Comparison

Loopeme vs What I'm Hearing

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
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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

What I'm Hearing

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This app lets you jump to Wikipedia articles on the artist and song as determined by either listening with the microphone, or the current song playing in Apple Music on the device. Songs in Apple Music additionally allow jumping to the article on the album.

Screenshots

Loopeme4 screens
What I'm Hearing2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Loopeme at Free against What I'm Hearing's $0.99. Loopeme also leads on device support (4 vs 2). What I'm Hearing's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On 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

Loopeme is free to download; What I'm Hearing costs $0.99 up front. Loopeme sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. What I'm Hearing asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Loopeme versus What I'm Hearing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoopemeWhat I'm Hearing
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleksii BaliukJohn Holland

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Loopeme

One-time1
  • Analyze$0.99
None

What I'm Hearing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loopeme free?
Loopeme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is What I'm Hearing free?
What I'm Hearing costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Loopeme or What I'm Hearing have ads?
Neither Loopeme nor What I'm Hearing shows ads.

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