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✓ Wind upWe start by thinking this is actually going to work. The mere suggestion that you can use my music is pathetic, choose my music go through 8gb of my own music find a nice track to sing to then be told it’s copy written and can’t be used? So what music in my music which, lets face it is all apples music, can I use? None, so that’s a complete waste of 15 mins. Then the suggestion you can use their music oh wait a minute how? They don’t own the rights either? But anyhow you can buy or stream ok I chose stream, as their getting nada until I find it works, oh Adele Hello, press play during record, oo yes please! Then there is no way of going back unless you remove your song choice, so that’s another waste of time. At this point I’ve completely lost interest and deleted the app and spent another 10 mins writing this nonsense just incase someone with a brain listens before they do the same..Version: 3.3
✓ DecentIt’s good for basic things. I get the need for the developers to add the subscription service for better editing tools. But WHY in the fresh hell can you only import a clip at the beginning of editing? In the PRO editor, no less. That’s $14 a month and you can’t even import a clip normally. It just doesn’t make SENSE to restrict that to your first clip, it’s difficult to set up a tempo consistently after that. All that aside, it’s an alright app if you’re making covers under a minute long. Any more than that and you’ll be better off learning how to use editing software on a PC..Version: 4.2
✓ PoopymdoopyImma flopy it says write a refiew you smell like poo.Version: 4.26
✓ Monthly purchasesUsed to be able to do at least a minute for free... Now you need to pay monthly.Version: 4.3.8
✓ 😒Won't even download into my phone, quite sad tbh.Version: 1.4
✓ Can't save locallyThe idea and execution for creation are good, but no use if I can't save locally to my device. Apparently, it needs to upload videos first, no option to 'no upload'; and, as the 'server' keeps sending errors during the looooong upload process, then it becomes a waste of time, useless and frustrating Latency issues make it impossible to use for more than 2 vids.Version: 4.1
✓ Distorted soundHi, I’m having a problem with this app. The quality sound on the app itself is perfect, however when I share it onto other social media platforms my vocals sound distorted making the whole song sound horrible. Could you please explain why this is happening and how I can fix it? Currently on my free trial and don’t fancy paying for a subscription if I’m not going to receive the standard I’m looking for. Thank you.Version: 4.3.8
✓ Hard to send linkTerrible app would not recommend.Version: 4.16
✓ Creating an accountI’m sure it’s a very cool app. I can’t even get as far as creating an account to get started. When details are filled in, it pops up as ‘service currently unavailable’. It’s said this for a couple of weeks now..Version: 4.2
✓ Has gone downhillMore and more features locked behind paywalls, and still the basic functionality is not working. Audio lags so severe it makes the experience very unenjoyable, and I can’t change the input output device (especially since the iPhone removed the headphone jack it has become more and more difficult to use this).Version: 4.41
✓ Beaucoup de bugUn bug à chaque étape du processus..Version: 4.05.6
✓ Lame appThis app used to be good in 2016. dont know what happened. audio is really bad for no reason and you have to pay 17 USD…..for a horribly developed app? So dumb bahahahhahaha. Why cant you hear the other singing yet?.Version: 4.41
✓ Why the expensive subscription?I really like this app. It’s very useful for sketching song ideas. The real huge bummer is the fact that I can’t record over 1 minute without purchasing a regular subscription for roughly $50 a year. The price in itself isn’t a huge issue but the fact that the advanced features are only temporary sort of irks me a bit including not being able to save my files in the free version. I would have no problem paying a one time $50 price tag upfront for a full version of the app but it feels like a slap in the face when they want a yearly paycheck from people who want to use this. The app itself is wonderful. If you like making Instagram videos it’s great because they can only be one minute anyway. I would recommend this app to friends but the subscription is a little too much for the advanced version to be worth it. If you have access to a laptop or desktop just use iMovie. It’s a one time purchase and the possibilities are endless compared to the limited free version of this app..Version: 3.4
✓ Difficult to UseThe making of acapellas is difficult and not as convenient in the app. After making one part of, say, a duet, I'm forced to wait longer than normal just to view a clip of my singing. Often times I have to re-record my singing because there are things I want to fix or redo. Because the loading takes so long just for, say, a thirty sec clip, the app is just really inconvenient. Not only that, but also the uploading and saving of my videos is difficult. Again, it takes very long and then I have to go through a process to simply save a video when it shouldn't be that hard to save my own video. Then if I want to view my video once I posted it, for some reason I can't view it unless I say I'm going to edit it. The whole format and process is just more difficult and inconvenient than it should be..Version: 3.4
✓ Absolutely fuming!I have had a subscription for over a year and today it would not let me use the full version which I have long been paying for. I did an online chat with their engineer and he put me straight through to another site where I am expecting to pay £5 for them to fix their problem!!! I used to be a fan but needless to say I shall cancel my description. !!!.Version: 4.26
✓ Mixed feelingsI mean the app is super easy to use, but when you post stuff and haven’t subscribed, the audio quality ABSOLUTELY SUCKS. Great app, but it’s pretty much a huge cheat when you try to pay for better audio. Kinda stupid..Version: 4.1
✓ It’s okI mean the quality and everything is good but it’s just trying to get your money. You have to pay to use over thirty seconds of Acapella and it’s a monthly subscription. If you just 2ant to do Acapella, I advise you get a different app..Version: 3.7
✓ Zero stars if I couldI was charged for a month 24 hrs after I signed up for the 7 day free trial. I find this kind of behavior revolting. I won’t use the app because of this. Boo on you mixcord.Version: 4.06.6
✓ Headphones issuesIf you own an iPhone that does not have a headphone jack then you are **** out of luck because the latency issues between recording and playback on bluetooth head sets is horrific. Makes this absolutely unusable. Shame good app otherwise..Version: 4.12.0
