Comparison

AudioStretch Lite vs AcuAudio

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

AcuAudio

Features
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AcuAudio cleans up and retimes audio directly on your iPhone. SHORTEN LONG SILENCES Automatically find extended quiet sections and shorten them while keeping natural padding around speech. CHANGE SPEED, KEEP THE PITCH Adjust audio from 0.5x to 2x without making voices sound unnaturally high or low. PRIVATE, ON-DEVICE PROCESSING Your audio is processed locally and is never uploaded to our servers. Import files from the Files app or iCloud Drive, choose M4A or WAV output, then share the finished file. FREE AND FLEXIBLE Process unlimited files up to 15 minutes each. For a longer selected file, watch one rewarded ad to process up to 2 hours. Pro supports files up to 1 GB with no time limit and no ads. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

AudioStretch Lite4 screens
AcuAudio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AudioStretch Lite at none against AcuAudio's 1. AudioStretch Lite also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. AcuAudio sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. AudioStretch Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AudioStretch Lite versus AcuAudio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudioStretch LiteAcuAudio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (621 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings621 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCognosonic Pte LtdGndsoft LLC

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

AcuAudio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AudioStretch Lite

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

AcuAudio

Subscriptions1
  • AcuAudio Pro Monthly$1.991 Month

Questions

Is AudioStretch Lite free?
AudioStretch Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AcuAudio free?
AcuAudio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AudioStretch Lite or AcuAudio have ads?
AcuAudio shows ads; AudioStretch Lite does not.

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