How Many Loopcloud Points Do You Need a Month?
A one-shot costs one point, a loop costs two, and some vocals cost eight. Work out which plan fits your month before you pay for one that doesn't.
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Loopcloud sells plans in points, and almost nobody checks what a point buys before picking one. The answer is that it depends entirely on what you download, which makes the headline number on the plan page close to useless on its own.
Here are the published costs, from Loopmasters’ own help centre:
So a 300-point plan is 300 one shots, or 150 loops, or somewhere around 37 vocal files. Same plan, three very different libraries.
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The plans, for reference
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | €9.95/mo | €99.50 (€8.30/mo) | 100/mo, 1,200/yr |
| Studio | €14.95/mo | €149.50 (€12.46/mo) | 300/mo, 3,600/yr |
| Professional | €22.95/mo | €229.50 (€19.13/mo) | 600/mo, 7,200/yr |
Every annual price is exactly ten months of the monthly price, and the annual point allowance is exactly twelve times the monthly one. So if you are confident you will still want it in a year, annual is two months free with no catch we could find.
Three things the calculator cannot tell you
Points roll over. Loopcloud states unspent points “will always roll over” and that you will not lose them if you cancel. That changes the maths: you do not need a plan that covers your busiest month, you need one that covers your average. Sizing for the peak is the most common way to overpay here.
Packs are priced differently. A full pack costs the same in points as it costs in money on the Loopmasters site, and if you already bought items from that pack, the price drops by what you already spent. So pack buyers should work from the pack prices, not from per-sample arithmetic.
“Up to 8 points” is a ceiling, not a rate. Loopmasters says certain files such as vocals can be priced up to 8 points. The calculator uses 8 for vocal files, which is deliberately pessimistic. Your real number will often be lower, and the app shows each file’s cost before you spend.
If you are choosing between services
Splice prices the same thing differently: every sample is one credit, whatever it is. That makes it predictable and makes loops relatively cheap, while Loopcloud rewards one shots and penalises long vocal files. We went through both, and what happens to your balance when you stop paying, in Splice vs Loopcloud.
Prices read 7 and 8 November 2026. We re-check about every 30 days. If a figure has moved, tell us.
Questions people actually ask
How many points is a Loopcloud loop?
Usually two. A one shot, meaning a drum hit or a single synth note, is one point. Longer files cost more, and Loopmasters states certain files such as vocals can be priced up to eight points.
Which Loopcloud plan is cheapest per sound?
Professional, at 600 points for EUR 22.95 a month, works out lowest per point of the monthly plans. But cheapest per point only matters if you spend the points, and unspent points roll over rather than expiring, so the right plan is the one that matches what you actually download.
Do Loopcloud points expire if I stop paying?
No. Loopcloud states that unspent points will always roll over and that you will not lose points or purchases if you cancel. They are there if you resubscribe.
Sources
- Loopmasters help centre, How does the points pricing work?, read 8 November 2026
- Loopcloud, subscription plans and FAQ, read 7 November 2026