Üb vs BlueLooper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Üb
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Üb helps choir members practice their repertoire anytime and anywhere. With Üb, singers can download rehearsal tracks provided by their choir and practice each voice part individually. Whether preparing for rehearsal, learning a new piece, or reviewing difficult passages, Üb makes choir practice more flexible and effective. Key Features • Download choir rehearsal tracks directly to your device • Create your own mix by adjusting voice parts • Mute or isolate individual voices • Loop difficult sections for focused practice • Adjust playback speed to learn passages more easily • Practice offline after downloading songs Üb is designed specifically for choirs and vocal ensembles. Choir administrators can upload rehearsal material through the Üb admin portal, making it easy for singers to access the latest repertoire. Practice smarter, rehearse efficiently, and come prepared to your next choir rehearsal.
BlueLooper
This app transforms your mobile device into a powerful multi-track looper and effects pedal for guitarists. It features a high-quality amp simulator with support for realistic amp captures and impulse responses, allowing for seamless integration into your music production workflow.
- Multi-track looper
- Amp simulator with NAM A2 support
- IR Loader
- NAM Amp AUv3 plug-in
- IR Loader AUv3 plug-in
- Save and recall effect chain presets
- Endless Sustain
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BlueLooper turns your iPhone or iPad into a guitar effects pedalboard and multi-track looper. Amps, effects, looping, backing and your practice log all live in one app, from daily practice to songwriting and the stage. Connect an audio interface such as the iRig HD X and your device becomes a full loop station. BlueLooper includes a high-quality amp simulator with support for NAM (Neural Amp Modeler) A2 models. Load realistic models captured from real hardware, combine them with the looper, and you have a complete guitar rig in your pocket. TONE3000 models can be browsed and downloaded right inside the app, and kept as favorites for quick recall. You can also drop your own AUv3 plug-ins into the effect chain. Pick one from the list organized by manufacturer; even the knobs you move in the plug-in's own window are stored with your preset. GROOVE gives you a two-lane backing section: drums and chords. Generate drum patterns from 10 genres — Rock, Pop, Jazz, Latin, Funk, Hip-Hop, Country, Ballad, Electro and Ambient — and set the accent of every step. The chord lane carries the standard progressions for each genre (I–V–vi–IV, ii–V–I and more): pick a key, a progression and a sound (Piano, Rhodes, Wurly, Organ, Pad) and you have an accompaniment to practice over on your own. LOOPER, GROOVE and GRAIN share one tempo, and switching SONG recalls the whole set for that tune. Your practice time is logged automatically — there is no "start practice" button to press. It counts the time you actually played separately from the time it was simply open, and keeps the breakdown: what you played along to — LOOPER, GROOVE or the metronome — and which preset you used. Look back by day, week or month, with totals from all your devices combined over iCloud. The effect chain you were using is saved too, so you can call it back and play with the same tone. A tuner, a metronome and a recorder sit in one panel you can open straight from the playing screen. The recorder captures the app's own output rather than the microphone, and can save it as a video with the camera picture. BlueLooper also ships AUv3 plug-in versions of its NAM amp and IR loader, so you can use amp models and IRs directly inside compatible music production apps — verified with GarageBand and Cubasis. Loading NAM models and IRs is a Premium feature. New users can try loading NAM models or IRs up to 10 times each for free before upgrading. Premium Upgrade (one-time unlock) A single purchase gives you: • Unlimited NAM model loading • Unlimited IR loading • Unlimited effect chain preset saving • Unlimited Effect, Looper and Sampler bank saving • Unlimited loading of the effect chains saved in your practice log • Endless Sustain with no time limit From practice and songwriting to improvisation, recording and live performance, BlueLooper delivers an intuitive workflow and high-quality sound built for guitarists. Key features • NAM A2 compatible amp simulator • IR loader • Browse and download TONE3000 models in-app • Built-in distortion, chorus, delay, reverb and more • AUv3 host: add your own plug-ins to the effect chain • Multi-track looper / sustainer • GROOVE: drum patterns in 10 genres, plus chord backing on standard progressions • Automatic practice logging (what you played along to, day/week/month review, iCloud totals) • Tuner / metronome / audio and video recording • SONG: switch every module's settings together, per tune • NAM/IR AUv3 plug-ins (verified with GarageBand and Cubasis) • .nam model loading (Premium, 10 free trials) • IR loading (Premium, 10 free trials) • Multiple bank saving (Premium) • Endless Sustain (Premium) • Optimized for iPhone and iPad • Works with audio interfaces such as the iRig HD X BlueLooper combines portability, a simple interface, realistic amp modeling and expressive sound design into a new guitar experience. You don't need a big loop pedal or a pedalboard to carry a serious rig — and your daily practice adds up as you go.
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The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Üb at none against BlueLooper's 1. Üb also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.5). BlueLooper's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. BlueLooper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Üb asks for nothing beyond the download.
Üb ships an update monthly, BlueLooper every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Üb | BlueLooper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sebastian Bilz | osamu sambuichi |
In-app purchases
Üb
No in-app purchases
BlueLooper
- BlueLooper Premium$5.99









