Comparison

Phraseloop vs Riffloop

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

Head to head
About

Phraseloop

Features
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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.

About

Riffloop

Features
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Riffloop pulls a song apart so you can hear the part you are trying to learn. Add a song from Files and Riffloop splits it into drums, bass, vocals, guitar, piano and everything else. Mute the guitar and play it yourself. Drop the vocals and sing. Solo the bass and work out what it is doing. Separation runs on your iPhone, so your audio is never uploaded. SPLIT • 4 or 6 parts: drums, bass, vocals, other, plus guitar and piano • Backing track: mute the parts you play and keep the band • Choose the section you are working on, or the whole song • Audio and video files from Files, up to 10 minutes • Or capture audio playing on your iPhone PRACTICE • A fader for every part, with mute and solo • Loop any A to B section and save the loops you come back to • Slow down to half speed or speed up to 1.5x, without changing the pitch • Move the key up or down by as much as 12 semitones • A metronome that follows the song's own beat CHORDS • See the chords as the song plays, with guitar shapes in easy or barre form • The song's key and tempo, read from the audio EXPORT • Save your mix, every part as its own file, or a single part • MP3 and M4A, plus lossless WAV on Pro START WITH THE DEMO A short song comes already split, with a quick walkthrough of the mixer, so you can try everything before you add your own. ONE ACCOUNT Sign in with Apple, Google or email. Your plan and saved loops follow you to Riffloop on the web. FREE AND PRO Free: five separations a day, sections up to 60 seconds, 4 parts, Standard quality, three saved loops per song, chords and metronome for the first 30 seconds, and 60-second MP3 or M4A exports. Pro: whole songs, 6 parts, Best quality, unlimited separations and loops, chords and metronome for the whole song, and full-length exports including WAV. Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Riffloop is for personal practice and study. Use it with music you have the right to use. Terms of Use: https://riffloop.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://riffloop.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Phraseloop4 screens
Riffloop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Phraseloop at none against Riffloop's 3. Phraseloop also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Riffloop's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Riffloop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.95 per month. Phraseloop asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phraseloop ships an update weekly, Riffloop every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
Phraseloop versus Riffloop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhraseloopRiffloop
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRINTARO YAMADAImportify Limited

In-app purchases

None

Phraseloop

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Riffloop

Subscriptions2
  • Riffloop Pro Monthly$5.951 Month
  • Riffloop Pro Yearly$39.001 Year
One-time1
  • Riffloop Pro Lifetime$99.00

Questions

Is Phraseloop free?
Phraseloop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Riffloop free?
Riffloop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Phraseloop or Riffloop have ads?
Phraseloop shows ads; Riffloop does not.
Which is updated more often, Phraseloop or Riffloop?
Phraseloop ships an update weekly, and Riffloop every 3 days. Most recently, Phraseloop was updated on October 15, 2026 and Riffloop on October 12, 2026.

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