Busker Live FX vs Sampledex Effect Shift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Busker Live FX
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Busker Live FX is a live guitar and vocal multi-effects app for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Connect instruments and microphones through an external audio interface, then control effects, your mix, backing tracks, loops and performance recording in one app. A console for each device • Mac and landscape iPad: channel details, channel strips and MR/Looper/Record in three columns • Portrait iPad: transport panels arranged side by side below the console • iPhone: bottom tabs for channel details, channel strips and playback/recording • Mac: select an external interface independently of the system default Independent channels and effects • Up to four inputs, depending on your interface, with Guitar or Vocal on each channel • Guitar: Tuner, Gate, Compressor, EQ, Boost, NAM AMP, IR, Doubler, Chorus, Delay and Reverb • Vocal: Gate, Preamp, Compressor, EQ, De-esser, Pitch Correction, two-voice Harmony and Reverb • Input gain, Pan, output faders, Mute/Solo and stereo Main output Perform and record • One stereo loop up to 60 seconds, with overdubbing, Undo and Clear • Import backing audio, see position and total time, and shift KEY by −3…+3 semitones • Record enabled inputs, loaded MR, active loop and final MIX as stereo 24-bit WAV files • Pause/resume within a Take; browse, preview and share individual files or a whole Take • MIDI mapping by input channel and Guitar/Vocal type, All MIDI channels and MIDI Learn • Save presets, edit names together and delete from the library All app features are free. No login or subscription is required. Presets and recordings are stored per device and do not automatically sync between devices. Requirements Requires iOS/iPadOS 17 or later, or macOS 14 or later, a compatible external audio interface and microphone permission. Built-in audio and AirPods are not treated as external interfaces for live input. Adapters, power and drivers depend on your interface. Latency and available processing capacity depend on your device, interface and buffer settings. User manual: https://buskerlivefx.pickandtune.com/manual Support: support@pickandtune.com
Sampledex Effect Shift
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Give your sound a new direction. Sampledex Effect Shift brings 50 effect choices, seven hands-on macro controls and the seven-band Bender EQ to iPhone and iPad. Add drive to a drum loop, movement to a synth or space around a melody, then shape the result to fit your track. FIND A STARTING POINT Choose from 51 factory presets: Default plus a starting sound for each of the 50 effects. A factory preset recalls a complete sound. Use the separate effect menu when you want to change the algorithm while keeping your other settings. CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTER Explore drive, digital textures, filters, chorus, flanging, phasing, tremolo, ring modulation, delay and reverb. Start with an effect, then turn Amount, Tone, Time, Mix, Dimension, Sparkle and Output to make it your own. SHAPE IT WITH BENDER EQ Follow seven colored band curves and their numbered handles. Select a band to adjust frequency, gain and Q directly. Use Fine for smaller graph movements, or lock dragging to frequency or gain. High-pass, low-pass and Prism controls give you more ways to shape the response. COMPARE AND KEEP YOUR IDEAS Use EQ A/B to compare two settings and copy a favorite into the other slot. Save the full sound as a preset and import or export preset documents when moving between your workflows. Each instance keeps its own sound in your host's project state. BUILT FOR TOUCH Move between Effects, Bender EQ and Advanced pages. Scroll to reach every control, enter a precise value or turn a textured macro knob. Switch Light or Dark directly from the touch header, or use the theme menu in Advanced. Your theme and settings return when the instance is restored. BRING IT INTO YOUR MUSIC WORKFLOW The included AUv3 audio effect extension loads in compatible hosts. The containing app also offers live input processing: connect headphones or an audio interface, then enable live input. Microphone permission is requested when you enable input. Your host manages audio when you use the extension. GO FURTHER Explore HoloRune character, spatial modes, EQ routing, parallel mix and Mid/Side levels in Advanced. Sidechain ducking requires a compatible host and a routed sidechain source.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sampledex Effect Shift at none against Busker Live FX's 3. Sampledex Effect Shift also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Busker Live FX sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Sampledex Effect Shift asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Busker Live FX | Sampledex Effect Shift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MINJUNG CHO | Robert Clemons |
In-app purchases
Busker Live FX
- Busker Live FX Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Busker Live FX Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Busker Live FX Pro (Lifetime)$79.99
Sampledex Effect Shift
No in-app purchases
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