Comparison

SplitFire AI Audio Separator vs GenreIQ

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

Head to head
About

SplitFire AI Audio Separator

This app uses AI to separate any song into its individual components like vocals, drums, and bass directly on your device. It offers various AI models for different separation needs and saves extracted stems to iCloud Drive for easy access. Process audio privately and offline after an initial model download.

Highlights
  • AI audio stem separation
  • On-device processing
  • Offline functionality
  • Multiple AI models
  • iCloud Drive syncing
  • Support for various audio formats
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SplitFire splits any song into stems, right on your iPhone or iPad. Vocals, drums, bass, and more, extracted by AI that runs entirely on your device. No upload, no cloud, no queue. Your audio never leaves your machine. HOW IT WORKS - Pick any audio file: MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, AAC, or OGG - Choose an AI model: fast 4-stem, fine-tuned, or 6-stem separation - Get clean stems as WAV files, accelerated by your device's GPU WHAT YOU CAN MAKE - Karaoke tracks: remove the vocals from any song - Practice tracks: mute your instrument and play along - Backing tracks for bass, drums, or guitar - Acapellas, remixes, samples, and DJ edits PRIVATE BY DESIGN - 100 percent on-device processing - Works offline after a one-time model download - No account needed to separate audio SYNCED BY YOUR ICLOUD - Stems save to a SplitFire folder in iCloud Drive and sync across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Real files: open them in the Files app or drag them into your DAW on the Mac, no app needed - Sync runs through your own iCloud account, never through our servers - iCloud off? Everything still works, stored locally on your device AND MORE - History: browse everything you have separated on any device, with per-stem sync state - Optional free SplitFire AI account - Made by Splitfire AB in Sweden Support: https://splitfire.ai/contact

About

GenreIQ

Features
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GenreIQ identifies music playing around you — then breaks down exactly what you're listening to. Tap once. GenreIQ listens, recognizes the song, and shows you a genre breakdown: not just "Rock," but how much Rock, how much Blues, how much Classic Rock make up the DNA of that track. What you get: - Instant song identification - Weighted genre breakdown with visual bars (e.g., Rock 50% · Hard Rock 30% · Classic Rock 20%) - Wikipedia links for the song, artist, and each genre — tap to learn more without leaving the app - Clean, minimal interface with no ads or accounts GenreIQ is for the music-curious: people who hear something and want to understand it, not just name it.

Screenshots

SplitFire AI Audio Separator4 screens
GenreIQ2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GenreIQ at Free against SplitFire AI Audio Separator's $2.99. GenreIQ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). SplitFire AI Audio Separator's advantage is device support (5 vs 1). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

GenreIQ is free to download; SplitFire AI Audio Separator costs $2.99 up front. SplitFire AI Audio Separator sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. GenreIQ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SplitFire AI Audio Separator ships an update fortnightly, GenreIQ weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SplitFire AI Audio Separator versus GenreIQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplitFire AI Audio SeparatorGenreIQ
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSplitfire ABVincent Star

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SplitFire AI Audio Separator

One-time2
  • A thousand Semitones$7.99
  • Five thousand Semitones$39.99
None

GenreIQ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SplitFire AI Audio Separator free?
SplitFire AI Audio Separator costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is GenreIQ free?
GenreIQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SplitFire AI Audio Separator or GenreIQ have ads?
Neither SplitFire AI Audio Separator nor GenreIQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SplitFire AI Audio Separator or GenreIQ?
SplitFire AI Audio Separator ships an update fortnightly, and GenreIQ weekly. Most recently, SplitFire AI Audio Separator was updated on October 17, 2026 and GenreIQ on October 11, 2026.

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