NoteHound vs SpeedAudio

NoteHound is the music practice app for musicians who learn by ear. Slow any song to 0.1× without dropping the key. Loop the trickiest bar with sample-accurate A-B markers and a count-in click. Transcribe what you hear onto a piano roll, a 4-to-8-string guitar tab, or a live fretboard. Export to MIDI, PDF, MusicXML, plain-text tab, or a ZIP bundle for your teacher. No subscription. No account. Your audio and your transcriptions stay on your device. FEATURES SLOW DOWN MUSIC • 0.1× to 3.0× variable speed • Pitch-preserving time-stretch — the key never changes, even at the extremes • Speed ramp: automatically walk a loop from slow to performance tempo over n repetitions • Tap tempo and BPM detection • Tempo-map aware — handles songs that change tempo A-B LOOPING & PRACTICE TOOLS • Sample-accurate loop boundaries on the waveform • Count-in beats and pre-roll bar so you join the loop on the downbeat • Per-loop speed settings • Named sections (verse / chorus / solo / bridge) painted onto the waveform • Audio notes — pin a voice memo anywhere on the waveform (a fingering cue, a practice reminder, a note from a teacher) and the recording auto-plays when the playhead reaches that point • Practice tracking with mastery stages: learning → practising → up-to-speed → mastered • Per-loop attempt history with max-speed-reached PIANO ROLL EDITOR • Tap notes onto a quantised grid; drag, multi-select, group, draw • Audio sync — your transcription follows the recording bar by bar • Independent display transpose so you can read in any key • Plays through nine built-in synth voices LIVE FRETBOARD VIEW • Tap a note, see exactly where it lives on the neck • Multi-string highlighting for chord shapes • Adapts automatically to the project's tuning (standard, drop D, drop C, DADGAD, baritone, 7- and 8-string) • Full-fingerboard or focused-range display • Pairs with the tab editor — every note tapped on the tab lights up on the fretboard, and vice versa GUITAR TAB EDITOR • 4 to 8 strings, any tuning • 25+ articulations: bends, slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, harmonics, palm mutes, ghost notes, dead notes, vibrato, trills, grace notes, tied notes, let-ring • Automatic fret-position suggestions based on the previous and next notes • Audio sync with the recording so the tab cursor tracks playback • Works for guitar, bass, baritone guitar, 7- and 8-string electric, ukulele 9-INSTRUMENT MULTI-TOUCH KEYBOARD • Acoustic piano, electric piano, Rhodes, organ, synth pad, strings, bass, guitar, vibraphone • Velocity-sensitive on supported devices • Doubles as a real-time MIDI-input target MIDI • Class-compliant USB and Bluetooth MIDI controllers — plug in, no drivers, no setup • Learn-mode mapping for any control to any parameter (foot pedal → play/pause, knob → speed, pad → loop toggle) • Real-time note input straight to the piano roll • MIDI file import preserves notes, tempo map, and section markers EXPORT • MIDI, PDF, MusicXML, plain-text tab, .tab, or a ZIP bundle of all of them • Hand a transcription to any DAW or notation app: Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Sibelius, Dorico, MuseScore, Finale, Guitar Pro FREE vs PRO Free includes two starter projects, basic A-B looping, the on-screen keyboard, and the 0.25× to 1.5× speed range. NoteHound Pro is a one-time $4.99 unlock — no subscription, restore on every device with the same Apple ID. Pro adds: • Unlimited projects • Full 0.1× to 3.0× speed range • Piano roll editor • Guitar tab editor + live fretboard view • MIDI input and MIDI file import • Every export format • Speed ramp, named sections, audio notes per section DESIGNED FOR Self-taught guitarists, pianists, and bassists. Music students. Music teachers preparing materials. Producers reverse-engineering a sample. Drummers learning fills. Anyone who learns songs by ear. Requires iPhone or iPad on iOS 17 or later. No account needed.

Your audio. Your pace. No internet required. SpeedAudio is a focused offline player for the audio files you already own. Import an audiobook, lecture, voice memo, interview, language lesson, course, meeting, or recording, then listen at the pace that works for you. LISTEN MORE EFFICIENTLY • Choose playback speeds from 0.5× to 2× • Automatically skip silences without touching the controls • Add bookmarks with notes to save important moments • See how much listening time you've saved • Resume every file exactly where you stopped • Open the player automatically when playback starts YOUR LIBRARY, ORGANISED Create folders, give them custom colours, and keep audiobooks, lessons, recordings, and other audio easy to find. BUILT FOR OFFLINE LISTENING Import your own files from iCloud Drive and listen without an internet connection. Your audio stays on your device or in your iCloud Drive. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No analytics. No tracking. No third-party SDKs. A CLEAN, NATIVE EXPERIENCE SpeedAudio uses the Liquid Glass design of iOS 26 for a modern, focused listening experience. GREAT FOR • Audiobooks you own • Recorded lectures and study material • Voice memos and interviews • Language-learning audio • Courses, meetings, and personal recordings • Long audio files you want to finish faster SUPPORTED FORMATS MP3, M4A, M4B, WAV, AAC, and other standard audio formats supported by iOS. SpeedAudio is not a streaming or content-discovery service. You bring your own audio files; SpeedAudio helps you listen to them your way. TRY 3 AUDIO IMPORTS FREE Download SpeedAudio free and try it with 3 audio imports. When you're ready, unlock unlimited imports with a single one-time purchase. ONE PAYMENT. YOURS FOREVER. No subscription. No recurring fees. Nothing to cancel. Requires iOS 26 or later.