Samplom, Samples for Producers vs GranSample
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Samplom, Samples for Producers
Discover new music and samples to inspire your next beat. This app randomly suggests tracks, mimicking the experience of digging on platforms like Discogs, to help producers find unique sounds and hidden gems for their creative workflow.
- Random track suggestions
- Discover unexpected sounds
- Find inspiration for beats
- Mimics Discogs digging experience
- Integrates with creative workflow
- Explore hidden gems
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Need a new sample to create your next beat? Samplom randomly suggests tracks to explore and spark your creativity. Inspired by the way producers dig on Discogs, the app helps you discover unexpected sounds, hidden gems, and forgotten tracks. Whether you use Discogs to research samples or Serato to DJ and organize your crates, Samplom fits perfectly into your creative workflow. Just like browsing Discogs, you explore music with no pressure — only curiosity. Each suggestion is a new opportunity to discover textures, melodies, and rhythms that can inspire your next production. Producers who love digging on Discogs or building sets in Serato will feel right at home. -Discover music differently -Find inspiration for beats and samples -Dig like on Discogs -Perfect for producers and Serato users Let yourself be surprised. Explore new sounds. Create better beats. - Terms of service & privacy policy: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://maple-sound-4fd.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-Samplom-1b6e5143b6d280068af3e209bb638a66
GranSample
This app offers a 16-pad sampler with a powerful granular engine for sculpting unique audio textures and sequencing patterns. It functions as a standalone application and an AUv3 plugin for popular DAWs. Unlock advanced features with a one-time purchase.
- 16-pad granular sampler
- AUv3 plugin support
- Step sequencer
- Modulation matrix
- Sample chopping
- Kit sharing
- Per-pad effects
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A 16-pad sampler with a granular engine underneath. Standalone app + AUv3 plugin for GarageBand / Logic / AUM / Drambo / Loopy Pro. Tap pads, sculpt textures, sequence patterns, chain songs. Same engine either way. Free to try. One purchase unlocks GranSample Pro — everything listed at the bottom. No subscription, no ads, no telemetry. NEW IN 1.6 TRACKS: every track's steps in one grid, in place of the pads. INT SEQ switch: turn a project's sequencer off and let MIDI play the pads. Background Audio: patterns and MIDI keep playing in other apps. Off by default, free; no clock sync. Factory sounds at their true pitch. PATTERN BANK & SONG MODE Eight patterns per project (A–H). Switch live; the change waits for the bar end. Then chain them into a song with repeats per section, looped or played once (song mode is Pro). Patterns, song and BPM save with the project. MODULATION MATRIX (PRO) LFO + ADSR envelope on 8 destinations per pad: grain position / size / pitch / density, volume, pan, pitch, playback start. Depth per lane, host-automatable in AUv3. SAMPLE CHOP (PRO) Slice any sample across the pads — equal grid, transient detection, or manual markers you drag. Audition before you commit. KIT SHARING Export any kit as a single .gskit file — samples, settings, effects, patterns. Importing is free for everyone; exporting is Pro. PAD NAMES, COLORS & CHOKE GROUPS Name your pads, pick from 8 colors, set one of 8 choke groups. AUv3 PLUGIN Load "nono.audio: GranSample" under AU Instruments in any AUv3 host. Same grid and engine, 10 factory kits, Sound, Grain and Sequence tabs. 900 host-automatable parameters. Load your own samples without leaving the host. Sequencer locks to host transport; everything persists in the host project. LIBRARY Factory Kits + your Projects in one place — load, tweak, save. GRANULAR ENGINE Eight knobs per pad. Position scans the sample; grain size + density set the texture from pebbles to glass. Pitch + jitter, spray + stereo spread, four window shapes, an ADSR cloud envelope, Freeze for infinite sustain. 128 grains per voice. CHROMATIC MODE Any pad becomes the root; the grid plays chromatically. STEP SEQUENCER Per-pad patterns at 16/32/64 steps, per-step velocity, drag-to-paint, swing. TRACKS shows every track in one grid; tracks 9–16 need Pro. SAMPLE EDITOR Waveform view — drag the grain region, trim playback range, loop, reverse, normalize per pad. LINEAR or GRAN preview. Trim works in the plugin too. EFFECTS Per-pad AND master bus. Reverb, Delay, Distortion, EQ, Compressor, Chorus, Filter — up to 8 per chain. Hand-tuned presets; save your own in the app. IPAD Pads bigger than an MPC; recorder, properties and sequencer get their own column. MIDI USB, Bluetooth (built-in browser), or virtual MIDI. MIDI Learn on every knob standalone, per-pad channel routing. The plugin routes MIDI in through the host and emits MIDI out for pad taps. RECORDING 60 seconds from the mic straight into a pad with a live waveform. Resample the master onto a pad, free or locked to 1–8 bars (Pro). Master bounces to WAV/M4A (Pro). 10 FACTORY KITS, 16 SAMPLES Late Night Room, Outer Space, Neon City, Midnight Dub, Tape Machine, Crystal Cave, and more — each with bespoke granular settings. FREE TIER Pads 1–8 — drums and melody, enough to finish a track — with the full granular engine, effects, pattern bank, mixer, MIDI in/out. Free pads work in AUv3 too. Kit import (.gskit) is free as well. GRANSAMPLE PRO — ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION All 16 pads and tracks unlocked everywhere — standalone AND AUv3 plugin Song mode — chain patterns into an arrangement Modulation matrix — LFO + envelope on 8 destinations per pad Sample chop to pads Resample to pads Kit export (.gskit) Per-pad ADSR envelope editor Custom backgrounds — wallpapers or your own photo, with dim and pad-opacity WAV / M4A export Made by one person who wanted a granular beat pad that fit on a phone — and in their DAW.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Samplom, Samples for Producers at 100% against GranSample's 40%. Samplom, Samples for Producers also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). GranSample's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Samplom, Samples for Producers sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and GranSample sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GranSample holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GranSample has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Samplom, Samples for Producers's written reviews are positive against 40% of GranSample's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Samplom, Samples for Producers ships an update every 6 weeks, GranSample every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Samplom, Samples for Producers | GranSample |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.6 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gregoire Collin | Chih Han Lin |
Customer experience
Samplom, Samples for Producers
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In-app purchases
Samplom, Samples for Producers
- Monthly$5.991 Month
- Annually Samplom$44.991 Year
GranSample
- GranSample Pro$3.99
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