# SessionBand Original — user reviews > 180 indexed App Store user reviews of SessionBand Original by UK Music Apps Ltd, rated 3.80/5 from 87 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sessionband-original/id580135085/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sessionband-original/id580135085.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 38 · 4★ 20 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 10 ## What do users think of SessionBand Original? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎵 High-quality professional audio recordings - 🎸 Wide variety of musical styles and genres - 💡 Excellent tool for songwriting and composition - ⚡ Quick and easy chord progression creation - 🎼 Great for jamming and practicing with backing tracks - 💰 Affordable price point for the features offered - 🎹 Useful for exploring different musical arrangements - 👍 Intuitive once you learn the basics - 🎯 Good for sketching musical ideas quickly **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues - 📱 Poor user interface design and unintuitive controls - ⚠️ Limited chord variations available - 📥 Extremely tedious download process for additional styles - 🔌 WiFi-only downloads, no cellular support - ⏱️ Tempo/BPM inconsistencies across app versions - 🎚️ No pause/play button in edit mode - 📊 Very small text and buttons in display - 🔄 Downloads stop when navigating away from app - ❌ No Audiobus support (in original version) - 🎵 Limited audio variations within same style - 💾 Large file sizes consuming significant storage - 🚫 No MIDI file export capability - 📧 Poor developer support and unresponsive to feedback - 🔗 Incompatible with other SessionBand apps for file sharing **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when saving chord progressions - App crashes when editing chords - App crashes when adding more than one chord - App crashes after importing files - App crashes on iPhone X when returning to app - App crashes when headphones are connected - App crashes frequently during normal use - App fails to launch after updates - App hangs during installation - Downloads randomly stop after 5-10 seconds - Audio distortion issues - Tempo not matching set BPM - Exported audio out of sync with metronome - Exported files shorter than expected - Lag when exporting to other DAWs like Cubasis - Sharp/flat buttons not responding - App freezes when scrolling text input - Loop playback doesn't match visual GUI - Exported audio includes muted channels - Audio quality degradation when changing speed - Timing issues when exporting - BPM inconsistency between app versions - Audiobus export sends entire mix despite muting channels **Most requested features** - Audiobus compatibility - MIDI file export functionality - Pause/play button in edit mode - Real-time MIDI keyboard input support - Zoomed-out preview for full page view during performance - PDF export capability - Slash chord support - Song part coloring options - Ability to mix and match styles between packs - Key change within song functionality - More chord variations (9ths, diminished, 6ths, etc.) - Batch download for all styles at once - Background audio playback capability - More jazz, funk, fusion, and pop styles - Melody line feature - Tempo and style change during song - Automation mode - Copy/paste functionality for multiple measures - Variations within same style - Ableton Link support - Ability to use saved chord progressions across all packs - More Irish/Celtic jigs and reels styles - Audio recording over backing tracks - Pinch zoom functionality - Scroll position marker on scroll bar ## Newest reviews (16 of 180) ### 3/5 — Жаль *2026-01-31* Что нельзя играть в режиме реального времени с миди клавиатурой ### 2/5 — WiFi only downloads and No support *2025-01-13, version 2.9* I grabbed this app to practice bass guitar with. The sounds are great and can be mixed in different ways nicely. That said, there’s only a dozen or so of the various band style sound files that come with the initial download of the app. The other 60+ band sounds you have to download separately, one at a time, and only over WiFi. I’ve checked everything I can think of to download with my unlimited cellular plan but the app only downloads the sound files over WiFi. If that isn’t bad enough, it also only allows one or two of the band style sound files to download at a time. And that’s not all. Sometimes, the download will randomly stop after five to ten seconds and you have to hit the resume button. Downloads also stop when you navigate away from the app. Basically, you can’t simply get them all downloading in a queue while you do something else. Instead, you have to sit and monitor each and every download, which can take five minuets for each. Five times 60 files means you’re going to need a