Stem Split vs vocal remover AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stem Split
This app separates any song into four audio stems: vocals, accompaniment, bass, and drums. All processing happens on your device, ensuring privacy and no uploads. You can then adjust the level, tempo, and pitch of these stems in real-time.
- Separate songs into 4 audio stems
- On-device processing
- Real-time level, tempo, and pitch adjustment
- Import from Files app and iTunes
- Supports WAV, AIFF, MP3, and MP4 formats
- Export stems for sharing and other apps
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With Stem Split you can separate any song into 4 high quality stems: vocal, accompaniment, bass and drums. All processing takes place on your device, using an advanced neural network, ensuring your data stays on your phone. Import songs files from Files or from your iTunes library (non-DRM tracks only). Play back stems and adjust level, tempo and pitch in realtime. The imported song's stems are always accessible from within Files for easy sharing or import into other audio apps. Supported audio input formats include: WAV, AIF, MP3 and MP4. Stems can be saved in AAC format to save space or uncompressed WAV format for highest quality.
vocal remover AI
This app uses AI to separate songs into vocals and instruments, allowing you to adjust pitch and volume. It's designed for music enthusiasts and aspiring producers to remix, practice, and create custom backing tracks.
- AI vocal and instrument separation
- Pitch adjustment
- Audio track volume control
- Import songs from URL, files, or iTunes
- Export stems and songs in multiple formats
- Real-time pitch and volume adjustments
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● AI vocal and instrument remover. ● Pitch changer. ● Audio track volume adjuster. ● Visual Stem Player. Split songs into 6 audio tracks, including vocals and instruments, with MEL. Remove vocals and instruments, and adjust the pitch with utmost ease. Then play or sing, and master your craft. Whether you're a music enthusiast or an aspiring producer, MEL empowers you to explore and control music in detail intuitively. IMPORT SONGS Import songs from a URL, your files, or iTunes. Then pick any song, and our AI-powered music separator will split the songs into stems that can be adjusted. ISOLATE & ADJUST Our AI precisely separates all vocals and instruments into separate audio tracks. Remove vocals and instruments, and adjust the volume of each audio track. For added intuitiveness, MEL features a sleek volume-adjusting wheel similar to the physical stem player product. CUSTOMIZE THE PITCH As you play or sing, you can adjust the pitch of each audio track in real time to tune or accommodate different vocal ranges. EXPORT Export or share stems, or the whole readjusted song in different audio formats including m4a, wav, and aiff. Now it’s time to transform your favorite tracks into personalized creations by extracting vocals for acapella performances or isolating instruments to create custom backing tracks. ► Download MEL for free and unlock endless possibilities for remixing, karaoke, playing, practicing, and music production. We provide all users with one free premium processing of your song. After you use it, you can purchase a premium subscription (monthly or annual) to gain full premium access to all features, or you can use the app for free but with limited functionality. Privacy policy: https://incredy.co/apps/ios/stemsai/privacypolicy Terms of use: https://incredy.co/apps/ios/stemsai/termsofuse
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: vocal remover AI at 5.0 against Stem Split's 2.3. vocal remover AI also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 17 months). Stem Split's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Stem Split sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and vocal remover AI sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
vocal remover AI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Stem Split's written reviews are positive against 86% of vocal remover AI's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Stem Split ships an update every 17 months, vocal remover AI every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and August 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stem Split | vocal remover AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mellowmuse Ltd | Dmitriy Ivanenko |
Customer experience
Stem Split
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In-app purchases
Stem Split
- Vocal Split$3.99
vocal remover AI
- MEL PREMIUM | WEEKLY2 variants$3.997 Days
- StemsAI Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
- MEL PREMIUM | MONTHLY3 Days trial$12.991 Month
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- StemsAI Premium | Annual$38.991 Year
- MEL PREMIUM | ANNUAL$79.991 Year
- MEL PREMIUM | ANNUAL3 Days trial$99.991 Year
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