Overview

Rating:
4.90 +1
(119)
Version:
1.4.1
Last updated: 2026-07-30
Ranking
#123,730 225
Overall

Features & Capabilities

What our users already say about GR-2:

"This is the workflow Akai, Logic Pro, and all the others in my opinion are missing!" - App Store review

"The sound engine is grand, the ease of use is great. At first glance it’s ticking all the boxes :)" - App Store review

"The new standard of groovebox. Easy, quick, powerful, fun" - App Store review

"Thanks for this great release! GR-16 was great. This is many magnitudes even greater!" - App Store review

"Groove Rider 2 is a monster of an app. It’s all here.. so good… so slick… so musical… so fun" - App Store review

Groove Rider 2 takes you to the next level of mobile music production with a brand new workflow! Being perfectly balanced between a groove box and a DAW, GR-2 can boost your creative musical inspiration in a way you couldn't even imagine!

• PERFORM LIVE SETS

Use 16 x 16 clip launch grid and Ableton Link feature to synchronize GR-2 with other music apps and gear. Connect your midi controllers to control GR-2 parameters via midi. Crossfade between your patterns in a DJ style with onscreen crossfader and EQ controls!

• CREATE FULL LENGTH TRACKS

Timeline-based song mode editor allows you to arrange and edit midi clips in a professional DAW manner. Record and edit parameters automation. Copy, paste, duplicate clips as well as entire time ranges. Export & share your compositions as a master audio file or as separated stems.

• SKETCH YOUR MUSICAL IDEAS

  • use layering for instruments (up to 3 layers per part)
  • process with built-in realtime insert effects (3 IFX per part)
  • tweak sound with 3-band EQ with visual controls
  • improvise with MFX (master effects) using onscreen XY controls (3 MFX per pattern)
  • add depth, using 2 Send / Return FX busses with up to 3 effect slots in each bus
  • resample what you hear and edit right in place with the built-in Sample Editor
  • save your own presets and drum sets with audio previews for further use in other compositions

• USE BUILT-IN INSTRUMENTS

Internal instruments include:

  • Sampler with realtime beat time stretching (Warp) and Slicing options, supports stereo samples of 16, 24 or 32 bit depth, up to 5 minutes long
  • 2-oscillator Synthesizer with over 280 oscillator preset programs, with Filter, ADSR and LFO modules
  • Sound Font 2 (sf2) sample bank player with ability to use imported sf2 banks
  • WaveTable synthesizer with ability to import user wavetables (Serum .wav format supported)
  • seamless integration with the JimAudio Poison-202 and Pure Acid apps (sold separately) allows to use their integrated modules in GR-2 without actually loading them as AUv3 audio units, which saves system resources and speeds up pattern loading process!
  • all internal synths allow customizing their micro scale tunings.

FEATURES:

• supports Ableton Link, AUv3 units hosting, AudioBus, Inter-App Audio, Core/Virtual Midi In/Out, Bluetooth Midi, Relative Midi knobs • Multi Core audio rendering • built-in Sample Editor with record audio function • convenient sample and preset browser with instant previewing • timeline-based song mode editor • can host AUv3 Audio Unit instruments, Effects and Midi FX • includes internal library of Factory samples, presets and patterns to start from • supports importing of patterns, created in Groove Rider GR-16 • supports import & export of Midi files • master or stems wav export • big variety of built-in effects include Delay, Chorus, Reverb, Shimmer, Pitch Shifter, Flangers, Phasers, Distortion & saturators, EQ, Filters, Slicers, Sidechain Compressor & Gate, Limiter, Maximizer and more! • supports Akai APC40 mkII, Novation Launchpad X, Launchpad Pro MK3 and Launchpad Mini MK3 controllers with full access to the session clip grid and various modes of GR-2!

Designed for both iPad and iPhone iOS or iPadOS 16+ is required iPad Pro 2nd generation and newer is recommended for best experience

Manual guide is available for download at https://www.jimaudio.pro

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Dmitrij Pavlov
Rating:
4.90
(119)
1 new ratings
Version:
1.4.1 Last updated: 2026-07-30
Version code:
888765891
Creation date:
2025-02-01
Compatible devices:
Size:
88.09MB
Price:
34.99
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Data ingested on:
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Developed by:
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