LoopBeat vs Wormhole
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
LoopBeat
This app provides a professional drum machine experience with studio-quality sounds and extensive editing capabilities. It allows for seamless section switching, real-time tempo changes, and hands-free control via a Bluetooth pedal, making it ideal for performers and producers.
- Studio-grade real drum sounds
- Seamless section switching
- Real-time tempo and time-signature change
- MIDI editing for drum patterns
- 5-band EQ and plate reverb
- Bluetooth pedal for hands-free control
- Jam pads for spontaneous playing
- Sampler for custom drum kits
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LoopBeat โ a professional drum machine in your pocket, with a real drummer always on stage. LoopBeat gives you professional rhythm tools, ready whenever you are: studio-grade sampled kits, seamless section switching, real-time tempo and time-signature changes, recording your voice or instrument into loops, and building new songs out of sections from others. With a Bluetooth pedal and jam pads, you'll have a steady, inspiring rhythm section wherever you play. WHY LOOPBEAT โข Real drum kits, studio-grade sound Complete sample sets covering pop, rock, punk, R&B, reggae, folk and Djembe. Every instrument is sampled with velocity layers, so soft and hard hits genuinely differ. โข A large song library, play instantly Every style has preset songs with a full structure: Intro, Loops 1โ4, Fills, Variation, EndFill. Tap any section to switch seamlessly โ the music never stops. โข NEW: Re-arrange loops into a brand-new song Pick LOOP sections from any song in the library and reorder, repeat or trim them to build a new track out of different styles. Insert fills every N bars, add a variation, or start a fresh LOOP at any line โ then set the drum kit and title. One tap exports it as a regular LoopBeat song. Works on mobile and in the desktop Manager. โข Real-time time-signature changes Change tempo and time signature while playing: 3/4, 4/4 and 6/8 on the fly, with smooth transitions and no stutter. Dial in any BPM and the kit stays steady. โข Powerful MIDI section editing A professional piano roll edits every section note by note: add, delete and drag notes, adjust velocity and length, copy and paste sections. Touch-optimised, and you can import external MIDI files as sections. โข 5-band EQ + plate reverb A five-band biquad EQ shapes your kit from low-end weight to high-end air, while the Dattorro plate reverb creates genuine live-room space โ all adjustable in real time. โข Bluetooth pedal, hands free Switch sections, trigger fills, start and stop playback, and control recording and looping โ all with your feet. Sing without reaching for the screen. โข Jam pads, play freely Touch pads with a jam mode: tap to trigger real drum sounds, with mute, lock and edit functions. Multi-touch lets you play with both hands. โข NEW: LOOP audio recording โ layer your ideas into a song on the spot Plug in a microphone or instrument and record vocals, guitar or percussion straight into a loop. Start, stop and overdub are all quantised to the bar line, so you punch in right on the beat. Layer up to 4 tracks of up to 32 seconds each with an independent playback level, and a stopped track is kept ready to resume. An input level meter and built-in tuner let you check level and pitch as soon as you plug in. โข Sampler, expand it your way FLAC sample support lets you import your own samples and build custom kits. The desktop Manager (Mac/Windows) transfers samples over Wi-Fi. BUILT FOR TOUCH, MADE FOR THE STAGE Optimised for iPhone and iPad: on phones the essentials are reachable one-handed; on iPad the layout adapts to portrait and landscape, with beat progress and playback state always visible. TYPICAL USES - Solo performance: loop voice and instrument into a full backing - Street gigs: pedal-controlled section changes that lock in with your vocals - Re-arranging: combine sections from songs you love into your own set - Band rehearsal: switch styles and tempo fast for a solid reference - Songwriting and demos: arrangement-quality drums while you hum - Music teaching: show song structure and demo time signatures FREE 30-DAY TRIAL, ONE-TAP UNLOCK Try everything free for 30 days: all styles and songs, arrangement, audio looping, section editing, EQ and reverb, pedal and jam pads. Then a single in-app purchase unlocks it all permanently โ no subscription, no hidden fees, updates included. LoopBeat โ put a professional drummer in your pocket. Download now and start your show!
Wormhole
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Wormhole turns any sound you have into music you made. Drop in a clip โ a video from your camera roll, a voice memo, a file, or something you hum into the mic. Wormhole listens to it, finds the tempo and the key on its own, and chops it into slices you can play. From there you are one tap away from a beat. FIVE INSTRUMENTS, ONE SCREEN Drums, 808, keys, your chopped clip, and a lead โ all on one page. Tap a row to open its notes and draw them straight in. There is no edit mode to learn and no menu tree to climb. If you can tap, you can write a pattern. EVERY NOTE IS IN KEY Wormhole knows what key your project is in and keeps every instrument inside it. You can't place a wrong note. Change the key later and your melodies move with it โ the app remembers the scale degree, not the absolute pitch. THE WORMHOLE Send any sound into the Wormhole and it comes back out in your key. Freeze a single grain into a pad. Smear a vocal into a choir. Stutter a snare into a fill that was never played. It is a scale-locked granular bus, and it is the reason the app is called what it is called. CHOP IT YOUR WAY Slice on transients, slice on the grid, or cut it by hand โ tap the waveform to add a cut, drag a dot to move one. Pick a part of a long clip and chop only that. Every slice gets its own pitch, filter, and length. STUCK? PRESS FLIP One button writes a whole beat โ drums, bass, chords, melody, all in your key, all editable. Press it until something grabs you, then make it yours. LOOPS BECOME A SONG Build up to four versions of every instrument, then place them on a timeline. Drag a block's edge to repeat it. That is the entire arrangement view. POST IT Export a 1080x1920 vertical video with a reactive visual, ready to go straight to your feed. Or take M4A for other apps and 24-bit WAV for your DAW. BUILT PROPERLY Real-time audio engine written from scratch. No login, no account, no cloud, no tracking โ your projects live on your phone. Works fully offline. Something you already have is a beat. It just needs chopping. https://wormhole.aimoxyz.xyz/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LoopBeat at 15.0 against Wormhole's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. LoopBeat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Wormhole sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LoopBeat | Wormhole |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 866 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ๅปบๅผบ ่ดบ | Moritz Maximilian Fricke |
In-app purchases
LoopBeat
- LoopBeat$9.99
Wormhole
- Wormhole Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
- Wormhole Pro Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year









