Comparison

BloopMachine vs SlowSolo

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

Head to head
About

BloopMachine

Create unique electronic music with a monophonic synth-sequencer. Generate acid lines and glitchy textures with a chaotic yet musical approach. Shape sounds with a versatile FX section and build full tracks with pattern chaining and song mode.

Highlights
  • Monophonic wavetable synth with resonant filter
  • Deep step sequencer with parameter automation
  • Mutate function for unpredictable sound design
  • 5-effect FX section with parameter sequencing
  • 48 patterns and Song mode for track building
  • Real-time audio recording and export
  • AUv3 plugin support
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BloopMachine is a monophonic synth-sequencer built for acid lines, glitchy textures and generative electronic music. Inspired by the sound worlds of Aphex Twin, Autechre and Morton Subotnick, it behaves like a TB-303 pushed way past the edge: squelchy, alive and gloriously unpredictable. At its heart is a wavetable synth with a resonant filter, driven by a deep step sequencer that can automate every parameter. Lean into the machine's love of chaos: the Mutate function reshapes your entire patch in one tap, turning simple sequences into organic, ever-shifting patterns that always stay musical. Shape your sound with a 5-effect FX section: Ring Modulator, Distortion, Chorus, Delay and Reverb, and sequence or mutate those parameters too, for movement and grit that evolves bar after bar. Build full tracks with 48 patterns and a Song mode that chains them into a timeline. Save your favourite machines as presets, then capture the result with real-time audio recording. Run it standalone or as an AUv3 plugin inside your favourite host, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. BloopMachine is free to download and explore. Unlock the full version with a single in-app purchase to use the complete FX section, access all 48 patterns, build tracks in Song mode, save and manage your own presets, export your music with real-time recording, and enable Undo. Features: • Monophonic wavetable synth with resonant filter • Synth octave, shape, decay, tone, phase & LFO parameters • Synth bend function • Mutate function for all synth parameters • Step sequencer for note, octave and all synth parameters • Variable step count up to 32 steps • FX module with 5 effects: Ring Modulator, Distortion, Chorus, Delay & Reverb (Full version) • Mutate function for all FX parameters • Step sequencer for all FX parameters • 48 patterns (Full version) • Song mode & Timeline (Full version) • Sequencer tempo & swing support • Audio export with real-time recording (Full version) • Undo function (Full version) • User presets management (Full version) • User presets import & export (Full version) • AudioUnit (AUv3) support More to come, new features are on their way (Midi mapping & Midi In clock support, Ableton Link, …). Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: contact@fingerlab.net Enjoy BloopMachine! Fingerlab Team

About

SlowSolo

Features
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Hear a solo you want to learn, but you have no audio file to import? Hold your iPhone to the speaker, record it, and practise it slowly. - Record from a speaker with one tap - Automatic mastering evens out the sound of a phone recording and reduces hiss between notes - High-quality slow-down from 50 % to 100 % without changing the pitch - Repeat a phrase: set Start and End, drag the markers on the waveform, fine-tune by 10 ms - Speed and loop are remembered for every recording - Keeps playing with the screen locked; play/pause from the lock screen and AirPods - Share the slowed-down audio - Everything happens on your iPhone. No account, no ads, nothing is uploaded. Only record audio you have the right to use for your own practice.

Screenshots

BloopMachine4 screens
SlowSolo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SlowSolo at none against BloopMachine's 1. BloopMachine's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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

Both are free to download. BloopMachine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SlowSolo asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
BloopMachine versus SlowSolo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBloopMachineSlowSolo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFingerlabOskar Kunicki

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BloopMachine

One-time1
  • BloopMachine - Full Version$6.99
None

SlowSolo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BloopMachine free?
BloopMachine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SlowSolo free?
SlowSolo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BloopMachine or SlowSolo have ads?
Neither BloopMachine nor SlowSolo shows ads.

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