Comparison

NinjamZap vs SampleFit

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

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About

NinjamZap

Features
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NinjamZap brings real-time online jamming to your iPhone and iPad โ€” now with live video. Connect to any NINJAM server, pick a username, and play music with people around the world. Free, no ads, no studio required. NINJAM is a proven protocol for internet music collaboration, used by musicians for over 15 years. Instead of fighting network latency, NINJAM embraces it: everyone plays along to a shared metronome, and you hear what others played in the previous interval. The result is a surprisingly natural and creative way to make music together. NinjamZap is the first native iOS NINJAM client, and the first NINJAM client of any kind to support live video. KEY FEATURES LIVE VIDEO (NinjamZap rooms only) - See every musician you're jamming with, frame-locked to the jam interval - HD support up to 1280x720 per tile - Auto-adapt quality follows room BPM/BPI - HDMI output and one-tap full-screen JAMMING & AUDIO - Connect to any public or private NINJAM room and start playing - Multi-channel local โ€” up to 4 separate input channels per session (guitar + bass + voice + drums) instead of a single stereo pair - Vorbis quality presets: Quick (64 kbps), Standard (128), High (192), Studio (256) - Session recording at 256 kbps AAC, optional metronome-free for DAW-ready files - USB audio interface support โ€” iRig, MOTU, Focusrite, and other Lightning/USB-C interfaces - Per-channel mixing โ€” volume, mute, solo for every musician - Audio FX per local channel โ€” Reverb (Room / Hall / Plate) + Compressor (Light / Medium / Heavy) - Configurable latency profiles โ€” Ultra Low (3 ms), Low (5 ms), Safe (10 ms) - Audio routing โ€” Apple's native picker for AirPods, HDMI, USB, Bluetooth - Echo cancellation โ€” play through your speaker without headphones - Transmit control โ€” decide exactly when your audio goes live MIDI & SYNC (iOS) - MIDI Clock Out โ€” sync external drum machines, synths, and DAWs to the room tempo - Tap tempo โ€” tap to detect BPM before proposing a change - BPM/BPI voting โ€” propose tempo and interval changes during the session SESSIONS & SOCIAL - Free, no ads, no in-app purchases โ€” fully featured forever - Guest mode โ€” no account needed, pick a username and you're in - Profile avatars โ€” image or animated GIF - Sign in with email + password, or SSO (Google, Apple) - Browse public rooms โ€” see active NINJAM servers and who's playing - Built-in metronome โ€” visual beat indicator + click track - Live chat โ€” text chat, country flags, tappable links - Now Playing artwork on the lock screen during a session - Live stream shortcut โ€” open the room's web stream from anywhere HOW IT WORKS 1. Open NinjamZap and choose a username (or sign in for a full profile) 2. Browse public rooms or enter a server address 3. Connect, enable your metronome, and listen to what others are playing 4. When you're ready, enable Transmit on your channel to join the jam 5. On NinjamZap rooms, tap the video icon to send your camera and see others 6. Adjust the mix โ€” volume, mute, and solo individual channels to taste WHO IS THIS FOR - Musicians who want to jam online without being in the same room - Guitarists, bassists, drummers, keyboardists, vocalists, and producers - Hardware musicians whose drum machines and synths need to follow the room tempo - Existing NINJAM users looking for a polished mobile client - Anyone curious about collaborative music-making over the internet ABOUT NINJAM NINJAM (Network Jam) was created by Cockos Inc. NinjamZap is an independent client โ€” not affiliated with Cockos or the official NINJAM project. Live video is a NinjamZap extension, only available on NinjamZap-hosted rooms (video.ninjamzap.com). Other NINJAM clients ignore video channels and audio still works for everyone. The core audio engine is open source under GPL v3 at github.com/jacinside/ninjamzap-core. Works with any standard NINJAM server. Free, no ads. Requires iOS 13 or later. iPhone and iPad.

About

SampleFit

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SampleFit prepares entire PCM sample packs for hardware samplers and professional audio workflows. Select WAV or AIFF files, choose the exact output contract, and receive verified local copies with predictable filenames. Your originals are never modified. EXACT PCM OUTPUT โ€ข 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz sample rate โ€ข 16-bit or 24-bit depth โ€ข Mono or stereo channels โ€ข WAV or AIFF container BATCH-FIRST WORKFLOW Convert up to 100 samples in one batch instead of repeating the same settings file by file. SampleFit processes one item at a time to keep memory use predictable. BUILT FOR COMPATIBILITY Use clear sampler-ready presets or create a limited custom profile. Before conversion, SampleFit shows the exact output contract and previews deterministic filenames. PRIVATE BY DESIGN All processing happens on your iPhone or iPad. There is no account, upload, cloud service or tracking. Audio never leaves your device. FOCUSED SCOPE SampleFit supports uncompressed PCM WAV and AIFF files. It does not pretend to be an editor, player or universal codec toolbox. The app focuses on one paid outcome: compatible copies ready to move into your sampler workflow. Try three completed batches for free. Unlock unlimited batches with one lifetime purchase. No subscription.

Screenshots

NinjamZap4 screens
SampleFit3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NinjamZap at none against SampleFit's 1. NinjamZap also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. SampleFit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NinjamZap asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
NinjamZap versus SampleFit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNinjamZapSampleFit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size32 MB3 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJavier CorderoArthur Borges

In-app purchases

None

NinjamZap

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SampleFit

One-time1
  • SampleFit Lifetime$7.99

Questions

Is NinjamZap free?
NinjamZap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SampleFit free?
SampleFit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NinjamZap or SampleFit have ads?
Neither NinjamZap nor SampleFit shows ads.

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