PoliLooper vs VU950 FX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Beat pack downloads
- BPM adjustment
- Audio function suite (Normalization, EQ, etc.)
- Custom beat uploads
- Loop cutting
- Beat sharing
- Community beat submission
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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.
VU950 FX
This audio effect plugin emulates classic sampler tones with 12-bit DSP. It offers sample-rate reduction, input drive, and an adjustable anti-aliasing filter to shape your sound. Perfect for adding gritty character to your music productions.
- 12-bit DSP model
- Sample-rate reduction
- Input drive
- Adjustable anti-aliasing filter
- Bass and presence coloration
- Noise generation
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VU950 FX is an AUv3 effect plug-in built around a gritty 12-bit DSP model, designed to bring classic sampler-style tone shaping directly into your iOS music host. At its core, VU950 FX combines sample-rate reduction, 12-bit DAC character, input drive, bass and presence coloration, noise, and an anti-aliasing filter that naturally closes as the sample rate goes down. You can keep that authentic behavior, or edit the AA Filter manually to fine-tune how dark, crunchy, clean, or aliased the sound becomes. Use RATE to set the modeled sample rate, from cleaner high-bandwidth processing to darker low-rate texture. Use FILTER to shape the main tone filter from wide open to heavily rolled off. Use CHANNELS to choose whether the left or right input channel becomes the focused mono source. The jog wheel edits the active RATE or FILTER page. ON/+ and OFF/- switch the selected channel when CHANNELS mode is active. The top knobs give you direct control over AA Filter, Input Drive, and Output Gain, so you can push the DSP model harder, tame the final level, or dial in just the right amount of anti-aliasing response. VU950 FX is made for fast AUv3 workflows: load it in your favorite compatible host, automate the parameters, and turn clean audio into controlled 12-bit character in seconds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PoliLooper at Free against VU950 FX's $2.99. PoliLooper also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). VU950 FX's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
PoliLooper is free to download; VU950 FX costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PoliLooper against 5.0 for VU950 FX. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
PoliLooper ships an update weekly, VU950 FX every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PoliLooper | VU950 FX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mateusz Kaczmarczyk | Dariusz Chynek |
Customer experience
PoliLooper
VU950 FX
In-app purchases
PoliLooper
No in-app purchases
VU950 FX
No in-app purchases









