Comparison

Break Beats vs Resamplr

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

Head to head
About

Break Beats

This app is a portable loop player designed for DJs and turntablists. It offers 32 loop slots across eight banks, precise boundary-locked switching, and pitch control for practice and performance. Import your own breaks and record your sessions.

Highlights
  • 32 loop slots across 8 banks
  • Boundary-locked loop switching
  • Adjustable pitch control (±15% / ±50%)
  • Resonant low-pass and high-pass filters
  • Reverse playback
  • Built-in session recorder
  • Import custom WAV files
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Break Beats is a boundary-locked loop player built for portablists and turntablists. Connect your iPhone to a portable deck and you have a practice rig anywhere. Plug into a Numark PT01 Scratch, Reloop Spin or any portable turntable or mixer with an Aux input / Bluetooth and start working your scratch routines over your favourite breaks. THIRTY-TWO LOOP SLOTS Eight banks of four pads give you thirty-two assignable loop slots. Each bank is independent - load different breaks, different styles, different tempos. Swipe between banks and switch instantly without interrupting playback. Clear any pad back to empty whenever you want. BOUNDARY-LOCKED SWITCHING Tap a new pad while a loop is playing and the switch happens at the exact end of the current loop - never mid-bar. The incoming pad blinks while it waits. Keep scratching, the app handles the switch. PITCH CONTROL The pitch fader adjusts playback speed and pitch together, just like a turntable. The standard range is ±15%, and long-pressing PITCH unlocks ULTRA mode for ±50%. The BPM counter updates in real time so you can match any record on your deck. Tap to reset to centre. Long-press the BPM to enable Global BPM to lock every loop to one tempo automatically. RESONANT FILTERS Independent low-pass and high-pass filters let you sweep frequencies out and back in for dramatic transitions between combos. Long-press to switch between LPF and HPF; tap to reset. REVERSE & RECORD Flip any loop into boundary-locked reverse playback and capture your sessions with the built-in recorder straight to a WAV in your Files app. IMPORT YOUR OWN BREAKS Import any WAV file from your iPhone, iCloud Drive or Dropbox. Prepare your loops in your favourite DAW, note the BPM and append it to the file name when you export - preferably at 48000Hz 24-bit for the cleanest audio. The app reads the BPM from the filename automatically.

About

Resamplr

This music creation app offers a hardware-inspired sampler and beatmaking experience. Quickly capture and shape audio ideas using a 4x4 pad workflow, from sampling to sequencing and resampling. Import sounds, record live, and export your creations.

Highlights
  • 4x4 pad sampler workflow
  • Import sounds and extract audio from video
  • Live recording with threshold capture
  • Non-destructive sample editing
  • Pattern sequencing with advanced controls
  • Resampling and skipback capture
  • Flexible FX and song arrangement
Features
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Resamplr is a fast, hardware-inspired sampler and beatmaking app for iPhone and iPad. Capture ideas quickly, shape them on a 4x4 pad workflow, and keep moving from sampling to sequencing to resampling without ever breaking flow. 2.0 turns Resamplr into a full workstation. Lay your beats and loops onto audio tracks with a proper timeline, record straight in through the mic or an audio interface, warp anything to tempo, and host your favourite AUv3 instruments and effects right inside the app. Load sounds from the built-in library, import your own files, or extract audio from video. Drop a loop in and it auto-warps to your project tempo at the right bar count — no manual correction. Record through the microphone or a connected audio interface with live input metering, threshold recording, and quick pad assignment. Chop samples non-destructively, build layered pads, tweak pitch, filters, envelopes, playback modes, and bus routing. Lock a pad's pitch independently of its speed with Sharp and Smooth timestretch modes, then sequence patterns with velocity, probability, ratchets, and live performance controls like 16 Levels and Roll. Scratch and perform on the deck, and when a pattern hits, resample it back to a pad and keep transforming it. Resamplr also includes flexible FX buses, output processing, song arrangement, project saving, skipback capture, a light/dark theme, and offline export for sequences, songs, audio tracks, or individual pads. Features: 4x4 pad sampler workflow built for fast beat making Audio tracks with a full timeline — record, arrange, loop, and trim clips Timestretch and keylock — independent pitch and tempo per pad, with Sharp and Smooth modes Auto-warp loops to tempo on import, at the right bar count Host third-party AUv3 instruments and effects Built-in sounds plus import from Files and video audio extraction Mic and audio interface recording with live meters and threshold capture Sample chopping, layering, trimming, and waveform editing Turntable-style deck for scratching and performance Pattern sequencing with velocity, probability, ratchets, and nudge Conditional trigs and polyrhythms / per-pad step lengths 16 Levels, Roll, resampling, and replay capture Bus FX, output processing, song mode, and WAV export Performance FX with automation per sequence and export Parameter locks per step, per sequence with export Effect automation MIDI in & out with fully custom mapping

Screenshots

Break Beats3 screens
Resamplr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Resamplr at 83% against Break Beats's 0%. Resamplr also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Break Beats's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On ads, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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

Break Beats costs $2.99 and Resamplr $4.99 up front. Resamplr sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Break Beats asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Break Beats ships an update every 2 weeks, Resamplr every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Break Beats versus Resamplr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreak BeatsResamplr
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating—4.8 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews82.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—20 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB327 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHRISTOPHER PHILIP SMITHScott Paterson

Customer experience

Break Beats

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Resamplr

All ratings20 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.4%

In-app purchases

None

Break Beats

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Resamplr

One-time9
  • Compositions V1$3.99
  • Compositions V2$3.99
  • Jazz Style$3.99
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  • Forms$3.99
  • Forms Vol. 2$3.99
  • Killer Drums V1$3.99
  • Made For TV V1$3.99
  • Killer Drums V2$3.99
  • C Notes Vol 1$3.99

Questions

Is Break Beats free?
Break Beats costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Resamplr free?
Resamplr costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Break Beats or Resamplr have ads?
Neither Break Beats nor Resamplr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Break Beats or Resamplr?
Break Beats ships an update every 2 weeks, and Resamplr every 3 days. Most recently, Break Beats was updated on October 7, 2026 and Resamplr on October 15, 2026.

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