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Instead of buying cheapo, why don't you try recording your guitar using your phone's microphone and then playing over it acoustically. There are apps out there that will loop your sample. Then you might be able to better judge how much you really want a looper, and if you do want it, go for the most featureful one you can afford :-)
My trading feedback: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/210335/yorkie
A simple, basic looper will allow you to record a simple loop, add layers to it, stop and start it and then delete it. If you just want a practice tool, or a way to dip a toe in the waters of looping, that might be all you need.
As you start to spend more, you get more features- the ability to remove looped layers (or more complex undo/redo functions), or to save loops, or to record longer loops. Some loopers have a built in drum machine, or can sync to MIDI. Some loopers are in effect several loopers in parallel- you can do all of this stuff to multiple loops simultaneously.
If you're in the market for a new digital delay, lots of them come with a very basic looper on board, so you could try one out and not feel like you've wasted your money if you don't like it.
Don't talk politics and don't throw stones. Your royal highnesses.
My trading feedback: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/210335/yorkie
I also prefer the bigger footswitch area on loopers too - not something that you want a mis-step on!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZrjEsGkAnqLa7bNF1ZMvDw
If you play acoustic, clean electric, or bass then ignore the above.
It only gets occasional use - for me it's not worth it for me to go down the KT Tunstall / Sheeran high tech looper thing / £££ - although I did once see a Jack Johnson video where he was building up a track which looked cool.
As always with any musical gear it depends what you want it for - and you usually don't know if it will take / need it until you actually start using it.
Failing that, I have an RC30 going spare if you want something more complex.