Super Slow Downer vs RealPlay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Super Slow Downer
This music app lets you adjust playback speed without altering pitch, perfect for learning songs. You can loop sections, speed up or slow down tracks from 25% to 200%, and even change the key.
- Adjust playback speed (25%-200%)
- Maintain original pitch
- Loop song sections
- Change song key
- Load local music files
- Supports iCloud Drive
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Super Slow Downer allows you to slow the play of music while maintaining pitch. Super Slow Downer allows you to play songs in a loop at a slower speed. It's great for musicians trying to learn new songs. You can select any part of a song to repeat at normal speed. You can also slow the song down or even speed it up by changing the speed between 25% (0.25X) and 200% (2X speed). The pitch remains the same as you change speed. As an option, you can separately adjust the pitch in addition to the speed. If you want to change the key the song is in, you can do so in the app. Setup loops by touching the "loop" button during playback. You can load music files that are saved on your iCloud Drive or select music files on your device's music library (owned music appearing in the Music app). This app does not support Apple Music streaming music or Spotify streaming music. Super Slow Downer is a great app musicians, music transcribers or dancers wanting a tool to make their practices better.
RealPlay
Practice music with authentic backing tracks performed by professional musicians. Customize tempo, key, and mix for focused learning. Features over 100 standard chord progressions with an expanding library.
- Authentic backing tracks
- 100+ standard chord progressions
- Real-time tempo adjustment
- Instrument isolation and mixing
- Instant transposition to all keys
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RealPlay lets you practice with real music—not midi tracks, AI, or loops. Play along with authentic backing tracks performed by world-class rhythm sections, featuring an expanding library of over 100 essential standard chord progressions. Easily customize your practice with real-time controls for tempo, key, and mix—so you can focus on exactly what you need. Features: • World-class rhythm sections • 100+ essential jazz standards and chord progressions (expanding library) • Real-time tempo adjustment • Instrument isolation and mixing (ideal for rhythm section players) • Instant transposition to all 12 keys Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: RealPlay at Free against Super Slow Downer's $0.99. RealPlay also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (73% vs 50%). Super Slow Downer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, 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
RealPlay is free to download; Super Slow Downer costs $0.99 up front. RealPlay sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.29 per month. Super Slow Downer asks for nothing beyond the download.
RealPlay holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RealPlay has 169 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Super Slow Downer's written reviews are positive against 73% of RealPlay's.
Super Slow Downer ships an update every 3 months, RealPlay every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Super Slow Downer | RealPlay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (27 ratings) | 4.8 (169 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 73.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 169 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #198 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Backes | RealPlay LLC |
Customer experience
Super Slow Downer
RealPlay
In-app purchases
Super Slow Downer
No in-app purchases
RealPlay
- RealPlay Pro Monthly$3.291 Month
- RealPlay Pro Yearly$21.991 Year
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