Comparison

forte music vs Stem Splitter

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

Head to head
About

forte music

This app allows you to import your own high-quality audio files directly from your PC for offline playback. Enjoy your music library without subscriptions or streaming, with easy wireless or USB uploading and CarPlay compatibility.

Highlights
  • Offline playback
  • Import from PC
  • Wireless/USB uploading
  • No subscription fee
  • CarPlay ready
Features
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Import your own high quality audio files directly from your PC with no monthly subscription fee, no streaming, no account. - No streaming, fully offline - No monthly fee - Wireless/USB uploading - CarPlay ready

About

Stem Splitter

Isolate and manipulate individual instrument and vocal tracks from any song, entirely on your device. Adjust pitch, tempo, and export stems with a reactive visualizer. Offers a one-time purchase for full functionality after a free trial.

Highlights
  • 6-stem separation (vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano, other)
  • Live reactive visualizer with multiple styles
  • Pitch and tempo adjustment for exports
  • Automatic BPM detection
  • 100% on-device processing
  • No ads or subscriptions
Features
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Split any song into clean, isolated stems — 100% on your device, no cloud, no waiting, no subscription. NEW: 6-STEM SEPARATION OffgridStem now separates Vocals, Drums, Bass, Guitar, Piano, and Other — not just the standard 4. Study a guitar riff note-for-note, isolate the piano part, or build a cleaner instrumental than ever. NEW: LIVE REACTIVE VISUALIZER Your exported mixdowns now live in a dedicated Exports player with a real-time, audio-reactive waveform — 14 visual styles (Bars, Neon Glow, Glass, Siri-style Fluid, Circular, Retro EQ, Cassette, and more) and 4 color themes. Turn your phone sideways for an immersive fullscreen view. NEW: PITCH & TEMPO IN YOUR EXPORTS Shift the key, slow down the tempo to learn a part — your exported mixdown now matches exactly what you heard, not the original. NEW: AUTOMATIC BPM DETECTION Every separated song gets an estimated tempo, shown right where you're already adjusting playback speed — no need to look it up separately. WHY OFFGRIDSTEM • 100% on-device — your music never leaves your phone • No ads, ever • One-time purchase — no subscription, no expiring credits • Fast — separation runs locally, no upload/download wait • Private by design — nothing to log in to, nothing to upload WHO IT'S FOR • Singers isolating vocals to study melody and phrasing • Guitarists and pianists isolating their instrument to learn a part • Karaoke and backing-track creators • Remixers and producers pulling clean stems from any track • Anyone who just wants the instrumental (or just the vocals) from a song HOW IT WORKS 1. Import a song, or extract audio from a video 2. OffgridStem separates it into up to 6 clean stems, entirely on your device 3. Mix, mute, solo, adjust pitch/speed per stem 4. Export a mixdown — with your pitch/speed changes baked in — or export individual stems Free to try: your first 3 songs are full-length and fully exportable. After that, previews are capped at 60 seconds unless you unlock Pro. No ads. No subscription. No cloud. Just your music, separated, on your terms.

Screenshots

forte music3 screens
Stem Splitter4 screens

Verdict

The call

forte music and Stem Splitter are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. forte music sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Stem Splitter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for forte music against 5.0 for Stem Splitter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
forte music versus Stem Splitter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterforte musicStem Splitter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB427 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJack BottomleyTsz Fung Choi

Customer experience

forte music

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stem Splitter

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

forte music

One-time1
  • Forte Full Unlock$9.99
1 purchases

Stem Splitter

One-time1
  • StemCraft Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is forte music free?
forte music is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stem Splitter free?
Stem Splitter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, forte music or Stem Splitter?
forte music and Stem Splitter are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do forte music or Stem Splitter have ads?
Neither forte music nor Stem Splitter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, forte music or Stem Splitter?
forte music ships an update weekly, and Stem Splitter weekly. Most recently, forte music was updated on October 24, 2026 and Stem Splitter on October 25, 2026.

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