✓ Terrible design for a great conceptI got this because it is something I want to use, being able to record multiple videos of me and overlay them together to make a song. But when I started using it, it was super confusing and just left out a lot of things that shouldn’t have been left out. First off, just trying to input two previously recorded videos isn’t allowed. Only one, so that was annoying. Meaning I couldn’t put two in and then line them up on my own. Second, when I tried to record a simple song there was no way to turn off the sound of the first video that was already there, however you could turn off the metronome. This made the sound come out like heart beats when I was done because I couldn’t turn up the metronome and down the video. This leads me to the third problem, which would fix everything if they let you do this. You can’t move one of the videos a little bit forward or backwards to line them up perfectly. Last, you need premium for basically everything and it’s super expensive..Version: 4.06.6
✓ Besoin d’aideJe veux annuler l’abonnement je nsais pas comment.Version: 4.06.6
✓ Without all the glitches, it'd be perfectAs a singer who loves acapella, I know I will be obsessed with this app over time when it's updated and developed. For the moment, I can't enjoy it to the full extent I'd like to since any video I upload disappears (and the "server cannot be connected" whenever I try to find it) and I'm also unable to load the videos of others. Otherwise it's great!.Version: 1.4
✓ Really frustratingSomething is REALLY annoying with this. I have an iPhone 7 w/ Bluetooth headphones. I can’t use Bluetooth because of the input lag that ruins the timing. But there’s also no way to make the audio play aloud with no headphones so there’s nothing to time it with. I know it can make annoying feedback loops but I’ll just turn the volume really low and listen and sing at the same time. Sure some ignorant people would ruin their recordings because of that but at least give me the option to turn it off. My headphones don’t work with this app, and I have to buy extra expensive headphones specifically designed for my phone because Apple is as greedy as the company who made this app. Give me the option to turn this off!! I can’t do anything without it!!.Version: 4.08.3
✓ You have to pay for $1 minute clip nowThey recently updated the app so you have to pay a monthly subscription for any clip >30 seconds. I would gladly pay a one time payment to unlock this feature, but a monthly payment is not practical. I like the app and have used it for 5+ years, but I make a video maybe once every 2-3 months. Not worth paying a monthly subscription..Version: 4.1
✓ Great until....I love this app. And something horrible happened today. My profile won’t load. everything accept the part where u actually make the Acapella won’t load. But it’s useless because when I saved one I can’t see it on my profile because my profile just won’t load. I have so much fun with this app and I started to get better. Can someone please reply back and tell what to do? I tried refreshing it and it said there was an error trying to load your profile, please try again later. I already tried checking my wi-fi Restarting my phone, even logging in and logging back out of my profile and nothing has worked..please help. Thank you.Version: 3.1
✓ Review update: not so great anymoreForced watermarks, and now no mixing tools on the free version make this app so limited that our group cannot use it anymore. The high monthly cost to get full access is a deterrent. I spend a lot of time on this app with my quartet but when the cost for full access is so high each month, that’s not something I can afford to pay. The charge is too high. We should be able to pay for full access all at once at a reasonable price and never have a recurring fee. The cost should be reasonable as well. I am bummed that this app has changed so much to where you cannot use tools on the free version. Looking for a new option now for our quartet. Changed to 2 stars..Version: 4.37
✓ Hard to collaborateThe app works well if you just want to record multiple tracks of yourself, but collaboration with others is difficult and you lose quality with each person who contributes. Also there is very little documentation, just an FAQ page. Tutorial videos would be helpful. I expected more from an app you have to pay a subscription fee to use..Version: 4.1
✓ Tempo won’t syncWhen making a collage, app won’t sync the tempo from the first video with the tempo from the second one, even though I haven’t changed it. The only reason I downloaded this app was so I could make a collage, but since I can’t see that happening, I’m deleting it..Version: 3.7
✓ I meannn...You can only here one voice if you don’t have premium but I don’t know what it’s like if you do you have premium other wise it seems pretty okay.Version: 4.06.6
✓ Disappointed.I used to loveeeeee this app. I’ve been using it for like 4/5 years. I was so excited to finally find an app where I could harmonize with myself and play around with arrangements. I used it at least once a week. I took a little break from it and come back to find that I now have to pay for all of the basic features that I used to enjoy. Adding my watermark wasn’t too big a deal for me, but the equalizer being a paid feature really annoys me. I used to love that I could really refine and smooth out my sound. Now it’s really no point in me using this app anymore because i’m not about to pay for an app that glitches all the time. I used to not mind the glitches and the forced closing too badly but at this point it’s just not worth the headache and definitely not worth my money. I’m just sad that they want me to pay for the basic things about this app that made me love it so much. Will be uninstalling very very shortly..Version: 4.1
✓ It’s okayI really like the app, I can make funny Acapellas on there and it’s great fun but I wish that you could record for longer without having to pay :(.Version: 4.04.6
✓ Could be much betterI've had fun with this app, but there are some major problems: 1. You can't edit individual screens--if the cat jumps on your lap or a fire engine goes by, you can't backup a few bars and keep going. You have to start all over again. 2. The save and share process is absolutely bizarre. If you bump the computer or go to another screen you lose the save and need to start again. When you do get it saved, it takes hours to show up in your profile..Version: 4.28
✓ Shady, scammy, scummyI paid for this app back before they used a subscription model. I had access to EQ, and they’ve taken this away. Other features are also hidden behind a paywayll. This is TOTALLY DECEITFUL and NOT OKAY..Version: 4.28
✓ Don’t Get Sucked Into SubscribingI never write reviews, but for this, I felt like I had to. Now look, I know companies need to do what they need to do to make money, but this subscription is a joke. Don’t make the same mistake I did and lose $50 over this. You can get the same features (and way better and easier to use) through Garage Band. I wish I could get my money back, but I’m not going to be like that as I fell for this, so that’s on me. Just want to share this feedback for Acapella as well as potential subscribers to maybe hold off until they make much needed improvements. I will be cancelling my subscription so no more money is invested in this app..Version: 4.33
