Comparison

Loop Breaker vs BeepBento

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

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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.

About

BeepBento

Create music with a collection of sound effects, a beat maker, and six AUv3 plugins. Explore diverse sounds, sketch rhythms, and add texture to your projects. Features include a sequencer, real-time audio shaping, and various synthesizers and effects.

Highlights
  • 100 diverse sound effects
  • 16-step beat sequencer
  • Real-time audio shaping
  • Six AUv3 plugins (FX, Synth, Drum Machine, etc.)
  • Import and export audio
  • Light, dark, and system themes
Features
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Turn every beep, pop, and click into the start of something musical. BeepBento is a pocket-sized box of sound. It brings together 100 sound effects, a hands-on beat workshop, a flexible audio studio, and six AUv3 plug-ins—so you can find a sound, sketch a rhythm, or add texture and movement to a host project without slowing down. 100 SOUNDS • Explore arcade, sci-fi, toy, nature, foley, and interface sounds • Search, browse by category, save favorites, or let Random surprise you • Play 80 characterful synthesized sounds and 20 public-domain recordings BEAT WORKSHOP & STUDIO • Tap out ideas on a 4-track, 16-step sequencer • Choose or randomize track sounds, then adjust tempo and swing • Import audio and shape color, space, echo, texture, pitch, and speed in real time • Tap the magic wand for musical settings, then export as WAV • Save exports to the shared audio library for the app and Sampler AUv3 SIX AUv3 PLUG-INS • FX: three drive modes, noise, jitter, bit crushing, ducked delay, and 16-step sequencing • Motion FX: host-synced motion, envelope/MIDI response, auto-pan, chorus, and dynamic delay • Synth: 12 voices, anti-aliased saw/square, PWM, resonant filter, filter LFO, key tracking, and glide • Drum Machine: 8 synthesized parts, per-part mixing, room, humanize, and a 4-lane sequencer • Sampler: play 100 sounds or shared samples with regions, reverse playback, and looping • MIDI Lab: transpose, scales, chords, velocity humanize, probability, random octaves, and routing Made for playful creation with light, dark, and system themes, 10 languages, haptics, and responsive iPhone and iPad layouts. No account and no ads; imported audio is processed on your device.

Screenshots

Loop Breaker4 screens
BeepBento4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Loop Breaker at 5.0 against BeepBento's 4.7. Loop Breaker also leads on chart position (#176 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). BeepBento's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Loop Breaker costs $4.99 and BeepBento $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Loop Breaker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Loop Breaker versus BeepBento: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoop BreakerBeepBento
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#176 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB14 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperGlowMachine LLC宁 徐

In-app purchases

None

Loop Breaker

No in-app purchases

None

BeepBento

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loop Breaker free?
Loop Breaker costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeepBento free?
BeepBento costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Loop Breaker or BeepBento?
Loop Breaker is rated higher. Loop Breaker averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while BeepBento averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Loop Breaker or BeepBento have ads?
Neither Loop Breaker nor BeepBento shows ads.

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