Comparison

Resamplr vs FinalFX

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

Head to head
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 with fully custom mapping

About

FinalFX

This audio effects plugin offers a suite of tools for mixing and mastering, including EQ, mid/side processing, and compression. It's designed for minimal latency and CPU usage, making it suitable for both studio and live sound applications.

Highlights
  • AUv3 effects plugin
  • Standalone and host compatible
  • Six-band EQ with mid/side processing
  • Mid/side stereo image control
  • Compressor/limiter with mix control
  • Low latency and CPU usage
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FinalFX (“final effects”) is an AUv3 effects plugin that can run standalone, or in any AUv3 compatible host such as Logic Pro, GarageBand or AUM. FinalFX currently runs on iOS (iPad & iPhone) and macOS (Intel & Silicon) and is available as a Universal Purchase from the Apple App Store. If you’re planning on using FinalFX on Mac / desktop, please ensure that your favourite DAW / host supports AUv3 (not just AU). Overview FinalFX is a collection of audio processors useful for mixing and mastering, often referred to as a “channel strip”. Typically you’d add FinalFX literally as your final effects on a stereo master or mix bus channel. FinalFX has been specifically designed to introduce no additional latency in the audio processing chain, and as the CPU load has also been minimised, it can be used in live sound applications. FinalFX comprises three main modules: EQ is a general purpose six band equaliser that can also process in mid / side mode. The frequencies and resonances for each band are fixed, so this EQ is more about subtle, overall tone-shaping, than surgical precision. For example, reducing bass or adding presence. The EQ’d signal can also be mixed with the original dry signal. MID / SIDE focusses on the stereo image with individual gain controls for the middle and sides content of stereo audio, as well as an overall width control which can reduce a stereo signal down to mono. COMPRESSOR / LIMITER adjusts final dynamics and loudness and comprises two compressors in series with variable threshold and ratios. The first compressor stage also has a mix control. This section also includes a variable soft / hard clipper stage and overall output volume control.

Screenshots

Resamplr4 screens
FinalFX2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FinalFX at none against Resamplr's 9. FinalFX also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (4 vs 2). Resamplr's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (19 vs 2). On ads and monetization model 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

Resamplr costs $4.99 and FinalFX $3.99 up front. Resamplr sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. FinalFX asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FinalFX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Resamplr has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Resamplr ships an update every 3 days, FinalFX every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Resamplr versus FinalFX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterResamplrFinalFX
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.7 (19 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size326 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScott PatersonRob Jackson

Customer experience

Resamplr

All ratings19 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative19.0%

FinalFX

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

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Resamplr

One-time9
  • Compositions V1$3.99
  • Compositions V2$3.99
  • Jazz Style$3.99
Show 6 more
  • 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
None

FinalFX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Resamplr free?
Resamplr costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is FinalFX free?
FinalFX costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Resamplr or FinalFX?
FinalFX is rated higher. Resamplr averages 4.7 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while FinalFX averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Resamplr or FinalFX have ads?
Neither Resamplr nor FinalFX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Resamplr or FinalFX?
Resamplr ships an update every 3 days, and FinalFX every 3 weeks. Most recently, Resamplr was updated on October 11, 2026 and FinalFX on October 8, 2026.

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