✓ Awesome awesome awesome awesome awesomeI love this app but not everything is free I just wish everything was free can you please change that because I want my video to be longer than thirty seconds to do a one minute to thirty minute video you need to pay money please change that you can’t even do a one minute video for free I don’t like that please change that but other than that it’s awesome but developer please make everything free I want to make a want to make a longer video 30 seconds it’s a pretty good app but please change that I want they are to be free things well there is free thanks but please make everything free I’m so sorry about that I don’t wanna sound like a little brat and I don’t wanna sound needy but it just bugs me I’m very sorry but please change that.Version: 4.09.2
✓ Only one issueI can't unsubscribe from the free trial, it won't give me the option and it renews tomorrow. Please help. I even tried to delete the app but it's still making me pay tomorrow for something I cannot afford. Please help, this is dire!.Version: 4.37
✓ ConfusingThe options for selection of what to do on receiving a collaboration are confusing. Frequently have to restart upload as select collaboration takes me to the overall web options rather than the one I’m trying to join. Pressing Record tells me I’m going to delete the current project! I don’t like the interface! Grrrrr!.Version: 4.09.2
✓ Like GarageBand but... MUCH MUCH WORSE!If you’re a musician or anyone who takes music seriously, you will despise this app. It’s unbelievably hard to navigate, in part because it’s so slow to load (unrelated to phone storage). You will spend multiple hours trying to get the metronome to work on a video, another few hours sorting out each video and at the end of it all, the video you just made will delete itself and you’ll have to do it all over again. I think this is one of those apps that punishes it’s audience who don’t purchase the Pro version and with the lags and bugs, it almost seems intentional. Seriously, if you have any musical integrity, go out and get either Cubase or Sibelius. This app is ridiculously bad..Version: 3.2
✓ No do not downloadNo it doesn't save the videos I spend time making.Version: 1.3
✓ MehEhhhh.Version: 2.28
✓ Not good at allI was really looking forward to using this app but really it’s not good, loaded up a 3 min video to then record along with and it doesn’t play more than 8 seconds of the pre record... then froze, looked at every way round it but just too frustrating, shame..Version: 4.05.6
✓ Sad only 30sec is freeWas looking forward to trying out the app, all the how-to videos I watched showed that you were able to record up to one minute in the free version, perfect for a trial... was very disappointed after I downloaded the app to find only 30sec is now available in the free version. Only having 30sec is very impractical and not worth the effort of recording. Thanks, but no thanks.Version: 4.1
✓ Not sure if broken or just meDespite googling a solution, I can’t figure out how to align my recordings so they synchronise. Even when I use the built in metronome, my tracks are off by a fraction of a second and I don’t know how to fix it. If I could adjust this, that’d be great. Otherwise, it’s unusable. Also can’t figure out how to delete a single track/square at a time. To delete one track, I have to delete the whole project. Fix these and I give it 5 stars. Otherwise broken..Version: 4.06.6
✓ Signing back into you accountHey I loved this app until my iPod got disabled we had to back it up to a long time before I had acapella and I was super mad cause I had to redownloaded it and I tried to log back into my account and I couldn’t it said you e-mail is incorrect and all that stuff and I had a thing a good one on there and I wanted to see how many followers I had and I couldn’t and I am disappointed I really like it and I really want to get back in to see my old account. I looked to see if my account was still on the thing and guess what it isn’t so If any one wants to download it go ahead just don’t sign out if you are planning on wanting to.😡.Version: 3.7
✓ It’s ok...I love the work on the app but every time I sign up it kicks me out of the app.Version: 4.3.8
✓ Few crashes but a good appL’app a planté à plusieurs reprises, malgré le fait que j’aie payé le forfait premium, perdant ainsi chaque fois tout le travail que j’avais mis. Il devrait y avoir une option de sauvegarde « brouillon » comme sur Tik Tok..Version: 4.1
✓ Sometimes works. Except...When it doesn’t!!! I spent over an hour recording a multi track piece to share with people for my birthday. And after all of that the app glitched. What’s wrong... - app can glitch and scramble your separate tracks and combine them randomly. You then loose mixing control and your recording is basically garbage. - some basic mixing edits are permanent once you click the green check mark and you can’t undo and there’s no warning that is the case. - the app is not intuitive and the help articles and info is inadequate and mostly non existent. - good luck trying to contact the company for ANYTHING! They don’t seem to care. - more frustration than enjoyment so far. I have been a sound tech for decades. If I didn’t have to pay for this app for a working gig, it would be in the trash. Yet another example of a company that comes up with a good idea that is more interested in pocketing profit than reinvesting in and supporting their product to work in even a basic functional way. So sad. And be warned you might loose some hair if you are expecting too much..Version: 4.06.6
✓ Expensive and Lacks Key FeaturesI’ve been using this app to create music with friends while social distancing. In terms of ease of transferring projects, it’s fairly straightforward and provides a decent platform for doing so. However, given the extremely steep monthly price, I would hope that this app had the following: Ability to work on multiple projects at once — once you start one project, you basically have to finish before opening a different one. There are workarounds, but to me this is such a dealbreaker with an expensive app. Ability to edit takes — I know the video element makes this a little tricky, but if I have a slight mistake I should be able to piece in a short audio clip to “voice over” and cross fade between the original take, without affecting the video. Tempo changes during the song — or the ability to temporarily pause the metronome if you are performing songs with pauses or tempo fluctuations Graphical eq — there are eq settings that can be modified, but graphical eq would be much more convenient to work with in an app setting. Desktop/android support — really need this one. I can’t collaborate with friends who don’t use iOS. I’m still getting used to this software, and I’m probably not aware of all the features it has to offer. However, I pay less for other production software that does way more for a fraction of the price; honestly this is just a rip off. Once quarantine ends, I will most likely not be renewing my subscription..Version: 4.1
