# Genius Jamtracks — user reviews

> 102 indexed App Store user reviews of Genius Jamtracks by Antonis Tsikandilakis, rated 4.40/5 from 180 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/genius-jamtracks/id1131210331/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/genius-jamtracks/id1131210331.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 137 · 4★ 17 · 3★ 8 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 15

## Newest reviews (11 of 102)

### 4/5 — Great. Needs tweaking.

*2026-07-10*

This app is close to perfect. The weakest link by miles is the piano comping. It sounds really unnatural. Also, with the Swing rhythm I find myself wishing that the bass would just walk more. Lastly, export to wav would be a brilliant addition.

### 3/5 — Update broke some things

*2026-01-28*

Several songs won’t play audio since this update. I thought it was just when I searched for a song but I’ve discovered that there are just random songs that no longer work.

**Developer response:** Thanks for the heads-up. That’s an easy fix on our side, we just need to know which song titles are affected.

Please contact us at support@geniusjamtracks.com and include the song names. Once we have that, it literally takes a moment to sort out.

### 3/5 — Developer Says No Subscription Coming

*2026-01-10*

Correspondence from developer promises: NO SUBSCRIPTION coming after recent update. Seems shortsighted not to have include this in the updated App Store info.  FYI, you can no longer access app until you give them your email and create an account.  Update looks like a mostly polished GUI song browsing update, I’m not inherently seeing the reason for the necessary account creation.  Will wait and see.

**Developer response:** Thanks for updating the review, we genuinely appreciate it.

Just to clarify a couple of points for anyone reading: the information you mention was already communicated in the app. On first launch after the update, there is a clearly visible “IMPORTANT UPDATE” notice explaining why account creation is now required. It’s understandable to skip past it quickly, but the information is there.

The account wasn’t added for a UI refresh. It enables new functionality such as syncing your library across devices, sharing songs and playlists, and restoring your work if you change or lose a device. That’s the real value of it. For example, if your phone is lost or replaced, you simply log in again and all your songs and playlists are still there.

We understand the hesitation, and it’s totally fair to wait and see. Now that you have the full picture, feel free to update the review if your experience reflects it.

### 4/5 — Walking bass on swing tunes does not sound natural

*2025-08-03, version 10.18*

I recently purchased this app and I have yet to hear a bass part that sounds natural. So far I have listened to the bass part in swing and bossy nova styles and the bass part does not sound natural. In this respect Genius Jamtrack is no match for IReal Pro.

### 3/5 — ファイルのバックアップが出来ない？

*2025-07-20*

iRealProのようにファイルのバックアップが出来ない…SaveとLoadが出来ないので非常に不便を感じる

### 4/5 — Great but

*2025-04-03*

Great app, much better sound and comp than the classical backtrack app. I would have given a 5 star if it did not miss a major feature: we can’t share a song that we wrote - neither between my iPhone and my iPad, or with friends. That could be a show stopper if you want to write lots of songs! Is that going to fixed soon?

**Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback and the stars! 🙏
That feature is actually already in. You can now share songs between devices and with others.
The app has had many improvements and additions since your review, so feel free to complete the 5-star collection 😊

### 4/5 — No reimbursement by Apple store! - Great assistance

*2024-12-24, version 10.13*

I bought the app and immediately found out it did not suit my purposes. So I asked Apple store for reimbursement. It was refused twice. […]

Thank you, Antonis, for your caring assistance while trying to solve the problem  and also offering further technical help!
My apologies for any inconveniences I may have caused by using this channel for issues with Apple store.

### 4/5 — Beaucoup de choses bien mais…

*2024-11-22*

Au premier abord ça paraît simple mais ça demande quand même un certain temps d’adaptation pour obtenir un résultat cohérent.
Le son des instruments est néanmoins convaincant.
Par contre je trouve que c’est un peu cher mais ce n’est pas un abonnement comme on le voit de plus en plus souvent.
Merci aux développeurs.

**Developer response:** Merci pour votre retour ! Si vous trouvez les lignes de basse trop audacieuses, il vous suffit de laisser les paramètres rythmiques par défaut. Ainsi, vous éviterez les phrases polyrhythmiques ou les lignes de basse plus expérimentales. Vous obtiendrez exactement ce que vous attendez : un accompagnement simple et des lignes de basse classiques – tout en profitant d’un son naturel et de grande qualité, qui se distingue des autres applications. 😉

N’hésitez pas à nous contacter à support@geniusjamtracks.com pour tout commentaire ou suggestion supplémentaire. Nous serions ravis de vous aider !

### 3/5 — Updates are harming a great app

*2024-09-22, version 10.0*

This app was amazing when I first used it: very tasteful and realistic backings, with a light playing touch and good voice leading. Easily useable for live performance, and wouldn’t shame recordings. Successive updates have left the backing more heavy and wooden, the voice leading more lumpen, and most recently replaced the high-quality instrument sounds with a range of ugly and obtrusive alternatives (removing the originals). Still useable for practice backings, but hoping future updates can recapture the magic.

