Ohms Sample vs SL Radio Mini
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ohms Sample
Transform any sound into a playable instrument and a generative music creation tool. This app offers a unique interface for slicing, looping, and manipulating audio, with advanced features for creating complex sonic textures and rhythms. It supports MIDI input and external hardware for expanded control.
- Touch instrument creation from any sound
- Generative audio weaving with weighted routes
- Advanced slicing, looping, and tape scrubbing
- Up to 128 grain voices with extensive control
- Resonant filtering, delay, and reverb effects
- MIDI controller and Launchpad hardware support
- Local audio capture and indexing
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Ohms Sample cuts any loop at its transients and turns every slice into something you can play, tune, and choke. Drop in a sound and it slices itself; drag a marker to move a cut, then play it on screen, from Mac keys, over MIDI, on a Launchpad, or inside your DAW. A starter drum loop is already sliced the first time you open the app, so you can play before you import anything. SLICE AND SHAPE * Up to 16 transient-aware slices, each with its own tune, volume, pan, attack, release, reverse, loop, and choke group, so an open hat can give way to a closed one. * Play the slices side by side, or one slice chromatically. Four touch modes let you tap slices on the waveform, hold a two-finger loop, scrub like tape, or play a slice as a keyboard. * Zoom the waveform from 1× to 8×, cut or keep a range, reverse it, or stretch it from 50% to 200% without changing pitch. Restore the untouched source at any time. * Retune the whole instrument, with a one-tap A = 432 Hz. * Save the whole setup (slice positions, triggers, routes, effects, grain, and per-slice settings) as a recipe, then apply it to a different sample in one undoable step. The library keeps up to 256 recipes, and you can exchange them as .ohmsrecipe files. Recipes hold settings only, never audio. LET IT PLAY ITSELF * Tap a pattern preset (star polygon, Fibonacci walk, pendulum, spiral, or a Euclidean 5- or 7-hit rhythm) for an instant route or rhythm, then press Run and watch the playhead show every choice. * Draw weighted routes between the slices on the circular Orbit map. * Four playback paths: Weave, Pulse, Interlock, and Drift. The Pulse lane runs 1 to 64 steps, each with its own openness. * A Chance field moves the whole instrument from order to wild and from near to far. * Arm stutter, reverse, speed, and scratch gestures per slice, morph across a 3×4 snapshot bank, and punch in with four trigger pads. * Catch the last 1, 2, 4, or 8 bars as a Take and replay exactly what played. GRAIN AND EFFECTS * Up to 128 grain voices with position, size, density, pitch, jitter, reverse probability, and stereo spread. * A resonant low-pass or high-pass filter, feedback delay, and reverb on every sample. KEYS, MIDI, AND LAUNCHPAD * On a Mac, keys A–P play the slices whenever the Sample Brain search field is not focused. * MIDI notes 36–51 or 60–75 play the slices and 52–55 fire the triggers. Learn CCs for grain, effects, and morph; send and receive MIDI clock; echo Orbit choices as notes. * Launchpad Mini MK3, X, and Pro MK3 get sixteen large color blocks on the Pads page, plus Weave, Pulse, and Memory pages, with LEDs that follow the instrument. CAPTURE AND EXPORT * Import through the system file pickers, and search the sample folders you choose with Sample Brain. * Record from the microphone in Take. On macOS, Sample Anything can hold the last 60 seconds of system audio in memory once you turn it on in Take. macOS asks for Screen & System Audio Recording permission; only audio is used, never screen frames. * A new recording waits beside the current sample until you choose Use Recording or Keep Current. * Export the edited sample as WAV, bounce a caught Take to WAV, or save the Take as a Standard MIDI File for your DAW. * Save sample, slices, routes, gestures, snapshots, effects, and grain together as one session. AUv3 INSTRUMENT * The full engine and insert effects run sample-accurately as an AUv3 instrument on macOS and iPadOS, with 24 automatable parameters, factory presets, and host-saved state. Each instance keeps its own sample and can follow host tempo. * The plug-in requests no microphone, file, screen-capture, or network access. Audio is decoded, sliced, and played on your Mac or iPad, with no account, analytics, advertising, or network calls. One purchase covers macOS and iPadOS, with no subscription or in-app purchase. Runs on macOS 14 or later and iPadOS 17 or later. Sample Anything is macOS-only; microphone recording works on both.
SL Radio Mini
This audio effect plugin transforms vocals, drums, and loops into a radio-style sound. It features a touch-draggable FM tuner and local AI for realistic radio character, offering control over interference and signal mix. It functions as both a standalone app and an AUv3 audio effect for music production.
- Touch-draggable FM tuner
- Local AI radio character
- Signal and Mix controls
- Animated tuner glitches
- Standalone app and AUv3 effect
- Runs fully on device
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SL Radio Mini is an AUv3 audio effect for music-making apps, not an internet radio player. Insert it on an audio track in a compatible AUv3 host to give vocals, drums and loops a radio-style tone. Drag across 88-108 MHz to move between cleaner station lock, narrow radio tone, flutter and interference. Signal controls reception character. Mix blends the result with the original sound. Radio Match v2 is a compact trained neural model embedded in the app. It runs entirely on your device. Audio is not sent to a server, and no processing account is required. Features: - Touch-draggable FM tuner - Local AI radio character - Signal and Mix controls - Animated tuner glitches and grille smoke - Standalone app and AUv3 audio effect - Runs fully on device The standalone app does not automatically monitor the built-in microphone through the speaker. Use AUv3 inside a compatible host for live audio processing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SL Radio Mini at Free against Ohms Sample's $29.99. SL Radio Mini also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
SL Radio Mini is free to download; Ohms Sample costs $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ohms Sample ships an update weekly, SL Radio Mini fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ohms Sample | SL Radio Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Omar Quddusi | VIACHESLAV ZHILTSOV |
Customer experience
Ohms Sample
SL Radio Mini
In-app purchases
Ohms Sample
No in-app purchases
SL Radio Mini
No in-app purchases
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