✓ Not happyI deleted the app and they are still charging me when I wasn’t using it and didn’t want to continue sim g it. And there’s no customer service number to call. I’ve been charged for this app despite the fact I didn’t use it and tried to unsubscribe. Please I will like a refund. Not happy about this at all.Version: 4.34
✓ Should be titled “Garbage Band”This is a terrible app. I would rate it negative five stars if I could. It renders and loads forever, crashes when you save things (beyond frustrating), and has a terrible user interface. Basically, from a functionality level it’s garbage. An app should at least do basic functions properly (like save and export) and be easy to use (functions and features should be clearly labeled and easy to find, not buried where you have to look for them) . This is not that type of app. An app that edits music should be able to do a few things above and beyond just those basic operations though. Getting collaboration levels right is a pain and you have to shuffle from record to playback to adjust levels between tracks. Anytime you make a change to something or switch tracks playback starts over from the beginning. That’s something that should be able to be done “on the fly”. If this app were to be stellar, it would need to fix all these problems and maybe add some useful functions like automation, import more than one file from an external source, trim clips, loop function, or multitrack editing. As is, garbage. Deleted..Version: 4.3.8
✓ JunkEvery time I export the audio to another program the audio changes from the true mix that I saved. Distorted...wrong mix....etc. but if I send the same file to the online acapella app there is no loss of quality and mix. Seems to me that acapella has sabotaged their own program so you can’t use it on an outside platform. AND, I paid for a the full version of the program a few years ago and all of a sudden I’m being asked for extra subscription fees to do the same functions that I had already paid for. Won’t be long before another party develops a better product without the bs. I won’t be spending another dime with this company. I truly loved the program until I ran into these problems. If you’re trying to make a sun video with friends and don’t care about quality this is for you. If you’re hoping to produce anything professional move along. Acapella can easily make this program more compatible but for some reason they’ve decided to give us a mediocre product..Version: 4.08.3
✓ The good, the bad and the uglyOkay, this app has an awesome concept and appeals to a very wide audience. It's creative and let's you get on your inner performer, but it has down falls. There are heaps of bugs and the app crashes constantly. The videos are slow to load and I have experienced lag when I upload. If the developers fixed these problems I'm sure it would be absolutely remarkable :).Version: 1.3
✓ SavingI love the app but you can't save it to your camera roll, otherwise it would be the best.Version: 1.5
✓ Just awful - glitches everywhereThere are numerous glitches and limitations that make it unbearable to use. I am using an iPad Air. - if you try to trim your recording, it says you dont have enough storage - when you choose a song or metronome to play along with while recording, the song mostly stops half way through - after you have confirmed the video that you have taken, you can not cut or edit it (but whoopee you can change the audio😃😃😃😐) - when you view your recording and try to skip to a certain part, sometimes it plays it from the beginning again - you cant add a video once its taken. - the length of the first video you take limits the whole piece’s duration to that length. Overall, this app couldn’t be further from flexible and is a pain to use..Version: 3.7
✓ It’s ok... but not greatStarted using this last week but really hard to navigate round. Unlike most apps, you can’t “save” your project to work on another time. It does save but it’s really confusing as to how to do it and then open it up again. The metronome is really inconsistent and very quiet in the ears so desperately needs a volume function for it. Often I’ll play a part to find it hasn’t recorded or saved or cannot save so have to play it all again. Also, like the metronome function, the playback parts desperately need a volume function as they are too quiet to hear. The “pitch” of an instrument when you’re editing the video doesn’t say where each octave lies and you have to guess. I’ve just paid for a years subscription so hope Acapella sort these issues out because I feel like I’ve sort of wasted my money. I’m used to playing in an ensemble but doing a Multitrack with these issues is very difficult..Version: 4.2
✓ Scam trialJust got charged $15 for a “free trial” nice! I’d like my money back.Version: 4.21
✓ No free stuffThere is no free stuff 😑.Version: 3.1
✓ Not designed for musiciansI love the concept of the app and even bought a year-long subscription but I am realizing more and more how this app was not designed for musicians. For example, I’m running my audio interface into my phone so that I can record in Acapella using my mics. However, there are limited Input settings in Acapella so it’s diverting my mono input channel into one channel of stereo. I have to do this because the default phone mic is awful at picking up electric guitar and drums. I am running j to some other issues as well: it is very easy to accidentally delete recordings; the fact that you can’t change the number of squares after the onset of a project is annoying; it’s hard to find the videos I’ve made once I start a new project. Aside from the unhelpful FAQ on the website, I haven’t found any way to get help through customer service. tl;dr It’s really frustrating to use if you’re looking to record full band. ALSO IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CANCEL THE PREMIUM ACCOUNT.Version: 4.27
✓ Fix the display timingDisappointed in the video synchronising. After paying for the 3minute upgrade I expected that at the very least the videos would be in time with each other, and better still in time with the audio. When trying to make effective interactive boxes - the visual is totally ruined when the videos display at different times. Please fix this. Sound quality is superb, and the video quality is great too, just an issue of timing. Thanks.Version: 1.4
✓ It costs $14 a month.You get free 30 second clips for feee which is completely pointless. If they went back to giving a minute for free it would still give them paying customers but a whole lot more would still stick around..Version: 4.2
✓ It Wasn't Worth DownloadingAlthough I Can See The Worth Of The App Nothing Worked Without Getting Premium or Upgrading Your Account..Version: 2.22
✓ Don’t get this app. It is horribleMy app is broken. I can only get the first video loud and the other parts mute. It is so annoying and you better fix this!!!.Version: 3.7
