Comparison

Song Separator vs Layrise

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

Layrise

Features
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Layrise is an instrument practice player that transforms the songs you own from simply "listening" to "playing." Find the sound you want to practice from the original song, repeat difficult sections at your own pace, and check them against lyrics or sheet music. From playing by ear and minus-one backing tracks to personal practice and band preparation, Layrise consolidates your practice environment for each song into one place. **Focus on the Part You Want to Hear** * **AI Stem Separation:** Separates vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano, and more depending on device performance. * **Stem Mixer:** Adjusts volume, mute, and solo for each part. * **External Stem Import:** Synchronizes and plays your own multi-track audio files. **Repeat Difficult Sections at Your Own Pace** * **Tempo Adjustment:** Changes speed from 0.50x to 2.00x while maintaining pitch. * **Key Adjustment:** Changes pitch from -12 to +12 semitones while maintaining speed. * **Loop Practice:** Repeats A-B sections or analyzed song segments. * **Metronome / Count-in:** Customizes beat display, sound, volume, and pre-roll clicks. **Understand the Song Structure Visually** * **AI Music Analysis:** Estimates BPM, time signature, chord progressions, song sections, and key. * **Timeline:** Displays waveforms, chords, bars, and sections alongside the playback position. * **Analysis Correction:** Edits chords and sections to suit your practice needs. * **Synced Lyrics:** Supports LRC and Enhanced LRC, highlighting current lines and spoken words in sync. * **Sheet Music / TAB:** Imports Guitar Pro, MusicXML, and MXL files with a cursor tracking the playback position. Supports multi-track display on iPad. **Organize Songs for Instant Practice** * **Importing:** Supports files, iOS Music Library, and Layrise packages. * **Library Management:** Organizes tracks using favorites, metadata, artwork, and setlists. * **Playback Controls:** Supports playback queue, background playback, and Lock Screen/Control Center controls. * **Sharing:** Exports projects containing analysis results, stems, and sheet music as Layrise packages. Audio analysis and stem separation are performed locally on the device by default, without uploading your audio files to external servers. * AI features require downloading models during initial setup or first use. * Available AI models depend on free device memory. Processing speed and separation quality vary by device performance, song complexity, and audio quality. * Certain audio sources, such as DRM-protected tracks or cloud-only files, may not be supported.

Screenshots

Song Separator3 screens
Layrise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Layrise at none against Song Separator's shown. Layrise also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.4). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Song Separator ships an update every 2 months, Layrise weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Song Separator versus Layrise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSong SeparatorLayrise
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXssemble s.r.o.Fumikazu Kitagawa

In-app purchases

None

Song Separator

No in-app purchases

None

Layrise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Song Separator free?
Song Separator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Layrise free?
Layrise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Song Separator or Layrise have ads?
Song Separator shows ads; Layrise does not.
Which is updated more often, Song Separator or Layrise?
Song Separator ships an update every 2 months, and Layrise weekly. Most recently, Song Separator was updated on November 5, 2026 and Layrise on November 6, 2026.

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