Comparison

ChordBloom vs Loop Recording

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

Head to head
About

ChordBloom

Features
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ChordBloom turns music theory into a garden. Chords bloom as petals around the key you're in β€” tap to hear them, wander to neighboring keys, and watch harmony make sense visually. EXPLORE HARMONY BY TOUCH Diatonic chords, the circle of fifths, relative and parallel keys, tritone substitutions, modal interchange β€” each view lays the theory out as petals you can play. Long-press to cycle extensions (7ths, 9ths, 13ths), choose close, open, or spread voicings, and phrase chords as blocks, strums, or arpeggios. REAL SYNTHESIS, ON DEVICE A full SuperCollider synth engine runs right on your phone alongside classic synth voices β€” warm pads, plucks, bells, keys, and ambient textures. Every note is synthesized live, and it all works completely offline. AI IMPROVISATION Let the built-in improviser play melodies over your chord changes while you drive the harmony. SAVE YOUR PROGRESSIONS Collect chords into palettes and build progressions you can come back to. MIDI OUTPUT β€” OPTIONAL UNLOCK Turn ChordBloom into a chord controller for your whole studio: a one-time in-app purchase unlocks BLE MIDI to hardware synths and CoreMIDI to DAWs and other iOS music apps. No account. No ads. No data collected.

About

Loop Recording

Features
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Loop Recording is a simple rolling audio recorder for musicians, practice sessions, rehearsals, interviews, and any moment you might want to hear again. Open the app and it continuously keeps recent microphone audio in a loop buffer. When something worth saving happens, scrub back through the live waveform, replay the moment, then export the audio as a WAV file.

Screenshots

ChordBloom3 screens
Loop Recording2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Loop Recording at none against ChordBloom's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. ChordBloom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Loop Recording asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChordBloom ships an update every 4 days, Loop Recording weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
ChordBloom versus Loop Recording: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChordBloomLoop Recording
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days β€” betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames Hurlbut晨一 ε€ͺ

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ChordBloom

One-time1
  • MIDI Output$4.99
None

Loop Recording

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChordBloom free?
ChordBloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loop Recording free?
Loop Recording is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ChordBloom or Loop Recording have ads?
Neither ChordBloom nor Loop Recording shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChordBloom or Loop Recording?
ChordBloom ships an update every 4 days, and Loop Recording weekly. Most recently, ChordBloom was updated on October 31, 2026 and Loop Recording on October 31, 2026.

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