✓ Still unusable.The video and audio lag severely, making this app useless. I was hoping this would have been addressed in this update, but it wasn't. I'm disappointed..Version: 2.27
✓ Buyer beware it’s buggy, problems with syncing audioI use an iPhone 11 Pro Max. When I first got this app back in April 2020 and paid for the full version, it worked like a charm and all my recordings and harmonies were in sync. Fast forward to the end of May 2020 and there must’ve been some update in between and now I can’t even record harmonies in sync with each other. When I layer my second recording over the melody, even though I definitely sang together in sync with the melody while recording real time, the playback always makes the second recording play slightly ahead of the beat of the first track. It’s so frustrating. I used my air buds before and they worked fine so I’m not sure if that’s an issue because the second recordings are singing AHEAD of the beat. I’m so confused as to why it’s doing that. Usually it would be a latency issue right? I’m disappointed, also emailed tech support about it to make them aware of this new peculiar problem. I had to scrap a collaboration because of this problem so I’m bummed..Version: 4.06.6
✓ What’s with the delayed timing?Okay so I’m a percussionist. Because of COVID-19, I wanted to try something new and post a video of me playing a bass line excerpt. Basically, the music I would be playing calls for careful counting and splitting (for you drummers/drum corps folks). I recorded my first video WITH MY HEADPHONES and the audio came out great. No interference, nothing unpleasant. A nice clear sound. Now here’s the problem. I come to record my second video and after hearing the finished product of the second video - it’s COMPLETELY out of time and does not fall in with the initial recording. I have NO IDEA what it is but it definitely is not my headphones because they’re brand new. Keep in mind, there’s a new metronome feature on this app so after making the first recording there’s no need for the metronome because I would be going off the first video. Basically the audio and video don’t match up AT ALLLLLLLL when you put in the recordings together. Maybe if I wasn’t a musician this wouldn’t bother me as much but because the name of the app is ACAPELLA I would assume that there wouldn’t be timing issues with the recordings. Definitely wouldn’t recommend and is time consuming..Version: 4.09.2
✓ Saw another review with the same problemGlad I wasn’t the only one. When I recorded my first part and then tried to add another layer, it completely cut the audio from the second layer. I could not hear it no matter how high I turned up the volume on that layer and turned down the volume of the first. The audio was just gone. The issue persisted both with and without headphones. I was excited to try the app, but it’s useless to me if it can’t layer audio. Y'know, like it’s meant to. I couldn’t find a fix for this anywhere online and none of the tutorials for general use of the app I watched helped since they didn’t seem to be having this same issue. Weird bug. Frustrating.Version: 3.6
✓ Acapella appFrustrating. Project sent to me, to collaborate. Wearing headphones, app does NOT pick up my audio! Vocal and guitar. Only the camera works. However, Able to use app without headphones, but is extremely hard to hear collaborators with just sound coming out of my iPad. Thats the only way app works, without headphones. Adding my guitar, can barely hear singer, other musicians. I spent 3 days with mixcord tech to fix app issue. Uninstalled/installed twice, sent whole project to app tech as well. Tried 3 different types of headphones, and ear buds. Nothing. I even started my own project from scratch, same issue. Camera fine, NO AUDIO. Contacted Apple tech, ran diagnostic on my 16 day old iPad, no issues, it is fine. Throwing in the towel on this app. Real mystery here. I wish app tech could talk to me on phone, might help. Bizarre..Version: 4.06.6
✓ AwfulStarted off working well, but it appears the app can no longer cope with the amount of people using it. I paid for a month membership and after spending time recording something, click through to publish it only to find that I’ve lost all of my work and there is an old video there. Not worth the money - I want a refund..Version: 4.2
✓ 3 Stars because......not too happy to pay for a monthly subscription. I’d rather just pay for the app in itself, upfront, and call it good. I also can’t get videos to play besides my own. I’ll sit on it for a few minutes to see if it plays, when I tap the video it tells me I just paused the video. Can’t figure that part out. It would also be nice to be able to work on a few projects at once instead of having to delete the ones you aren’t done with yet. Otherwise it’s a decent app that fills the needs I was looking for: no friends are musically inclined and I wanted something besides an audio track app to record duets and stuff on..Version: 3.1
✓ Videos cannot be saved at this timeIt’s so buggy. I just wasted 2 hours and stupidly bought the app outright - basically you record a track and you never know whether it’s going to load or not. If if doesn’t load then you just wasted your time - like I’ve done.Version: 4.23
✓ New app, old data deletedI have had this app for YEARS, had so many recordings on it, years of songs, ideas and memories of people in my life that are now gone and all of a sudden the app has changed and my data deleted. Now they have tried to make it a social media app, they are charging a membership and all my past recordings are gone without notice, I just tapped the app today and I was asked to login with an account which I never had before. I am so heartbroken. The app is worse now, the functions paired down, the cost much higher, all in all money over actual user satisfaction. Will be deleting..Version: 4.37
✓ Alright appI love it... when it doesn't crash right at the end of recording a segment... I would give this five stars if it did not do so, and also did not offset the audio from the visual feedback..Version: 1.3
✓ False advertisingI wanted this app to combine a number of videos that I had previously recorded. I looked at the in-app purchases before buying, it said you had to pay for a video that was 3 minutes long. My videos were all 6 minutes long. I thought "well, I'll just cut them so they're all about 2 and a half minutes long. When I purchases the app, it said I had to pay for a video that was more that 1 minute long. Seriously? Not only that, I have to record a video right here right now, I can't choose an already recorded video. I would have rated this 0 stars if I could, DO NOT GET THIS APP!!! Edit: Also, no private accounts. Everyone can see your stuff..Version: 4.1
