Extrack vs Tributary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Extrack
This app allows you to split songs into individual instrument parts and see chords in real-time. Practice along with your favorite music by adjusting volumes, changing tempo, or muting specific instruments. It's designed for musicians of all levels to enhance their practice sessions.
- Instrument stem separation
- Real-time chord analysis
- Adjustable instrument volumes
- Practice 'minus one' style
- Tempo and key changes
- Section looping
- Visual chord guides
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Play along with your favorite tracks. Extrack, an app that lets you split instruments and analyze chords, instantly. -You can use the basic features for free with no time limit. Subscribe, and you can unlock more advanced features. ・Separate songs into different instrument parts (vocal, guitar, piano, bass, drums, wind instruments) and freely adjust their volumes. ・Practice "minus one" style (mute one part and play it yourself). ・See the chords and how to play them on guitar or piano in real time while the song plays. ・Change the tempo, keys, or repeat specific sections easily. The app is very easy to use, even for beginners. ■When you feel like jamming with a band! -Load any song from your smartphone or tablet, and Extrack automatically separates it into each instrument part — such as guitar, drums, bass, piano, and wind instruments like saxophone. You can adjust the volume of each part freely, just the way you like. -If you’re a guitarist, turn down the other instruments and focus on the guitar sound to pick up even the most subtle phrase by ear. Then, switch the mix up, mute the guitar part and jam along with the rest of the band. It’s the closest thing to being on stage with your favorite artists! Want to tighten your rhythm? Turn up the drums and bass for focused practice. Or mute the vocals and enjoy singing along karaoke-style with real band sound! ■When you feel like jamming to that song you love! -Extrack automatically analyzes and displays the chord progression of any song. Even if you’re not good at figuring out chords by ear, you can enjoy jamming while watching the chords in real time. -It also shows how to play each chord on guitar or piano visually so even beginners who can’t read sheet music can feel confident. -Just load a song, and you can start practicing right away! If the song has chords that are too difficult, simply change the key or set a capo to make them easier to play. ■When you’re stuck on a part you’re having trouble with. -Want to play just one phrase over and over? -Want to slow down the tempo and practice carefully? -With Extrack, you can do it all easily. Simply select the section you want to repeat, skip by measure, or adjust the playback speed to match your pace. Plus, Extrack comes with a built-in metronome that automatically syncs with the song’s tempo, perfect for training your timing and rhythm. ■Just load your favorite song, and enjoy practicing with all of Extrack’s features. -Works with : MP3, AAC, FLAC, and more. -Add songs from iTunes or your CDs and start playing! - You can even import songs directly from cloud storage services.
Tributary
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Tributary -Merge Playlist- brings several Apple Music playlists into one deduplicated flow you can keep in sync. Pick the playlists you want together — workout, focus, late-night, whatever. Tributary folds duplicate songs into one and writes the result back to your Apple Music library as a brand-new playlist. It does not stop after the first merge. When your sources change, Sync Now refreshes the same destination. Sync All flows every change into all the merged playlists you manage. NO DATA COLLECTED • No accounts, no sign-up • No third-party analytics, no crash-reporting SDK, no advertising SDK • All processing happens on your device • Talks to Apple Music only — no developer-controlled server KEY FEATURES • Merge any number of your Apple Music playlists into one • Create multiple merged playlists, each with its own combination of sources • Automatic deduplication — the same track in two playlists stays a single entry • Read-only on your sources; only destination playlists are created or updated • One-tap Sync Now per playlist, or Sync All to refresh everything at once • Tracks removed from your sources are removed from the merged playlist on sync • Track order options: original, alphabetical, or shuffle • Rename merged playlists and open them directly in Apple Music • A badge shows when sources have changed since your last sync • Native iOS app built on MusicKit and SwiftData REQUIREMENTS • iOS 17.0 or later • Active Apple Music subscription (required to create and modify playlists in your library) • Apple Music permission granted on first launch LIMITS • Apple Music caps any single playlist at 10,000 tracks; surplus is reported as a warning • Tracks not in the Apple Music catalog (e.g. local uploads) are skipped with a warning • When tracks disappear from your sources, the sync rewrites the merged playlist in full to drop them (Apple's MusicKit offers no per-track removal) Support: rick@maji.wtf
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tributary at none against Extrack's 2. Tributary also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Extrack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Tributary asks for nothing beyond the download.
Extrack ships an update every 6 weeks, Tributary every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Extrack | Tributary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (31 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 35.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 603 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yamaha Corporation | Riku Kimura |
In-app purchases
Extrack
- Monthly Plan7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Yearly Plan7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Tributary
No in-app purchases









