e vs MolliLooper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
e
Create retro-style music with a sampling keyboard featuring tempo-based looping. Record, manipulate, and play back samples with various effects and flexible playback modes. Integrate with other audio apps and control parameters via MIDI.
- Retro sampling keyboard
- Tempo-based looping
- Reverb, bit crusher, resonant filter
- Multiple loop and start/stop modes
- MIDI control and Core MIDI support
- AUv3, Audiobus, Inter App Audio integration
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Elsa is a retro style sampling keyboard with tempo based looping. Record, save, load, reverse samples with a multi octave on screen keyboard or plug in your core midi device of choice, soft- or hardware. Elsa comes with three built in effects, a reverb, a resonant filter and a sample rate/bit crusher. Samples are looped in three different modes, one off, forward and/or forward-reverse. The start and end of playback also comes in three modes, one set of start and stop for all, one set per note and/or one set per octave, allowing for many different types of samples. Additionally at playback time, sample length can also be controlled by a set of sample dividers, 1-8. Elsa supports connections with AudioCopy, AudioBus, Inter App Audio and AUv3. Plus all audio parameters can be modulated by MIDI. +++ Sample keyboard +++ Tempo based looping +++ ADSR +++ Bit/sample crush +++ Reverb +++ Resonant filter: low, band or high pass +++ Record, trim, normalise, reverse, zoom +++ Chromatic and scale keyboard +++ 3 loop modes (one off, forward, forward-reverse) +++ 3 start/stop modes (one for all, one per note, one per octave) +++ Playback length dividers (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) +++ Arpeggiator +++ Presets: save/load settings +++ Audio connections: AUv3, Audiobus, Inter App Audio +++ Midi: Core Midi, Bluetooth Midi, AUv3 Midi +++ Ableton Link
MolliLooper
This real-time stereo effect app allows for instant looping and filtering of audio. Designed for live performance, it continuously records input for immediate playback and offers adjustable loop timing synced to a host clock. It also features a resonant filter and stutter/freeze capabilities.
- Real-time stereo looping
- Instant recording/looping
- Host clock sync
- Adjustable loop timing
- Lowpass/highpass resonant filter
- Stutter/freeze effect
- AUv3 plugin support
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Molli Looper is a realtime stereo effect for looping and filtering. Intended mainly as a live performance tool, no preparation is needed to trigger loop recording - input is constantly recorded in the background to be triggered whenever it is needed. Loop timing is synced to host clock, and can be adjusted from multi-bar loops right down to 16th note drills. The looped or unlooped audio is then passed though a lowpass -> neutral -> highpass resonant filter, based on a 4 pole ladder design for lush analogue style sound. You can use Molli Looper either as iOS Standalone app or as AUv3 plugin. FEATURES: - Combination of looper and stutter/freeze - Continuous recording: instant recording/looping - Runs in sync with host clock - Jumps to meaningful places in the recording: "Snap to grid" - Grid: 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 beats - Ability to scroll through the recording - Lowpass/highpass resonant filter - Long Tap XY keeps filter position - Limiter/booster effect - Momentary Mode - Tap on Molli Looper icon for basic information
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: e at every 3 weeks against MolliLooper's every 2 months. e also leads on price ($5.99 vs $8.99). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
e costs $5.99 and MolliLooper $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for e against 5.0 for MolliLooper. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 13 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of e's written reviews are positive against 82% of MolliLooper's.
e ships an update every 3 weeks, MolliLooper every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | e | MolliLooper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 — better | $8.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews — better | 81.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Erik Sigth | Oliver Greschke (DE) |
Customer experience
e
MolliLooper
In-app purchases
e
No in-app purchases
MolliLooper
No in-app purchases









