Comparison

Vocal Remover vs Folder Looper

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

Head to head
About

Vocal Remover

This AI-powered tool separates songs into individual instrument stems and vocals. It allows for easy removal of vocals to create instrumental or acapella tracks, and offers features like noise reduction and pitch changing.

Highlights
  • AI audio separation of stems
  • Extract vocals and instruments
  • Create backing tracks
  • Noise reducer
  • BPM and key finder/changer
  • Instrument remover
Features
Currently charting
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Musiclab is a free AI vocal remover and audio splitter. It allows you to extract vocals, instruments, and accompaniment from songs using cutting-edge AI technology. Musicians can easily reduce noise in audio and split songs into mutiple tracks with Musiclab. In addition to these features, it is also a perfect maker for karaoke, acapella or instrumental backing tracks. Main Features of The Vocal Remover & AI Audio Splitter: -AI Audio Separation of stems: Easily separate vocals, acapella, drums, guitar, bass, piano, strings, and other instruments in any songs. Musiclab serves as your vocal remover, acapella extractor or backing track maker. -Export: Extract and share high-quality audio mixes and separated stems. Perfect for extracting stems for use with other track makers or with our vocal remover. -Backing Tracks: Create acapella, drum, guitar, karaoke, and piano backing tracks. -Noise Reducer: Remove background noise and enhance audio quality for a crystal-clear listening experience. -Bpm Finder and Changer: Automatically detect bpm and allow you to adjust bpm with ease. -Key Finder and Changer: Identify the key of the audio and assist you in adjusting the pitch effortlessly. How to Remove Vocals And Instruments from Songs: The free vocal isolator makes removing vocals a breeze in 4 simple steps: -Upload any audio/video file, device, or public URL. -AI separates vocals and instruments into multiple tracks. -Modify tracks, remove vocals, control volume, and easily mute tracks. -Download tracks or custom mix. Supported import methods: Import from Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud, or public URL. Add songs in MP3, WAV, or M4A formats. **Instrumental Maker and Booster** Remove unwanted human voices accurately from songs to create instrumental versions. Boost the volume and amplify the sound of any instrument such as drums, bass, piano, and more. **Music Pitch and Speed Changer** MusicLab enables you to easily change the pitch and speed of audio adjusting its sliders. **Karaoke Maker** Create karaoke songs or extract acapella from audio file by removing vocal. **Instrument Remover** Musiclab is more than just a vocal remover; it can also remove drums, bass, piano, and other instruments from songs. Drum remover: eliminate drums Bass remover: eliminate bass Piano remover: eliminate piano Guitar/harmonics remover Musiclab is the perfect tool for: Music lovers, students, and teachers. Drummers, bassists, guitarists: set the beat and groove. Singers, acapella groups, pianists, karaoke enthusiasts: use our vocal remover to hit the right pitch and harmony. Social Media Content Creators: create tunes and follow trends.

About

Folder Looper

This audio player lets you play audio files directly from folders in your Files app. It offers continuous playback, shuffle mode, and background audio support, ideal for organized audio content like music collections or audiobooks.

Highlights
  • Play audio directly from Files app folders
  • Continuous playback of all files in a folder
  • Optional shuffle mode
  • Background audio support
  • Remembers selected folder
  • Simple playback controls
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Folder Looper is a focused audio player for people who keep their audio organized in folders. Choose a folder from the Files app and Folder Looper continuously plays the supported audio files inside, without requiring a music library, playlist setup, or account. It is built for musicians, worship teams, performers, teachers, language learners, audiobook listeners, and anyone who wants quick access to organized audio files in iCloud Drive or other Files locations. Version 2.0 adds a new Practice mode alongside the folder player. Move the current song into Practice, or choose a single audio file, then slow it down, speed it up, transpose it, repeat it, and view detected key and tempo details as a starting point for rehearsal. Folder Looper can also display embedded song artwork when available, show Now Playing information, support background playback, and let you browse or reshuffle the current play order at any time. Features: • Play audio files directly from folders in the Files app • Supports MP3, WAV, AAC, AIF, AIFF, CAF, and M4A formats • Continuous playback through all supported files in a folder • Optional shuffle mode • Browse the play order, jump to any song, and reshuffle anytime • Background audio and remote playback controls • Displays embedded song artwork when available • Shows current song, folder, playback time, song count, key, and tempo details • Remembers your selected folder between app launches • Smart filename sorting for numbered tracks • Works with iCloud Drive and other Files-accessible locations Practice Features: • Choose a single song for focused practice • Bring the current Player song into Practice • Detect key and tempo for supported audio files • Transpose from one key to another • Adjust playback speed from 50% to 150% • Repeat the practice song continuously • Reset detected values, key changes, and speed changes without removing the song Key and tempo detection are helpful estimates based on the audio signal. Results may vary depending on recording quality, arrangement, intros, outros, modulations, live recordings, and layered instruments. Folder Looper keeps the workflow simple: pick a folder, press play, or switch into Practice when it is time to work on one song more closely.

Screenshots

Vocal Remover4 screens
Folder Looper3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Folder Looper at none against Vocal Remover's 2. Folder Looper also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). Vocal Remover's advantage is ratings volume (3.2K vs 2) and chart position (#116 vs unranked). On price and update cadence 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. Vocal Remover sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Folder Looper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Folder Looper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vocal Remover has 3.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Vocal Remover's written reviews are positive against 100% of Folder Looper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Vocal Remover versus Folder Looper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVocal RemoverFolder Looper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.2K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.2K — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#116 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB2 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperEaseUS SoftwareJoseph Ratterman

Customer experience

Vocal Remover

All ratings3,141 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews377 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative19.4%

Folder Looper

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Vocal Remover

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashing during export
  • Incompatibility with certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to export full-length songs
  • Compatibility with iTunes
  • More customization options
  • Improved performance on older devices

Folder Looper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Vocal Remover

Subscriptions2
  • Musiclab Pro: Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Musiclab Pro: Yearly1 Year trial$89.991 Year
None

Folder Looper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vocal Remover free?
Vocal Remover is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Folder Looper free?
Folder Looper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vocal Remover or Folder Looper?
Folder Looper is rated higher. Vocal Remover averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.2K ratings, while Folder Looper averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Vocal Remover or Folder Looper have ads?
Vocal Remover shows ads; Folder Looper does not.
Which is updated more often, Vocal Remover or Folder Looper?
Vocal Remover ships an update monthly, and Folder Looper monthly. Most recently, Vocal Remover was updated on October 30, 2026 and Folder Looper on October 6, 2026.

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