Comparison

Slow Player vs Music Plan

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Adjust playback speed (50%-200%)
  • Change musical key
  • Set start and end times
  • Real-time seeking
  • Repeat phrases
  • Save and export phrases (AAC)
Features
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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.

About

Music Plan

Features
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Music Plan helps you to create music playing plans with highly customized options using songs from your Apple Music. Beyond repeat and shuffle mode, you can add additional rules like: - Priority: prioritize playing specific songs before playing the full list. - Multi-times: play specified songs for multiple times, with configurable frequency. - Skip: skip songs you don't like while keeping your playlist whole. You can choose from 3 color themes (Music Red, Plain, System), which are fully support Light Mode and Dark Mode. You can create up to 3 plans for free. And after purchasing the "iCloud Sync", you can also sync your plans across multiple Apple devices (login with same Apple ID).

Screenshots

Slow Player4 screens
Music Plan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Music Plan at Free against Slow Player's $4.99. Slow Player's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). On ads 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

Music Plan is free to download; Slow Player costs $4.99 up front. Music Plan sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Slow Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slow Player ships an update monthly, Music Plan every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Slow Player versus Music Plan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlow PlayerMusic Plan
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS6.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerdotpico Inc.CreationAct (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Slow Player

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Music Plan

One-time2
  • iCloud Sync$1.99
  • Unlimited Plans$2.99

Questions

Is Slow Player free?
Slow Player costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Music Plan free?
Music Plan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Slow Player or Music Plan have ads?
Neither Slow Player nor Music Plan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Slow Player or Music Plan?
Slow Player ships an update monthly, and Music Plan every 7 months. Most recently, Slow Player was updated on October 29, 2026 and Music Plan on October 25, 2026.

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