Comparison

Transcriby vs DrillLoop

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.

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DrillLoop

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DrillLoop - Practice Loop Player Turn any video or audio into a focused practice session. --- 【Practice the hard parts, not the whole thing】 Learning a guitar riff, breaking down a dance combination, studying a technique, or shadowing a language lesson often comes down to practicing the same few seconds again and again. But constantly dragging the timeline, replaying sections, and changing the playback speed gets in the way. DrillLoop is built specifically for focused, repetitive practice. Mark the part you want to work on, save it, loop it, slow it down, and practice without interruptions. Turn the parts you struggle with into dedicated practice sessions. --- 【Practice Clips】 Mark start and end points in any video or audio and save them as practice clips. Name your clips and build your own practice library. Create multiple clips from the same content for different techniques, difficult sections, or stages of practice. Open a clip and start practicing right away. 【Variable Speed】 Adjust playback speed from 0.5x to 4x. Slow things down to hear every note, understand every movement, or break down a technique. Then gradually speed up until you can keep up with the original pace. Save a different playback speed for each clip. 【A/B Loop】 Don't want to create a clip? Simply set A and B points and loop any section instantly. Perfect for quickly drilling a specific movement, rhythm, phrase, or detail. 【Practice Tracking】 Your practice time is recorded automatically. Review your practice by day, week, or month to see how much time you're actually putting into each piece of content. Less guessing. More knowing. 【iCloud Sync】 Turn on iCloud Sync to keep your clips, settings, and practice history in sync across your devices. Create a practice clip on your iPhone and continue on your iPad. Your practice goes wherever you do. --- 【Made for anything worth repeating】 * Instruments: guitar, piano, guqin, drums, and more * Dance: movement breakdowns and combinations * Martial arts: forms and techniques * Sports: skills and technique drills * Language: shadowing, pronunciation, and listening * Singing: songs, vocal exercises, and technique * Fitness: movement learning and training If you need to watch or listen to something again and again, DrillLoop helps you practice with less friction and more focus. --- Import your content. Find the hard part. Loop it. Master it. DrillLoop - Make every repetition count. DrillLoop Pro Some features — including unlimited media imports, unlimited practice clips, full practice history, and iCloud Sync — require a DrillLoop Pro subscription or one-time purchase, available through in-app purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Transcriby3 screens
DrillLoop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DrillLoop at none against Transcriby's shown. DrillLoop also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). On price, in-app purchases 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 and DrillLoop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Transcriby versus DrillLoop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTranscribyDrillLoop
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJun Young Lee馥源 刘

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Transcriby

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$8.99
3 purchases

DrillLoop

Subscriptions2
  • DrillLoop Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • DrillLoop Pro Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • DrillLoop Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Transcriby free?
Transcriby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DrillLoop free?
DrillLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Transcriby or DrillLoop have ads?
Transcriby shows ads; DrillLoop does not.

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