Comparison

Song Separator vs SoundLab

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

Head to head
About

Song Separator

This application uses advanced audio processing to separate a song into its individual components. You can isolate vocals, drums, bass, and other instruments into separate files for further editing or analysis.

Highlights
  • Split songs into individual audio tracks
  • Separate vocals
  • Isolate drums
  • Extract bass lines
  • Extract other instruments
  • Advanced audio processing algorithms
Features
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Professional Audio Separation Made Simple. Song Separator brings state-of-the-art stem separation directly to your device. Driven by advanced machine learning models, it precisely analyzes and splits your audio into dedicated channels: Vocals — Clean lead and backing vocals Drums — Isolated kick, snare, and percussion Bass — Crisp basslines and synth bass Other — Guitars, keys, and melodic instruments Export high-fidelity standalone stems in seconds and elevate your music production workflow.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Multitrack audio import and playback
  • AI stem separation
  • Real-time mix controls
  • Waveform-based editing
  • Spectrum and spectrogram analysis
  • Offline mix export
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Song Separator3 screens
SoundLab3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Song Separator at 3.0 against SoundLab's 1.0. SoundLab's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Song Separator holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Song Separator versus SoundLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSong SeparatorSoundLab
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXssemble s.r.o.杏娣 吴

Customer experience

Song Separator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

SoundLab

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Song Separator

No in-app purchases

None

SoundLab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Song Separator free?
Song Separator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SoundLab free?
SoundLab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Song Separator or SoundLab?
Song Separator is rated higher. Song Separator averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while SoundLab averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Song Separator or SoundLab have ads?
Song Separator shows ads; SoundLab does not.

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