Comparison

PROJECT LOOP vs Pocket Looper

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

Head to head
About

PROJECT LOOP

Features
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PROJECT LOOP - LIVE turns your iPhone or iPad into a live looping station. Built for beatboxers, singers, guitarists and producers who want to build full tracks in real time. Record a loop, layer overdubs, keep stacking until one mic sounds like a whole band. Big REC / DUB / PLY / STOP / CLR controls, instant track switching, tempo-locked recording so layers stay tight. MULTI-TRACK LOOPER • 8 to 16 independent loop tracks • REC / DUB / PLAY / STOP / CLEAR per track • Quantized recording: loops snap to the bar • Per-track volume, undo / redo, stop-all and play-all • Set loop length in bars; recording auto-stops when the bar completes FRIEND MODE (beta) • Invite a friend with a short code • Take turns filling pads on the same challenge • Optional face-cam social reel when you finish • Still beta: expect rough edges, tell us what breaks LIVE INPUT FX (shape your mic before it's recorded) • Studio reverb with tail, damping, width, pre-delay and ducking • 3-band EQ and dynamics compressor with makeup gain • OTT-style multiband for presence and punch • Autotune with key / scale and hard mode • Echo / delay, transient shaper and input transpose PER-TRACK OUTPUT FX • Reverb, 3-band EQ, OTT, limiter • BeatScatter, chopper and step gate • Filter and flanger with LFO • Turn any knob and the effect switches on automatically CREATIVE TOOLS • Built-in metronome with selectable click voices • Beat sequencer and MIDI sampler pads • MIDI controller support: map knobs and buttons to hardware • Works with USB audio interfaces and external mics DESIGNED FOR THE STAGE • Fast, touch-first, full-screen landscape interface • Low-latency audio engine • Quick-start help built in (tap the "?" top-right) Whether you're looping beatbox live, sketching song ideas, or performing on stage, PROJECT LOOP - LIVE keeps the workflow fast and the sound clean. Questions or found a bug? Tap the "?" in the top-right corner to email the developer. Every message gets read. FREE + PRO SUBSCRIPTION Project Loop is free to download. Record and layer loops, change loop length, and use core transport for free. Subscribe to Pro (~€4.99-€5.99/month) to unlock Input/Output FX, Mixer, Global/Beat Bed, MIDI, Social Rec, XY Pad, Groups, and advanced track settings. Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage in Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://beatboxplugin.com/project-loop-privacy/

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Pocket Looper

Features
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The phrase you just played becomes a loop. Pocket Looper is a loop station built for one thing: practising guitar and bass. Tap the big button in the middle to start recording. Tap it again and the phrase loops. Tap once more and you are overdubbing on top of it. That single button is the whole interface. ONE BUTTON FOR EVERYTHING Record, overdub, stop, resume. Every state change happens on the centre button, so you can drive it the way you would stomp a pedal on the floor. You never have to hunt for a small control while your hands are on the instrument. SEE WHAT YOU ARE LAYERING Your loop is drawn as a waveform with a playhead showing exactly where the playback is. You can see which beat you are overdubbing onto, which makes it much easier to come in on time. Undo and redo let you take back a bad take instantly. BE YOUR OWN BACKING BAND Record a chord progression, let it loop, and practise your solo over it. You get accompanied repetition without booking a rehearsal room or waiting for a band. It works just as well for writing riffs and for singer-songwriter practice. BUILT FOR DRILLING (PREMIUM) - Slow practice: drop the speed to 0.5x while keeping the original pitch, so you can take a fast lick apart and rebuild it - A-B section loop: mark A and B on the waveform and repeat only that stretch - Save and recall loops: name a phrase and come back to it tomorrow - Export your recordings to other apps - All in-app ads removed TEN LANGUAGES The interface follows your device language automatically: English, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Korean. WHO IT IS FOR - Guitarists and bassists who drill the same phrase every day - Players who want to build their own backing track and improvise over it - Anyone who would rather just record and layer than learn a large app first Premium is a one-time purchase. There is no subscription and no expiry. The free tier lets you record and overdub loops of up to 30 seconds. https://tenmais.jp/?lang=en

Screenshots

PROJECT LOOP4 screens
Pocket Looper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pocket Looper at 15.0 against PROJECT LOOP's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PROJECT LOOP sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.29 per month and Pocket Looper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PROJECT LOOP ships an update every 3 days, Pocket Looper every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
PROJECT LOOP versus Pocket Looper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPROJECT LOOPPocket Looper
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBart VoogtKenichi Ando

In-app purchases

4 purchases

PROJECT LOOP

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly$2.291 Month
  • Pro 3 Months$4.493 Months
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$13.491 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$19.99
1 purchases

Pocket Looper

One-time1
  • Premium Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is PROJECT LOOP free?
PROJECT LOOP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Looper free?
Pocket Looper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PROJECT LOOP or Pocket Looper have ads?
Both PROJECT LOOP and Pocket Looper show ads.
Which is updated more often, PROJECT LOOP or Pocket Looper?
PROJECT LOOP ships an update every 3 days, and Pocket Looper every 6 days. Most recently, PROJECT LOOP was updated on September 26, 2026 and Pocket Looper on September 24, 2026.

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