Groove Stew vs Phraseloop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Groove Stew
Practice and learn drum grooves with a fun and exciting tool. Generate thousands of unique variations or create your own, and test your reading skills. Customize notes within grooves to suit your practice needs.
- Randomized syncopated drum groove practice
- Thousands of groove variations
- Customizable groove creation
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Variety of groove 'feels' (note values)
- Reading skill testing
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GROOVE STEW - A fun and exiting new way to practice and learn drum grooves! Work on your TIME! PRACTICE randomized syncopated drum grooves! DEVELOP new ideas! TEST your reading skills! With GROOVE STEW, the sky's the limit!! Choose from a variety of groove 'feels' (Quarter note, Eighth note, or Sixteenth note grooves), select your difficulty, hit 'STIR IT UP', and get practicing! There are literally THOUSANDS of groove variations that can be generated for your practice routine. Or, create your own! Don't like a specific note or notes in the groove? Change them! GROOVE STEW is designed to work for YOU! Download now and GET PRACTICING!
Phraseloop
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Phraseloop is an A-B repeat and speed-practice tool for musicians, dancers, language learners, and anyone who improves through careful repetition. Paste a YouTube URL and practice in the visible official YouTube embedded player, or choose your own video from Photos or Files. KEY FEATURES • Mark precise A and B points • Repeat any selected section • Adjust playback speed • Add a pause between loops • Gradually increase practice speed • Save sections, progress, loop counts, and notes • Rename saved video groups • Review your practice history YOUTUBE PLAYBACK YouTube videos are streamed through the official YouTube player in Privacy Enhanced Mode. The player controls, YouTube branding, and any advertising remain visible. Phraseloop does not download, copy, cache, convert, store, or extract audio from YouTube media. It does not offer offline or background YouTube playback. Phraseloop does not offer YouTube search. Paste a URL for a video you are allowed to access, or choose one of the small set of practice examples. Playback stays in the official YouTube player. No account is required. If you sign in with Google or Apple, new YouTube phrases, practice history, and collections sync with your web account. Records saved on the device before sign-in are not moved to the account. Imported videos and their practice records stay on the device. The free version may show a Google AdMob banner near the top of each main tab (including Recommendations on iPad) and on Practice Statistics. Banners do not appear during playback.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Phraseloop at Free against Groove Stew's $1.99. Phraseloop also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 28 months). Groove Stew's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On in-app purchases 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
Phraseloop is free to download; Groove Stew costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Groove Stew ships an update every 28 months, Phraseloop every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Groove Stew | Phraseloop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stuart Pray | RINTARO YAMADA |
In-app purchases
Groove Stew
No in-app purchases
Phraseloop
No in-app purchases