### 3/5 — Entwicklungsfähig

*2024-09-18*

Es fehlen im Vergleich zu IReal Pro einige Features, z. B. Export von Audio, Print, Copy/Paste, dc. al fine usw., Ansicht umschalten auf Instrument, z. B. Bb …

**Developer response:** Danke für dein Feedback! Während iReal Pro großartig ist, bietet Genius Jamtracks Funktionen, die du dort nicht findest – wie polyrhythmisches Jazz-Vokabular, nicht-repetitives Comping, ein echtes Swing-Feeling und einen viel natürlicheren Klang. Wir arbeiten ständig daran, noch mehr einzigartige Tools für Musiker wie dich bereitzustellen!

Du kannst ganz einfach in den Einstellungen nach Bb transponieren. Der Export als PDF und in anderen Formaten kommt bald, also halte Ausschau nach kommenden Updates!

### 5/5 — Awesome app and customer service!

*2024-09-04*

I bought the app and was having some issues with playback. I sent an email into support and Antonis got right back to me and after a few email exchanges figured out that my storage was almost full and that is what was causing the problem. The app works great now and sounds killer! Thanks for the great jamming tool and excellent service!

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Now requires mandatory login

*2026-05-05*

Former standalone use is now prohibited. Bought this app without mandatory data sharing. This is made worse, as a previous e-mail exchange lead to doubts wether the author knows or cares, what data protection really means. Please add an opt-out to the login-screen!

**Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback.
This update introduced device sync and backup. It was one of the most requested features and is now available.

We have been very clear about this change in the app description, onboarding flow, and app update notes.

A few clarifications because parts of this review are inaccurate:
• Email signup is required only for syncing and backup across your own devices.
• No additional personal data is required beyond basic login information.
• No user data is shared with third parties. We take privacy seriously.

At this time, we are not planning to add a bypass for the login flow, since sync and backup are now part of the core app experience.

### 1/5 — Mandatory Login? No Thanks

*2026-03-21, version 11.9*

Was good now I just deleted it, back to IReal Pro no login hassles required.

### 1/5 — Too many bugs

*2026-01-22*

I upgraded recently but I’ve experienced nothing but trouble since. It takes ages to load and when I do get to the song I want and press on it, it often sends me back to the main library. Very frustrating.

**Developer response:** What you’re experiencing is not a bug. Please contact us at support@geniusjamtracks.com and we’ll guide you right away.

### 1/5 — Bummer

*2026-01-09*

Like the old version better, don’t want to give y’all my email to use the app. Bummer, since I already paid for the app - oh well .

**Developer response:** We understand the hesitation, but the account is required to support the new features. It’s not used for anything else, and we don’t collect or share personal data.

There’s really no reason to worry about using your email. The account exists for your benefit, not ours. It enables syncing your library across devices, sharing songs and playlists, and restoring your work if you change or lose a device. For example, if your phone is lost or replaced, you simply log in again and all your songs and playlists are still there.

Calling this a “bummer” doesn’t really reflect what we’re offering to our users or the value these features bring. Now that you have the full context, we’d appreciate it if you considered updating your review to reflect your actual experience with the app.

If you’d like more information or have any concerns, feel free to contact us at support@geniusjamtracks.com.

### 1/5 — New update… account creation… Uh Oh

*2026-01-07*

I smell a subscription coming….

**Developer response:** You’re rating the app based on a guess. We do understand your concern, though.

To clarify things plainly: you paid once, you’re using the app, and there is NO subscription being introduced.

Now that you have this clarification from our side, we kindly ask you to consider updating or removing your review so it reflects your actual experience with the app.

App reviews are meant to be based on real, hands-on use, so other users can learn something useful from them, not hypothetical concerns.
As it stands, this one-star review feels more like a preemptive judgment, which isn’t really fair.

### 1/5 — Unstable!

*2025-07-16*

Interesting App, but I keeps crashing! It does this regularly during practice. Last time I used it was during a garden party, in front of guests, and suddenly it just crashed while streaming through my sound system! Very embarrassing!! I will revert to my trusted alternatives which are way more stable.

**Developer response:** Sorry to hear about the crash. Just to clarify — the app has a rating above 4.7⭐️ in most countries, and we monitor live crash reports from all devices. We’ve only seen a few isolated cases in the past year, none of which were caused by the app itself.

If something ever goes wrong, we’re always happy to help. There’s a contact button in the app and support available on our website — reaching out before the party might’ve saved the moment 😉

### 1/5 — Very Bad Sound and Swing

*2025-02-25*

I bought it to avoid the monotonous sound of iReal but guess what- it sounds worse and the swing is just unusable! If you’re a serious jazz musician you’ll hear it immediately. The only thing it’s offering is some sort of polyrhythm from the rhythm section which also sounds very unmusical. A total waste of 20Euro. Their strong marketing policy led me to buy it I guess.

