LoopStation vs Music 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!
Music Looper
Slow down, loop, and isolate any part of a song to practice music more effectively. Import your own audio, record with a metronome, and control playback hands-free. Features include A-B looping, pitch adjustment, and AI-powered practice suggestions.
- A-B loop playback
- Slow down music without pitch change
- Video lesson looping and synchronization
- EQ and filters
- Automatic speed/pitch/BPM changes
- Practice Lists for routines
- Record yourself playing along
- AI practice coach
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Practice smarter with Music Looper – the all-in-one app to slow down, loop and isolate any part of a song. Import your own files or use Apple Music, record yourself with a metronome, and take hands-free control with a Bluetooth foot pedal. Key Features: • Seamless A–B loop playback • Slow down music without changing pitch • Video lessons & concerts: loop, slow down and transpose the sound with the picture in sync — frame step, zoom and mirror • EQ & filters: cut the lows or highs, boost the bass, or isolate the left or right channel — free • Automatically change speed, pitch, or BPM during practice • Practice Lists: save your loops as ready-to-go practice routines • Line up routines from different songs and practice them back-to-back • Play Along: record yourself playing over a loop, then hear your take lined up with the backing track • Progress tracking with daily goals, reminders, streaks, session history and stats • Smart review: saved practices come back when they're due, sooner if they were hard • Start a practice or practice list with Siri and Shortcuts • Find songs and practices instantly with Spotlight search • Follow your live practice on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Control playback from the Lock Screen and your headphones — play, pause, jump back to the loop start • Apple Watch remote: play, switch loops, run practices and record takes from your wrist • iPad & Mac: a sidebar for your groups and practice lists, with your library beside the song editor • AI practice coach: a private, on-device suggestion for what to practice next • Song analysis: reveal sections, chords and tempo — free for 5 songs every month • Tap a chord for guitar & piano finger charts; jump to any section and loop it • Auto-scrolling waveform: zoom in and it follows the playhead smoothly, keeping the next chords in view • Mixer AI: separate any song into 6 stems — vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano and more • Automatic ready-named loops, BPM and first-beat detection • Lyrics: transcribe on device, then sing along karaoke style • Organize your songs with folders and tags • Export changed pitch/speed files • Share loops with bandmates — export a song's loops and import them via AirDrop • Teacher & student: assign a whole practice list — loops, practices and a note — as one shareable file • Sync across your devices with iCloud Practice Lists – build your own routine: Save any loop with its perfect speed, pitch or BPM settings, then group your favorites into practice lists. Music Looper walks you through them one after another and gradually ramps up the tempo, key or BPM as you improve – so you can just play while the app keeps score. Set a daily goal, get an optional reminder, and track your streaks, session history and progress over time to stay motivated. Teaching? Share an entire practice list with your students as a single assignment they can import in a tap. Play Along – record yourself over the loop: Pick a loop, set a count-in, a short start delay and how many times you want to go round, then play while Music Looper records you through the mic. Your take is played back lined up with the backing track, so you hear exactly where you drifted – nudge the timing, keep the takes worth keeping and record again. Recordings stay on your device. Mix the backing stems to hear only the parts you need, save the whole setup as a practice, add it to a practice list, and every session counts in your daily goal, streaks and stats. Apple Music + Shazam support: Practice with your Apple Music songs. Record a melody offline and identify it later with Shazam. Perfect for: • Music students and teachers • Singers, drummers, guitarists, pianists • Dancers and choreographers • Anyone who wants to learn or practice music effectively To use Apple Music songs, an active Apple Music subscription is required. Terms of Service: https://musiclooper.com/index.php/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://musiclooper.com/index.php/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Music Looper at 4.3 against LoopStation's 3.3. Music Looper also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (767 vs 52). LoopStation's advantage is iOS requirement (7.1 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. LoopStation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Music Looper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Music Looper holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Music Looper has 767 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 29% of Music Looper's.
LoopStation ships an update every 3 months, Music Looper every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LoopStation | Music Looper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (52 ratings) | 4.3 (767 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.2% of reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52 | 767 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rene Zuidhof | Imre Virag |
Customer experience
LoopStation
Music 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
Music Looper
From 767 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Great for learning music
- 💡 Helpful for practice and transcribing
- 👍 Simple and effective interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Playback issues (random restarts, audio cuts out, timing problems)
- 🐛 Compatibility problems (crashes, not working on certain devices)
- 🐛 Import/export limitations (can't use own music, songs disappear)
- 🔧 Confusing interface, lacking instructions
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
Music Looper
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezing/crashing when trying to use certain features
- Issues with importing/accessing saved songs and loops
- Inconsistent behavior when changing playback speed or pitch
Requested features
4 requests- Background playback support
- More customization options
- Better loop handling (no gaps, more precise control)
- Improved sync between visuals and audio
In-app purchases
LoopStation
- Pro$2.99
Music Looper
- Music Looper Plus (1 Month)$4.991 Month
- Music Looper Plus (1 Year)14 Days trial$34.991 Year







