Comparison

PadLoop vs Kotkit

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

Head to head
About

PadLoop

Features
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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.

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Kotkit

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Kotkit is a pocket music studio. Make beats, write lyrics, record vocals and share your songs, all from your phone. No experience needed. Start from a quick-start groove or build your own beat step by step. MAKE BEATS • Step sequencer with kick, snare, clap, hi-hat, bass, pad and more • Patterns, BPM control and one-tap grooves • Add channels and build full tracks DRAW MELODIES • Piano roll to sketch notes with your finger • Scale lock so every note sounds right • Velocity control for natural feel WRITE AND RECORD • Write lyrics in verses and hooks right next to your beat • Record vocals on the beat with your phone mic • Stack multiple vocal tracks DISCOVER AND CONNECT • Explore trending beats in lo-fi, trap, house, pop, afro and more • Make a song on any beat with one tap • Like, comment and follow producers • Ask questions and learn from the community YOUR WORK, SAFE • Drafts stay on your device until you publish • Organize beats in albums • Share your profile, tracks and followers KOTKIT PRO Upgrade to Kotkit Pro to unlock: • Pitch correction and all vocal effects • Unlimited projects and vocal layers • Upload your own sounds (WAV) • 4K 60fps export • Watermark-free videos and a Pro badge on your profile Kotkit Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/kotkit-your-beat/ana-sayfa Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/kotkit-your-beat/ana-sayfa Got feedback: busonnapp@gmail.com

Screenshots

PadLoop4 screens
Kotkit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kotkit at every 2 days against PadLoop's weekly. On price, 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

Both are free to download. PadLoop sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Kotkit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PadLoop ships an update weekly, Kotkit every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
PadLoop versus Kotkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPadLoopKotkit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB50 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPOSITIVE VIBRATION, SOCIEDAD LIMITADA.ONURCAN ISIK

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PadLoop

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

Kotkit

Subscriptions2
  • Kotkit Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Kotkit Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is PadLoop free?
PadLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kotkit free?
Kotkit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PadLoop or Kotkit have ads?
Neither PadLoop nor Kotkit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PadLoop or Kotkit?
PadLoop ships an update weekly, and Kotkit every 2 days. Most recently, PadLoop was updated on November 10, 2026 and Kotkit on November 6, 2026.

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