, backward, crossfade, trim • Cut, paste, mix paste, fades, normalize • Visual key mapper for zones, velocity ranges and root keys • Tempo and transient auto-slicing — AUv3 + STANDALONE — Run Bliss standalone or as an Audio Unit v3 inside AUM, GarageBand, Cubasis, Logic and any AUv3 host. Fully automatable, resizable, and ready for your rig.

Screenshots

One Man Show4 screens
Bliss AUv3 Sampler4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: One Man Show at Free against Bliss AUv3 Sampler's $19.99. One Man Show also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Bliss AUv3 Sampler's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, 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

One Man Show is free to download; Bliss AUv3 Sampler costs $19.99 up front. One Man Show sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Bliss AUv3 Sampler asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

One Man Show ships an update every 4 days, Bliss AUv3 Sampler every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
One Man Show versus Bliss AUv3 Sampler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOne Man ShowBliss AUv3 Sampler
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYaniv LevyDiscoDSP LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

One Man Show

Subscriptions2
  • pro1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • 12 months1 Month trial$70.991 Year
None

Bliss AUv3 Sampler

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is One Man Show free?
One Man Show is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bliss AUv3 Sampler free?
Bliss AUv3 Sampler costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do One Man Show or Bliss AUv3 Sampler have ads?
Neither One Man Show nor Bliss AUv3 Sampler shows ads.
Which is updated more often, One Man Show or Bliss AUv3 Sampler?
One Man Show ships an update every 4 days, and Bliss AUv3 Sampler every 5 days. Most recently, One Man Show was updated on November 7, 2026 and Bliss AUv3 Sampler on November 8, 2026.

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