AudioStretch Lite vs Orphic DJ
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
Orphic DJ
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Orphic DJ is an interactive album you shape with four knobs. Twist Energy, Complexity, Mood, and Space to reshape the music in real time. Open the DJ module to drop effects and ride the mix. Underneath, it composes itself endlessly, so every performance is a piece that never repeats. No streaming. No library. No playlists. Just four knobs and music you play. WHAT YOU CONTROL Four knobs shape the entire mix: • Energy: from calm ambient drift to a driving beat • Complexity: from sparse and minimal to rich and layered • Mood: from bright and uplifting to dark and moody • Space: from intimate and dry to vast and reverberant WHAT'S INSIDE • 11+ original vibes • 12+ live visualizations • 8 generative tracks • 5 mixer controls • 4 ambiance knobs • 2 turntables ∞ infinite music MADE FOR EVERY MOMENT • Focus & study: steady, distraction-free instrumental music for deep work • Relax & sleep: a built-in timer fades you off to sleep • House parties: open the DJ module, layer effects, drop changes live • Drives & commutes: music that never repeats and never needs a signal Completely free. No account, no network, no ads, no in-app purchases, no tracking. Your music never leaves your device. Tune into orphic.fm for more from Orpheus.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Orphic DJ at every 6 days against AudioStretch Lite's every 3 months. AudioStretch Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AudioStretch Lite ships an update every 3 months, Orphic DJ every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | AudioStretch Lite | Orphic DJ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (623 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 623 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Cognosonic Pte Ltd | Jay Balcher |
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
Orphic DJ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AudioStretch Lite
No in-app purchases
Orphic DJ
No in-app purchases
Questions
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