Comparison

Appcompanist vs Obiler

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

Head to head
About

Appcompanist

This app provides singers and musicians with thousands of piano accompaniments, offering extensive control over key, tempo, and melody. Users can customize and save their own versions of songs, making practice and performance more flexible.

Highlights
  • Change key instantly
  • Control tempo actively
  • Hold and sync fermatas
  • Blend melody guide track
  • Save custom versions
  • Select voice parts to emphasize
  • Add markers, cuts, and loops
Features
Currently charting
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Appcompanist gives singers, voice teachers, choral directors, and choirs full musical control over thousands of professional piano accompaniments. Practice, teach, rehearse, and perform with flexible accompaniment you can actually control in real time. Change key instantly, control tempo during play, blend melody in or out, hold fermatas, check pitches, and save your own tempo and fermata changes as Custom Versions. The free version includes over 1,000 Vocal Exercises and 75 complete piano accompaniments with full app functionality. The growing Appcompanist library includes thousands of flexible piano accompaniments for opera arias, art songs, musical theater solos, jazz standards, pop and rock songs, choral music, complete works, and more. New recordings are added regularly, including user-requested repertoire. Why singers, teachers, and choirs use Appcompanist: • Instantly transpose any accompaniment to the key that fits your voice best. • Control tempo during play to create ritardandos, accelerandos, rubato, and more. • Use the patented Fermata Button to hold notes, chords, and pauses, then re-enter in perfect sync with the piano. • Turn the melody guide on or off at any time during play, choose from three octaves, and adjust the melody level against the accompaniment. • Check the next melody pitch when stopped and time entrances with confidence. • Save your tempo and fermata changes to create Custom Versions that can still be controlled during playback. • Learn choral and ensemble music more easily by emphasizing one or more voice parts against the accompaniment or against other parts. • Add markers, cuts, and loops for easier navigation, teaching, rehearsal, and focused practice. • Repeat vocal exercises up, down, or in the same key. • Create video recordings while using Appcompanist playback tools. • Search, filter, and sort the library to quickly find the right piece. Subscription options: Note: Prices shown are in US dollars. In-app pricing in other countries may vary based on current exchange rates. Contemporary Voice Collection US $9.99/month or US $99.99/year

About

Obiler

Features
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Obiler is the app for worship teams: stage-ready chord charts, setlists, service schedules, and a tuner — all in one place. CHORD CHARTS FOR THE STAGE Chords sit right above the lyrics, large and easy to read from a distance. Transpose to any key in one tap, set a capo, adjust the font size, and turn on hands-free auto-scroll. A built-in metronome and tuner keep the band together. SETLISTS AND TEAM Build a setlist for each service and share it with the team. Leaders create the schedule, assign who plays and who leads each song, and everyone opens the same songs in the right key. Add your own notes to any chart. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE Import charts from a PDF or type them in, save YouTube and Spotify links for each song, and keep your whole repertoire organized. It works on phone and tablet, and keeps your charts available offline once loaded. Obiler is free. All songs and charts are created or imported by your own team.

Screenshots

Appcompanist4 screens
Obiler3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Obiler at none against Appcompanist's 7. Obiler also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Appcompanist's advantage is chart position (#83 vs unranked). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Appcompanist sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Obiler asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Appcompanist ships an update fortnightly, Obiler every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Appcompanist versus Obiler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppcompanistObiler
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (259 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings259 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#83 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size243 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppcompanist, LLCDIONATHAS MEDEIROS FELIX DA COSTA

Bugs and requests

Appcompanist

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes when attempting to restore subscription
  • Subscription access lost after app updates requiring profile recreation
  • Server error when connecting to Apple ID for subscription restoration
  • App fails to recognize user authentication randomly
  • Custom audition cuts don't connect to Bluetooth speakers
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  • Custom song edits revert unexpectedly
  • Incorrect key signatures in some arrangements
  • Unwanted tempo changes and accelerando in recordings
  • No response from customer support for password reset requests
  • Fermata tool doesn't account for variable cadenza lengths in recordings

Requested features

15 requests
  • Desktop/MacBook version of the app
  • Duet and ensemble accompaniment tracks
  • Loop functionality for repeated practice
  • Visual score display that scrolls with playback
  • Bookmark/marker system for important passages
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  • One-time purchase option instead of subscription model
  • Ability to upload custom accompaniment tracks
  • Improved video recording capabilities for self-tapes
  • Senza rubato/strict tempo recordings for practice
  • Visual fermata indicator showing when accompaniment returns
  • Duet and ensemble solo accompaniments
  • Internationalization/localization (Chinese language support requested)
  • Print sheet music option
  • Better tempo control using BPM instead of percentages
  • Notation display for warmup exercises

Obiler

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Appcompanist

Subscriptions7
  • Pick Six Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Contemporary Voice Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Classical Voice Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Complete Collection Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Contemporary Voice Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Classical Voice Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Complete Collection Yearly7 Days trial$149.991 Year
None

Obiler

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Appcompanist free?
Appcompanist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Obiler free?
Obiler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Appcompanist or Obiler have ads?
Neither Appcompanist nor Obiler shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Appcompanist or Obiler?
Appcompanist ships an update fortnightly, and Obiler every 4 days. Most recently, Appcompanist was updated on November 6, 2026 and Obiler on October 31, 2026.

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