Aulete vs Jazz Licks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aulete
This app offers a customizable metronome designed to enhance practice sessions and improve timing for musicians. It includes features like music recording, song recognition, and integrated streaming from music services, supporting all instruments with a focus on woodwind ensembles.
- Customizable metronome
- Music recording with iCloud
- Crowd-sourced song recognition
- Integrated Spotify and iTunes streaming
- Arpeggio and Sequencer metronomes
- Supports all instruments
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Are you tired of those average metronomes that bore you and ruin your practice session? If so, look no further. Aulete is a customizable metronome that will help to increase your practice sessions, develop better timing, and most importantly bring the funk. Easy: Access important features with only a few clicks. Professional: Feature complete app for pro musicians. Features - Record your music on your iOS device and also with iCloud. - Customizable metronome so you can practice for hours. - Crowd-sourced whistle feature for song recognition. Additional Features - Integrated streaming from Spotify and iTunes - Arpeggio and Sequencer metronomes with added instruments. - Supports all instruments, but specifically made for woodwind ensembles .
Jazz Licks
Practice jazz improvisation with scrolling sheet music, backing tracks, and automatic transposition for various instruments. Offers adjustable tempo, clef switching, and PDF export for sheet music.
- Melody Guide with sheet music sync
- Backing tracks with drums
- Automatic 12-key transposition
- Variable tempo control
- Clef switching (treble/bass)
- PDF export for sheet music
- Favorites registration
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◆This is a one-time purchase app that lets you practice various jazz improvisation phrases with backing tracks. Fully compatible with transposing instruments such as trumpet and saxophone. 【Main Features】 ・Melody Guide：Phrases scroll along with the sheet music and backing, allowing you to practice in sync. Great for beginners too! ・Backing with Drums：The drum keeps the rhythm so you can focus on groove while practicing. ・Automatic 12-Key Transposition：Practice without worrying about keys, even for C, Eb, and Bb instruments. ・Variable Tempo：Easily change the tempo to various patterns via settings. ・Key Step Adjustment：Optimize difficulty by transposing up a half step, perfect fourth, or perfect fifth. ・Clef Switching：Switch between treble and bass clefs. The actual pitch follows accordingly. ・Backing Pattern Switching：Freely change styles like Swing or Bossa Nova to match the mood. ・Backing Only Playback：Practice improvisation realistically without the melody line. ・Favorites Registration：Collect your favorite phrases in one place for instant access. ・PDF Export：Convert phrases into sheet music PDFs for printing. ・Simple UI & Easy Operation：Minimalist design makes functions clear at a glance. ・More Phrases Coming Soon：Content will be expanded with updates. 【Recommended For】 ・Jazz beginners to advanced players ・Wind players who want to improve improvisation for big band or jam sessions ・Those who want to systematically learn standard jazz phrases ・Those who want to manage sheet music, backing, and tempo all in one app 【One-Time Purchase for Peace of Mind】 ・No additional payments or subscriptions ・Future phrase additions will also be provided for free
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Aulete at Free against Jazz Licks's $12.99. Aulete also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 62%). Jazz Licks's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Aulete is free to download; Jazz Licks costs $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Aulete holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Aulete's written reviews are positive against 62% of Jazz Licks's.
Aulete ships an update every 9 months, Jazz Licks every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aulete | Jazz Licks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $12.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 61.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rickey Hrabowskie | GENIT Inc. |
Customer experience
Aulete
Jazz Licks
In-app purchases
Aulete
No in-app purchases
Jazz Licks
No in-app purchases
