Slow Down Music | Transcribe+ vs Kotoren
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slow Down Music | Transcribe+
This app allows musicians to slow down and change the pitch of songs to aid in transcription and practice. It uses AI to separate instruments, offers customizable looping, and supports various chord chart formats.
- AI instrument separation (vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano)
- Adjustable tempo and pitch
- Customizable looping and practice sections
- Import and sync chord charts
- Interactive waveform scrubbing
- Video loading for visual aid
- 10-band EQ and channel mixer
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Transcribe+ combines high quality tempo and pitch-shifting with on-device AI that splits a song into vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano, and other instruments, so you can isolate and hear EXACTLY what you are transcribing by ear. Now on iPhone, iPad, and Mac! Adjust speed and pitch effortlessly with simple swipe gestures. Tap the waveform to pause the track, then drag to listen at your chosen pace, even one note at a time! Attach chord charts that follow the form of the song, mark song structures or add personal notes using customizable flags on the waveform, and practice specific sections repeatedly by defining looped areas. Key Features: • Speed adjustable from 0.25x to 2x without affecting pitch. • Split tracks into 2, 4, or 6 stems (vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano, other). • Easy pitch modification by +/-12 semitones. • Fine-tune pitch adjustment slider with 1 cent increments. • Interactive waveform interface for real-time scrubbing and listening note by note. • Chord charts from MusicXML, ABC, iReal Pro, or pasted text. • Beats, bars, tempo, and key detected automatically. • Consolidate and practice loops in a single location with Loop View. • Smart Loops can automatically increase speed or shift pitch with each loop. • Load videos for enhanced visual understanding. • Intuitive 10-band EQ toolbar for refined frequency adjustment and additional isolation possibilities. • Mark and annotate waveforms for efficient review. • Easily export loops or entire tracks in eight formats. • Multiple windows and split-screen multitasking for efficient iPad use. • 11 attractive themes with elegant icons. • Keyboard shortcuts compatible with foot pedals for easier control during practice. • Integration with popular cloud storage services. AI Vocal Removal & Stems Separation: Remove or isolate vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano, or other instruments on ANY track (without DRM). Use this feature to focus on the instruments you're interested in, or create a play-along track. Stems are split entirely on your device, with no uploading and no limits. If an instrument isn't in the song, its stem is hidden instead of filled with leftover noise. Export any combinations of stems and remix them as you like! Chord Charts: Import common chord chart formats you find online. The chord changes run under the waveform, following the actual form of the song. Transcribe+ listens to the whole song on your device and suggests the exact beat where the form starts. If a bar is stretched or squeezed, or the song is heard at double or half tempo, it offers a one-tap fix. Loop View with "Smart Loops": View all your loops in the loop view. Simply tap the loop icon to start or stop a loop. You can set parameters for a metronome count-in before each loop or auto-increase speed or shift pitch with each repetition. Link loops as you learn, starting with small chunks and joining them together with a tap. EQ ToolBar, Channel Mixer, and Fine Tuning Slider: Further isolate or enhance the part you're listening to with the EQ toolbar or the Stereo Channel mixer. You can also finely adjust the overall pitch of the track in increments of 1 cent. Transcribe+ for Mac: Transcribe+ now runs on the Mac, with a full menu bar, keyboard shortcuts, and all of the same features. Apple Music Support: Transcribe+ integrates with Apple Music, letting you adjust the tempo and add flags and loops to any song in your Apple Music library. Please note, due to DRM music streaming limitations, some features are unavailable on Apple Music tracks. iCloud Sync: All of your flags, loops, chord charts, and settings for each track you load are automatically saved to iCloud. These settings also sync automatically across all your devices. Six stems require a device with 8 GB of memory or more; other devices split 4 stems. Beat detection and chord charts require iOS 27 or macOS 27. Terms of Use: https://dynamicappdesign.com/tos.html
Kotoren
This audio player is designed for language learning and music practice, allowing users to easily repeat specific sections of audio. It visualizes audio as a graph for precise selection and offers adjustable playback speeds and repeat modes.
- Graph visualization of audio
- Phrase splitting and interval setting
- A-B repeat functionality
- Adjustable playback speed
- Playback mode customization
- Silence skipping
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Kotoren is an audio/podcast player. It is designed for language learning and music practice, but it can also be used to listen to music. Audio is displayed as a graph, so you can touch or swipe to select and listen to any point. This makes it easy to repeatedly listen to parts of the audio. ■ Main Features - Automatically split audio into phrases and display as a graph - Set an interval after the playback of a phrase. It can be set in seconds or as a ratio to the phrase’s playback time. - Skip silence between phrases (manually or automatically) - Support A-B repeat - Change playback speed from 0.2x to 2.0x - Change playback mode: Normal, Repeat one, Repeat all, Pause (Pause at the end of the current track. This is useful for listening to the last part repeatedly) - Rewind or Fast Forward 1/2/3/4/5 seconds - Text input field for dictation - Learning record: Title, Playback time, Learning days, etc. ■ Notes - This app does not include language teaching materials. - If there is no silence between phrases, silence/phrase skip and related features are not available. - Some files cannot be played (ex. Apple Music, iCloud, DRM protected files).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kotoren at 5.0 against Slow Down Music | Transcribe+'s 4.5. Kotoren also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 64%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Slow Down Music | Transcribe+'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (5.4K vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Slow Down Music | Transcribe+ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Kotoren sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Kotoren holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slow Down Music | Transcribe+ has 5.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Slow Down Music | Transcribe+'s written reviews are positive against 95% of Kotoren's.
Slow Down Music | Transcribe+ ships an update every 8 days, Kotoren every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slow Down Music | Transcribe+ | Kotoren |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (5.4K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.0% of reviews | 94.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.4K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 357 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dynamic App Design LLC | Masato Murata |
Customer experience
Slow Down Music | Transcribe+
Kotoren
Bugs and requests
Slow Down Music | Transcribe+
Reported bugs
4 issues- Playback issues with DRM-protected tracks
- Crashes when trying to export loops
- Inconsistent behavior when scrolling and scrubbing
- Inability to delete individual songs from recent list
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to save and manage custom loops and flags
- Metronome or beat detection feature
- Deeper integration with streaming services like Spotify
- More precise control over pitch and speed adjustments
- Improved audio isolation and separation of instruments
Kotoren
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Slow Down Music | Transcribe+
- Transcribe+ Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
- Transcribe+ Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Unlock Everything$79.99
- Unlock Everything$99.99
Kotoren
- Remove Ads$3.99
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