Comparison

Loopeme vs Tuner · Baro

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

Head to head
About

Loopeme

This pocket loop studio allows musicians to quickly capture and build musical ideas on the go. It features auto-trimming, multi-layer looping, and various effects, enabling users to create full tracks from initial phrases. Export your creations as WAV files ready for your DAW.

Highlights
  • Tap Tempo
  • Auto-trim silence
  • Multi-layer loop stacking
  • Rhythm generator
  • Pitch Shifter and Peak Filter
  • Apple Watch remote control
  • WAV export
Features
Read full description

Loopeme is a pocket loop studio for musicians who write on the move. Hear a groove in your head? Tap the tempo, hit record, lay down a phrase. Loopeme auto-trims the silence, snaps the take to the bar and stacks it on top of the previous layers. The idea that used to die in your voice memos turns into a track instead. Built on a real C++ DSP engine: tracking and mixing run at low latency, and WAV export prints the same effect chain you played live — what you hear is what you keep. CATCH THE IDEA • Tap Tempo — set BPM from your own pulse, no "type 124" panel • Auto-trim — strips silence around your take at a dB threshold you control • Cut Mode — drag loop boundaries on the waveform and hear the result instantly • Metronome with pre-roll and downbeat accent BUILD THE TRACK • Multi-layer loop stack — pile takes on top of each other, each with its own fader and effects • Rhythm generator — turn one phrase into a pattern: ×2, ×4, ×8, ×16, triplets, backbeat, off-beats • Pitch Shifter and Peak Filter on every track • Add Bar / Remove Bar — change loop length on the fly, no re-record PLAY FROM ANYWHERE • Apple Watch — full remote: record, play, tap tempo from your wrist while the iPhone sits on the stand • MIDI controllers (BETA) — map Play / Stop / Rec / Tap to notes or CC, play with a footswitch or pad • iCloud — projects sync across all your devices TAKE IT OUT • WAV export of the whole project through the full FX chain — ready for your DAW • Inline previews in the project list before you open a session FOR WHO Guitarists, producers, beatmakers, looping vocalists, music teachers and anyone whose best idea happens in line for coffee instead of in the studio. Loopeme doesn't try to replace your DAW — it catches the stuff that never makes it there. We'd love your feedback — reach us from the in-app settings.

About

Tuner · Baro

This offline chromatic tuner analyzes your microphone's audio in real-time to display the exact note and frequency you're playing. It prioritizes user privacy by processing all audio analysis on-device without any internet connection, tracking, or data collection.

Highlights
  • Real-time pitch detection
  • Offline functionality
  • On-device audio analysis
  • Clear note name and frequency display
  • Visual tuning indicator
  • Adjustable concert-pitch reference
  • Screen stays awake during use
Features
Read full description

Your audio never leaves your phone. Tuner is a chromatic tuner that listens through your microphone and tells you the exact note you're playing — entirely on your device. No internet, no account, no tracking. Don't trust it? Turn on airplane mode: turn off Wi-Fi and cellular, and it keeps working. Nothing is ever recorded, and nothing is ever uploaded. Play a string, press a key, or sing a note. A big, clear note name fills the center (like A4), with the live frequency in Hz and a smooth 180-degree needle that swings with every cent. The moment you land in tune, the whole note glows yellow — you tune by feel, not by squinting at numbers. WHY OMITTUNER IS DIFFERENT Most tuners pay their bills with ads, accounts, or tracking of mic-adjacent data — or gate real accuracy behind a monthly subscription. Tuner does neither. No ads. No subscriptions. No accounts. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Microphone audio is analyzed in memory and discarded instantly — never written to disk, never uploaded. • Pitch detection runs 100% on device with pure-DSP YIN math. No machine-learning model, no cloud, nothing sent to any server. • Zero analytics, zero telemetry, zero third-party SDKs. Privacy label: Data Not Collected. WHAT IT DOES • Real-time pitch detection, fast enough to follow your tuning peg as you turn it. • A huge, readable note name plus the live frequency in Hz — legible across a music stand. • A 180-degree needle that leans flat or sharp, and glows when you're within 5 cents. • Adjustable concert-pitch reference — 432, 438, 440, 442, or 444 Hz, one tap, remembered next time. • The screen stays awake mid-session so you can keep both hands on the instrument. GREAT FOR Guitar, bass, ukulele, violin, cello, bağlama / saz and other strings; brass and woodwind intonation checks; singers and choirs warming up; piano reference checks; students and teachers in any room. HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT IS Tuner reads what your microphone hears using 12-tone equal temperament to within about 5 cents, across 25–4500 Hz. It's an excellent everyday and practice-room tuner — it isn't a studio strobe and doesn't claim that precision. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS, NO ADS No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no ads. That's the whole deal. Part of the Baro family — The tools you reach for first.

Screenshots

Loopeme4 screens
Tuner · Baro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tuner · Baro at none against Loopeme's 1. Tuner · Baro also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Loopeme's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Loopeme sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tuner · Baro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Loopeme against 5.0 for Tuner · Baro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loopeme ships an update every 2 months, Tuner · Baro every 3 days. Both last shipped on September 14, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Loopeme versus Tuner · Baro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoopemeTuner · Baro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleksii BaliukEuiseok Kim

Customer experience

Loopeme

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tuner · Baro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Loopeme

One-time1
  • Analyze$0.99
None

Tuner · Baro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loopeme free?
Loopeme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tuner · Baro free?
Tuner · Baro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Loopeme or Tuner · Baro?
Loopeme and Tuner · Baro are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Loopeme or Tuner · Baro have ads?
Neither Loopeme nor Tuner · Baro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loopeme or Tuner · Baro?
Loopeme ships an update every 2 months, and Tuner · Baro every 3 days. Most recently, Loopeme was updated on September 14, 2026 and Tuner · Baro on September 14, 2026.

Other comparisons