Comparison

DroPilot Pentatonics vs RiffAlly Slowdown

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

Head to head
About

DroPilot Pentatonics

Features
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DroPilot Pentatonics helps you master pentatonic and blues scales on guitar, with clear fretboard diagrams and tools built for real practice. Choose major pentatonic, minor pentatonic, major blues, minor blues, or dorian pentatonic. Pick a key, explore all 7 classic positions, and view notes, intervals, or color-coded shapes on the neck. Build chord progressions or use smart suggestions to see which scale fits each moment. Play the scale alone or over a progression with piano, bass, and drum backing. Includes count-in, loop, metronome, and tempo control. Also includes a tuner, pentatonic dictionary, left-handed mode, favorites with backup, and an in-app guide. Available in English and Spanish. DroPilot Pentatonics Pro unlocks advanced features with a one-time purchase. Part of the DroPilot family: Voicings, Arpeggios, Modes, and Pentatonics.

About

RiffAlly Slowdown

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Hear the notes. Repeat the phrase. Play it at full speed. RiffAlly Slowdown helps you work through the part that keeps tripping you up. Slow your practice audio down without changing its pitch, loop the exact section you need, and increase the speed as you get comfortable. START WITH SOMETHING TO PLAY Choose a compatible, unprotected audio or video file from Files, iCloud Drive, or another Files provider. Record a rehearsal, lesson, or musical idea. Or tap Try a practice track and start with Neon Pocket, an original RiffAlly track included in the app. SLOW DOWN. STAY IN KEY. Adjust local audio playback from 25% to 150% speed while preserving pitch. Change pitch separately by up to 12 semitones in either direction to practice in another key. Tap Original to restore normal speed and pitch. REPEAT THE PART THAT MATTERS Set A and B loop points to repeat a difficult phrase. Zoom into the waveform and drag the boundaries to refine your section. Add named markers so the riff, transition, or turnaround is easy to find again. BUILD BACK TO FULL SPEED Use the tempo ladder to choose a starting speed, finishing speed, increment, and number of repetitions. Slowdown steps up the speed as you complete your loop repetitions. BRING A YOUTUBE LINK Find a video in YouTube, tap Share, copy its link, and paste it into Slowdown. YouTube already offers playback-speed choices; Slowdown adds A/B section repetition so you can practice without scrubbing back after each pass. Available speeds depend on the video and YouTube player. This optional mode requires internet and uses the official visible YouTube player. YouTube media is never downloaded or exported, and playback stops when the app is inactive. Independent pitch adjustment, waveform editing, and the tempo ladder are for local media. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Recent sessions restore your local media, speed, pitch, loop points, named markers, and tempo ladder settings. Your imported media and recordings stay on your iPhone. RiffAlly does not receive your practice files or session history. The optional YouTube player connects to Google/YouTube under their privacy policies. The complete local practice workflow works offline, with no account or subscription required. Files stored only in iCloud or another provider must first be available on your device. Supports compatible, unprotected MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF, MOV, and MP4 files where iOS permits. For imported video, Slowdown practices the audio track; synchronized local video playback is not included.

Screenshots

DroPilot Pentatonics4 screens
RiffAlly Slowdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RiffAlly Slowdown at daily against DroPilot Pentatonics's every 5 days. DroPilot Pentatonics's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. DroPilot Pentatonics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RiffAlly Slowdown sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DroPilot Pentatonics ships an update every 5 days, RiffAlly Slowdown daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
DroPilot Pentatonics versus RiffAlly Slowdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDroPilot PentatonicsRiffAlly Slowdown
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size74 MB3 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPablo NiveiroFernando Lanner Cardoso

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DroPilot Pentatonics

One-time1
  • DroPilot Pentatonics Pro$4.99
3 purchases

RiffAlly Slowdown

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Supporter Tip$4.99
  • Generous Tip$9.99

Questions

Is DroPilot Pentatonics free?
DroPilot Pentatonics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RiffAlly Slowdown free?
RiffAlly Slowdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DroPilot Pentatonics or RiffAlly Slowdown have ads?
Both DroPilot Pentatonics and RiffAlly Slowdown show ads.
Which is updated more often, DroPilot Pentatonics or RiffAlly Slowdown?
DroPilot Pentatonics ships an update every 5 days, and RiffAlly Slowdown daily. Most recently, DroPilot Pentatonics was updated on October 28, 2026 and RiffAlly Slowdown on October 26, 2026.

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