✓ Great app — except for the ridiculous subscriptionThis is a fantastic app that allows people to be creative and collaborate in all sorts of ways, however this is an awful option for students and artists who just want to experiment. If you can afford shelling out $50 a year it’s great! However most students and musicians don’t have money for a looping app they just want to experiment with. You are better off investing your money in sound equipment and a DAW because you’d have those long term to record on rather than be stuck paying a subscription to a phone app... If this was like iReal Pro and only asked for a one time purchase it would be much more worth while. Even if it’s a steep purchase price, you’d have the tool on your phone to mess around with whenever you felt like getting creative. Sad to see reviews of people that paid the previous one time purchase which has apparently been voided since they changed the terms to a monthly subscription as well.... greed in action, making it harder than it has to be for musicians and artists to find their voice. I’d happily give this app 5 stars if the In-app purchases page was truthful at it really was a one time purchase of 7.99 for all the features..Version: 4.1
✓ Developers have become greedyEvery tutorial or promotion I have seen says the free version allows 1-minute recordings. Not anymore! Only 30 seconds. So....for the amateur or kid just playing around with their instruments or voice you can’t even record a short song to send to grandma or whatever. This category of user (which is pretty massive) is unlikely to be able to justify the recurring monthly or annual cost of unlocking more time. Maybe a one-time payment to unlock the 1-minute timeframe could pull these users back in whilst still making the developers their $$$. Aside from that, the app itself is straightforward. It would be nice to be able to turn off the sound of your precious tracks as you record a new one as an option. It would also be nice to find some way to get Bluetooth headphones to work properly. Being trapped by the length of the wire makes getting anyone with an instrument into view on the camera hard and impossible with a cello!.Version: 4.16
✓ FacturationPlease be more clear about the facturation with the free week. I cancelled the day you told me and the payment was taken without my consentement..Version: 4.1
✓ Pretty good but...This has potential to be an amazing app, and is heaps of fun to use, but it comes out like I’m speaking into a fan! Makes my harmonies sound horrible. Plz fix!.Version: 2.28
✓ Lag, latency and delayOn the face of it, I like this app. I’m not sure how the other reviews are saying that it’s hard to use - it really isn’t. And for throwing together quick 4 track ideas it’s ideal, with enough effects to quickly get a good mix. But where it falls flat is in the latency issues. Tonight I recorded a simple rhythm guitar part using only a couple of takes. I went to record a solo on top and the first video was already out of time. I persevered nonetheless and when I had got a good take, that was out of time too. And not even by the same degree, so I deleted it in the end. I had a similar issue recently so I detached the audio in iMovie to try and line it up. If I synced one part the other three were all out. Like I said, fine for capturing ideas but sharing with the aim of looking like a competent musician? Forget about it..Version: 3.7
✓ Bugs/glitches galoreSo many issues. First, The app does not do a good job Recognizing headphones while using an external interface. Some interfaces ie “Rode”, it does not allow you to use them as monitors during playback at all. Next up is the collaboration tool. This is so confusing, as everyone who the song is shared with must remember to hit collaborate when sending back -otherwise it is locked from the original user(s). A much simpler fix would be to have the original user set the song for collaboration and wherever it goes from there, it stays in collaboration format until saved/shared by original creator. Beyond that the app constantly crashes, the metronome disappears, freezes up, etc. all on a fairly new iPhone. 75% of the time is spent troubleshooting. The effects are also pretty crappy even for the upgrade. Also seems like most of the features are designed for non-music things, ie, skins, pics, networking, etc. leaving very few options for recording/mixing. An extremely unreliable, amateurish app overall..Version: 4.05.6
✓ App CrashingThe app keep crashing whenever I open the app. This may have happened with the new update. Please fix..Version: 4.04.6
✓ Audio is off. Costumer service isn’t well.I got the app for the first time today to overlap my piano and flute playing. I played my flute for the first clip and the audio sounded fine. As I added the second, third and fourth audio clips they would be muted and the first would sound obnoxiously loud. I tried to mess with the audio settings but no matter what I did it still wouldn’t work. I was reading more reviews and lots of other people also had this problem but it seemed as if the company only responded to people who didn’t have this problem. I feel as if this is a more serious problem than inappropriate content which can get reported or block. All problems should be fixed, not some and the rest get ignored..Version: 3.6
✓ Not happy right now!I’ve emailed twice, nothing!! Been using this app ages. Past couple of months parts are not recording sound! I record quintet pieces. It will not record again, I have to start all over again!! Seriously time wasted I don’t have. Please email me. I don’t like leaving a bad review but feel without contact I must!.Version: 4.26
✓ Bug fixesYour app crashes out, when trying to sync audio Fix bugs.Version: 1.4
✓ Backing TracksThis app was quite good for a while as I was able to record myself singing with my backing tracks from ‘my music’ for my own personal use. Lately I now cannot do this as you are only allowed to use ‘my music’ as a guide and it is not added to final recording! Because of this the app is unfortunately not going to meet my needs...what a shame!! Therefore I will be cancelling my subscription..Version: 4.09.2
✓ Cool idea, but too expensiveThis app is so cool, and there ore some cool things you can do with it, but I don’t have the money to pay for a subscription. It is really annoying sometimes. With free version you can only do a 30 second video! Not even a minute which is what I though it was. It’s hard To get anything in a 30 second video! Also you can’t import videos from your camera unless you pay for the subscription. That is really annoying because I like editing my videos on my main photos app. I think this is a really cool idea, but you need to make more things free and enjoyable..Version: 4.04.6
✓ I am still waiting for something betterI sort of only use this app because there’s nothing else out there that offers the same thing for free. It’s very frustrating how you can only have one active project at a time. It’s also very confusing when you want to collaborate with a friend, often I will lose ownership of a project or vice versa with my friend. There are many ways which this app could be improved. But I like what it allows us to do and how it allows us to collaborate creatively.Version: 4.06.6
