Samplr review
A focused iPad instrument for shaping, sequencing and resampling audio.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Samplr is an iPad sampler for audio experimentation, composition and live performance. Its eight play modes cover Slicer, Looper, Granular, Tape, Scratch, Arpeggiator, Keyboard and Loop Player, giving musicians several ways to manipulate samples in a single mobile instrument. It is aimed at performers and solo musicians who want to shape and play audio on an iPad, including by touch, rather than a broad desktop sampler workflow.
Its strongest case is the range of performance controls. Audio input recording and resampling let users bring sound into the instrument, while the gesture recorder adds sequencing. Six sample slots can each play up to 16 voices, and each sample has distortion, filter, amplitude modulator, feedback delay and reverb. MIDI keyboard, controller and sync input broaden the ways to control it. For musicians who want playable sound manipulation and resampling in one iPad app, these features make it more than a basic sample trigger.
Samplr fits an iOS-centered setup: it supports Ableton Link, Inter-App Audio and Audiobus input and output, and imports WAV and AIFF files from iCloud Drive, Dropbox and AudioShare. It is a standalone app, not a plugin, and its listed pricing model is paid with no free plan. That combination makes it a reasonable fit for iPad musicians who value touch performance and mobile audio connections. Musicians needing a multi-platform tool or plugin-based workflow should look elsewhere.
Samplr pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Eight play modes span slicing, granular playback, scratching and looping.
- Records audio input and resamples, with gesture recording for sequencing.
- MIDI, Ableton Link, Audiobus and Inter-App Audio support.
- Where it doesn't
- Runs on iPad rather than across multiple platforms.
- Standalone-only, with no plugin support.
- Paid app with no free plan.
Samplr fact sheet, pricing and score →
Advertiser disclosure: iTechGuides is reader-supported. Vendors can pay for top positions in our rankings and for a place on other products' pages, and we may earn a commission when you click some links. Bought places stand at the number bought; this page and our disclosure say so. Paying vendors may get a fuller, more detailed review from our editors, and that review can change their score. How we rank.
Last updated · How we research and update