Comparison

KnobMaster vs LoopGround

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

Head to head
About

KnobMaster

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Where do you set your knobs to sound like that song? KnobMaster tells you, for the gear you actually own. Add your guitar or bass, your amp and your pedals once. Then name a song or describe the sound you're after, and ToneGenie, the AI inside KnobMaster, works out settings for every knob on your rig: gain, EQ, volume, pickup selector, effects. These are settings for your own gear, not presets for amps you don't have. KnobMaster researches the real controls of each piece of gear, so it works with practice amps, modeling amps, vintage tube amps and pedalboards alike. WHAT YOU GET • Knob-by-knob settings for any song, on your rig • Guitar and bass • Several rigs, switch between them in a tap • A library of every tone you've made • Playing tips for each song • 26 languages KNOBMASTER PRO Your first tone is free. Every tone after it needs Pro, and the yearly plan starts with a free week. • 200 tone generations a month • Precision Mode: analyze an MP3 of the song itself • Add gear by taking a photo of it • Unlimited gear Settings are AI-generated starting points: trust your ears and fine-tune from there. Terms of Use: https://knobmastr.com/terms Privacy: https://knobmastr.com/privacy

About

LoopGround

Features
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LoopGround is a four-track tape looper for building slow, evolving music. Record or bring in sound, then let each loop run at its own length, speed and direction while wow, flutter, saturation and tape age turn it into something alive. • Four independent tape loops, each with its own length, speed and direction • A step sequencer with chords, chance, ratchets, a key and scale, and an arpeggiator • Three LFOs and a filter on every track to keep everything moving • A mixer with EQ, aux sends and returns, and insert slots for your own AUv3 effects and instruments • Afterlight — a lush reverb with shimmer, freeze and burst • Run Away Delay — a pattern-driven delay that repeats, reverses, pitches and scatters • Use it as a standalone app, or as an AUv3 plugin inside your favourite host • Designed for iPhone and iPad, in portrait and landscape Try everything free for 7 days. Then choose LoopGround Full, or LoopGround Lite — the tape looper and sequencer without Full's extras (loops up to a minute, no per-track step lengths or divisions, no instruments or MIDI out, and no Afterlight or Run Away Delay). Lite owners can upgrade to Full at any time. Already own LoopGround Full for Mac or Windows? Sign in with the email you bought it with and it unlocks on your iPhone and iPad at no extra cost.

Screenshots

KnobMaster4 screens
LoopGround4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. KnobMaster sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and LoopGround sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
KnobMaster versus LoopGround: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnobMasterLoopGround
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLancelot MartinRyan McKendall

In-app purchases

2 purchases

KnobMaster

Subscriptions2
  • KnobMaster Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • KnobMaster Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
4 purchases

LoopGround

One-time4
  • LoopGround Full VersionFree
  • LoopGround Lite$14.99
  • LoopGround Upgrade$24.99
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  • LoopGround Full$39.99

Questions

Is KnobMaster free?
KnobMaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LoopGround free?
LoopGround is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do KnobMaster or LoopGround have ads?
Neither KnobMaster nor LoopGround shows ads.

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