Comparison

SampleHook vs Reel2

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

Head to head
About

SampleHook

Features
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A pocket vocal sample lab for beatmakers. Hum, sing, or rap a rough idea. Pick a genre, a voice, a mood. SampleHook turns your guide into a polished AI vocal sample, ready to drop into your MPC, Maschine, or DAW. WHAT MAKES IT BUILT FOR PRODUCERS • Hum a melody, get a topline. The AI keeps your words and tightens the singing. • Rapped, sung, or ad-lib — pick the delivery that fits your beat. • Solo lead by default. Toggle Doubled or full Harmony stacks for depth. • Automatic key and BPM detection. Override with wheel pickers if the detector misses. • Trim handles, loop region, scrubbing playhead. Chop a 1-bar sample out of a 30-second take. • Pitch shift ±6 semitones and tempo 0.8x–1.2x on playback, no destructive edits. • Native iOS audio routing through USB-C, Bluetooth, or AirPlay — sample directly into your MPC. THE WORKFLOW 1. Tap record. Hum, sing, or rap 1–4 bars. 2. Pick a Genre (Hip-hop, R&B, Trap, Drill, Afrobeats, Gospel, Soul, House, Lo-fi), a Voice (Male tenor, Female alto, Male falsetto, Female falsetto, Choir, Baritone), and a Mood. 3. Review your transcribed lyrics. Edit any mis-heard words. 4. Wait ~90 seconds while SampleHook generates and isolates a clean vocal stem. 5. Drop the WAV into your beat. Whether you're cooking a Trap topline, an R&B hook, or a Drill verse, SampleHook gives you a usable sketch in under two minutes. No browsing sample packs. No booking session vocalists. Just your idea and a clean stem to chop. PRICING • Free: 1 generation per month, personal use • SampleHook Pro Monthly ($12.99/month): 120 credits/month (up to 40 generations), commercial release license • SampleHook Pro Annual ($99.99/year): 120 credits/month (up to 40 generations), commercial release license • 50 Credit Top-Up ($4.99): one-time consumable Auto-renewable subscriptions are charged at purchase confirmation and renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://samplehook.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://samplehook.app/privacy

About

Reel2

This audio effect app adds warm, musical echoes to your music using tape delay emulation. Shape your repeats with controls for saturation, tone, and tape age, and choose from free-time, tap tempo, or host sync modes. Save your favorite echo settings with custom presets.

Highlights
  • AUv3 effect for compatible hosts
  • Free-time, tap-tempo, and host-tempo modes
  • Tape age, tone, saturation, wow and flutter
  • Stereo width and dry/wet mix
  • Factory and user presets
  • Saturated self-oscillation feedback
Features
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Reel2 is a characterful AUv3 tape delay for iPhone and iPad. Add warm, musical echoes inside compatible Audio Unit hosts, then shape the repeats with tape-inspired controls for saturation, tone, age, wow and flutter, feedback, width, and dry/wet mix. Use free-time mode for manual delay times, tap tempo when you want to play the delay in by feel, or host sync when your session tempo should drive the repeats. Factory presets make it quick to start, and user presets let you save your own favorite echo settings. Reel2 includes a five-minute trial for audio processing. The Full Version unlock is a one-time non-consumable in-app purchase. Features: - AUv3 effect for compatible hosts - Free-time, tap-tempo, and host-tempo modes - Natural feedback through saturated self-oscillation - Tape age, tone, saturation, wow and flutter - Stereo width and equal-power dry/wet mix - Factory presets and saveable user presets - One-time Full Version unlock with restore support

Screenshots

SampleHook4 screens
Reel21 screens

Verdict

The call

SampleHook and Reel2 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 · 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

Both are free to download. SampleHook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Reel2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SampleHook versus Reel2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSampleHookReel2
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJester AgustinJoshua David Aquino

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SampleHook

Subscriptions2
  • SampleHook Pro Monthly$12.991 Month
  • SampleHook Pro Annual$99.991 Year
1 purchases

Reel2

One-time1
  • Reel2 Full$1.99

Questions

Is SampleHook free?
SampleHook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reel2 free?
Reel2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SampleHook or Reel2 have ads?
Neither SampleHook nor Reel2 shows ads.

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