**Developer response:** We’re sorry to hear that you’re not happy with the app. Your satisfaction is important to us, and if you’d like a refund, you can request one at any time. Please feel free to reach out to us at support@geniusjamtracks.com, and we’ll be happy to assist you.

### 1/5 — Very limited

*2025-01-22, version 10.14*

I thought I’d see how this app performs when making a standard 12 bar blues progression when I quickly realized non of the playing styles were suitable. The main problem was the built in the bass lines. They were just terrible and uninspiring non really fit the blues. The drum rolls were not much better. I went straight back to iReal Pro. If you call yourself “genius” then deliver on your promise. This is ONLY for narrow range of jazz styles. It’s a shame you didn’t develop this further. Just get iReal Pro. So much better than this “genius” solution.

### 1/5 — Put in more bass and drum patterns, please!!!

*2024-09-29, version 10.1*

The bass patterns are very limited and only applicable for jazz, not even blues. And you should include more stock drum patterns for those wish to create their own practice routines and especially for improvising. You are trying to be too fancy when most of the time simple is better, unfortunately you don't have anything simple that works. The bass playing just throws you off and you simply cannot improvise over any of these. 

Why are you limiting this app to just polyrhythms? Makes no sense.

### 1/5 — Genius jamstracks

*2024-07-27*

C’est très très mauvaise copie de IReal Pro. Une escroquerie caractérisée qui m’a coûté 20€. 
Une nullité absolue. Vous devriez avoir honte de votre forfaiture. Je vais signaler cette arnaque à Apple store et demander le remboursement de cet achat trompeur.
Ne vous laisser pas vous avoir comme cela à été le cas pour moi.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Great for practice!

*2026-06-27*

This app stands out because of the realistic tracks you can create without a subscription. It even offers the ability to change rhythm and harmony along with transposition, tempo and key changes. I would like the app to transfer charts between devices, but it earns five stars as it is. Worthy of mention: I found a small glitch in using transposition and called it to the attention of the developer. I got an immediate response and the bug was quashed and in an updated version within days. Impressive!

### 5/5 — Very Good

*2026-04-20*

Great sounding
Sounds a lot better than iReal

**Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback and the stars! 🙏

### 5/5 — Does what it says on the tin… very, very well

*2026-04-03*

Your very own trio, covering most Jazz Standards and with the breadth of choice growing all the time. The App Store description is spot on, and it will run on Tahoe, too.
The developer responds personally to clearly described bugs and, in my case, fixes them within days… wow!
Find the standard you need, set your tempo, tweak the feel to your liking, and tweak the balance of the ensemble; all that within a few seconds. Then get on with learning the tune and practising your improvisation - the stuff you really need to be doing!
Thank you Antonis, you’ve helped me make progress, big time!

### 5/5 — Wonderful App

*2025-03-10*

I have enjoyed using Genius Jamtracks. It is super useful for writing and arranging as well as playing through standard tunes.

### 5/5 — Wow!

*2025-02-20, version 10.14*

Best app for jazz singers

### 5/5 — Awesome

*2025-02-08, version 10.14*

Finalmente , era veramente pesante studiare con i real . Ora con Genius e’ tutta in altra storia

### 5/5 — Exceptional!

*2024-12-03, version 10.11*

The best music app ever!

### 5/5 — Genius begets genius

*2024-11-29, version 10.8*

I’m new to jazz, almost an ol’ timer, can’t read music, but I’ve written now several swing songs and fist tried genius jamtracks playing the one scale I sort of know, the G scale.  The fist try was nothing short of estasy as I went from the basic scale to adding minors and flats by ear. The second try kind of made me a genious as I experimented combining the chords of a song to the accompaniment to discover they fitted like a jazz glove, warm on the inside and soft on the outside. I only hope you can imagine my reaction at hearing my song orchestrated in a way that made me think they where made for each other, and when I started singing my voice revealed an ear I never though I had—one that could nuance and improvise. This isn’t an app, it’s a veritable epiphany. Bravo! You just erased a couple of decades of my age and made me happy as only someone who can finally recognize you can.

### 5/5 — Saxman33

*2024-11-13*

This app has just gotten better, love the bass on here, also the looping feature, hooooooooray, looking forward for more genres, like R&B, SOUL, SALSA, REGGAE, HIPHOP, HURRY UP BOYS, DO IT NOW.

### 5/5 — Improved bass sounds

*2024-09-15*

Wow! Now that’s a bass sound. Huge improvement. Congratulations.  definitely my number one choice when I’m teaching or practicing. Just need the option to loop sections. But I know you’re working on that.

I think this app has tremendous potential. I do appreciate you correcting the bass sounds. They are still not quite what they were but at least they are usable. I think the artificial intelligence needs to be tweaked a little bit as I am sure you will do overtime. As it stands now it is possible to discover some very interesting situations both rhythmically and harmonically, but you do have to dig for it. At certain settings the AI is completely ridiculous. Good luck moving forward. I am sure you will work this out. Chris

**Developer response:** Please download version 3.2 or later. We are pretty sure you will enjoy the bass sound.

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