Comparison

Audio Looper+ vs Kotoren

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

Head to head
About

Audio Looper+

Create and export custom audio loops from your music library or files. This tool allows for precise marker placement, playback speed adjustment, and saving loops in various formats.

Highlights
  • Set unlimited markers
  • Loop between markers
  • Export loops in multiple formats
  • Adjust playback speed
  • Import from Files and Music Library
  • Save markers per track
Features
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Audio Looper+ is the precise practice tool for anyone who needs to replay, study, or perform along with specific sections of an audio track. Drop in a song, a lesson, a podcast or a language recording, create as many markers as you like, and loop seamlessly (or with a rest time) between any two of them — then export the looped section as its own file. Features: • Place an unlimited number of markers on the waveform • Loop seamlessly between any two markers • Add a rest time before a loop repeats, with an optional countdown tick and visual countdown — perfect for practicing a phrase, pausing, then jumping back in • Pinch-to-zoom on the zoomed waveform for accurate navigation • Played-back audio is dimmed grey so you always know where you are • Export loops in AAC, WAV or Apple Lossless • Move, rename and disable markers without losing your place • Adjust playback speed • Tap anywhere on the waveform to jump instantly • Markers are saved per track across your whole library • Import audio from the Files app or your Music Library Who is it for? • Musicians learning or transcribing a part, by ear or with their instrument • Singers and vocalists rehearsing a verse, a run, or a single line • Dancers and choreographers drilling a section on repeat • Music producers and DJs isolating a loop, a break or a sample to export • Language learners shadowing a sentence or a dialogue • Podcasters and journalists reviewing a clip • Students transcribing lectures, interviews or field recordings • Anyone who needs to repeat, mark or export a specific moment in an audio file If you have any questions or feedback, contact me at audiolooper@danielnoethen.de

About

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.

Highlights
  • Graph visualization of audio
  • Phrase splitting and interval setting
  • A-B repeat functionality
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Playback mode customization
  • Silence skipping
Features
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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).

Screenshots

Audio Looper+4 screens
Kotoren4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kotoren at 5.0 against Audio Looper+'s 4.1. Kotoren also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 69%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). Audio Looper+'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Audio Looper+ sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Kotoren sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kotoren holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audio Looper+ has 22 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Audio Looper+'s written reviews are positive against 95% of Kotoren's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Audio Looper+ ships an update every 2 weeks, Kotoren every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Audio Looper+ versus Kotoren: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudio Looper+Kotoren
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (22 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews94.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel NoethenMasato Murata

Customer experience

Audio Looper+

All ratings22 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative25.0%

Kotoren

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Audio Looper+

One-time2
  • 3-day TrialFree
  • Full Version$1.49
1 purchases

Kotoren

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Audio Looper+ free?
Audio Looper+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kotoren free?
Kotoren is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Audio Looper+ or Kotoren?
Kotoren is rated higher. Audio Looper+ averages 4.1 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Kotoren averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Audio Looper+ or Kotoren have ads?
Kotoren shows ads; Audio Looper+ does not.
Which is updated more often, Audio Looper+ or Kotoren?
Audio Looper+ ships an update every 2 weeks, and Kotoren every 5 weeks. Most recently, Audio Looper+ was updated on September 21, 2026 and Kotoren on September 27, 2026.

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