Comparison

Practice Player vs Slowify

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

Head to head
About

Practice Player

This app helps musicians improve their practice by allowing them to slow down songs, loop specific sections, and change pitch and speed in real time. It integrates with your music library and local files, offering recording and progress tracking features.

Highlights
  • Slow down song tempo
  • Loop specific song sections
  • Change pitch and speed
  • Record audio directly
  • Import from music library and local files
  • Track practice progress
Features
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Slow down any song and loop the hard part until you've got it. Works with your Apple Music songs, streamed or downloaded. On your own files (imports, recordings, and downloaded purchases) you can also change pitch and pan. What Our Customers Say "I have used the app daily for three years. It got me through my Berklee Advanced Professional Guitar certificate program. It is very useful!" – Jim "I have found this app to be a must-have. I have praised Practice Player to my bandmates and urged them to upgrade to pro... I love the simplicity of this app. It does one thing and it does it well." – Russ "I'm a drummer and I've been using it to learn tunes, transcribe, and practice." – Neemo "I'm a dance teacher and I love how I can loop part of a song from my library and play it via Bluetooth to the dance studio's sound system." – Greg Features • Change the speed of any song • Boost the bass or vocals with an equalizer on your own files • Loop any section and mark it with points, notes, and icons • See the waveform of your own files behind the playback slider • Record yourself and listen back • Count in with a built-in metronome before you play • Import songs from Apple Music, your iTunes library, or the Files app • Organize songs into playlists and setlists for gigs and lessons • Send a song to the top of your list • Back up and export your practice library • Play through AirPlay or Bluetooth speakers Advanced Features • Set daily practice goals and build streaks • Smart practice reminders that adapt to your schedule • Live practice time per song and per section • Weekly practice summary • Show pitch changes in semitones and cents • Set your own speed range for finer control • Export ringtones and audio clips • Share audio files with others • Full Lock Screen and Control Center controls • Card-style song list • Give each playlist its own theme Recommended For • Guitarists learning solos and riffs • Pianists practicing classical pieces • Drummers transcribing fills and grooves • Singers matching pitch • Dance instructors running choreography • Language learners doing dictation • Music teachers creating practice assignments • Bands reviewing rehearsal and gig recordings Get Started for Free Download free and practice with up to 15 songs and 7 points per song. Unlock Everything removes the limits with a one-time purchase: • Unlimited songs • Unlimited points on every song Or choose the Support the Developer subscription: it unlocks everything while it's active. Follow us Instagram: @practiceplayerapp Facebook: www.facebook.com/practiceplayer Website: practiceplayer.app Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Slowify

Master your favorite songs by slowing them down or looping specific sections without changing the pitch. This app helps musicians learn songs, practice solos, and play along with artists at any tempo. It also allows for slowing down and looping video content from various platforms.

Highlights
  • Slow down music up to 4x without pitch change
  • Create loopable song clips for focused practice
  • Slow down and loop videos from YouTube, TikTok, etc.
  • One-tap song searches for tutorials and lyrics
  • Save and curate custom lessons and links
  • Adjust tempo faster or slower
Features
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Slow down any song from Apple music by up to 4x, without altering the pitch. Fine-tune loopable song clips, to master one section at a time. Slowify is the best way to learn your favorite songs and play alongside your heroes. SLOW DOWN AND LOOP VIDEOS Slow down videos from YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and more. Slowify includes one-tap searches from any song to find guitar tutorials, live versions, lyrics, and more. Just tap one of the pre-populated search fields below any song. Learning a solo? Play along on TikTok, Instagram or YouTube. Or find concert footageto see exactly where your favorite guitarist puts a capo. Save any video or link and it will appear directly below your Apple Music song and album art. Curate your own lessons and links. Slow down ANY video up to 400%, while creating looping regions to play along, one piece at a time. Watching a video in Safari or another app you want to loop and slow down? Just copy the link, then tap "Paste Link" to instantly start playing. With Slowify, any video becomes a duet. CONTROL TEMPO, MAINTAIN PITCH Adjust the tempo of any song without changing its pitch. This means you can slow down or speed up your favorite music as you learn, while playing alongside the original artists. Shred your favorite guitar solos, rap alongside your heroes, or master a piano concerto up to four times slower than the original. Or challenge yourself by playing faster--at up to 4x the speed. PRECISION LOOPING FOR FOCUSED PRACTICE Musicians learn by practicing one thing at a time. Bring that discipline to any song in your music library with loopable Song Clips. Just drag the yellow handles to select any part of a song. Then use precision dials to fine-tune the start and end points. Slowify will seamlessly loop each verse, chorus, and solo until you're playing perfectly in time, at whatever tempo you choose. ALL THE SONGS FIT TO PLAY Just link Slowify to Apple Music to search over 100 million songs, saved automatically to your dashboard. And two-tap save lets you move between verse, chorus, bridge, and solo with just one tap. MEMBERSHIPS THAT WORK FOR YOU Creating and saving loops and basic speed control is free for all users. A Pro Membership subscription provides access to pro features, like changing song tempos by a full 4x faster or slower. If you decide to purchase a subscription, an initial payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of each subscription period, at a rate of $3.99 per month or $24.99 per year. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time via your iTunes Account Settings. You can find our privacy policy at https://slowifyapp.com/privacy, and our terms of service at https://slowifyapp.com/terms-of-service.

Screenshots

Practice Player4 screens
Slowify4 screens

Verdict

The call

Practice Player and Slowify are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Practice Player sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Slowify sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Practice Player against 4.4 for Slowify. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 74 and 76 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Practice Player's written reviews are positive against 75% of Slowify's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Practice Player ships an update every 10 days, Slowify fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Practice Player versus Slowify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPractice PlayerSlowify
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (74 ratings) — better4.4 (76 ratings)
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7476 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.116.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMeatloaf For Everyone LLCBetter Notes, LLC

Customer experience

Practice Player

All ratings73 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral1.4%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive79.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative17.9%

Slowify

All ratings64 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral1.6%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Practice Player

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Playback issues
  • Songs dropping from imported playlists
  • App keeps crashing
  • Files corrupt
  • Tempo adjuster stopped working
Show 7 more
  • Speed setting resets after phone sleeps
  • App stops playing after a few loops
  • App stops playing when phone goes into sleep mode
  • Apple Music imports disappear upon reopening
  • Saving backups not working (iCloud or on device)
  • Unable to load imported songs after relaunch
  • App crashes when deleting marked points

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to alter pitch of songs
  • Keep screen active option
  • Add songs to folders or groups
  • Countdown metronome for songs
  • Pro feature to send/import song points

Slowify

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Practice Player

Subscriptions1
  • Support the Developer$4.991 Year
One-time9
  • Unlimited Split Points$1.99
  • Unlimited iTunes Imports$1.99
  • Unlimited Audio File Imports$1.99
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  • Unlimited Recordings$1.99
  • Imports and Points$2.99
  • iTunes, Audio Files and Points$3.99
  • Imports and Points$4.99
  • Imports and Points$5.99
  • Unlock Everything$11.99
2 purchases

Slowify

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Membership (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pro Membership (yearly)7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Practice Player free?
Practice Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Slowify free?
Slowify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Practice Player or Slowify?
Practice Player is rated higher. Practice Player averages 4.5 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while Slowify averages 4.4 from 76 ratings.
Do Practice Player or Slowify have ads?
Neither Practice Player nor Slowify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Practice Player or Slowify?
Practice Player ships an update every 10 days, and Slowify fortnightly. Most recently, Practice Player was updated on November 11, 2026 and Slowify on November 7, 2026.

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