# ABLooplay: A-B Audio Looper — Slow Down Music & Shadowing

> Slow Down Music & Shadowing (iPhone/iPad app by TAKAYUKI TAKEMOTO.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ablooplay-a-b-audio-looper/id6814716798 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [TAKAYUKI TAKEMOTO](https://appshunter.io/developer/6789396308)
- Category: Music, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 13 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-09-23
- Data updated: 2026-10-24

## What is ABLooplay?

Paste a link from a video app and loop any scene from A to B, as often and in as many spots as you like. The sentence you can’t catch, the riff you can’t play yet: slow it to 0.5× at the same pitch. “Loop This Sentence” loops one sentence at a time, no A/B needed. Record yourself and compare. No ads.

■ From here to there, again and again

Watch the waveform and tap A and B — only that part repeats. Pause to pick the gaps by eye, and add a pause between repeats to say it back. Missed a sentence? Tap “Loop This Sentence”: it finds the pauses around it and loops it, no A or B needed.

■ Auto-split by sentence (Pro)

Auto-split › By sentence cuts wherever the sound stops for 1 second or more, making a section for every sentence at once. Set “Plays before moving on” to 3 and long lessons play through on their own. Pro also adds unlimited sections and an equalizer to bring bass, vocals, drums, guitar or piano forward.

■ Compare with your voice

Record yourself with “Record Voice”, then tap “Original → You” to hear both back to back and catch differences in pronunciation and intonation.

■ Half speed, same pitch

From 0.5× to 2× without changing the pitch. “Speed up a little each loop” adds 0.05× per play up to 1×, and the key shifts up to ±6 semitones to match your instrument. Zoom to 3 s and slide the waveform to land on the first word or note, or nudge A and B by ±0.1 s.

■ A–B loops for videos, too

In the Videos tab, paste a video link and it plays in the app; tap “A Start” and “B End” to loop the part in between. Your own videos (MP4, MOV) from the Files app are listed by folder, with a waveform for setting sections. Play counts, pauses, speed and voice comparison work as for songs. Videos from a link have no waveform or Auto-split, and videos stop when you leave the app.

■ Practice log and favorites

Each day you practice 1 minute or more in AB Repeat gets a stamp on the Log tab’s calendar (a star on goal days). Tap a day to see your time and loops, and set a practice reminder there. Tap the star next to “Section 1 of 3” to save a section to a folder, then loop it right away from “Favorite Sections”.

■ An everyday music player, too

Tap a song in the Music tab and a large player slides up; swipe down to browse while it plays. ≡ gives you up next, shuffle, repeat, speed and a sleep timer, and the speech bubble shows lyrics. Search by title, artist or album, and control it from the Lock Screen.

■ Adding audio

Import MP3s from the Files app, singly or by folder, or copy them in from a computer. m4a, wav, aiff, unprotected songs from your music library, podcast episodes and audio from videos in Photos work too. Tracks are sorted by editable ID3 tags (artist → album → song), and empty tags are filled from file and folder names.

■ Also

• LRC scripts and subtitles (SRT, VTT) show each sentence and check your dictation
• A hands-on tutorial with 8 English sentences
• Two columns and keyboard control on iPad; a vertical tab strip on the foldable iPhone Duo
• Speed, sections and key are saved per song
• No ads. Your files and recordings stay on your device; the app only goes online for podcasts and videos from a link

■ Without Pro, and Pro

Without Pro you get the basics: up to 3 sections per song or video, Loop This Sentence, ±0.1 s, speed, key, speed-up, pauses, repeat counts, voice comparison, the practice log, favorites, 2 playlists, and unlimited videos, both your own and from a link.

ABLooplay Pro adds auto-split, unlimited sections, the equalizer and unlimited playlists. Choose an auto-renewing subscription or a purchase that never renews.

• Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase
• Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period
• Manage or cancel in Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions
• Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
• Privacy Policy: https://tatsu456.github.io/ablooplay/privacy.html

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro (Yearly) | $9.99 | per year |
| Pro (Monthly) | $1.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro (Lifetime) | $17.99 | one-time |


## Is ABLooplay safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess ABLooplay.

## Is ABLooplay legit?

ABLooplay: A-B Audio Looper appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for ABLooplay is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6.2 — 2026-10-23

■ Easier to find
We refreshed the app name and description.

■ Small improvements
Improved stability.

