Slow Player vs TreadTunes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slow Player
This music player allows you to adjust playback speed and pitch to learn songs by ear. It supports various instruments and can be used for language learning. Save and export phrases for practice.
- Adjust playback speed (50%-200%)
- Change musical key
- Set start and end times
- Real-time seeking
- Repeat phrases
- Save and export phrases (AAC)
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This App is the Music Dictation Player and the fastest, and easiest way to learn new songs by slowing down or speeding up play back without changing the pitch! Works with guitar, bass, trumpet, piano, voice or any other instrument and 'learn by ear'. It can be used for the listening of the foreign language, too. Other features: - change speed without any change in pitch.(50% to 200%) - change key.(-6 to 6 semitone) - change start time, end time keeping length.(dragging the red range rectangle) - realtime seeking.(drag orange play button) - speed, key, start time, end time can change without music pause! - repeat phrases - save phrase - phrase can export AAC Format. **Warning - Does not work with DRM protected songs(m4p) - iPhone 3G can't export to AAC.
TreadTunes
Sync your workout intensity with your favorite music. Connect to Spotify and automatically adjust song tempo to match your walking, jogging, or running pace.
- Tempo matching to music
- Spotify integration
- Automatic pace adjustment
- Supports walking, jogging, running
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Stay in rhythm. Train to your music. Match your pace to the beat with music you already love. Connect your Spotify and automatically play songs at the perfect tempo for walking, jogging, or running.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TreadTunes at Free against Slow Player's $4.99. TreadTunes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1). Slow Player's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 27 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 16.0). On ratings volume, ads, 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
TreadTunes is free to download; Slow Player costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TreadTunes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively.
Slow Player ships an update monthly, TreadTunes every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slow Player | TreadTunes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | dotpico Inc. | Kyler Knebel |
Customer experience
Slow Player
TreadTunes
In-app purchases
Slow Player
No in-app purchases
TreadTunes
No in-app purchases
