Comparison

Music Wrench vs Loop Buddy

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

Head to head
About

Music Wrench

This app analyzes violin playing in real-time, providing visual feedback on intonation and timing. It offers features like a unique double-stop tuner, session recording, and sheet music markup. Users can practice with included exercises or import their own music.

Highlights
  • Real-time intonation and timing analysis
  • Double stop tuner
  • Session recording and playback
  • Sheet music markup and scoring
  • Scales and arpeggios
  • Metronome
  • MusicXML import
Features
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Transcribes violin playing in real-time, allowing you to see your intonation and timing as you play. Play with included sheet music or freestyle. Free to download and try out. Tuning strings, record/playback, and metronome are free. Other features can be sampled before purchase. - The only tuner that works for double stops - Records your session so you can review your playing - Sheet music gets marked up as you play and scored at the end - Scales and arpeggios in all keys from 1 to 3 octaves with accelerating patterns - Includes metronome with option to display beats and accent certain beats - Intonation colors, sensitivity, and temperament, and reference A are configurable - Synthesize songs and recordings to hear the correct intonation and timing - Import your own songs from MusicXML - Save recordings to .wav file - Customizable displays including treble staff, pitch graph, precision intonation, and double stop interval - Optimized for iPad and iPhone in landscape and portrait orientation. Current subscription price is $0.99 per month and auto-renews. – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase – Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms and Conditions: http://www.musicwrench.com/terms Privacy Policy: http://www.musicwrench.com/privacy

About

Loop Buddy

Practice music sections repeatedly by creating custom loops. Slow down playback to learn difficult passages and memorize entire songs more effectively. Ideal for musicians who need to rehearse on the go.

Highlights
  • Create custom loops from music library
  • Set start and end points for loops
  • Adjust playback speed of loops
  • Slow down music without pitch change
  • Memorize song sections easily
Features
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Can’t rehearse at home? Rehearse in the car, on the train, in the bus, or on a plane! Identify sections of the music you want to learn, like a guitar solo or some tricky phrase, then create a looping pattern that you can play over and over again. Slow down the loops you create in order to memorize them easier! Create a whole series of loops for a given song in your music library, and become familiar with an entire piece before your plane lands! Features: - Create loops from any song in your music library by identifying the start and end loop points for any section of the song: a guitar solo, a fast-paced rap verse, a drum fill, and so on. - Listen to that loop section 10 billion times until you have it memorized. - Change the playback speed of your loops. Slow it down without changing the pitch of the song in order to hear each note more clearly!

Screenshots

Music Wrench4 screens
Loop Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Music Wrench at 79% against Loop Buddy's 33%. Music Wrench also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (21 vs 6). Loop Buddy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.4). On price, ads 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. Music Wrench sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Loop Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Music Wrench holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Music Wrench's written reviews are positive against 33% of Loop Buddy's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Music Wrench versus Loop Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusic WrenchLoop Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (21 ratings) — better1.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.49.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlden DoyleClear Blue Media

Customer experience

Music Wrench

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral15.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral6.9%
Negative13.8%

Loop Buddy

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Music Wrench

Subscriptions1
  • Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
One-time2
  • Practice Mode$4.99
  • Purchase$9.99
None

Loop Buddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Music Wrench free?
Music Wrench is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loop Buddy free?
Loop Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Music Wrench or Loop Buddy?
Music Wrench is rated higher. Music Wrench averages 4.5 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Loop Buddy averages 1.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Music Wrench or Loop Buddy have ads?
Neither Music Wrench nor Loop Buddy shows ads.

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