Comparison

Resamplr vs Orbit Sampler

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
Currently charting
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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

Orbit Sampler

Features
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Orbit is a native iPad and iPhone live-performance sampler built for pads, grooves, and fast ideas. Play a 4×4 pad grid with one-shot, gate, and loop modes. Build patterns on the step sequencer, trim samples on the waveform, shape sound with pitch, filter, and master FX, then record the mix or capture live takes straight to a pad. Designed like booth hardware — LCD status, foldable racks, and a full-screen LIVE pads mode for performance — without copying any brand’s look or layout. FREE TO PLAY • Full sampler workflow to try and jam • Optional one-time Unlock supports ongoing development (no subscription) PADS & PERFORMANCE • 16 velocity-ready performance pads • One-shot, gate, and toggle-loop playback • Choke groups, mute/solo, quantised triggering • Full-screen LIVE pads for focused playing SEQUENCER & TRANSPORT • 16-step sequencer with banks, scenes, and swing • BPM transport with quantise grids • Note repeat and sequence record SAMPLE TOOLS • Import WAV, AIFF, M4A, MP3 • Waveform trim and pad editing • Pitch, rate, filter, and sends • Master EQ, delay, reverb, and dynamics • Master-mix recording and live sample-in PROJECTS • Autosave and named project library • Built-in starter kit so you can play immediately MIDI • External MIDI control • Bluetooth MIDI controller support Orbit is an original product inspired by the general workflow of hardware performance samplers.

Screenshots

Resamplr4 screens
Orbit Sampler4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Orbit Sampler at Free against Resamplr's $4.99. Resamplr's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and chart position (#99 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Orbit Sampler is free to download; Resamplr costs $4.99 up front. Resamplr sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Orbit Sampler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Resamplr ships an update every 3 days, Orbit Sampler every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Resamplr versus Orbit Sampler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterResamplrOrbit Sampler
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#99 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size326 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScott PatersonLee Bailey

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
1 purchases

Orbit Sampler

One-time1
  • Unlock Orbit$24.99

Questions

Is Resamplr free?
Resamplr costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Orbit Sampler free?
Orbit Sampler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Resamplr or Orbit Sampler have ads?
Neither Resamplr nor Orbit Sampler shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Resamplr or Orbit Sampler?
Resamplr ships an update every 3 days, and Orbit Sampler every 2 weeks. Most recently, Resamplr was updated on October 11, 2026 and Orbit Sampler on October 2, 2026.

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