✓ ProblemsFreezing screen, volume of music cuts in and out....it worked great for the first four months....now, all of a sudden this week.....it’s aweful. I paid for a full year, now what?.Version: 4.22
✓ Do not get this app.Frustrating, unpolished. No Bluetooth support – you can try, but the app isn’t going to work. A great many features hidden behind a monthly subscription, which, quite frankly, isn’t worth it to record a few harmonies just for the fun of it..Version: 4.37
✓ Good TryDoes some error in sharing your recordings, Smule Sing! Still better.Version: 1.3
✓ Great if it let me saveThis app is a lot of fun, but I haven't been able to upload or save videos from it, so they just get lost. I'll click "share" and it'll take quite a long time to load the mix cord, and then it just closes the app and doesn't let me save. Very annoying and I don't know how to fix.Version: 1.4
✓ Can only hear one sectionTerrible app. Deleted last year because when making videos, you could only hear one recording, none of the others, which completely defeats the purpose of the app. Redownloaded today on my new phone and it still does this. Disappointed..Version: 3.6
✓ Keeps CrashingCrashes when I try and load a new song, plus doesn't save..Version: 1.3
✓ ArghapellaThis app is a great idea but is terribly executed. Okay for a one person show perhaps but as a collaboration tool it is poorly designed, clunky and utterly demotivating to use. How is it possible to be hearing two versions of the tune at the same time? Yet.... it happens. Avoid if possible..Version: 4.06.6
✓ Could do with some guidanceI don’t mind paying for a good app, and clearly a lot of work has gone into this. It has the potential to be really good. I think the UI needs a lot of improving - it *is* confusing to use as many others have said. It would be useful if there was an easily accessible tutorial, especially when you try more complex stuff. I would say the app is well geared for singing, but it’s really difficult to balance instruments with this. It would be great if it was more like GarageBand but with video, in terms of editing the audio. I personally don’t understand why the audio quality dips sometimes and I think it could be easily fixed but I’m not sure how. People who are moaning about the cost, get over yourselves!.Version: 4.06.6
✓ Sooo frustrated that there’s a limit to only one vid upload!!It’s so shocking that you can only upload 1 video from camera roll you should be able to upload multiple. Also there is latency even when I record everything in time. Can’t believe it..Version: 4.1
✓ An ehhhh appWhen I tried to overlap myself playing the violin, the first video would be great, but the second video would be almost mute and you can barely even hear it make a sound. I’ve tried moving the settings around with the noise, but nothing worked. I’ve checked reviews and turns out a lot of people are experiencing the same problems. This has been happening since last year and it still seems like this is a problem. I’ve read that the developers only respond to those giving good reviews and not actually saying anything to those bringing up the issue in their app. Is it a bug? If this issue is fixed, people might even buy your subscription. Hell, even I was going to, but i don’t want to be paying for something that doesn’t work well..Version: 3.7
✓ ConfusedHello- I love the Acapella app, but even though I used head phones, there is still a metronome sound playing through my song. I want to use the metronome to stay in time but not to show up during the end result. 1) how do I get rid of it? Also, when I tried sear searching for the answer in the app, there was no help button or instructions besides those yellow boxes when I first used the app. 2) where is the user manual? I really do love it bu it can’t show people my arrangements of songs with the metronome playing in the background. Also, I initially tried to send an email instead of doing it through a review but the server wasn’t available, as in the page directed me to a page that did not exist. 3) how can I send an email? Thank you..Version: 3.0
✓ Buggy as hell but good when it worksFrustratingly, often refuses to record, but when it does work, it’s good. Like the way I can remove watermark in free version..Version: 3.6
✓ Annoying 😩After seeing many good reviews on this app I decided to get it but when it finally downloaded and I set it up I couldn’t hear my voice after recording ... I decided to delete the app and download it again and same result happened .. completed windup. 😣.Version: 3.5
✓ ????Everytime I make a recording the beginning of my recording is super quiet and then it gets louder like 10 seconds in. Why? It didn’t change anything. Idk how to fix it. This app is literally bad for the amount of money to actually use it..Version: 4.23
✓ 50/50I really like this app... but when ever I go to sing the second video the end result always has the video sounding like a robot😂 if that makes sense . Please fix glitch... other than that so good !!.Version: 3.7
✓ Missing major featuresWhen I first tried out the app, I thought it was really useful to create music covers with multiple parts, so I bought the yearly subscription to be able to record for more than 30 seconds, tolerating the price. Being able to hear my other recorded parts while I record is what caught my interest. Now that I’ve used the app more, I’ve found out how limited this app is. There isn’t an editor where you can move tracks around or have a part that appears for only part of the song. You have to record each part in one go. This app is also only available on mobile, which I find annoying because my phone’s mic quality isn't what you would call good. I also wanted to make use of the guide music that would have been really useful to listen to while recording, but for some reason Acapella only uses Apple Music songs that require a subscription which I’m not paying for to play more than 30 seconds of the song I want. There’s so many extra useless features like filters and watermarks when Mixcord should have focused on actual music-making and ease of access features..Version: 4.21
✓ NopeHaving to pay to record for 1 minute is useless. Next please....Version: 4.2
✓ MisinformationI really used to love using this app. (This was an email originally) Hi, I write this email because your app personally advertised a 7 day free trial to me, but charged me as soon as it activated. As soon as I inquired Apple about this charge, they informed me that I had already used the free trial about a year ago… My problem and question to you is, why would you continue to advertise a free trial somebody has already used? I don’t appreciate the misinformation displayed to me. I feel used and robbed of an opportunity I was looking forward to taking advantage of. This has cut into important plans and I’m further thinking about removing this app off of my device because of it. Have a nice day..Version: 4.22
✓ Crashes immediatelyAs soon as you record it crashes..Version: 1.3
