PSOFT Audio Player vs ezMixRecorder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PSOFT Audio Player
This music player allows independent adjustment of key, playback speed, and sound extraction with exceptional audio quality. It's ideal for musicians, language learners, and anyone needing to analyze or manipulate audio content.
- Change playback speed
- Adjust musical key
- Modify voice characteristics
- Remove or extract specific sounds
- Analyze music and display chords
- Export modified audio (add-on)
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“Freely manipulate sound with incredibly natural results.” Make the comparison with your own ears. This music player makes it easy to independently change your music's key and playing speed and remove or extract specified sounds, while preserving an overwhelming audio quality that cannot be matched. Recommended for: ・ Musical instrument practice. ・ Making karaoke tracks. ・ Musical transcription. ・ Creating audio tracks for dance practice. ・ Learning foreign languages by listening to podcasts. ・ Efficiently gathering information from podcasts. ・ Audio-typing comfortably. With usual audio equipment, large changes to key and playing speed typically result in a heavy degradation of the audio quality. However, by using our company's “PhaseGear” technology, this app succeeds in reducing audio degradation to its utmost minimum. The result is surprisingly natural-sounding audio. ============== [ Main Features ] ============== ▼ Change playing speed [Time stretch] Change the playing speed without affecting the key (0.00x – 4.00x). ▼ Change key [Pitch shift] Change the key without affecting the playing speed (±24.00 semitones). ▼ Change voice [Formant] Apply changes to voices (±24.00). Includes the [Correction] function which restrains voice alterations caused by changing the key. ▼ Remove / extract sounds [Audio masking] Visualize the audio and remove / pick out sound from a specified band. Obtain exceptional audio quality thanks to a new technology preventing mixing in rhythm sound. * Depending on the musical structure, it might not be possible to obtain the desired results. ▼ Analyze audio and display chords [Musical scale analysis] Analyzes music as it plays and displays the musical scale on a keyboard. Also allows on-screen display of inferred chords. ▼ Output the modified audio [Export (*Add-on)] Output the audio data file with modified key, sound masking, etc. The exported file can also be used with a PC or other device. * This function must be purchased as an add-on. ====================================== ■ Specifications - Play menu - Play / Pause - Skip 15s / Back 15s (*Only available on 4 inch displays) - Fast forward / Rewind - Next song / Previous song - Play position adjustment slider - Play mode - Play all songs - Repeat all songs - Play 1 song - Repeat 1 song - Shuffled play - Shuffled repeat - Share song information - Send the current song info to other apps, share functionality. - Select songs by - Playlist - Song - Artist - Album - Composer - Genre - Compilation - Podcast - Audiobook - Document - Supports background play * Note Contents on iCloud and protected contents not supported. ■ About PhaseGear PhaseGear is our company's audio signal processing engine based on patented technology. It implements high quality time stretch and pitch shift processing as well as superior sound masking. Please refer to the link below for more details about this technology. (*In Japanese) http://www.psoft.co.jp/jp/corporate/technology/phasegear.html * Patent registered in Japan, USA and South Korea.
ezMixRecorder
Record and layer multiple audio tracks with effects and a metronome. Export your creations as videos or mixed audio files. Ideal for musicians and vocalists looking to practice or compose.
- Easy overdubbing
- Unlimited tracks
- Reverb and pan effects
- High-quality recording
- Video export
- Metronome and tuner
- Background recording
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Multi-track recording on your phone. Layer vocals over a karaoke track. Record guitar and vocals on separate tracks. A friendly first step into DAW—and a comfortable home for daily practice. ◆ Who it's for - Singers who want to record harmonies and backing vocals - Anyone layering vocals on top of karaoke tracks - Guitarists recording vocals and guitar on separate tracks - Songwriters sketching out ideas - Players who want to review their practice sessions ◆ Three things you get ■ Stack as many tracks as you like 44.1 kHz / 32-bit recording with no track-count limit (in-app purchase removes the cap). Imports MP3, WAV, and AIFF files. ■ Built-in practice tools A pinned tuner (pitch and frequency) and metronome (BPM 20–300, 3/4 or 4/4) stay at the top of the screen while you record—no need to switch apps. ■ From record to finish, in one place Adjust per-track volume, stereo pan, and reverb. Mix down to a single file, or export as a video for the Photos app. ◆ How it works 1. Tap + to add a track 2. Tap the record button to record, the play button to listen back 3. Add another track and repeat 4. Mix everything down into one file when you're ready ◆ Also supports - Optimized for iPad's bigger canvas - Recording and playback over Bluetooth headsets - Recording while audio from other apps (Apple Music etc.) plays - Background recording and playback - No time limit on recordings ◆ In-app purchases - Remove the track-count limit - Apply effects to mixes and exports - Metronome feature ◆ Support Send feature requests and bug reports from the settings menu inside the app. We read every one.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PSOFT Audio Player at 71% against ezMixRecorder's 26%. PSOFT Audio Player also leads on ads (none vs shown). ezMixRecorder's advantage is price (Free vs $6.99) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On in-app purchases, 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
ezMixRecorder is free to download; PSOFT Audio Player costs $6.99 up front. PSOFT Audio Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ezMixRecorder sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PSOFT Audio Player ships an update every 3 months, ezMixRecorder weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PSOFT Audio Player | ezMixRecorder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 25.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PSOFT | Naoto Sasaki |
Customer experience
PSOFT Audio Player
ezMixRecorder
In-app purchases
PSOFT Audio Player
- Export Add-on$24.99
ezMixRecorder
- Metronome$1.99
- Cancel the limit of Tracks$1.99
- Apply Effect Function$1.99
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