Comparison

LoopStation vs Blocs Wave

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

About

Blocs Wave

Create and record music on the go with this portable studio app. Explore diverse sounds, arrange loops, and shape your audio with real-time features. It's ideal for songwriters and electronic music producers seeking a quick and intuitive way to develop musical ideas.

Highlights
  • Record vocals and instruments live
  • Combine sounds across genres
  • Slice and rearrange sounds
  • Real-time tempo and pitch manipulation
  • Explore a large sound library
  • Export music mixes or individual tracks
Features
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** Free to download ** Blocs Wave is a fun and beautifully designed music app for making and recording new music quickly. For songwriters and electronic music makers alike, it is an on-the-move powerful portable music studio. Start new musical ideas by discovering new sounds across genres. Make your tunes unique by slicing and rearranging your sounds. Play with beautiful touchable waveforms and build up loops in real-time by recording your voice or other sounds, and build bigger ideas using song sections. Blocs Wave is also great for live looping, thanks to its real-time stretch and pitch engine. Features • Find ideas quickly - Combine sounds across genres • Play with sounds - Beautiful, touchable waveforms • Record new sounds - Capture your own vocals and instruments • Explore a huge sound library - Find amazing sounds across genres from electronic to indie, EDM to songwriting, and more • Expand your collection - Download more sounds from an ever-expanding soundpack library • Chop up sounds - Use Slice Mode to make every sound unique (In-App Purchase) • Export your music - Create a mixdown or export individual tracks • Shape your sound - 3-band EQ for boosting bass and mixing sounds (In-App Purchase) • Launchpad Soundpack sharing - Get hundreds more genres and styles through our Launchpad for iOS app Advanced Features • Real-time stretching - Change tempo while playing • Real-time recording - Build up live recorded loops in real-time • Import - Bring in your own sounds from other apps (In-App Purchase) • Key aware - All library sounds stay in-key with each other • User library - Manage your recorded and imported sounds • Works well with others - Supports Audiobus, AudioCopy/AudioShare and hardware input • Jam in sync - Supports Ableton Link For support enquires please visit: https://ampifymusic.com/support Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: www.twitter.com/WeAreAmpify www.facebook.com/WeAreAmpify www.instagram.com/WeAreAmpify

Screenshots

LoopStation4 screens
Blocs Wave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blocs Wave at 74% against LoopStation's 26%. Blocs Wave also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 52). LoopStation's advantage is iOS requirement (7.1 vs 15.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LoopStation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Blocs Wave sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blocs Wave holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blocs Wave has 2.3K 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 74% of Blocs Wave's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LoopStation ships an update every 3 months, Blocs Wave every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LoopStation versus Blocs Wave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoopStationBlocs Wave
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (52 ratings)4.8 (2.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.2% of reviews73.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings522.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRene ZuidhofFocusrite Audio Engineering

Customer experience

LoopStation

All ratings52 ratings
Positive53.8%
Neutral11.5%
Negative34.6%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive26.2%
Neutral14.3%
Negative59.5%

Blocs Wave

All ratings2,309 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews443 reviews
Positive73.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative15.1%

User reviews

LoopStation

From 52 App Store ratings

What 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

Blocs Wave

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💎 Excellent sound quality
  • 🎨 Highly creative and inspiring
  • 🎢 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 🔗 Great integration with Launchpad
  • 🎉 Endless possibilities for music creation

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Lack of search/organization for sound packs
  • 🔒 Inability to save/restore custom projects
  • 🔋 High battery drain
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔊 Need for more built-in effects

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

Blocs Wave

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Exporting projects to Ableton Live not always reliable
  • Importing user samples can be inconsistent
  • Random project creation feature not functioning properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to independently pitch/manipulate samples
  • More granular control over loop slicing
  • Expanded track count beyond 8
  • Seamless sync and integration with other DAWs
  • Improved sample library management

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LoopStation

One-time1
  • Pro$2.99
10 purchases

Blocs Wave

One-time10
  • Acid ReflectionFree
  • 909 BoosterFree
  • Lofi Hip HopFree
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  • Chiptune$1.99
  • Dusk Dynamics$1.99
  • Electric Hip Hop$1.99
  • EQ$1.99
  • Fusion Cinematics$1.99
  • Audio Import$5.99
  • Pro Features Collection$9.99

Questions

Is LoopStation free?
LoopStation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blocs Wave free?
Blocs Wave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LoopStation or Blocs Wave?
Blocs Wave is rated higher. LoopStation averages 3.3 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Blocs Wave averages 4.8 from 2.3K ratings.
Do LoopStation or Blocs Wave have ads?
Neither LoopStation nor Blocs Wave shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LoopStation or Blocs Wave?
LoopStation ships an update every 3 months, and Blocs Wave every 2 months. Most recently, LoopStation was updated on November 1, 2026 and Blocs Wave on November 8, 2026.

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