### 1.6.1 — 2026-10-22

■ Invite a Friend
Share from Invite a Friend in Settings, and the person who gets it can try Pro (Yearly) for a month. Got a code from a friend? Enter it with Redeem Code in Settings.

■ A smoother AB Repeat
Dragging the A and B handles, zooming and recording your voice now feel lighter.

### 1.6.0 — 2026-10-21

■ Artwork from Photos
In Edit Tags for a song or an album, pick a photo as the artwork (MP3). The pencil at the top right of an album edits every song in it at once.

■ Previous and next on the Lock Screen
While you listen in Music, the Lock Screen buttons are now previous and next track (A–B Repeat keeps skip back and forward).

■ Other
・Songs with older-style tags keep their titles and other details when you edit them
・In A–B Repeat, the zoom buttons (All, 1 min, 20 s, 8 s, 3 s) now sit next to the time, leaving more room on screen
・The Now Playing screen in Music now has shuffle and repeat buttons that clearly show whether they’re on

### 1.4.1 — 2026-10-15

■ Built-in samples to try auto-split
Tap "Sample Audio" or "Sample Video" at the top of the A–B Repeat and Video tabs. Ten basic sentences are in one file; tap "Auto-split" to make one section per sentence. The samples can use Pro features too.

■ Shuffle and repeat for playlists
Shuffle a playlist in Music. In A–B Repeat, choose what happens when a track ends (stop, next track, or play again) and shuffle the tracks.

■ "Stop A–B Loop"
While a section repeats, the bottom bar shows "Stop A–B Loop". Your A and B marks stay, and playback continues from there.

■ Easier section selection
A section you choose during a repeat no longer jumps back to the old one. The section menu's "Find in List…" opens a list that keeps its place while the loop plays. In the video screen, the top bar is gone: close your own videos with the ← at the top-left, and linked videos with the Back button at the bottom.

### 1.4.0 — 2026-10-12

■ A–B loops for videos, too
Copy a video link and tap “Paste” at the top of the new Videos tab. Tap “A Start” and “B End” to loop the part in between. Sections, play counts, pauses between repeats, speed (0.5–2×) and comparing with your recording work just like in AB Repeat. You can add as many videos from a link as you like; without Pro, up to 3 sections per video.

■ Your own videos, with a waveform
Videos (MP4, MOV) you put in On My iPhone > ABLooplay in the Files app show up under “My Videos” in the Videos tab, in the same folders. The audio waveform makes it easy to line up the start and end of a section. Add as many as you like, and make all the sections at once with “Auto-split” (Pro).

■ Log tab: a stamp for every practice day
Practice for at least 1 minute in AB Repeat and that day gets a stamp on the calendar, or a star when you reach your daily goal. Tap a day to see how long you practiced and how many loops you played. You can also set the time of your practice reminder here.

■ A new Music player
Tap a song and the player slides up; swipe down to go back to the list while it keeps playing. ≡ at the bottom right opens “Continue Playing” (up next, shuffle, repeat, speed and sleep timer), and the speech bubble at the bottom left shows the lyrics (timed scripts).

■ Favorite sections
On the practice screen, tap the star next to “Section 1 of 3” and choose a folder. Tap the section in “Favorite Sections” to open its song or video and loop it right away. You can create, rename and reorder folders.

■ Auto-split cuts only at pauses of 1 second or more
“By sentence” now splits only where the sound stops for 1 second or more, and “Only at long pauses” for 2 seconds or more. A short breath inside a sentence no longer splits it, so you get fewer, longer sections. “At short pauses too” has been removed. “Loop This Sentence” also takes a silence of 1 second or more as the end of a sentence.

■ Also new
• A search field at the top of the Music and AB Repeat lists finds songs by title, artist or album
• Undo up to 20 steps after deleting, joining or splitting sections (until you switch songs), or just shake your iPhone
• With two or more sections, tap another one on the waveform to jump to it and loop it
• MP3s with empty info (ID3 tags) get the file name as the title and the folder name as the artist and album (existing info is never overwritten)
• The speed and pause buttons no longer wrap: each set sits in one row you can swipe sideways, and the Speed card moved above “How to repeat”
• A time scale above the waveform
• “Record After Original” is now “Original → Record”, and “Shuffle Sections” is now “Play Sections in Random Order”
• Made for the foldable iPhone Duo: the tabs line up in a vertical strip at the edge of the screen, and the practice screen keeps its layout whether it’s open or closed

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