Egoist vs Samplist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Egoist
This app lets you extract grooves from any audio file, transforming your music library into a sound source. It offers tools for sketching tracks with sample slicing, basslines, beats, and effects, suitable for both studio and on-the-go use.
- Audio Unit v3 & Standalone
- Sample slicing and manipulation
- Onboard bass and beat synthesizers
- Effect sequencer
- Pattern chaining for song creation
- Slice keyboard functionality
- iCloud synchronization
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Egoist is a groove instrument. Load any audio file and squeeze the groove out of it! Try your mp3 library and use it as a sound source! The additional onboard bass, beat and fx units make Egoist the perfect track sketch tool in the studio and on the road. • Audio Unit v3 & Standalone • Quick + Easy track sketching, based on sample slicing • Minimal, yet effective bass line • Unique beat box with more than 1000 drums from vintage to electronic • Effect Sequencer • Randomizers in all areas • iCloud Synchronization of Presets and Samples • AudioShare • Mixdown / Bounce • Full Midi Support (Virtual, Network, Bluetooth, Extern) • Music Library Access SLICER: The Slicer arranges up to 16 slices of the loaded sample. Apply different parameters like Reverse, Attack, Decay, Level and pitch with the sequencer. Using the 16 available patterns, up to 16 different samples can be used at any time. BASS & BEAT: Egoist includes a great sounding bassline synthesizer/sequencer. The bassline synth offers a mean and strong sound, with different lowpass filter flavors and overdrive. The versatile sequencer is capable of notes and pitch bends of any length. The internal beat box offers kick, snare and hihat, along with a simple sequencer. If you imagine, that you can change the drum sounds with each pattern, limitations start to get you inspired! EFFECTRIX INSIDE: The Effect unit brings funky hickups to your tracks. Engage tapestop, looper, reverb or filter at any time to give your beats that otherworldly feel and create stunning breaks! SONG SEQUENCER: Chain your patterns! Or create stunning breakbeats by changing patterns quickly! The internal Part/Song sequencer lets you sketch your pattern progressions and line out your next track. ALWAYS SPECIAL: The very special Slice Keys turn Egoist into a slice keyboard! Play the sequencer steps on the keyboard, with all their settings and effects, you will not believe how cool that is!
Samplist
This app lets you chop audio samples into multiple slices. You can then play these slices using on-screen pads, a keyboard, or MIDI controllers. It offers real-time time-stretching and individual control over each slice's parameters.
- Chop samples into slices
- Velocity-sensitive pads
- Chromatic keyboard playback
- MIDI input (wired & Bluetooth LE)
- Real-time time-stretching
- Individual slice filters and pitch shifters
- Sample import/export
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Samplist is a MIDI Sampler Instrument which allows you to easily chop a sample into different slices. You can then play the slices with the velocity sensitive on screen pads, chromatically with the on screen keyboard or with via MIDI. All this with Realtime Timestretch (monophonic only). Features: • Realtime time stretch with individual tempo per slice • MIDI in, both wired & via Bluetooth LE • Sample import from Files app or "Open in..." • Export slices as Zip file to other apps • Each slice has its own Filter, Envelope & Realtime pitch shifter. • Record your samples via Microphone. • Record your performance into an audio file. More to come in the near future
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Egoist at Free against Samplist's $3.99. Egoist also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (73% vs 50%). Samplist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On 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
Egoist is free to download; Samplist costs $3.99 up front. Egoist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Samplist asks for nothing beyond the download.
Egoist holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 65 and 49 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Egoist's written reviews are positive against 50% of Samplist's.
Egoist ships an update every 2 months, Samplist every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Egoist | Samplist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (65 ratings) — better | 3.7 (49 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 49 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 437 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sugar Bytes GmbH | Cristina Buga |
Customer experience
Egoist
Samplist
Bugs and requests
Egoist
Reported bugs
10 issues- Import crashes the library
- Drums not working with AUv3 release
- MIDI learn menu shows up too quickly and sticks
- Saved works are inconsistent (tempo changes, patterns disappear)
- Error Audiocopy - File of zero bytes when bouncing
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- Dropbox not working
- App is laggy and sluggish on iPad Pro
- Slicer portion is very sluggish with bad latency
- App is sluggish and jerky on older iPads
- Does not work well in Audiobus or AUM
Requested features
14 requests- Allow users to delete included samples
- Put user files at the top of the list
- Support 'Files App' storage
- Add preference to turn off MIDI learn menu
- Add more filters
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- Needs export to desktop version
- Add another slicer track
- Add own samples to drum and bass sections
- Release 'Factory' App on iOS
- Add Ableton Link (if not already present)
- Update effects
- Improve storage options
- Fix import crashes
- Allow preset sharing between Mac and iOS versions
Samplist
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Egoist
- Egoist Full Version$29.99
Samplist
No in-app purchases









