Comparison

AudioStretch vs BeMusical

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

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About

AudioStretch

This tool allows musicians to slow down, loop, and transpose music from audio or video files. It's designed to help users learn songs by ear, experiment with sounds, or simply explore their music library in new ways.

Highlights
  • Import audio or video files
  • Capture video with phone camera
  • Change speed without changing pitch
  • Transpose any music
  • Loop difficult sections
  • LiveScrub waveform listening
  • Keyboard/spectrum transcription aid
Features
Currently charting
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Before you buy AudioStretch, consider first downloading AudioStretch Lite for FREE. Apart from some feature limitations, it's the same as the full (paid) version. The Lite version is a great way to see whether AudioStretch works well for you. As a musician one of the most helpful tools you can have is the ability to slow-down, loop or auto-transpose the notes for a piece of music you are trying to learn. AudioStretch is the world’s first audio and video transcription tool. Now you can manipulate the pitch, speed and transcribe your tunes from both audio and video files; or by using your phone’s camera you can capture video directly into AudioStretch and transcribe it! FEATURES INCLUDE: • Import audio or video files • Capture video with your phone camera for transcription • Change the speed of files without changing the pitch • Listen to the individual notes as you drag the waveform • Play audio and video at zero speed • Transpose any music • Loop difficult to learn sections With AudioStretch you get all of this in an incredibly responsive and easy-to-use app. Ideal for transcription, learning songs by ear, crazy sonic experimentation, or just listening to your music library in a new way. DETAILED FEATURES: • Load songs from your Music Library. (Note: songs from Apple Music have DRM and therefore cannot be loaded). • Document Picker import/export option supports iCloud, OneDrive, and more • Open Dropbox files and email attachments via "Open In" • LiveScrub™ : listen as you drag/hold the waveform • Speed range -10x to 10x, including zero speed! • Instant freeze to zero speed by double-tapping on speed display • Pitch shift range +/- 36 semitones • Keyboard/spectrum feature for transcription • Super-fine speed/pitch adjustment via drag left-right on speed/pitch display • Flexible looping feature • No ads or in-app purchases If you run into any problems with AudioStretch or AudioStretch Lite, please contact support@audiostretch.com

About

BeMusical

Features
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Staring at your instrument, waiting for inspiration that never shows up? BeMusical fixes that. Pick your instrument. Get a prompt. Start playing. That's it. BeMusical gives you a creative nudge every time you sit down to practice: a simple constraint, challenge, or idea that gets you out of your own head and into the music. No lessons. No theory. Just you, your instrument, and a reason to play right now. HOW IT WORKS Open BeMusical. Get a prompt like "Play a melody that sounds like a memory" or "Play only on the bottom two strings" or "Play something that sounds like it's falling apart." Hit record. Play. Done. Your best moments go straight to your library, tagged with the prompt that inspired them. Go back later: some of your best ideas will surprise you. BUILT FOR YOUR INSTRUMENT Guitar, bass, piano, drums, ukulele, violin, cello, banjo, mandolin, synthesizer, wind instruments, and more: BeMusical has prompts written specifically for how your instrument works. Not generic advice. Real, playable challenges. 5,300+ PROMPTS. 13 INSTRUMENTS. • Melodic: find melodies you've never played before • Rhythmic: get out of your groove ruts • Experimental: break the rules on purpose • Chord/Harmony: discover progressions that feel like something • Constraints: limitations that set you free (Drums get Groove and Rudiments. Wind instruments get Breath & Phrasing. Strings get Bow Technique. Every instrument gets prompts that actually make sense for it.) RECORD WHAT HAPPENS Built-in multi-track recording so nothing gets lost. Every idea, every happy accident, captured with the prompt that inspired it. Tag your favorites, mark works-in-progress, and build a library of your actual musical ideas. FREE • Guitar & Piano, with Melodic & Rhythmic prompts • Single-track recording • Up to 15 recordings • Mixed-down export PRO: $3.99, one time • All 13 instruments and every prompt category (5,300+ prompts) • Multitrack recording, up to 10 tracks • Unlimited library • Export individual tracks separately No subscription. No monthly guilt. Pay once, own it forever. (Your recordings sync via iCloud automatically — that's free for everyone.) BeMusical is made by Intergalactic Robots for musicians who want to play more and overthink less.

Screenshots

AudioStretch4 screens
BeMusical4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BeMusical at Free against AudioStretch's $9.99. BeMusical also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). AudioStretch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#85 vs unranked). On ads 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

BeMusical is free to download; AudioStretch costs $9.99 up front. BeMusical sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AudioStretch asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AudioStretch ships an update every 3 months, BeMusical every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
AudioStretch versus BeMusical: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudioStretchBeMusical
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (223 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings223 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#85 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCognosonic Pte LtdWilliam Chatham

In-app purchases

None

AudioStretch

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

BeMusical

One-time1
  • BeMusical Pro$3.99

Questions

Is AudioStretch free?
AudioStretch costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeMusical free?
BeMusical is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AudioStretch or BeMusical have ads?
Neither AudioStretch nor BeMusical shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AudioStretch or BeMusical?
AudioStretch ships an update every 3 months, and BeMusical every 2 days. Most recently, AudioStretch was updated on October 13, 2026 and BeMusical on September 17, 2026.

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