Loop Breaker vs NullPerator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Loop Breaker
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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.
NullPerator
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NullPerator brings the focused tracker workflow to iPhone and iPad. Compose patterns, arrange songs, record samples, and play them back through a compact interface designed around the NullPerator hardware. Use the on-screen controls or connect a compatible game controller. Route MIDI, keep projects in the Files app, and continue working without an account. Features: ⢠Tracker composition and playback ⢠Touch controls optimized for portrait and landscape layouts ⢠Compatible game controller input ⢠MIDI routing, including supported Bluetooth MIDI devices ⢠Sample recording through the current iOS audio input ⢠Local project and sample storage through the Files app ⢠iPhone and iPad support Your projects and settings stay on your device. NullPerator does not include advertising, analytics, or account tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Loop Breaker at 15.0 against NullPerator's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Loop Breaker | NullPerator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | ā | Daily |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GlowMachine LLC | 203 Systems |
In-app purchases
Loop Breaker
No in-app purchases
NullPerator
No in-app purchases
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