Comparison

Transcriby vs døPe

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

Head to head
About

Transcriby

Features
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Transcribe music by ear, faster. Transcriby helps musicians, students, and music teachers figure out songs by ear. Load any audio file or video from your device, slow it down without changing the pitch, loop the tricky bars, and visually scrub through the waveform until every note clicks into place. Designed for iPad in landscape — also great on iPhone in portrait — Transcriby gives you the controls professional transcription software has, in an app that opens in two taps. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Load any audio or video. MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, MP4, MOV — anything iOS can play. • Slow down without pitch shift. Drop to 25% speed and the music stays in the same key, so you can hear every nuance without re-tuning your instrument. • Loop a section. Tap Set In where the phrase begins, scrub to the end, tap Set Out — the loop activates instantly and plays back gaplessly. • See the music. The full waveform fills the screen. Pinch to zoom up to 64×, swipe up while dragging to scrub with sub-second precision. • Move loops freely. Drag the loop region to slide it through the song, drag the green or orange handle to resize either edge. • Works with video, too. If you load a video file, the picture appears above the waveform — swipe sideways on the video to scrub through time. WHY MUSICIANS USE TRANSCRIBY You shouldn't need a desktop DAW or a monthly transcription subscription just to figure out a guitar solo or a chord voicing. Transcriby is built around the workflow you actually use: load → loop → slow → repeat. No accounts, no clouds, no friction. REMOVE ADS — A ONE-TIME PURCHASE The free version is supported by banner ads and an occasional full-screen ad between file loads. The optional Remove Ads in-app purchase ($8.99, one-time) removes every ad permanently across all your devices signed in to the same Apple ID. PRIVACY Your music stays on your device. Files are copied to Transcriby's private folder, played back locally, and never uploaded anywhere. The full privacy policy is linked from the in-app settings menu.

About

døPe

Features
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døPe is a retro music player for iPhone built for personal music libraries. Import your own MP3 files, optionally connect your own Apple Music subscription, browse albums with a visual carousel, view lyrics, edit song metadata and change the wheels’ design to a very well-known nostalgic one. Built for music and nostalgic fans.

Screenshots

Transcriby3 screens
døPe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: døPe at none against Transcriby's 1. døPe also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Transcriby sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. døPe asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transcriby ships an update every 3 weeks, døPe every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Transcriby versus døPe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTranscribydøPe
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB32 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJun Young LeeBobby Tatum

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Transcriby

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$8.99
None

døPe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Transcriby free?
Transcriby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is døPe free?
døPe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Transcriby or døPe have ads?
Transcriby shows ads; døPe does not.
Which is updated more often, Transcriby or døPe?
Transcriby ships an update every 3 weeks, and døPe every 2 days. Most recently, Transcriby was updated on September 15, 2026 and døPe on September 14, 2026.

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