Multitrack Audio Player vs PlayStems

A powerful, easy-to-use, musician‑focused backing track player built for live performance. Run your entire show with confidence using a multitrack engine that gives you complete control over every song, every marker, and every output. Perform your way. Play a single song or run a full playlist with seamless transitions. Use markers to jump to sections, rehearse efficiently, or trigger specific moments during a live set. Everything stays tight, predictable, and performance‑ready. Flexible audio routing. Send any track to any hardware output. Build custom mixes for in‑ears, front‑of‑house, click channels, stems, or stage monitors. Route exactly what you need, where you need it. Built‑in metronome, count‑in, and announcements. Stay locked in with a precise metronome that integrates directly with your tracks. Add a count‑in to start songs cleanly, keep your band aligned, and maintain consistent timing across your entire set. Announce songs and markers before they happen for confident, eyes-free performances. Performance View. A clean, focused interface designed for the stage. Large controls, clear markers, and essential information presented at a glance so you can perform without distraction. Markers for total control. Add markers to structure your songs, cue transitions, rehearse specific sections, or trigger jumps during live playback. Perfect for complex arrangements, worship sets, and shows that require flexibility. Extensive MIDI integration. Control transport, markers, playlists, and more using foot controllers, keyboards, or external devices. Automate your show or keep your hands free while performing. Mix your tracks with ease. Balance levels, adjust panning, and fine‑tune your stems with a built‑in mixer designed for clarity and speed. Create the perfect blend for your performance environment. Built for reliability. Every feature is designed with live performers in mind—fast, predictable, and stable. Whether you’re on stage, in rehearsal, or running playback for a full production, the app keeps your show running smoothly. Buy once. Own forever. No subscriptions. No hidden fees. Just a dependable, professional‑grade tool you can trust for every performance.

PlayStems plays multiple audio stems in sync on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Import one or more audio files into a song, or split a mixed track on your device, then rehearse or perform with each part under your control. Give every song a title and artist. In the mixer, set volume, mute, solo, and balance for each stem, and adjust the master level. Change speed and pitch while the song is playing, scrub the waveform, and loop a marker range until the section sits. Stem splitting runs on your device. A mixed track becomes vocals, bass, drums, and other. It needs a supported device with at least 4 GB of memory: iPhone 13 or newer, iPad Pro 2018 or newer, iPad Air 2022 or newer, or a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer). Audio is not uploaded. Features • Multi-track playback in sync • Song library with title and artist • Multiple audio files per song • Mixer with per-stem volume, mute, solo, and balance, plus master volume • Speed and pitch while playing • Waveform scrubbing • Marker ranges you can loop • On-device stem split into vocals, bass, drums, and other Use PlayStems to rehearse, perform, or practice a difficult section with each stem under your control. Free version Playback, the mixer, markers, loop ranges, and speed and pitch are included, within these limits: • 1 song in your library, or up to 5 if you opt in to anonymous usage analytics. Songs in Trash do not count. • Up to 10 successful stem splits on this device. Cancelled or failed splits do not count. • Standard stem splitting on supported devices. High-quality models are part of the full version. Full version A one-time purchase removes the song and stem-split limits. • Unlimited songs • Unlimited successful stem splits • High-quality stem-splitting models you can download. These need iOS 26.4 or later and about 2 GB of available memory on a recent iPhone or iPad, or a Mac with Apple Silicon. Restore purchases is available in the app. Purchases are tied to your Apple ID.