Comparison

XTOMP vs 808 Overdrive Pro

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

Head to head
About

XTOMP

This application allows users to manage and customize effects for a specific guitar pedal. Users can download new effects, update firmware, and switch between different bypass modes, all through an intuitive interface via Bluetooth.

Highlights
  • Manage and purchase effects
  • Update pedal firmware
  • Switchable bypass modes
  • Growing effect library
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Bluetooth connectivity
Features
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This XTOMP app is designed for managing the HOTONE XTOMP pedal. You can turn your XTOMP into a completely different pedal, manage and purchase effects, and get updates and more functions with this app via Bluetooth® Smart*. ●Friendly, easy-to-use UI The intuitive, carefully designed user interface brings you great experience. Within several simple touches and slides, you can easily change your XTOMP from one effect to another or upgrade to a new firmware in several seconds. ●Limitless effects with flexible details There will be lots of different effects available in the XTOMP Store including iconic simulations from vintage effects to modern effects, HOTONE’s original standard effects, novel effects (mainly ambient and modulation effects) and so on. You’ll have an expanded, limitless treasury through the growing effect library. The bypass modes of all effects are switchable (True Bypass & Buffered Bypass); Tails on/off switch is available for some ambient effects like delays, reverbs, etc. ●About XTOMP XTOMP is an ultrathin effects pedal stompbox that simulates all kinds of iconic classic, vintage, or modern pedals and creates original standard/novel algorithms through its growing effects library. XTOMP app manages all your effects and transfers them to your stompbox via Bluetooth. XTOMP features: ●Ultrathin design ●Relay based true bypass footswitch with halo LED ●6 Knobs with halo LED ●Stereo I/O: L – Switchable between Relay True Bypass and Buffered Bypass, R - Buffered Bypass (analog) ●Free app for loading and managing effects ●Growing effect algorithms library ●9V DC (center negative) power supply For more information: www.xtomp.com www.hotoneaudio.com

About

808 Overdrive Pro

This audio plugin emulates a classic green overdrive pedal, offering versatile sound modification for guitarists. It's designed to produce breathtaking sounds and can be used standalone or with other audio apps.

Highlights
  • Classic overdrive pedal emulation
  • Drive, Tone, and Level controls
  • Standalone app functionality
  • AudioUnit v3 effect compatible
  • Inter-App Audio effect compatible
  • Responsive and versatile sound
Features
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Jazz, Rock, Metal, no matter what genre you play. NA 808 Overdrive Pro little magic box plugin will prove to be essential to your collection. It is very responsive and versatile, available for FREE. NA 808 Overdrive Pro is modeled on the Japanese green pedal with the same JRC4558D IC chip. The featured knobs on this classic “stomp-box” plugin indicate controls for Drive dial, Tone and Level, so you can modify your sound to your liking. NA 808 Overdrive Pro classic overdrive pedal is everything that made its original release fantastic, and more. Regularly remarked as the “Holy Grail” of overdrive pedals, it should be an integral part of every guitarists’ plugins arsenal. This pedal plugin produces amazing, breathtaking sounds, justifying its tradition and quality. If you’d like the push the boundaries of this brilliant “stomp-box” to its maximum potential, you can attach it to an amp plugin distortion setting, for producing that slick valve tune. Works as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect

Screenshots

XTOMP4 screens
808 Overdrive Pro1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 808 Overdrive Pro at 100% against XTOMP's 48%. 808 Overdrive Pro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2) and ratings volume (31 vs 5). XTOMP's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

808 Overdrive Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 808 Overdrive Pro has 31 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of XTOMP's written reviews are positive against 100% of 808 Overdrive Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XTOMP ships an update monthly, 808 Overdrive Pro every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
XTOMP versus 808 Overdrive Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXTOMP808 Overdrive Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings531 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size254 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHotoneNembrini Audio

Customer experience

XTOMP

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive48.3%
Neutral10.3%
Negative41.4%

808 Overdrive Pro

All ratings31 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

XTOMP

No in-app purchases

None

808 Overdrive Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XTOMP free?
XTOMP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 808 Overdrive Pro free?
808 Overdrive Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, XTOMP or 808 Overdrive Pro?
808 Overdrive Pro is rated higher. XTOMP averages 3.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while 808 Overdrive Pro averages 5.0 from 31 ratings.
Do XTOMP or 808 Overdrive Pro have ads?
Neither XTOMP nor 808 Overdrive Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, XTOMP or 808 Overdrive Pro?
XTOMP ships an update monthly, and 808 Overdrive Pro every 6 months. Most recently, XTOMP was updated on October 11, 2026 and 808 Overdrive Pro on October 1, 2026.

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