Comparison

Sailer vs LoopPlay

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

Head to head
About

Sailer

This audio player features an interactive waveform for precise seeking and playback control. It allows users to set markers, adjust playback speed, and loop specific sections, ideal for learning, practice, or transcription.

Highlights
  • Interactive waveform seeking
  • Marker creation for repeating sections
  • Adjustable playback speed (0.25x to 4.0x)
  • Looping of selected regions
  • Spectrogram display
  • Add notes to audio files
Features
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Sailer is a simple audio file player with a waveform display. Just scroll the waveform and go straight to the moment you’re looking for — more intuitive and precise than dragging a tiny seek bar. The marker feature makes it easy to repeat specific parts, perfect for language learning, transcription, music practice, and more. Supports MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC, MP4, and other common formats. Features: • Seek by scrolling the waveform. • Pinch-to-zoom for more precision. • Use markers to bookmark specific positions*. • Double-tap (or two-finger tap) between markers to play only that region (loop supported). • Adjust playback speed from 0.25× to 4.0×. • Adjust the pitch and apply audio effects. • Add notes for future reference. *Markers and notes are saved as a sidecar file, so your original audio file remains unmodified. Pro Features (one-time purchase): • Display a spectrogram. • Export the selected region. • Export markers as TXT, CSV, or JSON. • Transcribe the selected region.

About

LoopPlay

Features
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LoopPlay is an audio player designed for music practice and language learning. Repeat any section of audio, adjust playback speed, and navigate tracks visually with a waveform display — right on your iPhone or iPad. [Perfect for] - Musicians drilling difficult passages - Language learners doing shadowing or dictation - Anyone who needs to replay a specific part of a lecture or podcast [Features] A-B Loop Set a start point (A) and end point (B) to repeat any section. Loop points are saved per file and automatically restored on next open. Speed Control Adjust playback speed without changing pitch. Slow down fast speech or passages to catch every detail. Waveform Display Visualizes the audio waveform for easy navigation and precise loop region setting. BPM Detection Automatically analyzes the tempo of your audio files. Playlist Load audio files and reorder tracks by drag and drop. Lock Screen & Control Center Control playback from the lock screen and Control Center with full Now Playing integration. [Free & Pro] Core playback, A-B looping, saved loop points, playlists, and recent folders are free. A one-time Pro purchase unlocks the full 0.5x–2.0x speed range and BPM detection. Existing paid users receive Pro automatically. [Supported Formats] MP3, WAV, AIFF, M4A, FLAC [Privacy] Audio processing stays on your device. LoopPlay does not collect your audio or personal data; App Store communication is used only to load and verify purchases.

Screenshots

Sailer4 screens
LoopPlay3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sailer at none against LoopPlay's 1. LoopPlay's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. LoopPlay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sailer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sailer ships an update every 3 weeks, LoopPlay every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sailer versus LoopPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSailerLoopPlay
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShu KyogokuDingiDanga Company

In-app purchases

None

Sailer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LoopPlay

One-time1
  • LoopPlay Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Sailer free?
Sailer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LoopPlay free?
LoopPlay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sailer or LoopPlay have ads?
Neither Sailer nor LoopPlay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sailer or LoopPlay?
Sailer ships an update every 3 weeks, and LoopPlay every 5 days. Most recently, Sailer was updated on October 6, 2026 and LoopPlay on October 2, 2026.

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