RiffWizard vs NAM Sandwich
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RiffWizard
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RiffWizard is the all-in-one guitar companion built for players who write music — not just noodle. Whether you're writing your first song or your fiftieth, RiffWizard connects the dots between tuning, key, theory, and song structure in one seamless dark-mode app. CHROMATIC TUNER — FREE Tune up fast with a real-time chromatic tuner. See your note, octave, frequency in Hz, and a precision cents needle so you know exactly how close you are. Works with any stringed instrument. KEY DETECTION — FREE Play a few chords or a scale into your mic and RiffWizard listens. It identifies whether you're playing in a major or minor key and suggests the best match from all 12 keys. One tap sends it straight to your song. TAP TEMPO — FREE Tap the beat to set your BPM, or dial it in with the slider. RiffWizard tells you the musical name for your tempo — Andante, Allegro, Presto — so you always know where you're sitting. SONG BUILDER — PRO Build your song section by section. Add verses, choruses, bridges, and outros. Assign chord progressions to each section based on your key. Build the full roadmap of your song before you hit record. METRONOME — PRO Lock in your tempo with a real click track. Syncs to your tap tempo, flashes the beat visually, and accents beat 1 so you never lose your place. THEORY REFERENCE — PRO An interactive Circle of Fifths that highlights your root key, relative major/minor, and all diatonic chords. See every chord in your key with Roman numeral notation. Borrow chords from parallel modes. CAPO CHART — PRO Find the right capo position for any key instantly. See exactly which chord shapes to use to sound in any target key. CHORD CHART EXPORT — PRO Generate a clean chord chart with your song title, key, BPM, and every section laid out. Share it with your band, producer, or co-writer in seconds. No subscription. No ads. One purchase unlocks everything, forever.
NAM Sandwich
This app transforms your iPhone into a complete, customizable amp rig. It allows you to stack effects, load impulse responses, and play through thousands of built-in tones. Practice, write songs, or perform with your personalized sound anywhere inspiration strikes.
- Full A2 NAM capture playback
- Customizable amp and pedal stacking
- IR loader for cabinet simulations
- Built-in EQ, noise gate, delay, and reverb
- Access to Tone3000 capture library
- Perform-ready rig saving and quick-launch pads
- Integrated chromatic tuner
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Hi - I'm Evan, a mobile developer for over 10 years and a gigging guitarist for over 20. I created this app to be as simple to use as possible with all the features you could want to play live, or just jam by yourself at night before you go to bed (like I do). NAM Sandwich turns your iPhone or iPad into a complete, fully customizable Neural Amp Modeler rig! BUILD YOUR SANDWICH: Your tone is a stack of layers you arrange however you like: • Amp & pedal captures (NAM) - stack as many as your tone calls for • IR loader - drop in cab impulse responses and creative IRs • EQ - switchable 2-band or 3-band tone stack • Noise gate - reduce the hiss on those heavy tones • Delay - from slap-back to long modulating echoes • Reverb - plate and spring • Tremolo - customizable stereo/mono trem with lots of options • Flanger - classic jet engine swoosh and trippy swirling effects • Chorus - 3 modes modeled after classic effects • Phaser - 3 voicings modeled after the most iconic pedals • Wah/Auto-wah - In three voicings: Vintage, Modern, Wide • Pitch - drop tuning, transposing and detuning without touching your strings • Gain - low-cut, high-cut and level to tighten up or level out any capture • AUv3 - host third-party effects as layers Add, remove, and rearrange layers freely to build a rig that's truly yours. THOUSANDS OF TONES, A TAP AWAY Powered by TONE3000 — browse thousands of NAM captures and IRs from your own TONE3000 account, right inside the app, and hear one through your rig before you keep it. https://www.tone3000.com PERFORM-READY Create as many preset banks as you like (I call 'em menus), organize your sounds into favorites, set lists, tones, whatever your heart desires. LIVE LOOPER Lay down a loop and play over it. Record 4, 8, 12 or 16 bars at your tempo, or use free-style mode and stomp in and out like a looper pedal. Switch sounds on the fly when recording! Save the loops you want for good. MIDI CONTROL Connect a Bluetooth, USB, or network MIDI device (e.g. XSonic AIRSTEP) to control preset changes, tuner, tap tempo and more - hands-free. ON IPAD Your saved sandwiches sit beside the builder, so you can pick a rig on the left and tweak it on the right. Works in either orientation - handy on a music stand. JAM OVER YOUR MUSIC Pull up a song and play right along. Perfect for practice, songwriting, and the couch, tour bus, hotel room, or backstage. BUILT-IN TUNER A fast, accurate chromatic tuner is one tap away - no extra app, no pedal. Stay in tune wherever you play. AUV3 SUPPORT NAM Sandwich can be used as an AUv3 effect inside host applications (e.g. GarageBand) and can also host AUv3 effects as layers in a sandwich! FREE TO PLAY, PRO TO PERFORM Building your sandwich, playing through it, the tuner, and browsing and downloading captures are free, for as long as you like. Pro unlocks Perform mode, saving and switching sandwiches, the looper, MIDI control: $2.99/year or $8.99 once, forever. WHAT YOU NEED Requires an audio interface to plug in (USB-C recommended — e.g. iRig USB). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
RiffWizard and NAM Sandwich are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. RiffWizard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and NAM Sandwich sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | RiffWizard | NAM Sandwich |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steve Bridgewater | Evan Brass |
In-app purchases
RiffWizard
- RiffWizard Pro$9.99
NAM Sandwich
- NAM Sandwich Annual$2.991 Year
- NAM Sandwich Lifetime Unlock$8.99









