SongStems vs SoundLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SongStems
This app uses AI to separate any song into individual stems like vocals, drums, and bass, all processed locally for privacy. It allows users to loop, slow down, remix, and export these stems for practice or creative projects.
- AI stem separation
- Vocal removal
- Instrument isolation
- On-device processing
- Looping and practice
- Remixing tools
- Export stems
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SongStems uses AI-powered stem separation to break any song into individual tracks — vocals, drums, bass, and more. Everything runs on your device, so your music library stays completely private. Whether you're a singer creating instant backing tracks or a musician drilling a tough passage, SongStems helps you learn faster. REMOVE VOCALS & ISOLATE STEMS Strip out vocals to create karaoke-style backing tracks in seconds. Isolate drums, bass, or other instruments so you can focus on the part that matters to you. 100% ON-DEVICE — YOUR MUSIC STAYS PRIVATE All stem separation happens locally on your iPhone or iPad. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is shared. Your music is yours. LOOP & PRACTICE Set loop points around any section of a song and repeat it until it's second nature. Slow it down without changing the pitch — perfect for mastering difficult riffs, solos, or vocal runs. REMIX YOUR LOOPS Slice any loop on the beat and rearrange it into something new. Smart Roll builds musical phrases that keep the downbeat where it belongs, or shuffle, scramble, and build your own pattern by hand. Add reverse, stutter, gate, and tape-stop effects to any slice, then jam the slices live on a pad grid and punch them into the sequence. Every remix follows your song's stems, speed, and pitch. BUILD PLAYLISTS Organize your practice sessions by creating playlists of songs and stems. Queue up your setlist, group songs by key or difficulty, or build a warm-up routine — whatever fits your workflow. EXPORT YOUR STEMS Save separated tracks to use however you like — bring them into your DAW, share them with bandmates, or keep them for practice on the go. FREE TO START Try stem separation free, and preview remixing before you buy. UNLOCK EVERYTHING A single in-app purchase unlocks unlimited stem separations and unlimited saved remixes — no subscriptions, no hidden fees.
SoundLab
This app allows musicians and creators to import, edit, and split audio files on their iOS devices. It offers multitrack sessions with mixing controls, real-time analysis, and AI-powered stem separation. Export your final mix as an AAC file.
- Multitrack audio import and playback
- AI stem separation
- Real-time mix controls
- Waveform-based editing
- Spectrum and spectrogram analysis
- Offline mix export
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SoundLab is a native iOS audio workspace for musicians, producers, creators, and anyone who wants a fast way to inspect, edit, split, and export audio on iPhone or iPad. Import one or more audio files and build a lightweight multitrack session. Each track includes waveform display, volume, pan, mute, solo, and a three-band EQ, so you can quickly shape a mix without leaving the app. Need to understand what is happening inside a track? SoundLab includes real-time spectrum and spectrogram views, plus per-track analysis for duration, channels, sample rate, peak level, RMS, and average spectrum. For editing, SoundLab gives you practical tools that are easy to reach from each track: normalize, fade in and out, reverse, duplicate, and crop to a selected region directly from the waveform. SoundLab also includes multiple ways to split audio: - AI stem separation for vocals, drums, bass, and other instruments - Vocal center extraction from stereo material - Vocal removal / karaoke-style side extraction - Low, mid, and high frequency band splitting AI separation runs locally with Core ML. Your audio stays on device during editing, analysis, mixing, and export. When your session is ready, export the current mix as an AAC .m4a file and share it through the standard iOS share sheet. Key features: - Multitrack audio import and playback - Waveform-based track editing - Real-time mix controls: volume, pan, mute, and solo - Three-band EQ on every track - AI stem separation: vocals, drums, bass, and other - Stereo center / side extraction tools - Low, mid, and high frequency splitting - Real-time spectrum and spectrogram analysis - Per-track audio stats and average spectrum - Offline mix export to AAC - Localized interface with support for multiple languages - Native SwiftUI experience built for iOS Whether you are sketching ideas, preparing practice tracks, analyzing recordings, or creating quick stems, SoundLab keeps the workflow direct and focused.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SongStems at 4.0 against SoundLab's 1.0. SoundLab's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. SongStems sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SoundLab asks for nothing beyond the download.
SongStems holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | SongStems | SoundLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MARK CLYMER RICKSEN | 杏娣 吴 |
Customer experience
SongStems
SoundLab
In-app purchases
SongStems
- SongStems Pro$9.99
SoundLab
No in-app purchases









