Comparison

Bitbop vs Loop Breaker

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

Head to head
About

Bitbop

Features
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Tap the colored pads and a tiny band plays along. Bitbop is a chiptune groovebox where every pad is in key, so you can't hit a wrong note. Make a song in seconds. Pick a sound, tap a color, and a bassline, sparkle and drums lock in around you. There is nothing to read and no menu maze. Beginners sound great at once, and there is plenty underneath for people who want to go deep. FIVE SOUND WORLDS Every world is its own synthesizer, built from scratch: - Bitbop - the signature chiptune sound, PWM lead and chip supersaw - Techno - a resonant lead, a clean sub and a punchy driven kit - Retro - a clear pulse melody, square chimes and a smooth triangle bass - Classical - bowed strings and a plucked harp in a concert-hall reverb - Dancehall - a syncopated sub, a skank chop and a steppers riddim 1,000+ SONGS TO START FROM Load a folk tune, a public-domain classic, a rave or techno groove, house, trance, drum and bass, lo-fi, hip-hop, afrobeat, latin, raga and more, then pull it apart and make it yours. Or tap Surprise me and let Bitbop sketch a new song. 100 VISUALIZER LOOKS Turn any jam into a full-screen light show: neon highways, jellyfish, kaleidoscopes, laser harps, 3D tunnels and more. Every look follows the notes you actually hear. SHARE IT - Export a video for stories and feeds, with the visuals you see on screen - Export WAV audio or MIDI for any music app - Share a song as a link or QR code - Go Live: friends watch your jam unfold in real time from a link, no app needed PLAY YOUR WAY - Tempo from 65 to 250 BPM, a vibe filter and a feel control for swing and groove - Loops from 8 steps up to 8-bar songs, with a fader for lead, bass, bell and drums - Undo, erase, copy and paste, and lock a control to keep it between songs PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads. No accounts. No trackers. Bitbop works fully offline and your songs stay on your device. Only anonymous usage counts are sent, and you can turn that off in Settings. Tap a color. Make a banger.

About

Loop Breaker

This app transforms your audio loops into evolving compositions by introducing random modifiers and effects. It encourages creative exploration by letting you decide how to alter your sound or letting the app make choices for you.

Highlights
  • Gamified audio processing
  • Modifier system for effects
  • Probability system for modifier appearance
  • MIDI CC control for probability
  • Preset system for saving/recalling stacks
  • Record and resample audio output
  • Standalone app and AUv3 plugin
Features
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Loop Breaker is a gamified audio processing environment that periodically forces you to make choices about how your audio loops should change and how your compositions should unfold. This is primarily achieved through a modifier system; every few bars, a new modifier appears in a queue. You must decide which of your loops should be affected by the modifier. If you make no choice, Loop Breaker will decide for you. Change is the only constant. Modifiers include standard audio effects like reverb, delay, chorus, filters, granular delay, auto-pan, and tremolo. Each of these effects has multiple parameters that are set on the fly and include various onset times. Other modifiers effect loop playback: you can change the playback speed, reverse playback direction, time-stretch, re-pitch, move loop brackets via the parts system, and slice loops and then shuffle, arpeggiate, or repeat them. Modifiers stack. Within minutes, your loops will wander down their own paths and recombine to create something previously unimaginable. Loop Breaker also contains a robust probability system for controlling how likely it is that modifier types will appear in the queue and how likely it is that an individual loop will be targeted for modification, should you cede decision-making responsibilities to Loop Breaker. The probability system responds to MIDI CC messages, so you can dynamically change probability settings with MIDI controllers, automation lanes in your DAW, or via modulation sources. Loop Breaker also contains a preset system for saving and recalling modifier stacks. Take your explorations as far as you want, save a new preset, and then recall it later on, even between sessions. Like the pads and probability system, presets also can be controlled via MIDI. Still not enough exploratory madness for you? Record and resample the audio output and then re-apply it to a pad or process it further in your DAW. Loop Breaker works both as a standalone app and as a AUv3 plug-in. Loop Breaker knows that you have a hard drive full of 4-bar loops that you never turned into finished compositions. Loop Breaker wants to help. Loop Breaker wants to make sure you don't get stuck in a loop.

Screenshots

Bitbop4 screens
Loop Breaker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Loop Breaker at 3 against Bitbop's 1. Loop Breaker also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Bitbop versus Loop Breaker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBitbopLoop Breaker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFranz EnzenhoferGlowMachine LLC

In-app purchases

None

Bitbop

No in-app purchases

None

Loop Breaker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bitbop free?
Bitbop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loop Breaker free?
Loop Breaker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bitbop or Loop Breaker have ads?
Neither Bitbop nor Loop Breaker shows ads.

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