Amen Break Generator (Revived) vs PsiLoops
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Amen Break Generator (Revived)
This app generates infinite variations of the iconic Amen drum break. Remix loops in real-time with manual triggers, a built-in looper, and various DSP effects. It also supports Audio Unit v3 and allows for live WAV recording.
- Infinite Amen break variations
- Real-time remixing with manual triggers
- Built-in looper for seamless looping
- Audio Unit v3 support
- Live WAV recording
- 4 DSP effects
- Custom loop import
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Amen break - coming from the late 60's is one of the most famous drum loops sampled and remixed in hundreds of jungle, drum'n'bass and hiphop records. This six-second clip spawned several entire subcultures and gained massive fame among DJ's, producers and music fans. We bring you the Amen Break Generator - a vintage-looking loop player designed for a real-time generating of infinite combinations of this famous break! You can remix the loop with your fingers, use looper and nonstop beat randomising algorithm and add various DSP effects. FEATURES: • Audio Unit v3 Support: Includes MIDI capabilities such as transport messages, slice triggering and loop selection using MIDI notes and running multiple instances • 16 Manual Trigger Buttons: Tempo-synced triggering of breaks for dynamic and creative control. • Live Remixing Effects: Instantly apply effects like Freeze, Step Randomization, Auto-Retrigger, and more to remix breaks in real-time. • Free-Play Mode: Manually trigger beat slices even when playback is stopped. • Built-in Looper: A powerful tool that repeats the last 16 steps of the played sequence, enabling seamless looping and overdubbing for effortless creativity. • Vintage-Inspired Graphics: Bitmaps in steam-punk style that enhance your experience. • 4 DSP Effects: Includes Ring Modulator, Stereo Hi-Pass Filter, Flanger, and Degrader for diverse sound manipulation. • Live WAV Recording: Capture your performance in high-quality WAV format, accessible directly in the iPhone’s Files app. • Custom Loop Import: Load up to 8 custom loops in WAV format. • 7 additional classic drum loops included for even more creative fun!
PsiLoops
Create electronic music with this intuitive soundboard app. Mix up to 24 melody loops, record your own sounds, and add effects for unique tracks. Share your creations easily.
- Import or record custom audio loops
- Live real-time music composition
- Hundreds of drum and melody loops
- One-shot samples and sound effects
- Audio effects like reverb and filters
- Record and share music sessions
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PsiLoops is a live loop app that lets you play a full bass-music set from your iPhone or iPad. Drop the drums, stack melody loops, fire a riser into the drop and ride the filter. Every change waits for the next bar, so it always lands in time, even if you've never made music before. Everything is on one screen, laid out like a groovebox, so your thumbs know where to go. PLAY A SET • Drum kits you build up layer by layer, from a lone kick to the full beat • Four rows of melody loops in two banks, each with its own volume, and every pad shows its loop's waveform • Rise and Drop sweeps for transitions, plus a grid of one-shot hits • Six effect knobs, always in reach: Filter, Reverb, Echo, Gate, Flanger and Mushroom • The Dice deals new sets when you're out of ideas ALWAYS ON THE BEAT • Quantize: loops, sweeps and drum changes land on the next beat, bar or two bars • Tempo anywhere from 50 to 200 BPM: hip-hop, dubstep, drum & bass and everything between • Learn mode labels every control. Live mode hides them and gives you bigger pads. SOUNDS FROM REAL ARTISTS Packs from 17 bass-music producers, from London to São Paulo: drum & bass, dubstep, riddim, psytrance, techno and hip-hop. RECORD AND SHARE Rec captures your whole set, plus your mic if you switch it on. Rap or sing over the beat, then share it from the app. SEE THE MUSIC MOVE Five visualizers: Phrase, Spectrum, Levels, RGB Wave and Spores. Tap any of them to go full screen. LOOP LAB: MAKE YOUR OWN SOUNDS (Pro) • Step Sequencer with 20 synths and samplers, keys and scales, layers, an arpeggiator and patterns up to 8 bars • Drum Lab: program beats up to 8 bars long across 14 lanes from 196 drum sounds, or import your own • Turn any MIDI file into loops: see every track, drag over the bars you want, hear them, and save as many to My MIDI as you like • Cut Loops: bring in any audio and it finds the tempo and snaps the loop to the bar • My Loops: every loop you've made in one place, ready to share as a tempo-tagged WAV or as MIDI • Set Builder: put your own loops into a set and play it live next to the artist packs ADVANCED EXPORT (Pro) • Stems: drums, both loop banks, one-shots and mic as separate files, ready for any DAW • MIDI: your whole performance, a track per part • WAV, FLAC or AAC, with streaming or club loudness PSILOOPS BRIDGE: PLAY INTO YOUR DAW (Pro) Our free Mac plugin (VST3 and Audio Unit, from psiloops.com/bridge) puts PsiLoops on a track in Ableton Live and other DAWs, over a USB cable or Wi-Fi. • Follows your DAW's tempo and starts on its bar • Drums, both loop banks, one-shots and FX on their own tracks, plus the notes as MIDI • Capture the last 4, 8 or 16 bars as WAVs and MIDI PLUGINS (for Pro subscribers) Instruments ported from our desktop plugins, bought once and kept. They play in the Step Sequencer, so they layer with everything else. • Growl: dubstep, riddim and tearout growl bass from one voice, with 24 presets and its own 16-step movement sequencer FREE OR PRO The free app is a whole instrument, not a demo. You get every control, all six effects, the Dice, the visualizers, a starter library of kits, loop sets and one-shots, and recordings up to 3 minutes long. PsiLoops Pro is a monthly subscription ($3.99 USD a month). It unlocks every artist pack (plus new ones as they land), unlimited recording, Loop Lab, Set Builder, Advanced Export and PsiLoops Bridge. Plugins are separate one-time purchases, available to Pro subscribers; a plugin stays yours if Pro ends and works again when you resubscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. No ads, ever. No account to make. Terms of Use: https://www.psiloops.com/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.psiloops.com/legal/privacy Download PsiLoops free and play your first set in the next five minutes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PsiLoops at Free against Amen Break Generator (Revived)'s $3.99. PsiLoops also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). Amen Break Generator (Revived)'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (120 vs 7). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
PsiLoops is free to download; Amen Break Generator (Revived) costs $3.99 up front. PsiLoops sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Amen Break Generator (Revived) asks for nothing beyond the download.
PsiLoops holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amen Break Generator (Revived) has 120 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Amen Break Generator (Revived)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of PsiLoops's.
Amen Break Generator (Revived) ships an update weekly, PsiLoops every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Amen Break Generator (Revived) | PsiLoops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (120 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 120 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksandra Wienclawska | Craig Cowden |
Customer experience
Amen Break Generator (Revived)
PsiLoops
Bugs and requests
Amen Break Generator (Revived)
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezes or crashes
- Recordings not saving properly
- Preset sounds disappearing
Requested features
6 requests- Add MIDI support
- Implement Ableton Link
- Allow importing custom samples
- Add more effects and parameters
- Provide time signature options
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- Implement a pause/unpause feature
PsiLoops
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Amen Break Generator (Revived)
No in-app purchases
PsiLoops
- Pro$3.991 Month
- Growl Plugin$4.99
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