Comparison

SL FLUX vs PadLoop

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

Head to head
About

SL FLUX

Features
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SL FLUX is a creative multi-effect for shaping movement, tone and space in one focused interface. Turn static sounds into evolving textures, rhythmic motion and polished transitions. Designed for fast sound design on iPhone and iPad, SL FLUX works as a standalone app and AUv3 Audio Unit inside compatible hosts. Use it on synths, drums, vocals, samples and full mixes, then automate controls in your DAW for dynamic results. No account, subscription or internet connection is required.

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PadLoop

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Sixteen pads, a track looper and a sampler: PadLoop turns your phone into a real instrument for making beats with your fingers - no musical training needed. Try everything free for 7 days. After that PadLoop stays free with 2 banks, 2 looper tracks and one project, or you unlock everything with a single one-time purchase. No subscription. NEW • Ready beats: 24 complete grooves (Trap soul, Afrobeats, Deep house, UK drill, Funk, Lo-fi...), each with its own bank, tempo and swing, drums and music already recorded. One tap and you play over them • Optional plugins: 6 sound kits (Reggaeton, Afro & Amapiano, Jungle & DnB, Phonk, Drum Machines, Percussion) and 4 instruments with real recorded notes (grand piano, marimba & vibraphone, strings, winds) • Split a song: the Stem split plugin separates a track into vocals, drums, bass and the rest, right on your phone, no internet needed. Then put the parts on your pads (needs 3 GB of RAM or more) • Pedals: MIDI pedals run the looper hands-free • More precise mic recording: the delay is stored separately for speaker, headphones and Bluetooth • On first launch, if you like, an example to listen to or a step-by-step guide PLAY • 8 sound banks (128 pads): drums, basses, synths, vocals - all replaceable • Touch dynamics: hard at the bottom, soft at the top, like real pads • Keyboard: play any sound in a scale with no wrong notes, chords included • Note repeat with Latch, an arpeggiator, 16 Levels (the same sound at sixteen velocities), hold-down effects (filter, echo, reverb, lo-fi...) • Shape every pad: pitch, reverse, envelope, filter, echo, lo-fi RECORD LOOPS • Hit REC and play: the loop records itself and keeps going, layer after layer • Up to 16 synced tracks: name them and drag them into your own order, without stopping the loop • Time-stretch: a loop follows the project BPM without changing pitch • Quantization with a selectable grid (8ths, 16ths, triplets, 1/32) or off - and you can change it afterwards • Step sequencer with per-cell hit strength: accents and ghost notes • Mute in time, per-layer undo, loop doubling, swing SAMPLE ANYTHING • Record from the mic, import audio files, take the sound from a video, or resample the app itself • Trim with handles, split on hits automatically or chop by hand; clean up steady background noise • Sound library with 558 ready-made sounds and 29 pre-built banks SING AND SHARE • Record your voice straight onto a track, in time with the beat • Save your own banks and share them with friends as a file • Record your live performance, effects and mistakes included • Export to MP3/WAV or as separate tracks, at the same full level you hear in the app BUILT FOR REAL PLAYING • A "?" on the main screens explains every button, with the full guide one tap away • Two calibrations, for taps and for the mic, so what you record lands where you played it • MIDI controllers and keyboards, USB and Bluetooth, with MIDI learn • Autosave and one-file project backup HONEST • No ads. Ever. For anyone. • No subscriptions: a 7-day trial with everything unlocked, plugins included, then playing stays free forever (2 banks full of sounds, 2 looper tracks with the microphone too, one project) • A single one-time purchase unlocks everything: the full sampler, all 8 banks, 16 tracks, 558 sounds, 29 ready-made banks, 24 Ready beats, all plugins, export, performance recording, unlimited projects • Everything you create stays yours and keeps playing, no matter what Make your first beat in thirty seconds. The rest follows.

Screenshots

SL FLUX3 screens
PadLoop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PadLoop at Free against SL FLUX's $14.99. SL FLUX's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

PadLoop is free to download; SL FLUX costs $14.99 up front. PadLoop sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. SL FLUX asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SL FLUX ships an update every 9 days, PadLoop weekly. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
SL FLUX versus PadLoop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSL FLUXPadLoop
Price$14.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVIACHESLAV ZHILTSOVPOSITIVE VIBRATION, SOCIEDAD LIMITADA.

In-app purchases

None

SL FLUX

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PadLoop

One-time2
  • 7-Day Free TrialFree
  • Full Unlock$9.99

Questions

Is SL FLUX free?
SL FLUX costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PadLoop free?
PadLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SL FLUX or PadLoop have ads?
Neither SL FLUX nor PadLoop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SL FLUX or PadLoop?
SL FLUX ships an update every 9 days, and PadLoop weekly. Most recently, SL FLUX was updated on November 10, 2026 and PadLoop on November 10, 2026.

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