✓ For the love of god do some user researchThis app is such a cool idea but the UX is terrible. If you do nothing else please remove the useless home page with other peoples random collaborations on it. I just need to know where my projects are. Also why don’t you just have a step called “listen” so you can hear your take, and see how it sounds with adjusted volumes etc before choosing whether to keep the vid. Argh! And many other complaints - these are easy and obvious fixes!!.Version: 4.3.8
✓ Another app bites the dustDoesn’t always connect to your wireless headphones, got half way through recording and decided to not work, very frustrating as per usual but hey ho it’s not a recording studio just another app trying.Version: 4.34
✓ No good.Tried the full upgrade version, crashes when adding movie or song file to sing to, also lags and delays as soon as you start multi-tracking. Why, if this syncing is such an issue (and it is, check the reviews) would they not add a control to nudge a recording forward or backward? It does have several controls to EQ, add reverb and several other great post-processing tools... nudging a recording to solve the syncing issue would be a natural progression. It’s as though they’re in denial of there being any sync issues at all. Do not recommend..Version: 4.05.6
✓ PriceI had this app when you could individually Pay for a time limit. (Like purchasing a 3 minute video option on its own, or a ten minute on its own etc) they changed it so now you don’t have access unless you pay monthly. And the price is incredibly high. My purchase for the 3 minute and 10 minute video no longer exists. And if I want to use that feature again I have to pay 8 bucks a month? Ridiculous. This was a fun app and decent prices until they changed it. I am hoping I can find something similar to this app that has reasonable prices. How unfortunate. It was a great app until the monthly subscription..Version: 4.31
✓ BadI don’t think it’s that good because to make your videos good you have to pay, (you can only sing 30sec for free the rest you have to pay).Version: 4.1
✓ CrashesWhy is it crashing on my new iPhone help.Version: 4.04.6
✓ Confusing and Horrible Customer ServiceSo I got this app because my friend had it and it looked super cool and fun. I thought it was free but when I got the app and make an account I thought it was telling me I had to pay for it. However, it turned out to be $10 a month for the premium but they didn’t specify very well so I started the 7 day free trial. That was last Monday. This past Sunday I went on to cancel my trial so I wouldn’t be billed the day after when my subscription started. In the policy it said you can “cancel your subscription anytime” But I couldn’t find anywhere on the app where it told me how to. So I e-nailed customer service and all they did was send me an article on how to delete my Acapella account. I don’t want to delete my account, I just want to unsubscribe from the premium list so I’m not getting billed $10 a month! Overall, I’m highly disappointed in the lack of communication and help i’m receiving..Version: 3.6
✓ Just cant use itI tried to record a 30 sec clip with six sections, after the second, it just doesnt let me record. an error message always pops up every time i trued to record and when i deleted that one and started a new clip it does the same. close and open the app- same problem. on the feed none of the videos play no matter what even if play is pressed. this is probably the third time is the last few years ive tried to use this app and everytime there is always a problem..Version: 4.37
✓ Listed in app purchases don’t existThis is a very cool app but the info about it on the app store page is misleading. Under in-app purchases in the description there are a number of appealing, non-subscription based options. In the app they only give you two subscription based options. I am very disappointed to find that in order to fully use this app I need to subscribe to it. That would be understandable for cloud storage and access to their social media community but I don’t want to use that stuff. I just want to be able to make full videos and save them to my photos app. AND I want to pay a fair and reasonable $9.99-ish for the privilege. Someone should at least remove those options from the in-app purchase list in the app store..Version: 3.7
✓ Doesn’t count in before recording...Firstly, I loved singing on this app. It really helped me understand and get better at what I love to do. I stopped for a little bit as I had many other things to do. When I returned, I found that the video I record in the app won’t play to allow me to harmonise with it and it won’t count 3, 2, 1 before recording. What’s going on? This app used to be really good even when I was only using the free trial. I uninstalled and reinstalled it. It still did the same. Please heeelp:’( Thank you. UPDATE: It works every 2-3 times I press the record button..Version: 3.6
✓ Seems to have potentialI just started using it but it seems a bit hard to work with so far. Not intuitive and a bit frustrating. I’m giving it an optimistic 3 stars hoping the developers will take note and make this the awesome app it looks like it could be..Version: 4.06.6
✓ MehDidn't have a 'no, thanks' option when asking to rate, otherwise a fine app.Version: 2.27
✓ Come on.You know when it says redownload? Yeah why does it automatically take payments? Not happy..Version: 4.34
✓ It's good..It's not bad or faulty but you have to buy the songs now? I thought you were allowed 30 seconds free or what ever? That's disappointing :,( but yeah other than that it's pretty good I guess.Version: 1.15
✓ In-App Purchases misleadingThis app promises one-off in-app purchases which are reasonable but once you install you only get the premium upgrade option of a monthly or yearly subscription which is ridiculously over priced..Version: 4.0
✓ MrPlease Read: This is a nicely made app, however the 1 minute limit on the maximum length of videos should be removed. I know many friends and colleagues who installed the app with high hopes, however this one simple yet extremely disappointing limit meant that none of them continued using the app..Version: 1.3
✓ Doesnt work with iphoneI’m really disappointed. Tried to collaborate by joining a friend’s video, but since it only works with wired headphones, and iphone no longer has a dedicated headphone jack, it means i have nowhere to plug in an external microphone nor can I override the headphone mic to use the phone mic. Which means, it doesn't pick up my instrument, only my voice because headphone mics are meant to do that. Since the primary reason I use it is for adding instruments into a collab, its useless..Version: 4.37
✓ Great idea, but ...I guess this would be good, and I know a lot of people use it successfully and it has a high overall rating. It’s just a pity that they make you go to the trouble of installing it and playing with it to discover that you can only record up to 30 seconds of material with the free version. Fair enough, they want to sell their product, but that was a bit cruel, I thought. :-(.Version: 4.22
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