Comparison

PoliLooper vs VU950

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

Head to head
About

PoliLooper

Create and share music loops with this powerful audio tool. Download beat packs, adjust tempo, and master your cuts on the go. Upload your own beats with custom artwork and credits, or share your creations with the community.

Highlights
  • Beat pack downloads
  • BPM adjustment
  • Audio function suite (Normalization, EQ, etc.)
  • Custom beat uploads
  • Loop cutting
  • Beat sharing
  • Community beat submission
Features
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Best looper for turntablists just landed. Download fresh packs of beats, change BPM and master your cuts wherever you are. Versatile audio functions such as Normalization, L/R Swap, Master Gain, EQ and much more. Got your own beat? Add it to the app - with your own coverart and credits. This ones stays for you and you only. You wish you could cut a loop from your beat? Nothing easier. We knew you'd need this. Like the beat? We've made it easy to share it with the world. Just click the button and pick your style. Wanna submit your pack to share it with the community? Do it with Submit Your Beats tab. We will add it for the people. Terms of use apply.

About

VU950

This app emulates the behavior of early digital samplers, focusing on sound shaping through intentional limitations and artifacts. It offers a full timestretch workflow, reduced bit depth processing, and MIDI control for a hands-on experience. Standalone mode includes multi-track sequencing, effects, and the ability to host other AUv3 apps.

Highlights
  • Classic sampler sound emulation
  • Full timestretch workflow
  • Reduced bit depth processing
  • MIDI-controllable parameters
  • Multi-track sequencing
  • AUv3 hosting
  • Built-in effects
Features
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VU950 is not about realism. It is about behavior. Sound shaped by limits, gain interaction and audible artifacts — the same forces that defined early digital samplers. Draws inspiration from classic midi sequencers combined with samplers. Why it sounds the way it does Instead of emulating a single piece of hardware, VU950 recreates the way early samplers behaved internally. Resolution limits, imperfect filtering and non-linear stages are treated as musical decisions, not technical flaws. What shapes the sound VU950 sample rate: 7.5 kHz to 48 kHz Full timestretch workflow with classic hardware sampler tone Reduced bit depth processing for early-digital density User-adjustable anti-aliasing behavior Stereo signal path with selectable left or right input channel Dedicated input gain stage with drive and circuit bias Multiple filtering stages including bandwidth limitation Built-in low-pass filter for tone shaping Anti-aliasing tuned for musical artifacts, not transparency Non-linear processing across the entire signal path Output gain stage that affects tone and density, not just level MIDI-controllable parameters for hands-on workflow Maximum sample length: 63 seconds Truncate option to trim sample Precise mode for precise trimming on start and end screen One or eight voices of polyphony Precise start and end point control for trimming Chop function with selectable amount of slices And that was just VU950 AUv3 plugin. In Standalone: 8 tracks Support for hosting AUv3 apps to change VU950 sound engine to any sound You like. Build in multi sampler - VU20. Build in midi device - VUMIDI. Mixer with 4 inserts per track. 17 build in effects like filters, eq, compressors Possibility to use 4 AUv3 effects per channel Step Sequencer Piano Roll. Song Mode Live Mode Export wav with stems. Loading samples to build in turntable and record samples to VU950/VU20 or another AUv3 plugin with inputs Classic and modern UI template (Modern is fully customisable) In app purchases drumkits are downloadable after purchase (MPC60 drumkit for free) You can check also my another beatmaking app - VU202 - which is free and it is also a AUv3 instrument so You can use VU202 in VU950!

Screenshots

PoliLooper4 screens
VU9504 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PoliLooper at Free against VU950's $1.99. PoliLooper also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (100% vs 60%). VU950's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PoliLooper is free to download; VU950 costs $1.99 up front. VU950 sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. PoliLooper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PoliLooper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VU950 has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of PoliLooper's written reviews are positive against 60% of VU950's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PoliLooper ships an update weekly, VU950 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
PoliLooper versus VU950: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoliLooperVU950
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.2 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings111 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB189 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMateusz KaczmarczykDariusz Chynek

Customer experience

PoliLooper

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

VU950

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

PoliLooper

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

VU950

One-time8
  • EMAX drumkit$0.99
  • S2400$0.99
  • MPC2000$0.99
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  • MPC2000 2$0.99
  • MPC3000$0.99
  • SP1200$0.99
  • S900$0.99
  • SP202$0.99

Questions

Is PoliLooper free?
PoliLooper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VU950 free?
VU950 costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PoliLooper or VU950?
PoliLooper is rated higher. PoliLooper averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while VU950 averages 4.2 from 11 ratings.
Do PoliLooper or VU950 have ads?
Neither PoliLooper nor VU950 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PoliLooper or VU950?
PoliLooper ships an update weekly, and VU950 every 2 days. Most recently, PoliLooper was updated on October 9, 2026 and VU950 on October 24, 2026.

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