Comparison

PoliLooper vs VU202 FX

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

VU202 FX

This audio effect plugin brings the character of a sampler engine to your iOS music production workflow. Apply gritty resampling, lo-fi textures, and unique tone shaping to drums, loops, vocals, and more within your AUv3 host.

Highlights
  • AUv3 audio effect integration
  • Sampler engine character
  • Four tone shaping modes (HIFI, STANDARD, LOFI, LOFI2)
  • Flexible input routing (LEFT, RIGHT, MONO, STEREO)
  • Six-slot effects chain
  • Extensive list of available effects
Features
Currently charting
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VU202 FX brings the sound and behavior of the free VU202 app into your AUv3 workflow. It uses the same VU202 engine, rebuilt as a compact audio effect for producers who want that crunchy sampler character directly inside their favorite iOS host. Run drums, loops, synths, vocals, or whole buses through the VU202 signal path. Shape the tone with four character modes: HIFI, STANDARD, LOFI, and LOFI2. Choose LEFT, RIGHT, MONO, or STEREO input routing, set pad-style volume, then build your own six-slot effects chain. Available effects include Pitch, Pitch Free, Filter LP, Filter HP, Filter BP, EQ Low, EQ Mid, EQ High, Comp, Drum Comp, Limit, Delay, Tape Delay, Flanger, Phaser, Reverb, Ring Mod, and Vinyl Sim. Use it for gritty resampling color, lo-fi drums, filtered breaks, unstable tape-style echoes, pitch-shifted textures, crushed mono grooves, animated modulation, vinyl wear, and simple SP-style tone shaping without leaving your AUv3 session. VU202 FX is not a generic clean effect. It is made to give your audio the attitude of the VU202 engine: direct, rough, musical, and fast to control.

Screenshots

PoliLooper4 screens
VU202 FX3 screens

Verdict

The call

PoliLooper and VU202 FX both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of PoliLooper's written reviews are positive against 50% of VU202 FX's. PoliLooper also leads on price (Free vs $2.99). VU202 FX's advantage is chart position (#89 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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; VU202 FX costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PoliLooper against 5.0 for VU202 FX. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of PoliLooper's written reviews are positive against 50% of VU202 FX's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
PoliLooper versus VU202 FX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoliLooperVU202 FX
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#89 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB10 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%

VU202 FX

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

PoliLooper

No in-app purchases

None

VU202 FX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PoliLooper free?
PoliLooper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VU202 FX free?
VU202 FX costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PoliLooper or VU202 FX?
PoliLooper and VU202 FX are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do PoliLooper or VU202 FX have ads?
Neither PoliLooper nor VU202 FX shows ads.

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