Phraseloop vs Tempo Loop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phraseloop
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Phraseloop is an A-B repeat and speed-practice tool for musicians, dancers, language learners, and anyone who improves through careful repetition. Paste a YouTube URL and practice in the visible official YouTube embedded player, or choose your own video from Photos or Files. KEY FEATURES • Mark precise A and B points • Repeat any selected section • Adjust playback speed • Add a pause between loops • Gradually increase practice speed • Save sections, progress, loop counts, and notes • Rename saved video groups • Review your practice history YOUTUBE PLAYBACK YouTube videos are streamed through the official YouTube player in Privacy Enhanced Mode. The player controls, YouTube branding, and any advertising remain visible. Phraseloop does not download, copy, cache, convert, store, or extract audio from YouTube media. It does not offer offline or background YouTube playback. Phraseloop does not offer YouTube search. Paste a URL for a video you are allowed to access, or choose one of the small set of practice examples. Playback stays in the official YouTube player. No account is required. If you sign in with Google or Apple, new YouTube phrases, practice history, and collections sync with your web account. Records saved on the device before sign-in are not moved to the account. Imported videos and their practice records stay on the device. The free version may show a Google AdMob banner near the top of each main tab (including Recommendations on iPad) and on Practice Statistics. Banners do not appear during playback.
Tempo Loop
This tool helps musicians and students practice by slowing down audio/video, changing keys, and looping specific sections. It offers professional audio quality and features like unlimited markers and a reference piano.
- Slow down audio/video without pitch change
- Transpose key in semitones and cents
- Create and loop specific sections (A/B marking)
- Set unlimited section markers
- Load and view videos full screen
- Screen lock and lock screen controls
- Built-in reference piano
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The ultimate practice tool for musicians and music students. Load any audio or video file and work on the piece like in a professional studio: slow it down to decipher the hard passages, change the key to match your instrument or voice, and loop exactly the bar that resists you — all with professional audio quality and without altering the pitch. SPEED WITHOUT CHANGING PITCH • From 25% to 200%, with high-quality native processing • Perfect for transcribing solos, working up fast passages or ear training CHANGE THE KEY • Transpose in semitones (±12) without altering speed • Fine tuning in cents (±50) for old recordings or non-standard tunings PRACTICE LOOPS • Press and hold on the waveform and drag to create a loop instantly • A/B button to mark the start and end while the music plays • Loop edges adjust precisely and snap to your markers UNLIMITED MARKERS • Mark the intro, the chorus, the solo... and jump between sections with one tap • Name them and move them with your finger VIDEO TOO • Load videos and study watching the performer's hands in full screen • Tap the screen and the controls disappear so nothing gets in the way BUILT FOR PRACTICE • Music keeps playing with the screen locked, with lock screen controls • Your library and markers are remembered between sessions: every song keeps its speed, key and loops • Built-in reference piano to check notes instantly • Open files directly from the iOS Share menu FREE FOREVER, WITH A 7-DAY FULL TRIAL Download it free and use ALL the features for 7 days. Afterwards, the player, loops, markers and piano remain free forever; speed and pitch shift unlock with Tempo Loop Pro (monthly or yearly subscription, or one-time lifetime purchase). Made by musicians, for musicians. If you study an instrument, sing in a choir, play in a band or prepare an audition, Tempo Loop Pro is the tool you will use every day. ALSO ON YOUR MAC • The same app on Apple silicon Macs (M1 or later): big screen, same loops and markers — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tempolooppro.github.io/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Phraseloop at none against Tempo Loop's 3. Tempo Loop's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Tempo Loop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Phraseloop asks for nothing beyond the download.
Phraseloop ships an update every 9 days, Tempo Loop every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phraseloop | Tempo Loop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RINTARO YAMADA | Alexander Perez Lorenzo |
In-app purchases
Phraseloop
No in-app purchases
Tempo Loop
- Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$49.99