few hours to babysit the downloads. I’ve emailed developer support several times but there has been no response. I’m glad I’ve only purchased one of these Session Band packs so far. Not sure I’ll buy any more with this kind of hassle and no support. ### 3/5 — Improvement needed *2024-09-06* Generally a nice and useful app, but why on earth doesn’t it have basic functions such as zoomed out preview to see the whole page during a live performance, or export as pdf, or slash chords, or colouring the song parts? Hope this will be added in future updates ### 4/5 — Good for Trying Ideas *2024-01-25, version 2.9* I use it when I’m trying to create ideas quickly. It helps me get a sense of flow, and what chords progressions work best. It’s most helpful when I try the progressions in the other versions and compare the different variations. ### 4/5 — Full screen mode update is terrible *2023-05-20* Audio distortion issues resolved after I updated iPhone operating system. Update was done by inexperienced programmers. Bottom portion with tiny buttons is about 1/3 of display. Chord blocks and text are now annoyingly small. No one probably reviewed the results. Same poor design of display on acoustic and piano apps. App display layout not what is showing in advertisements of displays. Audio distorted since before recent update (on recent iPhone with latest OS) ### 4/5 — .mid export issue *2023-03-18, version 2.9* Will there be a MIDI file extension on the export sharing coming soon on an update so to help enjoy this software fully musically speaking ? ### 3/5 — Muito bom, mas está com problema após atualização *2023-03-05* Muito bom, porém o aplicativo sofreu uma atualização e parou de funcionar no momento em que eu estava utilizando. Isso é algo muito difícil de conceber. ### 3/5 — Pretty good *2022-09-05, version 2.5.3* I do like session band but when I export a track to Cubasis it lags. I does not stay with metronome. So I can’t use it. ### 3/5 — Clip length *2021-03-03* They only thing I am having trouble doing is shortening and lengthening clips ### 4/5 — Great sketching tool. *2020-12-14, version 2.5.3* I’ve been using SessionBand for sketching some ideas for an audiobook score that I’m working on for an upcoming Audiobook written by a 5-time Grammy winning Musician. It has been invaluable for developing interesting chord changes and grooves. If you write Music, you should definitely use SessionBand apps! ### 3/5 — Klasse App!!! mit einer Menge Abstrichen *2020-02-16* Nachdem ich zuerst hocherfreut über die App(Serie) war, muss ich nun einiges revidieren. Als erstes hat die App nach 7 Jahren keine wirklichen Fortschritte gemacht. Die Wichtigsten der von allen geäußerten Mängel wurden nicht behoben. Tenäre Takte: Fehlanzeige! Es fehlen immer noch Slashchords. UND die BPM sind von App zu App NICHT IDENTISCH, will sagen 90 BPM vom Original ist länger als die 90 BPM von der Piano App. Das geht gar nicht!!! ### 2/5 — Se queda bloqueado *2020-02-04, version 2.5.1* NO! Me encanta la aplicación, pero me temo que si sigue así tendré que devolverla :( ### 3/5 — Nice basic kit, but...with... *2018-11-03* 1 Stop/play button in Edit mode 👍 2 Change style/loop and tempo between chord changes 👍 3 Ability to mix loops and styles between packs. 👍 4 key change within song 👍 5 be able to use saved chord progressions in all the packs 👍 ### 5/5 — Good for backing tracks *2018-06-12* Edited review: no more crashes. Very useful for creating your own backing tracks. Can export tracks or just use within app and play it through any Bluetooth speakers to jam (really useful, not all apps have that feature) ### 4/5 — No funcionan los acordes sostenidos. *2018-06-03, version 2.4* No responden los botones de los sostenidos. ### 2/5 — What Happened? *2018-05-31, version 2.4* Stalls and crashes on an iPad 2 with iOS 9.3.5. Reinstall didn't fix it. Used to work great. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Don’t waste your money. *2023-03-01, version 2.7* I got this as a way to create backing tracks for practicing. I wish there were a way to return this and get my money back. Here’s what’s wrong: 1) Only one sample per style, so no variation in music created 2) Styles are lame sounding 3) User interface is difficult to figure out. I mean, touching on the right side of a chord bubble thing to add a chord? Who thought of that? Here’s what’s right: 1) Absolutely nothing. Just buy iReal Pro instead. ### 1/5 — Poor edit page *2021-04-07* Good loops but the whole app is not well designed. No pause/play button in the edit screen. This basic feature has been requested for years but developers don’t listen. The app needs updates based on users’ feedback. ### 1/5 — 먹통 됩니다 *2019-10-17* 모두 환불 부탁 합니다 10개 구매 햇는데 지금 환불 해주세요 ### 1/5 — Ne fonctionne plus ! *2019-06-21* Très bonne