Comparison

PhaseRings vs Laleuca Looper

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

Head to head
About

PhaseRings

Create expressive music with intuitive touch gestures. Explore various sound schemes and generative composition tools to craft unique musical pieces. Supports MIDI and Audiobus for advanced integration.

Highlights
  • Expressive touch gesture music creation
  • Seven unique sound schemes
  • Generative composition engine
  • Customizable pitch compositions
  • Core MIDI support
  • AudioBus and Inter-App Audio support
Features
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PhaseRings is a musical instrument for performing expressive music with touch gestures. Anyone can create a beautiful piece of music with our sound schemes and generative composition engine! Each ring on the screen represents a different pitch, and you can tap and swirl on each ring to create combinations of long and short notes. The angle and size of your tap will change the timbre of the notes you create! New in version 3.0, PhaseRings is also an AUv3 Audio Unit plugin. Load it as an instrument in hosts like AUM, GarageBand, Logic Pro for iPad, and Cubasis — play the rings inside your host, run several instances at once, drive it from MIDI tracks, and record it through your host's effects. PhaseRings includes seven expressive "sound schemes" featuring percussive sounds like marimba and singing bowls as well as pure synth sounds like phase and string synthesis. Four "compositions" of pitches are included in the app, but you can also create your own custom composition by choosing three base notes and scales. PhaseRings will do the rest, generating a series of great setups from the harmony you choose! Features: - AUv3 Audio Unit instrument for AUM, GarageBand, Logic Pro, Cubasis, and other hosts - 7 sound schemes - 4 built-in compositions - Custom generative composition - 11 scales and modes - Core MIDI in and out for iOS MIDI accessories and MIDI-enabled apps - VoiceOver support and light/dark appearance

About

Laleuca Looper

This music app offers a three-channel experimental looper with features like auto-record, random parameter adjustments, and rhythmic playback. It includes advanced modulation and LFO capabilities for creative sound design.

Highlights
  • Three-channel experimental looper
  • Auto Record for multiple sources
  • Randomize parameters (RND)
  • Rhythmic loop playback (Rhythm Mode)
  • Crossfade between parameter settings (Mod)
  • Four LFOs per looper
Features
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Laleuca is a three-channel experimental looper for iPhone (standalone and AUv3). Some nice features: Auto Record – automatically capture new loops from multiple sources. RND – randomise octave, direction, length, repeats, or almost any parameter. Rhythm Mode – play back your recorded loops rhythmically. Mod – crossfade between different parameter settings. LFO – four LFOs per looper, routable to any destination.

Screenshots

PhaseRings3 screens
Laleuca Looper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PhaseRings at Free against Laleuca Looper's $4.99. PhaseRings also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Laleuca Looper's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (daily vs every 5 months). On ratings volume, 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

PhaseRings is free to download; Laleuca Looper costs $4.99 up front. Laleuca Looper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PhaseRings asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Laleuca Looper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of PhaseRings's written reviews are positive against 100% of Laleuca Looper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhaseRings ships an update every 5 months, Laleuca Looper daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PhaseRings versus Laleuca Looper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhaseRingsLaleuca Looper
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.4 (16 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharles MartinJonathon Stewart

Customer experience

PhaseRings

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative15.0%

Laleuca Looper

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PhaseRings

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Laleuca Looper

One-time1
  • Unlock Looper C$0.49

Questions

Is PhaseRings free?
PhaseRings is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Laleuca Looper free?
Laleuca Looper costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PhaseRings or Laleuca Looper?
Laleuca Looper is rated higher. PhaseRings averages 4.4 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Laleuca Looper averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do PhaseRings or Laleuca Looper have ads?
Neither PhaseRings nor Laleuca Looper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PhaseRings or Laleuca Looper?
PhaseRings ships an update every 5 months, and Laleuca Looper daily. Most recently, PhaseRings was updated on October 15, 2026 and Laleuca Looper on October 20, 2026.

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