AudioStretch Lite vs BeMusical
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AudioStretch Lite
This app allows musicians to slow down, loop, and transpose music from audio or video files. It also enables capturing video directly with your phone's camera for transcription. Ideal for learning songs by ear or experimenting with sound.
- Slow down audio/video without pitch change
- Loop difficult sections
- Transpose music notes
- Import audio/video files
- Capture video with phone camera
- Live waveform scrubbing
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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. Note: This is the LITE edition of AudioStretch, which has a few feature limitations. To get all the features, without the limitations, consider buying the Full version. LIMITATIONS OF LITE VERSION: • Max song duration 3 minutes (full version 3 hours) • Speed range from -1.5x to 1.5x (full version -10x to +10x) • Pitch shift +/- 3 semitones (full version +/- 36 semitones) DETAILED FEATURES: • Load songs from your Music Library • 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 • Instant freeze to zero speed by double-tapping on speed display • 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
BeMusical
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AudioStretch Lite at none against BeMusical's 1. AudioStretch Lite also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). BeMusical's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price and 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
Both are free to download. BeMusical sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AudioStretch Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
AudioStretch Lite ships an update every 3 months, BeMusical every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AudioStretch Lite | BeMusical |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (617 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 617 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cognosonic Pte Ltd | William Chatham |
Bugs and requests
AudioStretch Lite
Reported bugs
3 issues- Audio stops working after a while
- Video disappears when trying to screen record
- Crashes when trying to export or share content
Requested features
3 requests- Add more editing tools and effects
- Improve loop management and save options
- Implement night mode and other visual customizations
BeMusical
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AudioStretch Lite
No in-app purchases
BeMusical
- BeMusical Pro$3.99
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