SideBand vs ECD Tunes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SideBand
This app helps musicians learn songs by ear. It allows users to slow down music, loop sections, and change the key to match their voice or instrument. Import music from various sources like the Music app or iCloud.
- Adjust tempo
- Transpose key
- Change tuning
- Loop sections
- Import unprotected music
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Learn tunes by ear - slow down and loop sections of a tune. Change the key to fit your voice or instrument. Import any unprotected music from the Music app, from the iCloud Files application or drag tunes from your desktop. Support for all iPhone screen sizes as well as iPad. Use slide-over while listening to your Music files to quickly import on iPad Use split screen to listen while viewing music • Adjust tempo - change the speed from half-speed to double speed • Transpose - change the key by semi-tones up to an octave higher or lower • Change the tuning - Adjust the pitch of an out-of-tune recording • Import from any other app that can export an audio file - wav, mp3 and AAC files are supported.
ECD Tunes
This app provides a digital library for English Country Dance musicians, allowing them to organize and access sheet music. It supports various file formats and lets users create and share event schedules.
- Digital sheet music library
- Supports PDF, GIF, TIF, PNG
- Add custom music volumes
- Capture images via camera
- Create and share events
- AirDrop and email sharing
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ECD Tunes is meant for English Country Dance musicians. It contains a copy of the Blue and Red Barnes and allows users to add their own volumes of music by creating ZIP archives of PDF, GIF, TIF, and PNG files. Users can also capture images using their iPad's camera and image library. Events can be created and shared via AirDrop, email, and file sharing apps. You can find instructions for this app at http://www.TransportedProductions.com/iDeas
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SideBand at $2.99 against ECD Tunes's $40.99. SideBand also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 50%) and device support (3 vs 1). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
SideBand costs $2.99 and ECD Tunes $40.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for SideBand against 4.0 for ECD Tunes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of SideBand's written reviews are positive against 50% of ECD Tunes's.
SideBand ships an update every 22 months, ECD Tunes every 35 months. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.
| Parameter | SideBand | ECD Tunes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $40.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months — better | Every 35 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wil Macaulay | Transported Productions |
Customer experience
SideBand
ECD Tunes
In-app purchases
SideBand
No in-app purchases
ECD Tunes
No in-app purchases
