iFretless Bass App Reviews

Lots of fun to play with. For "fret oriented musicians", its the next best thing to having a physical instrument. With midi, the sounds are unlimited. Im using it with Sampletank right now. Wish List: For guitar players, an option to set the 3rd string to a 3rd and leave the rest as 4ths. For power users, an option to assign each string to consecutive midi channels, starting with channel 1 at the top. Combine that with ios apps like Midibridge or various PC/Mac apps and youd have a huge range of performance options and tweakability.

This is an app created by someone who really plays the bass and knows that it can be a lot more expressive than a synth. 5 stars, bass-ically one for each string.

Great sounds, very realistic. I am also a real bassist and let me tell you, with apps like this the sky is the limit. I also purchased iFretless Sax by the same people, and that is awesome too! These apps are serious tools, not toys. Thanks for the inspiration guy. Shalom to all. Nebben

My midi keyboard is recognized but wont work theres no sound when I touch the key and when its on "none" piano sounds work idk messaged the dev but no reply

Half the screen goes black

Now supporting IAA, there is nothing that thumps bass like iFretless. It also makes a pretty impressive MIDI control surface.

This is a very realistic bass emulation and you can play so many articulations and inflections that you cannot play as fluidly on a keyboard instrument.

This may become my favorite bass app on iOS. There are lots of ways to generate synth and fret instrument bass sounds on iOS, including synths, samples, and SoundFonts. But iFretless Bass is a great pick-up-and-go package that has real life quality and touch responsiveness. Its AB and IAA compatible, too. The strings can be laid out in various intervals and there are about 10 instruments, including some decent synth sounds. While I found the string interface easy enough to play, it should be noted that the app works as both a MIDI controller for other apps, AND you can use other Virtual MIDI apps to control it. So if you have a good MIDI sequencer (I recommend Xynthesizer or Analog MIDISequencer, but there are many), you can generate perfectly timed rhythms that are precise even beyond what a human could actually play. This is particularly great if you just want the bass part as part of a backing track for other instruments to layer on top of, such as a synth or guitar. The EQ controls actually give a decent variety of sound control under the hood, but I think the variety of instruments here is pretty good to start with. Rock/guitar musicians often feel a little neglected by the bass and drum options on iOS, which tend to be EDM-oriented, but not so with iFretless Bass. While the app did seem to run well enough on my iPad2, there was some occasional clicking during faster passages that is a bit of an annoyance. I believe the developer has a YouTube video about how to reduce/circumvent this, but this is a minor occurrence that should not discourage you from checking out the app. Highly recommend.

Please update ASAP. I need my bass, lol. Love this app, but needs an update, crashes every single time since iOs8 update.

Loved the app until IOS8 came out. My iPad Air is very unhappy because she misses iFretless Bass very much.

I play bass in bands and I absolutely love recording using this app, almost more than playing the real thing. I dont have to worry about tuning, setup, interfaces, or getting a good tone. I open the app play and record and it sounds incredible (without calluses and blisters I might add) Highly, highly recommended. I havent even mentioned its capabilities as a superb midi controller.

I have loads of Ipad music apps. This is an outstanding bass. Anyone is the price of admission. Mortgage the house. Sell the cat. Your life will change. well... maybe not, but this bass is a must for jazz, funk, pop, electro, and all derivative genres.

The playability & expression of this app really makes the iPad feel like a real instrument. Problem is it is horrible with sequencing MIDI. If they could make it so all the expressiveness with the legato stuff was recorded as MIDI, then it would be perfect.

Last week, the AB control panel wasnt working as expected on iPhone or iPad. So, I emailed their support team (probably the dev), and this update was released straight away! iFretless Bass is a wonderful and intuitive app! It sounds great and is a must-have for your musical arsenal!

...but man am I glad I finally got it. I have had hundreds of bass sounds for many years, but this app really ads a lot. Great sounds, great playability. What else is there? This is definitely the stuff.

Convenient way to lay down quick, nice sounding bass lines. You wont be disappointed.

iFretless is good. VERY good. It sounds great and the playability is outstanding. It just might be THE best user interface for a stringed instrument in the app universe. You wont find a more authentic sounding bass or a more responsive and easy to play interface anywhere in the known galaxy. As good as the iFretless apps are, what really impresses me is the regular updates and improvements. While some other apps stagnate, the iFretless apps just keep growing and getting better.

I recently broke my left arm skiing, and was desperately searching for an app that would allow us to not cancel our upcoming gigs. I tried several and had just about given up when I discovered ifretless! The sound is awesome, and the latency non existent to my ear. The things holding it back for me, are that I can save presets, but they dont show up to be selected later, so I have to configure everything every time I start the app. Secondly, why not let me go down to 4 or 5 strings like the actual instrument? The option for another fret or two would be nice as well. Keep up the good work, and thanks for listening.