Comparison

LoopLabs.app vs Boom Lab

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

Head to head
About

LoopLabs.app

Features
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LoopLabs is a music production marketplace where producers can upload, share, sell, and discover loops and drum kits. Users can follow other producers, engage with content through likes and comments, and go live to stream their sessions. Pro members can sell their loops and earn revenue directly on the platform. Authentication is handled via Apple Sign-In in the native app, with no third-party tracking or advertising cookies used. Terms of Use (EULA): This application governs its auto-renewable subscriptions using the Standard Apple Terms of Service available at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Boom Lab

Features
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Boom Lab is a futuristic mobile music creation app for building beats, mixing tracks, recording original sounds, and organizing project ideas on your device. Start in Beat Lab with glowing pads, BPM controls, loop recording, quantize, swing, and a collapsible mini synth keyboard. Move into DJ Lab to load two decks, blend tracks, scratch virtual vinyl, adjust deck volume, and save sample ideas back into your crate. Stem Lab tools provide the interface for vocals, drums, bass, and instrumental separation workflows as the app evolves. Boom Lab is designed around local device storage. Saved projects, sample metadata, and recorded sounds are kept on your device so you can keep working smoothly and offline. Current features include: - 4-pad beat machine - Loop recording controls - BPM, swing, and quantize controls - Collapsible mini piano synth - Landscape-style DJ mixing board - Two deck import and playback controls - Virtual vinyl scratch interaction - Sample crate for saved sounds - Original sound recorder - Stem Lab placeholder workflow - Saved project vault - .boom project export and import - Device-first offline workflow Boom Lab is free with ads. The only paid upgrade is Boom Lab Premium, which removes ads. Core creation tools are not locked behind a paywall.

Screenshots

LoopLabs.app4 screens
Boom Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

LoopLabs.app and Boom Lab are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
LoopLabs.app versus Boom Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoopLabs.appBoom Lab
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size26 MB31 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBryson MarchJoseph Wright

In-app purchases

None

LoopLabs.app

No in-app purchases

None

Boom Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LoopLabs.app free?
LoopLabs.app is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boom Lab free?
Boom Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LoopLabs.app or Boom Lab have ads?
Neither LoopLabs.app nor Boom Lab shows ads.

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