Comparison

Muse Forge vs Riffloop

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

Head to head
About

Muse Forge

Features
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Muse Forge is an AI music studio for people who want to play, remix or study a song — not just listen to it. Upload a track and Muse Forge does the listening for you: pull it apart into separate stems, read out the chord chart, or turn it into piano sheet music you can actually follow. Or start from nothing and generate a new track from a written prompt. WHAT YOU CAN DO Stem Separation Split a song into vocals, drums, bass and other tracks. Play each stem on its own, mute what you don't need, and download the ones you want. Chord Recognition Get the full chord progression along with the detected key and tempo. Follow a synced chart while the song plays, transpose to any key, and read guitar and ukulele fingerings. PopPianoAI Turn a song into a piano arrangement and read it as sheet music — in portrait, or full-screen landscape when you want to prop the phone on the piano. Export as PDF, MIDI or MusicXML to open in your notation software. Music Generation Describe the mood, style or instrumentation you want and get an original track back — usually in 30 seconds to 2 minutes. No upload needed. Forge One upload, the whole pipeline. Pick a template — for example, strip the vocals from a song and turn the accompaniment into a piano score — and get a finished result in one step, with PDF and MIDI downloads. SUPPORTED FILES MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG, AAC, M4A, OPUS and WebM, up to 100 MB per file. SUBSCRIPTIONS Muse Forge is free to download and comes with a monthly allowance of processing time. Starter and Creator add more processing seconds each month; the allowance is shared across music generation, stem separation and chord recognition. Piano sheet music is free and does not use your allowance. A subscription also unlocks lossless downloads. Subscriptions renew automatically. You can manage or cancel them in your Apple ID settings at any time. Subscription options: Muse Forge Starter (auto-renewable, monthly) and Muse Forge Creator (auto-renewable, monthly). Current prices are shown in the app and in the In-App Purchases list on this page. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase, and renews at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use (EULA): https://dwave.cc/en-US/terms Privacy Policy: https://dwave.cc/en-US/privacy-policy Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Riffloop

This app separates songs into individual instrument and vocal tracks, allowing musicians to isolate, mute, or loop specific parts for practice. It also offers features like slowing down music, changing pitch, and displaying chords with guitar shapes.

Highlights
  • Stem separation (vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano)
  • Vocal remover for karaoke
  • Mute instrument tracks for practice
  • Loop and slow down music sections
  • Key changer and pitch adjustment
  • Chord display with guitar shapes
  • Export stems or mixed audio
Features
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Riffloop is a stem splitter and vocal remover for musicians. It pulls a song apart so you can hear the part you are trying to learn, then loop it and slow it down. Add a song and Riffloop splits it into vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano and everything else. Mute the guitar and play it yourself. Remove the vocals and sing karaoke. Solo the bass and work out what it is doing. Separation runs on your iPhone, so your audio is never uploaded. YOUR FIRST SONG IS FREE, IN FULL Your first split is the whole song, every part, at no cost. Hear what Riffloop does with your own music before you decide anything. STEM SPLITTER • 4 or 6 stems: vocals, drums, bass, other, plus guitar and piano • Vocal remover and acapella: drop the vocals for karaoke, or keep only the vocals • Backing tracks: mute the parts you play and keep the band • Choose the section you are working on, or the whole song • Add songs from Files, from your videos, or from a link to a file, up to 10 minutes • Or capture audio playing on your iPhone PRACTICE • A fader for every stem, with mute and solo • Loop any A to B section and save the loops you come back to • Slow down music to half speed or speed it up to 1.5x, without changing the pitch • Key changer: move the pitch 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 stem 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: your first song in full, then five separations a day, sections up to 60 seconds, 4 stems, Standard quality, three saved loops per song, chords for the first 60 seconds, the metronome for the first 30 seconds, and 60-second MP3 or M4A exports. Pro: whole songs, 6 stems, 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

Muse Forge4 screens
Riffloop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Riffloop at every 3 days against Muse Forge's every 3 weeks. Muse Forge's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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. Muse Forge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Riffloop sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Muse Forge ships an update every 3 weeks, Riffloop every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Muse Forge versus Riffloop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMuse ForgeRiffloop
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeepWave Co., Ltd.Importify Limited

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Muse Forge

Subscriptions2
  • Muse Forge Starter Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Muse Forge Creator Monthly$7.991 Month
4 purchases

Riffloop

Subscriptions2
  • Riffloop Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Riffloop Pro Yearly$39.001 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Pro: Welcome Offer$49.99
  • Riffloop Pro Lifetime$99.00

Questions

Is Muse Forge free?
Muse Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Riffloop free?
Riffloop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Muse Forge or Riffloop have ads?
Neither Muse Forge nor Riffloop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Muse Forge or Riffloop?
Muse Forge ships an update every 3 weeks, and Riffloop every 3 days. Most recently, Muse Forge was updated on November 5, 2026 and Riffloop on November 2, 2026.

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