Helium Remote vs Loopmix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Helium Remote
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Take control of your music from anywhere in your home. Helium Remote connects to Helium running on your PC over your home network, so you can browse, play, and manage your entire music library from the comfort of your couch — or anywhere else in the house. No more walking back to your PC just to skip a track or adjust the volume. With Helium Remote, your phone becomes a full-featured controller for your music. Features - Play, pause, skip to next or previous track - Full volume control - Manage your play queue - Set ratings and mark tracks as favourites - See album artwork and track details - Browse and play Playlists and Smart Playlists - Browse Favourite Albums, Artists and Tracks - Search your entire library by album, artist, title, genre, year or publisher - No additional software needed on your PC Requirements - Helium 18 Premium or later (download at www.imploded.com) - Wi-Fi connection to the PC running Helium
Loopmix
Instantly remix and rearrange audio loops to create unique sounds and variations. This app offers a powerful loop machine for both studio and live performance, generating infinite remixes with advanced randomization algorithms. Create and share your own sound packs with ease.
- Infinite loop variations
- Advanced randomization algorithms
- Multi-loop remixer
- Smart multi-functional keyboard
- Dynamic presets
- Create and share custom sound packs
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Transform your loops into a kaleidoscope of new sounds Effortless Loop Mangling Heaven: Generate an infinite amount of twisted takes and totally unique hybrid new Stems & Kits. Mangle loops and create a never-ending stream of Remixes: Loopmix makes it fun and easy to instantly remix and rearrange your audio loops into a kaleidoscope of new sounds! Heavyweight Multi-Loop Remixer: A specially built loop machine both for Studio & Improvised live performance. Load up to 6 loops and let Loopmix generate infinite variations based on Sequencer, Rearrange, Reverse, Density, Volume and Pitch. Hit Random, or use its signature Randomization Algorithms: Remix, Infinity, Disintegration mode, Track based Randomization, Temporary Randomization and much more... Smart Multi-functional Keyboard: Generate automatically up to two Octaves of keys, fulfilled with different Remixes of your loaded sounds. Trigger any of its Stems and Sequences, or save and load your Remixes instantly, with a press of a key. Dynamic Presets: Unlike ordinary Presets, each Loopmix Preset can be transformed into an ecosystem of variations and Remixes with a click of a button. Load your Sounds or Presets and click 'Generate' to let Loopmix suggest up to 24 different Remixes at a time. No two remixes will ever be the same... Create your Own packs: With its advanced Samples and Presets Manager, you can create your own personalized packs, all with your own Artwork, Name, Description and tagging which you can export and share with another device or with another user. Loopmix Packs capture the Samples, Patterns & Remixes so every pack you export is exactly as you designed it. Everything can be done with 1-Click Pack Export & Import. It's really fast. Loopmix comes with 1.6 GB of Factory Sound-set and is available as standalone, IAA and AUv3 Plugin so you can use it in your favorite hosts with multiple instances of it at once.
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Helium Remote at Free against Loopmix's $17.99. Helium Remote also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Loopmix's advantage is iOS requirement (11 vs 15.1). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Helium Remote is free to download; Loopmix costs $17.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Helium Remote ships an update every 6 months, Loopmix every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Helium Remote | Loopmix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $17.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 72.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Imploded Software AB | AUDIOMODERN |
In-app purchases
Helium Remote
No in-app purchases
Loopmix
No in-app purchases









