Comparison

Bliss AUv3 Sampler vs TowerDub

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

Head to head
About

Bliss AUv3 Sampler

This app transforms any sound into a playable synth instrument. It allows you to host and resample AUv3 instruments, offering deep modulation, studio effects, and extensive import capabilities for creating expressive music on the go.

Highlights
  • Host and resample AUv3 instruments
  • Deep modulation and dual filters
  • Full MPE expression support
  • 7 studio effects with 8x oversampling
  • 1 GB factory library
  • Import SFZ, SoundFont2, EXS, Kontakt, Akai, and more
  • Built-in wave editor and loop modes
Features
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Bliss brings desktop-class sampling to iOS. The same desktop engine now in your hands, on stage, on the couch, anywhere. Load a sample, play an instrument. Bliss turns any sound into a rich, expressive, playable synth with a workflow built for speed and a sound built to impress. β€” HOST & RESAMPLE ANY AUv3 β€” Load any AUv3 instrument right inside Bliss and capture it into your own multi-zone instrument. Auto-sample across the keyboard with velocity layers, then play it back with zero CPU overhead β€” even offline. Export the result as standard SFZ or Bliss ZBP, ready to reuse anywhere. Turn any synth on your iPad into a lightweight, playable sampled instrument. β€” A REAL SAMPLER ENGINE β€” β€’ Up to 64 voices of polyphony β€’ Pristine SINC 128 interpolation (512-point mode for mastering-grade playback) β€’ Mono, poly, legato with glide, and 4-voice unison with detune β€’ NEON-optimized, native Apple Silicon performance β€” DUAL FILTERS β€” β€’ Two 24 dB/oct filters: lowpass, highpass, bandpass, notch, peaking β€’ Zipper-free cutoff, resonance and drive β€’ Velocity and keyboard tracking β€” DEEP MODULATION β€” β€’ Independent amp, mod, filter and LFO envelopes β€’ Two syncable LFOs with configurable phase β€’ Parameter morphing for evolving, living sounds β€’ 8 assignable macro knobs β€” automatable from your DAW β€” FULL MPE EXPRESSION β€” Per-note pitch bend, timbre and pressure. Auto-configures with ROLI Seaboard, LinnStrument and Expressive E Osmose. β€” 7 STUDIO EFFECTS β€” Multiband limiter, soft clipper, stereo rotation, chorus, delay and reverb with 8x oversampling β€” plus per-slot bit reducer, phaser and distortion. Per-zone sends. β€” 1 GB FACTORY LIBRARY β€” Start making music instantly with 100+ ready-to-play instruments β€” keys, pads, basses, guitars, strings, winds, percussion and more. A free 1 GB download, available in-app. β€” IMPORT EVERYTHING β€” Bliss speaks every sampler dialect: SFZ, SoundFont2, EXS, Kontakt NKI (1–4), Akai S1000/S3000/S5000-6000, XPM Keygroups, Renoise and CUE sheets. Audio in WAV, AIFF, FLAC, OGG and MP3. β€” BUILT-IN EDITING β€” β€’ Full wave editor with undo, 1:1 zoom, stereo/independent channel selections β€’ Loop modes: forward, bidirectional, backward, crossfade, trim β€’ Cut, paste, mix paste, fades, normalize β€’ Visual key mapper for zones, velocity ranges and root keys β€’ Tempo and transient auto-slicing β€” AUv3 + STANDALONE β€” Run Bliss standalone or as an Audio Unit v3 inside AUM, GarageBand, Cubasis, Logic and any AUv3 host. Fully automatable, resizable, and ready for your rig.

About

TowerDub

Features
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TowerDub is an all-in-one groovebox for building reggae riddims and mixing dub, live. Program kick, snare, hats and perc as four independent drum voices, each with its own pattern, velocity and p-locks. Layer in Bass, Chords, Lead and Pads β€” warm, analog-style synths built for roots and dub, playable on a scale keyboard and recordable live with real quantized overdub. Record a vocal chop or a field sample straight into the built-in Sampler. Mix it down through a proper dub desk: send delay and reverb per instrument, sweep a King Tubby–style resonant filter across any bus, throw in siren stabs, and pass your mic straight through the board. Cut instruments in and out live, capture the whole pass with one-tap dub recording, and keep multiple mix versions of the same riddim. No subscriptions β€” just a warm, hand-tuned instrument built for the sound of the desk.

Screenshots

Bliss AUv3 Sampler4 screens
TowerDub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TowerDub at $9.99 against Bliss AUv3 Sampler's $19.99. Bliss AUv3 Sampler's advantage is 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 Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Bliss AUv3 Sampler costs $19.99 and TowerDub $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Bliss AUv3 Sampler versus TowerDub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBliss AUv3 SamplerTowerDub
Price$19.99$9.99 β€” better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size26 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDiscoDSP LLCAdrien de Quatrebarbes

In-app purchases

None

Bliss AUv3 Sampler

No in-app purchases

None

TowerDub

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bliss AUv3 Sampler free?
Bliss AUv3 Sampler costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TowerDub free?
TowerDub costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bliss AUv3 Sampler or TowerDub have ads?
Neither Bliss AUv3 Sampler nor TowerDub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bliss AUv3 Sampler or TowerDub?
Bliss AUv3 Sampler ships an update every 4 days, and TowerDub every 4 days. Most recently, Bliss AUv3 Sampler was updated on October 7, 2026 and TowerDub on October 23, 2026.

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