eSPi

Name: eSPi
Price: 19.99 USD
Rating: 4.8 (6 reviews)
Author: Louis Teboul

By: Louis Teboul

The Future of the Past is Now

Features & Capabilities

The Original SP-1200* Experience on your device

Create sampled beats the original 90's way using eSPi. The SP-1200 was the primary tool of many legendary hip-hop beatmakers and house music producers in the 90's. It is well known for its gritty sound and simple but effective workflow.

Now with eSPi you get to experience this machine right at your fingertips, on your iPad. Import samples or record them yourself, chop them up, pitch them and sequence them within the app.

Features include multiple filters, effects, a compressor, and most importantly the best emulation of the gritty signature sound produced by the SP-1200 when pitching samples up & down.

eSPi is also available on Mac, Linux & PC.

*SP1200 & SP12 are registered trademarks or Rossum Electromusic LLC.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Louis Teboul

Rating:

4.80

(6) 4.80

Version:

2.0.10 Last updated: 2026-02-02

Version code:

882074134

Creation date:

2021-10-06

Compatible devices:

Size:

31.96MB

Price:

19.99

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-11

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 472,715 ▲ 765,308

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Developed by:

Louis Teboul

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/de/app/espi/id1577738398?l=en-GB

Website:

https://low-hiss.com

User Reviews

Fans praise eSPi for its faithful SP-1200 emulation and authentic workflow, plus useful updates like multi-chop and internal EQs. The app is seen as a labor of love with strong production potential on iOS. However, persistent stability issues (crashes, freezes, saving problems), UI glitches, and missing essential features slow progress. Concerns about device compatibility and maintenance dampen enthusiasm, and a few reviewers flag the price as high for what remains effectively a beta. Overall: great concept with notable bugs to fix.

Pros

Faithful SP-1200 emulation with authentic workflow and punchy sound.
New additions (multi chop, internal EQs and filters) improve the workflow.
Developer's passion and dedication come through; a labor of love.
Strong potential for boom bap and house production on iOS.
Feels like a focused, portable SP-1200 production tool.

Cons

Stability issues: crashes, freezes, and unsaved projects.
UI glitches and usability problems (screen zoom bug, landscape UI mismatch, missing knobs on iPhone UI, latency, and note overlap).
Missing essential features (auto-save, file import, MIDI learn, AUv3, audio input, and multiple outs).
Maintenance/compatibility concerns (older device support, not updated for newer M1/M2 iPad devices).
Perceived high price for what many view as a beta or incomplete product.

Recent reviews

Thank You For This App Sitrukain

by si*****, 2026-03-23

This app is definitely a masterpiece it got me reminiscing if when I had my original Sp-12 back in 1989

by Ka*****, 2026-02-21

I really like all the new menu additions to this app compared to the original machine; multi chop, internal EQs and filters would have been a dream to have on the hardware versions. This app keeps falling short from minor bugs that simply make me have to abandon a working project and scrap everything. Any time I’m in the sound library to load sounds, somehow the screen zooms in where I can only see and access pads 2 to 7, and I can no longer see or access the rest of the user interface. This has also happened with the text keyboard popping up on accident to rename a sample and I have to totally close the app and start fresh again. If there was a way to recover the last unsaved state of a project, it would be a lifesaver. Another addition that would help this app tremendously would be having the step sequencer like the OG machine for us that don’t want to live on the grid so we can have more control over programming (Tapping out on high resolution does not give the same effect). I’ll keep an eye out for more updates in hopes that I can finally really enjoy this app and get my money’s worth.