LoopStation vs Jam Looper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LoopStation
Transform your device into a powerful musical instrument. Record and layer your own sounds, voices, or instruments to create complex musical arrangements. Add effects, adjust levels, and share your finished loops with others.
- Record synced tracks (overdub)
- Control volume per loop
- Save/Load recordings
- Metronome for timing
- Shift timing of individual loops
- Merge tracks
- Add reverb effect
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LoopStation turns your device into a musical instrument. Record your own sounds / voice and combine them into one big symphony with this looper. Do what you would want to do with a real physical loop pedal. Make your own music by beatboxing, singing or by playing around with your instruments! Start this looper by recording the basetrack or start up the metronome to help you with timing. Every next recording will be an overdub of the basetrack. Add reverb, change volume, adjust the position... it's all possible! When you are done, make a single track of your loop by recording a session. Then share this session with all your friends and fellow musicians by sharing it with the other apps you have on your phone (Facebook, WhatsApp, SoundCloud, Mail, etc...). In order to prevent the app from re-recording itself, It is VERY IMPORTANT to use headphones to keep the recordings clean. Features: - Record synced tracks (overdub) - Control volume per loop - Save/Load recordings - Metronome Premium - Shift timing of each individual loop - Merge tracks - Change playback speed - Add reverb - Session recording - Export sessions to your other apps; Facebook, WhatsApp, SoundCloud, Mail, etc... Let me know if you have any problems or feature requests! With thanks to Unity!
Jam Looper
Create music easily with smart automatic looping, multi-track recording, and effects. This app offers a seamless jamming experience for musicians of all levels, allowing you to record, mix, and export your creations.
- Smart automatic looping
- Multiple tracks (up to 8 in Pro)
- Volume control per track
- Track effects (unlockable)
- Real-time recording
- Export options
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A simple and fun way to create music. Featuring smart automatic looping, multiple tracks, volume control and track effects. Meticulously designed as a seamless experience that lets you just jam while we take care of the rest. You can beatbox, loop guitar riffs or beats and then add vocals or harmony to it. Play real time, or record and export. It's all about your music, your jam. -- Features: Record up to 4 tracks, (unlock 8 tracks in Pro mode) Smart automatic loops - for looping beats & guitar riffs Volume control per track Effects per track (unlockable in Pro mode) Automatic naming for jams and autosave Multiple export features Privacy Policy: https://jamlooper.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://jamlooper.com/terms Contact us: https://jamlooper.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Jam Looper at 4.4 against LoopStation's 3.3. Jam Looper also leads on review sentiment (52% vs 26%) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 52). LoopStation's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. LoopStation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Jam Looper sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Jam Looper holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jam Looper has 2.4K ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of LoopStation's written reviews are positive against 52% of Jam Looper's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LoopStation | Jam Looper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (52 ratings) | 4.4 (2.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.2% of reviews | 51.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52 | 2.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rene Zuidhof | Unstatic Ltd |
Customer experience
LoopStation
Jam Looper
User reviews
LoopStation
From 52 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and easy to use
- 💡 Good for beginners
- 👍 Allows creative jamming
- 👍 Great for duets with self
- 👍 Good for practicing loops
Room to improve
- 🐛 Cannot save/load tracks
- 🐛 Files get corrupted
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Interface is confusing
- 🐛 Calibration issues
Jam Looper
From 2.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 💡 Powerful tool for creating music
- 👍 Intuitive interface
- 🚀 Simple and straightforward
- 👍 Great for beginners and amateurs
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
- 🐛 Sync and timing problems
- 🐛 Latency and delay when recording
- 🐛 Unreliable export and saving functionality
- 🔋 High battery consumption
Bugs and requests
LoopStation
Reported bugs
87 issues- App stopped working and lost all tracks
- Cannot load tracks
- Exporting fails with an error
- Recorded music pieces disappear or are not found
- Cannot save/load recordings
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- Unsupported URL error when playing saved video
- Saved loops cannot be loaded
- Error when saving recordings
- Audio corrupts when saving
- App doesn't let you delete records
- Screen goes to a sunset color when swiping
- Paid for unlimited registrations but only have 6
- Error: Unsupported URL
- Cannot load saved loops
- Saving leads to error
- App barely works
- Audio corrupts
- App cannot find audio, losing them
- Screen display messed up
- Won't get past calibration
- Cannot load saved loops most of the time
- Only one saved song works
- Fails to save other tracks
- Doesn't loop well
- Cannot load back after saving
- No sound playing or cannot record
- Impossible to open saved files
- App cannot record at the first time after starting
- Delay/buffering when starting to record
- Loops corrupt
- Cannot access loops after closing app
- App lies about download file option
- Cannot use Pro version without internet
- Pandora ad blocks interaction
- Calibration screen doesn't fit screen
- Cannot get past calibration
- Pro version reverts to free version
- Cannot load saved loops
- Saving fails inconsistently
- App doesn't respond to clicks
- Cannot stop recording when desired
- Impossible to clip track well
- Loops are misaligned
- Cannot move tracks to coordinate
- Calibration test fails
- Pro version not recognized
- Sharing doesn't work on iPhone
- App opens in trial mode despite purchase
- Saved loops only readable once in ten times
- Saved loops not accessible
- App crashes when multitasking or closing
- Calibration is always off
- Discarding tracks leads to a loop of deletion prompts
- Words don't fit screen during calibration
- Tilting sideways does nothing during calibration
- Ads block screen content
- Sessions recorded disappeared
- Pro version requires internet connection
- Cannot save tracks
- Cannot export tracks
- Cannot load some tracks
- Calibration not working
- Instructions too vague
- No standards stated
- Saving doesn't work
- App hangs
- Too many bugs
- Calibration doesn't work
- App doesn't fit screen properly
- Cannot get past calibration
- Nothing happens when aligning calibration
- Cannot load files that were saved
- App doesn't fit on screen properly
- Cannot get past calibration screen
- Ratio seems wrong and doesn't fit screen
- Cannot save or export
- Cannot save tracks
- Cannot export
- Cannot load tracks
- Cannot save recordings
- Cannot load recordings
- Cannot save/load recordings
- Cannot save/load tracks
- Cannot save/load audio
- Cannot save/load loops
- Cannot save/load files
- Cannot save/load sessions
Requested features
10 requests- More accurate trim with zoom
- Ability to export tracks as MP3
- Add export option
- More tracks available
- Tutorials or instructions
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- Ability to select loop playback position
- Ability to load existing files from voice memo
- Set number of loops for audio files
- More precision in cutting tool
- '+' button for channels
Jam Looper
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch or during use
- Recorded tracks not syncing properly
- Inability to save or export projects
- Unexpected behavior when using certain features
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to edit and trim recorded tracks
- Option to set custom tempo and time signatures
- Metronome and visual feedback for timing
- Ability to import audio files
- More advanced effects and sound processing tools
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- Cloud sync and backup for saved projects
In-app purchases
LoopStation
- Pro$2.99
Jam Looper
- Jam Looper Pro Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Jam Looper Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
- Jam Looper Pro Yearly$34.991 Year
- Medium Tip$9.99
- Small Tip$19.99
- Large Tip$19.99
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- Pro Mode$44.99
- Jam Looper Pro Lifetime$44.99