appli. Mais ne se lance plus sur mon iPad Pro. Même après la mise à jour. ### 1/5 — Sessionband is really great!,,,,!! *2018-01-19, version 2.3* But still lack of connection with your other apps!! You need to improve file share system ! For example, if I made chord session in original version.... But I should make same chord session or need to use desktop computer to export acoustic1 or piano or country sessionband. but I dont have personal computer . Do you hear me?? So you need to improve file share system. Every app need to use same chord session(already made) If I made song chord in original band... then.also..it recomendered...another sessionband app can use this song chord session in my ipad. Today apple opened their file system through file apps. We can select files in documents apps. So you need to improve file system like this.... Sb files can be saved in documents file folder. And through this, we can download sb files to any apps you sold to us. I, m not good at english . I,m foreighner... I dont english in my daily life.... so I dont convince my english sentence is correct or not. But I hope you can understand my wording... Thank you for these apps!, good luck!!! ### 1/5 — Very poor controls... *2017-10-09* Can we please.... please.... PLEASE.... have a PLAY/STOP button on the EDIT window!?! It is INCREDIBLY frustrating and hindering to workflow to keep having to switch backwards and forwards and then stop and start and back and forward again!! Makes a potentially very useful app... into frustrating amateur rubbish! ### 1/5 — Kein iOS11-Update *2017-09-20* Ärgerlich. ### 1/5 — please please....Update n fix it *2017-06-20, version 2.1* awesome Sir..thankyou ### 1/5 — Terrible....kept on crashing since installed *2017-05-29, version 2.1* I wasn't able to add more than 1 chord and the app started to crash.....deleted the app, reinstalled twice... kept on crashing...deleted for good!!!!!! DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME. ### 1/5 — Disappointed!!!! *2017-04-17, version 2.1* This particular app is not Audiobus compatible!!!! Beware!!! I don't know why when all the others are...so I felt I was ripped off! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Thé best! *2023-08-26* Always the best in the world… Nicolas ### 5/5 — I’m just a hobby guy *2022-10-27* I’m just a hobby guy who likes to write my own stuff and while I play guitar and some piano, it certainly isn’t recording material. I have all the acoustic apps and just purchased the piano app and I find they are superb for what I need. Once I got the basic tutorials done, I was putting tunes together very easily. I really like the apps. Im now considering getting the loops for my PC. Please keep going SessionBand and keep putting out more of the apps. ### 5/5 — Super cool, super easy!! *2022-10-13, version 2.5.3* Behold the future of writing great songs, collaborating with the VERY TOP British session musicians without leaving the crib!! I really can’t believe how great these tracks sound, how solid the grooves are, how creative the ideas are, how MANY options you have at your fingertips. If you’re in a slump and need inspiration, look no further than Sessionband. Need live musicians to make your programmed tracks feel AMAZING? You’re in the right place. ### 5/5 — Wow! *2022-03-27, version 2.5.3* The more I get to know this app the better. Top rate. Congratulations and thanks for bundling them at a discount. Very intuitive too. Easy to use. ### 5/5 — Must for budding musicians *2022-01-15* If you’re a budding musician or a pro, this app is a great ,tool, for, different styles of music , Been using it for more than 5 years. Worth the money. ### 5/5 — Einfach klasse *2020-09-02* Es wäre toll wenn noch eine Pop oder eine Classic App dazu käme Macht einfach weiter so ### 5/5 — All *2020-07-03* Fantastic ### 5/5 — Even better with audiobus 3 *2019-07-07* Great value for money and now with latest audiobus and features from the later apps this is a great tool for songwriters and musicians looking for a play along app with HUGE variety...from rock to dubstep. ### 5/5 — The Original app is still useful *2019-07-04* Had this app when it was released back in 2012 and still find it useful. The latest update has finally sorted the Audiobus issue which is great, now Audiobus 3 compatible. Some big sounds on there, especially the Blues/Rock and Country Pop styles. Great to jam too also. ### 5/5 — Excelente para hacer bocetos *2019-03-02, version 2.4* Me encantó la aplicación! Soy compositor y la utilizo para hacer bocetos de las composiciones que hago. Luego armo las maquetas con la banda, las grabo y listo! Las compré todas y me gustaría que hicieran más estilos. Gracias a los productores de la App son geniales! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-19.*