Comparison

Score Studio vs PlayStems

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

Head to head
About

Score Studio

This app uses AI to remove vocals from songs, separate instrument stems, and transcribe audio into sheet music. It's designed for musicians, producers, and educators to create karaoke tracks, practice along with isolated instruments, or generate musical scores.

Highlights
  • AI vocal remover
  • Stem separation (vocals, drums, bass, piano, guitar)
  • Audio to MIDI conversion
  • AI-generated sheet music with playback
  • Drum detail stems with MIDI export
  • AI assistant for song search and project creation
Features
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Score Studio — free-to-try AI vocal remover, stem separation, and music transcription. Need a karaoke track or sheet music? Upload a song, split it into clean stems in seconds, then convert audio to MIDI and view staff notation with follow-along playback. New users can try it free. [What you can do] • Vocal remover / karaoke maker: strip lead vocals and keep clear instrumentals for covers and practice • Stem separation: isolate vocals, drums, bass, piano, guitar and more — mute any part to play along • Drum detail stems: kick, snare, toms, cymbals as separate tracks, with MIDI export for drum transcription • Audio to sheet music: AI detects pitch, rhythm and dynamics — view scores, follow playback, and print • AI assistant: search songs, create projects, and start separation / transcription in plain language, with live progress [Built for] Cover singers & karaoke | Instrument practice | Producers sampling stems | Creators pulling BGM | Music teachers & students [Why Score Studio] • Not just another vocal remover — stems + MIDI/score in one workflow • No pro DAW skills required: upload and go • Free to try; unlock more as you need • UI in English, Japanese, Simplified & Traditional Chinese • Common audio/video formats; export MP3 / FLAC, MIDI, MusicXML, PDF From stems to scores — download Score Studio and start your next track.

About

PlayStems

This app allows musicians to isolate and manipulate individual instrument tracks from stereo songs or multi-track stems. Practice complex sections, learn by ear, or create backing tracks with on-device AI processing for complete privacy.

Highlights
  • On-device AI stem splitting
  • Multi-track mixer
  • Variable tempo and pitch control
  • Loopable practice markers
  • Offline audio processing
  • Per-stem volume and pan adjustment
Features
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PlayStems is an on-device multi-track stem player and AI audio splitter for musicians, vocalists, and bands to practice, rehearse, and perform with complete mix control. Import multi-track stems or split any stereo song directly on your device into independent vocal, drum, bass, and instrument tracks. Rehearse complex sections, isolate parts to learn by ear, or create backing tracks for live performance—all with zero audio uploaded to the cloud. MULTI-TRACK MIXER & REHEARSAL TOOLS • Synchronized multi-track playback with rock-solid transport stability • Per-stem mixer: adjust volume, solo individual parts, mute tracks, and tweak stereo pan • Variable tempo & pitch: slow down fast passages without changing pitch, or transpose keys • Precise waveform scrubbing and loopable marker ranges for repetitive practice • Master level control and clean library organization by title and artist ON-DEVICE AI STEM SPLITTING • Separate stereo tracks into vocals, bass, drums, and other instruments • 100% private: audio processing runs locally using your device's Neural Engine • No cloud servers, no account required, and no internet connection needed to split • Requires Apple Silicon or recent hardware: iPhone 13 or newer, iPad Pro (2018+), iPad Air (2022+), or Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer) INCLUDED IN THE FREE VERSION Start practicing immediately with full core playback capabilities: • Full mixer, tempo adjustment, pitch shifting, markers, and range looping • 1 song in your library (up to 5 songs if you choose to enable anonymous usage analytics) • Up to 10 successful lifetime on-device stem splits • Standard stem-splitting quality models FULL VERSION (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) A single one-time unlock removes all library and processing caps with no subscriptions: • Unlimited song library capacity • Unlimited lifetime on-device stem splits • Access to downloadable High-Quality (HQ) neural stem-splitting models • Supports Family Sharing across your Apple devices Restore Purchases is available at any time in Help & Settings. Purchases are tied permanently to your Apple ID.

Screenshots

Score Studio4 screens
PlayStems4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Score Studio at 100% against PlayStems's 0%. Score Studio also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Score Studio sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and PlayStems sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Score Studio ships an update every 2 weeks, PlayStems every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Score Studio versus PlayStems: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScore StudioPlayStems
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer我的AIMatthias Santer

Customer experience

Score Studio

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PlayStems

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Score Studio

One-time4
  • 300 Points$10.90
  • 880 Points$29.90
  • 2400 Points$69.90
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  • 5200 Points$99.90
1 purchases

PlayStems

One-time1
  • Full version$4.99

Questions

Is Score Studio free?
Score Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlayStems free?
PlayStems is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Score Studio or PlayStems have ads?
Neither Score Studio nor PlayStems shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Score Studio or PlayStems?
Score Studio ships an update every 2 weeks, and PlayStems every 3 weeks. Most recently, Score Studio was updated on October 31, 2026 and PlayStems on October 31, 2026.

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