Comparison

AB Player vs AudioRepeater

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

Head to head
About

AB Player

This app is a music player designed for language learners and students of study material. It offers features like A-B repeat playback, adjustable speed, and clip saving to aid in comprehension and practice. Easily share audio clips with others for collaborative learning.

Highlights
  • A-B repeat playback
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Save and share audio clips
  • Direct track selection
  • Recently studied albums list
Features
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Music Player for listening/study material. Fantastic learning aid for all language students. This app is especially made for anyone who studies a foreign language and who listens to CDs which come with text books or podcasts. • When listening to a CD, some parts can be difficult to hear correctly and you can't understand by listening only a few times. You want to and need to repeat that part many times.  Set playback area and you can repeat that particular area as many times as you want.  (A-B repeat playback). • You can save the clip and listen to it later. Send the clip as an email with attachment, or upload to Twitter or Facebook so your friends and teacher can listen to it too. (*) • Adjustable playback speed. • List up Recently studied albums. • Track selection screen has a scroll bar so you can directly scroll to the track you need.  This is useful when a CD contains many short tracks. • Directly move tracks from the player screen.  If your listening material tells you "Move to track number xx", you can move directly without going back to the track selection screen. * Clipping is restricted to maximum 3 minutes. * This player does not support to play back music with DRM (copy guard protection). -- THIS APPLICATION INCLUDES 5000 lines of original ObjC codes 4281 lines of original Swift codes SoundCloud API with JSON API and OAuth API Lame mp3 framework to encode mp3 libid3 framework to access mp3 metadata

About

AudioRepeater

This app is a music player designed for learning and practice. It allows users to loop specific sections of audio, jump to any moment, and visualize sound waves for intuitive navigation. Features include A-B repeat, marker functionality, and adjustable playback speed, making it ideal for language learners, musicians, and transcribers.

Highlights
  • A-B repeat loop any section
  • Jump to any moment
  • Visual waveform display
  • Add and manage markers
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Create custom playlists
Features
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Jump to any moment. Repeat as many times as you need. AudioRepeater is an audio player with AB repeat and waveform display that dramatically boosts efficiency for language learning, instrument practice, and transcription. • Tap once to jump to exactly where you want to listen • Loop any section endlessly (AB repeat) • Navigate intuitively with visual waveforms • Transcribe with speech recognition An audio player built for practice and learning. Video file playback is also supported. 【Perfect for】 • Language learning and listening practice • Learning songs by ear and practicing phrases • Fine-tuning vocals and pronunciation • Transcribing interviews and meetings ■ Functions and usage 1. Create a playlist First, tap the Playlist button in the upper right to go to the Playlist screen and create a list of items you want to play. Use the "Add" button in your playlist to select songs from your music library or audio and video files from Files. You can add multiple items at once. In "Edit" mode, you can also change the order of the items. 2. Start playback Once you have created your playlist, go back to the previous screen. The audio in the selected item is analyzed, and its waveform is displayed on the screen. Tap the play button to start playback. For video files, the video also appears on the playback screen. 3. Playback position can be changed by tapping on it. If you tap the waveform during playback, the playback position will move from the tapped position. 4. Add Marker Tap (double-tap) the audio waveform twice in succession to display the menu and add a marker. You can also add a marker at the current playback position by tapping the "Add Marker" button to the right of the playback button. To delete a marker, tap the marker again, and select "Delete" from the menu that appears. You can also move a marker by dragging it. 5. Repeat/Skip playback between markers When the "Marker repeat" button is selected, playback will be repeated between the added markers. You can also move the playback position to the previous marker or the next marker. 6. Change the playback speed Use the tortoise and hare buttons at the bottom right to change the playback speed. You can reset the speed to 1x by clicking the middle button. 7. Change the length of audio displayed in one line Tap the "XX seconds" button in the upper left corner to change the length of audio displayed per line from 5 seconds to 60 seconds. ---------------- If you have any comments or requests regarding the development of the app, please contact us through this developer website (twitter).

Screenshots

AB Player4 screens
AudioRepeater4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AudioRepeater at 4.7 against AB Player's 3.1. AudioRepeater also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 71%) and ratings volume (114 vs 13). AB Player's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. AB Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and AudioRepeater sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AudioRepeater holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AudioRepeater has 114 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of AB Player's written reviews are positive against 86% of AudioRepeater's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AB Player ships an update fortnightly, AudioRepeater every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AB Player versus AudioRepeater: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAB PlayerAudioRepeater
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (13 ratings)4.7 (114 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.7% of reviews85.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13114 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCatalystwo LimitedHashimoto Shogo

Customer experience

AB Player

All ratings13 ratings
Positive46.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive70.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative16.0%

AudioRepeater

All ratings114 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive85.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative6.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AB Player

One-time1
  • Paid Version$2.99
3 purchases

AudioRepeater

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Plan3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium Plan14 Days trial$8.996 Months
  • Premium Plan14 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is AB Player free?
AB Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AudioRepeater free?
AudioRepeater is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AB Player or AudioRepeater?
AudioRepeater is rated higher. AB Player averages 3.1 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while AudioRepeater averages 4.7 from 114 ratings.
Do AB Player or AudioRepeater have ads?
Both AB Player and AudioRepeater show ads.
Which is updated more often, AB Player or AudioRepeater?
AB Player ships an update fortnightly, and AudioRepeater every 10 days. Most recently, AB Player was updated on September 21, 2026 and AudioRepeater on September 23, 2026.

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