Comparison

PlaySections vs BJ Harmony

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

BJ Harmony

Features
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Easily manage the soundtrack of your Opera. Upload files and create customized playlists. Associate playlist events to the text of the Opera and move among its pages. App functions: - Creation of musical playlists of events related to Opera - Adding more melodies for each event - Adding markers to move quickly into the melody - PDF view of the Opera - Adding event link to the text of the Opera’s document Terms of Use:  https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PlaySections4 screens
BJ Harmony4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BJ Harmony at Free against PlaySections's $3.99. PlaySections's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

BJ Harmony is free to download; PlaySections costs $3.99 up front. BJ Harmony sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PlaySections asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PlaySections versus BJ Harmony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaySectionsBJ Harmony
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiroshi KajihataSergio Pazzona

In-app purchases

None

PlaySections

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

BJ Harmony

Subscriptions2
  • Month Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Year subscription$9.491 Year

Questions

Is PlaySections free?
PlaySections costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BJ Harmony free?
BJ Harmony is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PlaySections or BJ Harmony have ads?
Neither PlaySections nor BJ Harmony shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlaySections or BJ Harmony?
PlaySections ships an update every 3 weeks, and BJ Harmony every 3 weeks. Most recently, PlaySections was updated on October 8, 2026 and BJ Harmony on October 7, 2026.

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