Comparison

BlueLooper vs Project Loop

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Project Loop

Features
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Project Loop turns your iPhone or iPad into a live looper. Built for beatboxers, singers, guitarists and producers who build full tracks in real time. Record a loop, layer overdubs and keep stacking until one mic sounds like a whole band. Big pads, one tap to record, and recording that locks to the tempo, so every layer stays tight. LIVE LOOPER • 12 loop tracks: record, overdub, play, stop, clear and undo • Quantized recording: loops land on the beat • Change the tempo and your loops follow, without changing pitch • Swipe a loop for its volume, hold it for its menu • Metronome that keeps ticking while you change the tempo • Save and load sets; your last session comes back by itself 28 PRO EFFECTS BUILT IN • Voice: Autotune, Formant, Transpose, Harmonizer, Vocoder, Synth • Space: Reverb, Reverb 2, Delay, Flanger, Tremolo, Bed evolve • Tone and dynamics: EQ, Parametric EQ, Filter, Saturation, Compressor, OTT multiband, Transient shaper, Noise gate, Limiter • Rhythm: Beat Chopper, Beat Repeat, Slicer, Stepper, Voice arp, Kick rumble • Beatbox Pro Live: a complete live vocal chain in one effect • Input FX shape your mic before it is recorded; every loop has its own Output FX • Sidechain, XY pad and control pads to play your effects live SHARE AND EXPORT • Social Rec films you while you loop and builds a clip ready to share • Export one loop or several as WAV files MADE FOR THE STAGE • MIDI controllers and foot pedals with MIDI Learn • Turn a second phone or tablet into a Bluetooth remote • AUv3 effect plugins on your input, mix and loops • Works with USB audio interfaces • Low-latency real-time audio engine FREE AND PRO Free: record, overdub, play, stop, clear, the metronome and Reverb. Pro unlocks all effects, Magic Quantize, saved sets, Social Rec and more. Questions or found a bug? Tap the "?" in the app to email the developer. Every message gets read.

Screenshots

BlueLooper4 screens
Project Loop3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BlueLooper at none against Project Loop's shown. On price, update cadence, 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. BlueLooper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Project Loop sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BlueLooper ships an update every 3 days, Project Loop every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
BlueLooper versus Project Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlueLooperProject Loop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerosamu sambuichiBart Voogt

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BlueLooper

One-time1
  • BlueLooper Premium$5.99
4 purchases

Project Loop

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro 3 Months$5.993 Months
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$19.99

Questions

Is BlueLooper free?
BlueLooper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Project Loop free?
Project Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BlueLooper or Project Loop have ads?
Project Loop shows ads; BlueLooper does not.
Which is updated more often, BlueLooper or Project Loop?
BlueLooper ships an update every 3 days, and Project Loop every 2 days. Most recently, BlueLooper was updated on October 28, 2026 and Project Loop on October 31, 2026.

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