Comparison

Helgoboss Jam Pad vs AmpGate

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

Head to head
About

Helgoboss Jam Pad

Features
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Jam Pad helps musicians organize recordings and the moments inside them. Whether you're capturing improvisations, musical sketches, rehearsals or practice sessions, Jam Pad helps you turn growing recording collections into organized, searchable archives that remain accessible across phones, tablets and computers. Use markers, playlists, sheets, tags, musical properties and comments to capture the moments that matter, review recordings efficiently, and always find what you're looking for. Work entirely offline or optionally synchronize recordings across devices and collaborate with your band or team. Features: • Import and capture recordings (from mic/line-in, folders, handheld recorders and cloud shares) • Mark interesting moments (for example, interesting musical ideas or passages that need polishing) • Tag, annotate, review, rate and share (recordings & markers) • Write documents with embedded audio (for preparing gigs or sketching out ideas) • Arrange recordings & markers in playlists • Organize everything into spaces (for example, one space for each band or musical project) • Synchronize spaces peer-to-peer (across your own devices, end-to-end encrypted, optionally even over the internet) • Synchronize spaces via cloud (access your spaces anywhere, anytime, encryption in transit and at rest) • Collaborate with others in cloud spaces (collaborative editing and commenting that even works offline) • Export and import spaces (in a completely open data format that doesn't lock you in) • Amazing playback features (heatmap, coverage, trailer mode, speed adjustment, remembers last position) • Remote control and acoustic feedback (for screen-off usage and marking on the go) • Extremely cross-platform (a coherent user experience on mobile and desktop) • Built to be versatile (check out our usage examples) • Offline-first, privacy-first, security-first, EU-based Usage examples: • Solo musicians and bands (who want to archive and organize their recordings) • Composers and musicians (who want to keep track of their musical ideas) • Classical or jazz musicians (who want to review their practice sessions) • Ensembles and bands (who want to collaborately review recordings, musical ideas and plan gigs) • Sound artists (who want to mark and tag moments in field recordings) • Performers and street musicians (who want to create and optimize their playlists) • Music teachers (who want to show students relevant passages in recordings and comment on them) • Sound studios (who want to manage recordings and stems and collaborate on them together with clients and partners) • Journalists (who want to review interviews or audio notes) • Podcast or audio book listeners (who want to mark, annotate and comment on passages) Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.helgoboss.org/terms

About

AmpGate

This app provides a real-time amplifier simulator for mobile devices, featuring exact digital captures of real amplifiers and full rigs. It allows users to browse and audition a vast library of tones, load custom impulse responses, and import their own captures. It also functions as an AUv3 plugin for use in music production hosts.

Highlights
  • Real-time amp simulation
  • Vast tone library access
  • Cabinet section with IR loader
  • Noise gate and gain controls
  • Low-latency processing
  • AUv3 plugin compatibility
Features
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Every amp ever, in your pocket. AmpGate is a Neural Amp Modeler (NAM) player for iPhone and iPad: a real-time amp sim that plays exact digital captures of real amplifiers and full rigs, including the new Architecture 2 (A2) models, the most accurate generation of neural captures yet. BROWSE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TONES Connect your free TONE3000 account and the world's largest tone library opens right inside the app. Search by amp, gear or genre, audition any capture through your own guitar before saving it, and build your collection with one tap. - NAM engine with A2 model support - Cabinet section with impulse response loader, browse TONE3000 IRs or import your own WAV files - Tone stack (bass / mid / treble), noise gate, input and output gain - Low-latency processing tuned for live playing - Import your own .nam captures from the Files app AUv3 PLUGIN INCLUDED Load AmpGate inside GarageBand, Logic Pro, AUM, Loopy Pro, Cubasis and any other AUv3 host. The app and the plugin share one library: save a tone and it's already in your session. Neural Amp Modeler is an open-source project by Steven Atkinson. TONE3000 is a free third-party service; an account is optional.

Screenshots

Helgoboss Jam Pad3 screens
AmpGate3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AmpGate at every 3 weeks against Helgoboss Jam Pad's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Helgoboss Jam Pad ships an update every 2 months, AmpGate every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Helgoboss Jam Pad versus AmpGate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelgoboss Jam PadAmpGate
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin KlumMATTEO DEMETRIO ZANARDI

In-app purchases

None

Helgoboss Jam Pad

No in-app purchases

None

AmpGate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Helgoboss Jam Pad free?
Helgoboss Jam Pad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AmpGate free?
AmpGate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Helgoboss Jam Pad or AmpGate have ads?
Neither Helgoboss Jam Pad nor AmpGate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Helgoboss Jam Pad or AmpGate?
Helgoboss Jam Pad ships an update every 2 months, and AmpGate every 3 weeks. Most recently, Helgoboss Jam Pad was updated on October 12, 2026 and AmpGate on October 9, 2026.

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