Comparison

LOOPBAR vs Auris

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

Head to head
About

LOOPBAR

Record and loop guitar riffs, then layer additional tracks to create full musical arrangements. This app offers automatic loop point detection and waveform editing for precise control, allowing you to jam over your own creations without external hardware.

Highlights
  • Multitrack recording
  • Automatic loop point detection
  • Waveform editing
  • Metronome with tap tempo
  • Save and share loops
  • Import audio files
Features
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LOOPBAR is a multitrack looper for guitar, on iPhone and iPad. Record a riff, let it loop, stack the next part on top – and jam over your own band. No pedalboard, no cables – just your guitar and your iPhone or iPad. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap record and play your riff. With the metronome on, you get a one-bar count-in and the recording starts on the one. 2. LOOPBAR finds the loop points for you, bar-accurate. Fine-tune them on the waveform – even while the loop is playing. 3. Add the next track. Chords, bass line, lead – as many layers as you like. 4. Play everything together and solo over it. FEATURES • Multiple independent tracks, each with its own loop • Automatic, bar-accurate loop point detection • Waveform view with drag & drop loop points and fine-tuning in 10 ms steps • Adjust loop points while the loop keeps playing • Metronome with count-in, tap tempo, 40–240 BPM, 4/4, 3/4 and 6/8 • Play your loops through AirPlay, HomePod or Bluetooth speakers • NEW: Save loops to iCloud Drive or on your device, load them as new tracks, share them via AirDrop, Mail or the Files app • NEW: Import audio files (WAV, MP3, M4A, AIFF …) as a track – voice memos, backing tracks, ideas • Play, pause and stop all tracks at once • VoiceOver support LOOPBAR records through your device's microphone. No account, no tracking, no data collected. Made by an indie developer who plays guitar – and uses LOOPBAR for exactly that.

About

Auris

Features
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Auris trains your ear and teaches you theory in five-minute daily drills — and it stays with you as a tuner and metronome. One purchase. No subscription. Works offline. SEVEN PATHS, 84 LEVELS Foundations · Intervals · Chords · Scales & Modes · Rhythm · Sight Reading · Melodic Dictation. Every level is Learn, Drill, Test: a one-screen explanation with a playable example, an adaptive drill, and a short test that unlocks the next level. HEAR IT. NAME IT. PLAY IT. Answer with chips, on a two-octave piano, on a real staff, or by tapping rhythms in time. Melodic dictation from two notes to eight. Sight reading in treble and bass clef with key signatures. REAL NOTATION, REAL FEEDBACK Staves, clefs, accidentals and rests are drawn with a professional music font. Every wrong answer comes with a specific explanation and a reference song you can edit. REMEMBER WHAT YOU MISS Missed items come back through spaced repetition in Quick Practice. Heatmaps show exactly which intervals and chords need work. A daily goal, a streak and twelve quiet badges keep the rhythm. TOOLS YOU'LL USE EVERY DAY • Tuner with a cents needle, adjustable A4, transposition for Bb/Eb/F instruments and quick-tune rows for guitar, bass, violin and ukulele. • Metronome with subdivisions, accent patterns, tap tempo, a tempo trainer and background playback. • Piano, Circle of Fifths and reference charts for intervals, chords, scales and rhythm values. MADE FOR PRACTICE ROOMS Light and dark themes. iPhone and iPad with keyboard shortcuts. iCloud sync of your progress. Note names in letters, solfège or German notation. NO ADS. NO SUBSCRIPTION. NO ACCOUNT. NO DATA COLLECTED. Languages: English, Türkçe, Español, Deutsch, Français, Português, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어.

Screenshots

LOOPBAR4 screens
Auris4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LOOPBAR at $0.99 against Auris's $4.99. Auris's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

LOOPBAR costs $0.99 and Auris $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LOOPBAR ships an update every 2 weeks, Auris weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
LOOPBAR versus Auris: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLOOPBARAuris
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHelge OhlFurkan Alp Gunay

In-app purchases

None

LOOPBAR

No in-app purchases

None

Auris

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LOOPBAR free?
LOOPBAR costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Auris free?
Auris costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do LOOPBAR or Auris have ads?
Neither LOOPBAR nor Auris shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LOOPBAR or Auris?
LOOPBAR ships an update every 2 weeks, and Auris weekly. Most recently, LOOPBAR was updated on November 8, 2026 and Auris on November 6, 2026.

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