Comparison

Loopman! vs Pinch

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

Head to head
About

Loopman!

This app helps musicians and language learners by allowing them to slow down, loop, and adjust the pitch of audio files. It supports various import methods and audio formats, making practice and transcription easier.

Highlights
  • Slow down or speed up audio
  • Adjust audio pitch
  • Precision A-B looping
  • Shadowing practice for languages
  • Smart rewind
  • Import from cloud storage
  • Background playback
Features
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Listen closely. Repeat what matters. Practice at your own pace. Loopman helps language learners and musicians work through the audio they want to understand, one short section at a time. FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS Repeat a sentence for listening practice, dictation, or shadowing. Slow down difficult passages, then practice again at a pace that feels comfortable. FOR MUSICIANS Listen closely to melodies, solos, and rhythms. Repeat challenging sections, adjust playback speed, and change pitch to support your practice. Loopman is a listening and practice tool; it does not automatically transcribe speech or create sheet music. FOCUSED PRACTICE • Set A and B points to repeat a chosen section. • Adjust speed and pitch for your practice. • Save useful sections as presets and organize your audio in playlists. • Open supported audio files you already have. FILE COMPATIBILITY DRM-protected audio, including protected Apple Music subscription downloads, cannot be played. Streaming-service subscriptions do not give Loopman access to their protected songs. FREE USE & OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS Loopman is free to use with ads on iPhone and iPad. Optional 3-month and 12-month auto-renewing subscriptions remove ads. These subscriptions support Family Sharing. Check the price, billing period, and any eligible trial shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. App interface languages may differ from the languages available in this store description. Questions or feedback: dolgoraesoft@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://bayliner1978.blogspot.kr/2017/05/loopman-terms-and-use.html Privacy Policy: https://bayliner1978.blogspot.kr/2017/05/privacy-policy.html

About

Pinch

This app allows users to pin songs to specific locations on a map, creating a shared musical experience. Discover music left by others in familiar places or explore user profiles to find new sounds and stories.

Highlights
  • Pin music to specific locations
  • Add feelings and stories to pins
  • Discover music left by others
  • Browse user music profiles
  • Save private music moments
Features
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Leave the moments you want to remember on the map, together with music. PINCH is a music map where a place, a song, a feeling and a story become a single pin — to record, and to discover. ■ Pin music to the moment Pick the song you’re listening to, or one that comes to mind, and pin it to where you are right now. Add how you felt or a short story along with it. ■ Discover music around you Explore the map to find the songs and stories others have left at each place. See which songs other people remember your familiar places by. ■ Browse other people’s music Visit other users’ profiles to browse the music pins and stories they’ve shared, and find the ones that speak to you. ■ Keep some moments to yourself Not every pin needs to be public. Save the places and songs you want to keep for yourself as “Only me.” A way to remember places through music. PINCH.

Screenshots

Loopman!4 screens
Pinch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pinch at none against Loopman!'s 2. Pinch also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Loopman!'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price 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

Both are free to download. Loopman! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 3 months. Pinch asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loopman! ships an update every 5 days, Pinch monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Loopman! versus Pinch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoopman!Pinch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYoungjoon Kohyumin kwon

Customer experience

Loopman!

All ratings30 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative7.5%

Pinch

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Loopman!

Subscriptions2
  • No Ad for 3 Months1 Month trial$1.993 Months
  • No Ad for 1 Year1 Month trial$3.991 Year
None

Pinch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loopman! free?
Loopman! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pinch free?
Pinch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Loopman! or Pinch have ads?
Loopman! shows ads; Pinch does not.
Which is updated more often, Loopman! or Pinch?
Loopman! ships an update every 5 days, and Pinch monthly. Most recently, Loopman! was updated on November 6, 2026 and Pinch on October 31, 2026.

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