SlowBird vs Anytune
Anytune is a well-made practice player with more than a decade behind it: slow a song down without changing its key, shift the pitch, set marks and loops, and take the same library to your iPhone or iPad. If you live on Apple devices and want your practice app on all of them, it is a strong choice.
The first difference is simple: Anytune does not run on Windows, and its developer says it never has. SlowBird runs on Windows 10 or later and on macOS 14 or later, and one licence covers both. The second is what happens to your work. SlowBird keeps every passage you are learning as a named, coloured note pinned to the recording, and the notes viewer puts every one of them, across your whole library, on one searchable canvas.
| SlowBird | Anytune | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £19.99 / $25 one-time, Mac and Windows on one licence, 7-day free trial | $34.99 one-time for Mac (all your Macs), 30-day free trial; iPhone and iPad app sold separately |
| Platforms | macOS 14+ and Windows 10+ | macOS 13+, iPhone, iPad and Android. No Windows |
| Slow down without pitch change | Yes, 25% to 200% | Yes, down to 0.05x |
| Pitch | Semitones, plus a ±100-cent fine trim | ±24 semitones |
| Looping | Drag on the waveform; the seam is measured to be click-free | Marks and loops, with a step-up loop trainer |
| Saved passages | Named, coloured notes pinned to the track, with free-text tags, all on one searchable canvas in the notes viewer | Marks and loops in each song, organised with playlists |
| Record what the computer is playing | Yes, straight into the library, no extra software | Imports files and the audio from video files |
| Working out notes | Pitch heat map over a reference keyboard | EQ, plus stereo isolation to solo or mute a part |
| Extras | Plays MP4 and MOV video over the waveform, in time | Scrolling lyrics and tabs, MIDI control, export a slowed track |
| On your phone | No, desktop only, and none planned | Yes, iPhone, iPad and Android |
Which one should you choose?
Anytune, if you want the same app on your phone or tablet, or its extras: lyrics and tabs that scroll with the music, MIDI control, exporting a slowed track. It also goes slower, right down to 0.05x.
SlowBird, if you are on Windows, or on both Windows and a Mac, or if you keep coming back to the same records and want every passage you are learning saved by name in one searchable library. It is also cheaper: one price for Mac and Windows together.
Questions
Is there a Windows version of Anytune?
No. Anytune runs on Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android, and its developer says it has never been available on Windows. SlowBird runs on Windows 10 or later as well as macOS 14 or later.
How much do SlowBird and Anytune cost?
SlowBird is £19.99 / $25 one-time, Mac and Windows on one licence, 7-day free trial. Anytune for Mac is $34.99 one-time on the Mac App Store, for all your Macs, with a 30-day free trial; the iPhone and iPad app is sold separately.
Should I choose SlowBird or Anytune?
Anytune, if you want the same app on your phone or tablet, or its extras: lyrics and tabs that scroll with the music, MIDI control, exporting a slowed track. SlowBird, if you are on Windows, or if you want every passage you are learning saved by name in one searchable library.
There are also comparisons with Amazing Slow Downer and Transcribe!, the other tools people weigh SlowBird against.
Free 7-day trial · macOS 14 or later · Windows 10 or later · £19.99 once, both platforms