Blue Clipper vs Bliss AUv3 Sampler
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blue Clipper
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Converter-style clipping and saturation for louder, denser, more controlled mixes. Blue Clipper is modeled on the Lavry Blue 4496*, capturing the character of its saturation and clipping behavior in a simple, modern plug-in format It is designed to add density, control peaks, and increase perceived loudness while keeping the sound focused, musical, and mix-ready. ANALOG SATURATION Analog Saturation gently softens transient peaks before they hit the clipper, adding density and level control while keeping the sound natural and musical. Perfect for drums, bass, vocals, buses, and full mixes when you want extra loudness without obvious distortion. DIGITAL SATURATION Digital Saturation drives the signal into a stronger saturation curve, adding harmonic color, firmness, and perceived loudness. Use it when you want drums to hit harder, bass to feel thicker, synths and guitars to cut through, or a mix to sound more pushed and energetic. Works as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect *Legal Disclaimer Lavry, Lavry Blue, and any related product names, logos, or trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Blue Clipper is an independent Nembrini Audio product and is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, or licensed by Lavry Engineering or any related company. Any reference to the Lavry Blue 4496 is used only to describe the sonic inspiration and reference hardware used in the development of the plug-in.
Bliss AUv3 Sampler
This app transforms any sound into a playable synth instrument. It allows you to host and resample AUv3 instruments, offering deep modulation, studio effects, and extensive import capabilities for creating expressive music on the go.
- Host and resample AUv3 instruments
- Deep modulation and dual filters
- Full MPE expression support
- 7 studio effects with 8x oversampling
- 1 GB factory library
- Import SFZ, SoundFont2, EXS, Kontakt, Akai, and more
- Built-in wave editor and loop modes
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Bliss brings desktop-class sampling to iOS. The same desktop engine now in your hands, on stage, on the couch, anywhere. Load a sample, play an instrument. Bliss turns any sound into a rich, expressive, playable synth with a workflow built for speed and a sound built to impress. — HOST & RESAMPLE ANY AUv3 — Load any AUv3 instrument right inside Bliss and capture it into your own multi-zone instrument. Auto-sample across the keyboard with velocity layers, then play it back with zero CPU overhead — even offline. Export the result as standard SFZ or Bliss ZBP, ready to reuse anywhere. Turn any synth on your iPad into a lightweight, playable sampled instrument. — A REAL SAMPLER ENGINE — • Up to 64 voices of polyphony • Pristine SINC 128 interpolation (512-point mode for mastering-grade playback) • Mono, poly, legato with glide, and 4-voice unison with detune • NEON-optimized, native Apple Silicon performance — DUAL FILTERS — • Two 24 dB/oct filters: lowpass, highpass, bandpass, notch, peaking • Zipper-free cutoff, resonance and drive • Velocity and keyboard tracking — DEEP MODULATION — • Independent amp, mod, filter and LFO envelopes • Two syncable LFOs with configurable phase • Parameter morphing for evolving, living sounds • 8 assignable macro knobs — automatable from your DAW — FULL MPE EXPRESSION — Per-note pitch bend, timbre and pressure. Auto-configures with ROLI Seaboard, LinnStrument and Expressive E Osmose. — 7 STUDIO EFFECTS — Multiband limiter, soft clipper, stereo rotation, chorus, delay and reverb with 8x oversampling — plus per-slot bit reducer, phaser and distortion. Per-zone sends. — 1 GB FACTORY LIBRARY — Start making music instantly with 100+ ready-to-play instruments — keys, pads, basses, guitars, strings, winds, percussion and more. A free 1 GB download, available in-app. — IMPORT EVERYTHING — Bliss speaks every sampler dialect: SFZ, SoundFont2, EXS, Kontakt NKI (1–4), Akai S1000/S3000/S5000-6000, XPM Keygroups, Renoise and CUE sheets. Audio in WAV, AIFF, FLAC, OGG and MP3. — BUILT-IN EDITING — • Full wave editor with undo, 1:1 zoom, stereo/independent channel selections • Loop modes: forward, bidirectional, backward, crossfade, trim • Cut, paste, mix paste, fades, normalize • Visual key mapper for zones, velocity ranges and root keys • Tempo and transient auto-slicing — AUv3 + STANDALONE — Run Bliss standalone or as an Audio Unit v3 inside AUM, GarageBand, Cubasis, Logic and any AUv3 host. Fully automatable, resizable, and ready for your rig.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Blue Clipper at $9.99 against Bliss AUv3 Sampler's $19.99. Blue Clipper also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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
Blue Clipper costs $9.99 and Bliss AUv3 Sampler $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Blue Clipper against 5.0 for Bliss AUv3 Sampler. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Blue Clipper | Bliss AUv3 Sampler |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nembrini Audio | DiscoDSP LLC |
In-app purchases
Blue Clipper
No in-app purchases
Bliss AUv3 Sampler
No in-app purchases
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