BlueLooper vs AmpGate Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlueLooper
Transform your mobile device into a professional guitar effects pedalboard and multi-track looper. Explore realistic amp simulations, customize effect chains with AUv3 plugins, and utilize built-in backing tracks and practice logging for an all-in-one guitar practice and songwriting tool.
- Multi-track looper
- NAM amp simulator
- AUv3 plugin support
- Backing tracks (drums & chords)
- Automatic practice logging
- Built-in tuner, metronome, recorder
- AUv3 plugin versions for other DAWs
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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.
AmpGate Pro
This app offers a comprehensive neural rig for guitar and bass, featuring high-quality effects, creative routing options, and a full Live mode. It supports the latest Neural Amp Modeler standard and allows users to import their own audio unit plugins.
- Neural rig for guitar and bass
- High-quality effects suite
- Creative signal routing
- Full Live mode
- Supports Neural Amp Modeler A2
- Import custom IRs and AUv3 plugins
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AmpGate Pro is AmpGate reimagined: a complete neural rig for guitar and bass, with a suite of high quality effects, creative routing, a fully fledged Live mode and much more. Now supporting the latest Neural Amp Modeler A2 standard. Try it free for 48 hours. No card, no account, no subscription. TONE3000, BUILT IN - Sign in once and browse the whole catalog of amps, pedals, IRs and full rigs, with search, sorting and endless scrolling - Tap a tone to play through it immediately, tap the heart to keep it in your library - Download cabinet IRs the same way, or import your own .wav IRs from Files THE CHAIN - Up to 64 blocks per preset: drag to reorder, one tap to bypass - Amp, Pedal and Cab blocks that hold as many neural captures and IRs as your device can run, anywhere in the chain - Effects modeled after real hardware: LA, FET and OTA compressors, tube and tape saturation, graphic EQ with Tone Match, envelope filter, ring mod, lo-fi, stereo widener and doubler - 8 modulation modes: Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Tremolo, Vibrato, Ensemble, Uni-Vibe, Rotary - 7 delay modes: Digital, Analog, Tape, Diffuse, Shimmer, Multi-tap and Reverse, with ducking and tempo sync - 5 reverbs: Plate, Room, Convolution, Cloud and Haze - High quality pitch shifting: three engines, up to 24 semitones either way, polyphonic and fast enough to play - A noise gate ahead of the whole chain and a transparent limiter after it - Load your own Audio Unit plug-ins as blocks in the chain ROUTING - Split your signal into up to 4 parallel lanes, each with its own level, pan and gain compensation - Or divide it by frequency band through 2, 3 and 4-way Linkwitz-Riley crossovers - Lane latency is aligned for you, so parallel paths stay in phase PRESETS AND SCENES - Store unlimited presets with search, tags and favourites, and keep 6 of them on the hotswitch bar - Up to 8 scenes per preset, recalled gaplessly, with no reload and no dropout - Full preset and scene tail spillover: delays and reverbs ring on across the change - Export and import presets as files to back them up or share them LIVE - Full screen Live mode with large scene tiles, transport, tuner and click always in reach - Setlist mode: build setlists where every song carries its preset, starting scene, tempo and backing track, and switches automatically - Playlist mode: import your own backing tracks and play them for practice and jamming - Chromatic tuner, metronome and tap tempo, with delays, modulations and reverbs locked to the tempo in note values CONTROL - MIDI learn: map any CC or Program Change to any knob, bypass, preset slot, scene or setlist step - Bluetooth MIDI pairing and MIDI 2.0 support - Siri Shortcuts to recall a scene, step through your setlist and jump straight into Live mode PLUG-IN - AUv3 effect for any host on your iPad or iPhone - Same engine, same library, same presets as the app SOUND AND SETUP - Input calibration, so captures see the level they were recorded at - Mono or stereo output, sample rate and buffer size, input channel and output pair selection on multi channel interfaces - Background audio and a live DSP load meter - Light and dark themes with nine accent colors, resizable blocks, tone curve on or off AmpGate Pro is a one time purchase. No subscription, ever. The 48 hour trial covers the app; the AUv3 plug-in comes with the unlock. Everything runs on your device. Your models, IRs and presets stay yours. Neural Amp Modeler and TONE3000 are trademarks of their respective owners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BlueLooper at 4.8 against AmpGate Pro's 3.2. AmpGate Pro's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 and AmpGate Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BlueLooper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively.
BlueLooper ships an update every 4 days, AmpGate Pro every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlueLooper | AmpGate Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 3.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | osamu sambuichi | MATTEO DEMETRIO ZANARDI |
Customer experience
BlueLooper
AmpGate Pro
In-app purchases
BlueLooper
- BlueLooper Premium$5.99
AmpGate Pro
- Lifetime Unlock$8.99









