Comparison

Media Assistant vs Prism4music

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

Head to head
About

Media Assistant

Manage your media files, play audio offline, and edit audio with various tools. This app also includes a web browser with a built-in player to enhance your listening experience.

Highlights
  • File and folder management
  • Offline media playback
  • Audio editing and tagging
  • Web browser with audio player
  • File transfer over WiFi
  • Batch file renaming
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Media Assistant is a file manager, offline media player, audio converter, audio editor, audio tagger, media joiner, a web browser with a built-in audio player so that you can apply audio effects to enhance your listening experiences [FREE FEATURES] TRANSFER & MANAGE FILES & FOLDERS • Manage your files and create folders for all of your needs • Partly integrated Dropbox Drive, Onedrive Drive • Transfer files and folders between two iDevices OR between your iDevice and PC. Fast and easy transfers over WiFi • Import videos from Photos app • Batch rename files (prefix, suffix, leading zero, regex). Great for naming sample sets (Dance_Vol1_Cm_100bpm_SynthLeadMelody, EDM_Vol2_Kick_909, etc.) AUDIO & VIDEO & MIDI PLAYER • Listen to music offline • Batch Play: Long-press a folder to bring up the menu. • Fully functional MIDI file player with a built in GM Soundfont player, and ability to add custom Soundfonts • Gapless loop • Loop mode, one-shot mode, playlist loop mode, shuffle mode • Simple tap to play audio, video or MIDI file. Tap multiple files to queue them, then shuffle or reorder. • Supports AirPlay, Lock screen controls, PiP(Picture in Picture) • Apply audio effect to enhance listening experience (reverb, simple vocal removal ...) BROWSER • Auto detect streams audio from many websites • Build-in stream player allows you to apply audio effects and buffers streams for playback • Capture multiple streams at once in the buffer and then play back in any desired order • Download files from websites directly into File Manager • Block ads & tracking _/_/_/_/_/ Add-on features _/_/_/_/_/ AUDIO EDITOR BASIC IAP • Free to try - purchase to unlock export to file option. • Edit ID3 tags metadata such as Title, Artist, Album… • Edit markers, play from marker, split at marker • Displays the audio file in 3 modes: waveform, spectrogram, or both • Zoom-in at the audio sample level • Export entire file or export slices • Open multiple files at once • Support history, undo, redo • Spectral editing AUDIO EDITOR UTILITY IAP • Free to try some modules. Preview playback with changes to waveform. Requires purchase to allow saving changes. • Apply Fade,Gain,Normalize,Time stretch,Pitch shift,Reverb • Other audio editor utilities added in the future will be included with this lifetime purchase AUDIO EDITOR VOCAL REMOVAL IAP • Required iOS17 • Vocal Removal using AI • Remove/Isolate vocals AUDIO EDITOR DE-REVERB IAP • Required iOS17 • De-reverb using AI • Remove/Isolate reverb AUDIO TAGGER IAP • Free to try - All features work with a limited number of files. Requires purchase to drag/drop/export files and run as AUv3 module • Manage audio files with tags - e.g Hats, Kick, Percussion, etc • Edit meta-data in-place • Filter list by include/exclude, select multiple tags • Support auto tagging files • Support files in local AAHome, iCloud, AADropbox, AAOnedrive, Mac or Window directories • Built-in Audio player supports simple timestretching/pitch shifting/fade in,out/crop and export with edits (no extra IAP required) • Drag and drop files to other applications such as Logic and Koala, add multiple files to a queue and copy in a single action • Support copy to PasteBoard WEB BROWSER IAP • Free to try - Requires purchase to run as AUv3 module • Run as AUv3 plugin inside DAW host app such as AUM, Logic Pro, Cubasis • Auto detect audio stream from Web Audio API (onemotion chord player, websdr, samplette ...) READ ALOUD IAP • Requires purchase to run as AUv3 module. • Reads text content from web pages • Read aloud with hundreds of voices (including robot, bell, organ) then save to file for offline listening • Can adjust speed and pitch • Great for listening to free ebooks on the web or reading articles aloud AUDIO CONVERTER/JOINER IAP • Extract audio from video files to many different audio file formats • Supports common formats • Select bitrate, sample rate, stereo/mono, dithering • Concatenate multiple audio files or video files

About

Prism4music

This app separates music and video into vocals and various instruments, supporting up to 9 tones. It offers features like pitch shifting, time stretching, and playback history for practice and karaoke.

