Comparison

Stem Split vs Songstead

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

Head to head
About

Stem Split

This app uses AI to instantly separate any song into its individual instrumental and vocal components. It's designed for musicians to isolate specific parts for practice, remixing, or study, offering clean and precise stem extraction.

Highlights
  • AI vocal remover
  • Music separator
  • Instrument separator
  • Audio splitter
  • Karaoke version creator
  • Stem export
Features
Currently charting
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Split any song into clean, isolated stems in seconds. The AI vocal remover and music separator built for musicians. Stem is the fastest way to isolate vocals, remove vocals, split stems, and separate every instrument in any track — all from your iPhone or iPad, with no learning curve. WHAT YOU CAN DO Whether you need a vocal remover for practice, a music separator for remixing, or a stem splitter to study a track — Stem handles it all. Import any song and our AI instantly separates it into individual stems: vocals, drums, bass, guitar and piano. Clean, precise, fast. BUILT FOR MUSICIANS → Singers: use the voice isolation to study melody, pitch and phrasing → Guitarists: isolate the guitar track and learn every riff note by note → Bassists: use bass isolation to lock in with the original groove → Drummers: strip everything down to the drum stem and practice along → DJs & Producers: extract clean stems for remixes, edits and live sets VOCAL REMOVER & KARAOKE Remove vocals from any song to create your own karaoke version, back yourself with a full band, or practice without the distraction of the original singer. Our AI voice remover delivers cleaner vocal isolation than any other stem splitter on the market. STEM SPLITTER FEATURES → AI vocal remover — isolate or remove vocals instantly → Music separator — split any track into stems → Voice isolation — clean, precise, no bleed → Instrument separator — vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano → Audio splitter — export each stem individually → Vocal isolation for singers and music practice → Remove vocals to make instrumental versions → Isolate vocals from any song in seconds HOW IT WORKS 1.⁠ ⁠Import any song — from your library, Files or streaming 2.⁠ ⁠Tap Split — our AI vocal remover goes to work 3.⁠ ⁠Stems are ready in seconds 4.⁠ ⁠Play, mute, solo or export any track WHY STEM Most apps give you muddy stems with bleed between tracks. Stem uses advanced AI trained for clean music separation — faster processing, simpler interface, cleaner results. If you've tried other vocal remover or stem splitter apps and been disappointed, try Stem. Built for musicians who take their craft seriously. Terms of use: https://musicaistudio.app/term-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://musicaistudio.app/privacy-policy/

About

Songstead

Organize your song library with chord charts, setlists, and collaborative tools. Write songs in various formats, transpose keys, and export PDFs. Build setlists for events and share your music library with a band or studio.

Highlights
  • Chord chart creation
  • Key transposition
  • Setlist building
  • Collaborative library sharing
  • PDF export
  • Plain text and ChordPro writing
Features
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Songs - Chord charts with the tools you actually need: write in ChordPro or plain text, transpose to any key, auto-detect the key from what you enter, switch notation styles, and export a clean PDF for print or tablet. Sets - Build a setlist for a gig, a rehearsal, or a practice session. Add a date, a title, and a location, so everyone knows exactly what you're playing and when. Groups - A shared space where the whole band, team, or studio works from the same library. Invite people in, set their role, and everyone always has the current version.

Screenshots

Stem Split4 screens
Songstead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Songstead at 100% against Stem Split's 32%. Songstead also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Stem Split's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 1) and chart position (#139 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Stem Split sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Songstead asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Songstead holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stem Split has 1.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Stem Split's written reviews are positive against 100% of Songstead's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stem Split ships an update every 8 days, Songstead every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Stem Split versus Songstead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStem SplitSongstead
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.4K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#139 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMusic AI Studiobeestat.io

Customer experience

Stem Split

All ratings1,383 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral3.3%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews161 reviews
Positive31.7%
Neutral6.2%
Negative62.1%

Songstead

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Stem Split

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly subscription7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription$9.997 Days
  • Year Subscription$19.991 Year
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  • Monthly Subscription$19.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription$49.991 Year
One-time4
  • Lifetime2 variants$19.99
  • Lifetime Offer$44.99
  • Lifetime 20% off$59.99
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  • Lifetime Access$69.99
None

Songstead

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stem Split free?
Stem Split is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Songstead free?
Songstead is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stem Split or Songstead?
Songstead is rated higher. Stem Split averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Songstead averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Stem Split or Songstead have ads?
Neither Stem Split nor Songstead shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stem Split or Songstead?
Stem Split ships an update every 8 days, and Songstead every 9 days. Most recently, Stem Split was updated on November 4, 2026 and Songstead on November 6, 2026.

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