Comparison

PlaySections vs FiveLoop

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PlaySections

This app allows users to mark and play specific sections of audio and video files. It's ideal for practicing music, learning languages, or transcribing audio with features like loop playback, speed and pitch adjustment, and vocal cancellation.

Highlights
  • Section marking and playback
  • Loop playback for sections or songs
  • Adjustable playback speed and pitch
  • Vocal cancellation and EQ
  • Import from Music Library and other apps
  • YouTube video support
  • Background playback
Features
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PlaySections is an audio/video player that allows you to freely set marks and play back specific sections of your audio/video files. For example, while you're playing music, you can insert marks where the song transitions between the verse and the chorus, dividing the song into sections. Then you can pick a section from the generated section list and listen to any part of the song. For each section title, you can enter multiple lines of text. As a result, in addition to verse/chorus labels, you can make notes about the chord progression, measure count, lyrics, and so on, offering a tool that you can use for many purposes. PlaySections supports section and song loop playback, allowing you to listen to your favorite section on loop. It also features useful functionality including tempo/playback speed adjustment, pitch shift, vocal cancellation, 7 band equalizer, and flip video, making it a perfect app to use in instrument, vocal, or dance practice, or when playing music by ear. Not only can it read files from the iOS Music Library, but by using the Share Extension/Open-in functionality, you can import files from other applications. For example, you can load a recording from the Voice Memo app that comes standard on the iPhone, letting you create and play back a section list for a song that you performed yourself. Even more, you can use it to study a new language, or to prepare meeting notes. Version 4.0.0 adds support for YouTube videos. Many uses - Set marks for intro, verses, chorus, instrumental solo - Set chord progressions and lyrics for each section - Practice of playing musical instruments, singing, and dancing - Analyze music structure, chords for music dictation - Great for language learners, transcription from audio files of meeting/conference Feature Highlights - Music Library Integration - YouTube video - Waveform scroll - Section Marks - Section title edit - Loop playback (section, song) - Speed control (-50% to +200%) * - Pitch control (-12 to +12) ** - 7 bands EQ control (-24dB to +12dB) ** - FX (vocal cancel) ** - Flip Video (except for YouTube videos) - Share Extension, Open-in support (File import) - Remote control, AirTurn support - Low latency playback (Audio Unit support) - Supports all major audio/video formats (AAC, MP3, WAV, AIFF, FLAC [requires iOS 11], MP4, MOV...) - Background playback (except for YouTube videos) - VoiceOver - Drag & Drop on iPad - Inter-App Audio,** * No support for DRM contents (Apple Music, ...) ** No support for Video, YouTube and DRM contents Support http://playsections.github.io/ https://twitter.com/PlaySections playsections@gmail.com --- Video by TRIAMPERSANDY - ROLLY-POP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RC_rV_dCCg

About

FiveLoop

Enhance your music learning with a tool that allows you to slow down, loop, and repeat sections of online video tutorials. It also offers AI-powered audio analysis to split songs into stems, detect chords and BPM, and generate transcriptions.

Highlights
  • Loop any video section
  • Adjust playback tempo
  • Handsfree MIDI/Bluetooth control
  • AI song stem separation
  • Chord and BPM detection
  • Note-for-note transcriptions
Features
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Practice Music Smarter with FiveLoop Turn online music lessons and songs into focused practice sessions. Slow down difficult passages, repeat precise A B loops and control playback without taking your hands off your instrument. Learn from the platforms you already use FiveLoop works with most online video platforms, including YouTube, Vimeo, TrueFire and many more. Practice at your own pace • Set exact loop points and repeat any passage • Adjust playback speed in 5% steps • Play, pause, rewind and fast forward • Control playback hands free with MIDI or a compatible Bluetooth foot controller Discover FiveLoop Studio Import a song and use powerful AI audio analysis tools to understand and practice every detail. • Separate music into drums, bass, vocals and other instruments • Isolate or mute stems to focus on the part you want to learn • Detect chords, key and BPM automatically • Practice with a metronome matched to the song • View note transcriptions for bass, vocals and other stems Made for every musician FiveLoop helps beginners, advanced players, guitarists, bassists, drummers, singers, pianists, teachers and students learn more effectively from video and audio. Tested and recommended platforms • YouTube • TrueFire • learnpracticeplay.com • gitarrenlehreronline.de • fingerfux.de Is your favorite platform not supported? Contact us at mail@duechtel.com Terms: https://www.fiveloop.io/terms.html Privacy: https://www.fiveloop.io/pricacypolicy.html

Screenshots

PlaySections4 screens
FiveLoop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FiveLoop at Free against PlaySections's $3.99. PlaySections's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

FiveLoop is free to download; PlaySections costs $3.99 up front. FiveLoop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. PlaySections asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PlaySections holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 19 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of PlaySections's written reviews are positive against 84% of FiveLoop's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlaySections ships an update every 3 weeks, FiveLoop every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PlaySections versus FiveLoop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaySectionsFiveLoop
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (15 ratings) — better4.4 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews83.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1519 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB730 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHiroshi KajihataStephan Duechtel

Customer experience

PlaySections

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral10.5%
Negative13.2%

FiveLoop

All ratings19 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral15.8%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral14.0%
Negative2.3%

In-app purchases

None

PlaySections

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

FiveLoop

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • Fullversion$3.99

Questions

Is PlaySections free?
PlaySections costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FiveLoop free?
FiveLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PlaySections or FiveLoop?
PlaySections is rated higher. PlaySections averages 4.9 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while FiveLoop averages 4.4 from 19 ratings.
Do PlaySections or FiveLoop have ads?
Neither PlaySections nor FiveLoop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlaySections or FiveLoop?
PlaySections ships an update every 3 weeks, and FiveLoop every 6 weeks. Most recently, PlaySections was updated on September 22, 2026 and FiveLoop on September 8, 2026.

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