Highlights
  • Separate vocals and instruments
  • Supports video files
  • Pitch shift and time stretch
  • Adjustable tone volume
  • Playback history
  • Automatic BPM detection
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Separate music and video into vocals and various instruments. For karaoke or instrumental practice. 1. Prism4Music is the Prism for Music. Vocals, bass, piano, guitar, drums (snare, bass drum, cymbals, toms), and can be separated into 9 tones. 2. Also supports Video. Enjoy your favorite music videos while using for karaoke or instrument practice. 3. Music Source Separation Technology Prism4music has achieved state-of-the-art sound source separation by customizing and incorporating 'Demucs' known for its superior sound source separation technology, for the iPhone. Implemented as parallel processing, allowing seamless music playback even during conversion. 4. Import music files (including videos) such as mp4, mov, m4a, mp3, wav, etc. from the Music, Files, and Photos apps. The free version can only isolate the first 60 seconds of a file (limit can be removed with in-app purchase). 5. Each separate tone can be turned on/off individually and the volume can be adjusted. 6. Pitch shift (raise or lower the key by a semitone) and time stretch (increase or decrease the speed without changing the pitch) are also available. 7. Pinch and Pan You can pinch a graph with two fingers to expand it, or pan it back and forth with two fingers to the left or right. 8. Playback History Instantly open previously separated music using cache. Key, tempo, and AB repeat settings are also recorded. The free version allows up to 2 playback history entries, while the premium version has no limit. 9. Automatic BPM detection and BPM specification function (in-app purchase) Automatic BPM (beats per minute) detection when music files (including videos) are loaded. Based on this BPM, the tempo can be set to a higher or lower level. Please use this function for practicing musical instruments. 10. Export function of separated songs (in-app purchase) The Premium version can export separated songs.

Screenshots

Media Assistant4 screens
Prism4music4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Media Assistant at 85% against Prism4music's 43%. Media Assistant also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 months). Prism4music's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Media Assistant sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Prism4music sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Prism4music holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Media Assistant's written reviews are positive against 43% of Prism4music's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Media Assistant ships an update every 8 days, Prism4music every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Media Assistant versus Prism4music: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMedia AssistantPrism4music
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size190 MB446 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDuc Anh NguyenKitt Peak, Inc.

Customer experience

Media Assistant

All ratings24 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%

Prism4music

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Media Assistant

One-time8
  • Read Aloud & AUv3$1.99
  • Audio Converter & Joiner$2.99
  • Audio Editor Basic Features$3.99
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  • Audio Editor Utilities$3.99
  • Audio Editor De-Reverb$4.99
  • Audio Editor Vocal Removal$5.99
  • Audio Tagger & AUv3$9.99
  • Browser AUv3 + IAA$12.99
1 purchases

Prism4music

One-time1
  • Preminum Edition$4.99

Questions

Is Media Assistant free?
Media Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Prism4music free?
Prism4music is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Media Assistant or Prism4music?
Prism4music is rated higher. Media Assistant averages 4.7 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Prism4music averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Media Assistant or Prism4music have ads?
Neither Media Assistant nor Prism4music shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Media Assistant or Prism4music?
Media Assistant ships an update every 8 days, and Prism4music every 4 months. Most recently, Media Assistant was updated on November 3, 2026 and Prism4music on November 4, 2026.

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