Comparison

Backing Track Builder vs Backtrackit

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Backing Track Builder

Create custom backing tracks for practice or songwriting. Choose chords, tempo, and style from a wide variety of genres. Features live instruments and suggested scales for guitarists.

Highlights
  • Create billions of unique jam tracks
  • Select chords, tempo, and style
  • Wide range of musical genres
  • Random chord progression generation
  • Uses live instrument sounds
  • Suggests scales and displays diagrams for guitarists
Features
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************************************ Create you own custom jam tracks. Pick your chords, tempo and style and let Backing Track Builder do the rest! FEATURES: CREATE LITERALLY BILLIONS OF POSSIBLE JAM TRACKS. It's like having your own personal backing band! BUILD YOUR TRACK YOUR WAY. Choose the perfect chords, tempo and style. WIDE RANGE OF STYLES IN A VARIETY OF GENRES. Rock, blues, jazz, metal, pop, country and more. GET PLAYING IMMEDIATELY WITH RANDOM CHORD SEQUENCES. Randomly generate chord progressions for rock, blues and jazz. ALL TRACKS USE LIVE INSTRUMENTS. Midi sequencers and drum machines are not used. SUGGESTED SCALES FOR EACH TRACK. Backing Track Builder will also suggest scales and display diagrams for guitar players. ---------------------------------------------------------- The custom tracks are great for improvising for guitarists, pianists, saxophonists and other instrumentalists. The tracks are also very useful for song writers. 20 STYLES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE: Moody Blues: Straight back beat guitar chops, organ chords and a low bass riff. Pop Strums: 16th note strummed guitar with a syncopated rhythm. Aussie Rock: Distorted guitar chords with an offbeat rhythm, powerful drums and a constant 8th note bass guitar pulse. Blues Swing: Muted swing guitar with a lead organ part. Metal Riffing: 16th note metal guitar riff with roots, thirds or fifths. Agressive drums. It's like having your own heavy metal band in a phone! Blues Rhoads: Rhythmic Fender Rhoads piano recorded with a DI box along with a straight rhythm and cross stick drums. Simple Jazz: Major, minor, 7 and a wide range of other piano chords with 2 beats per bar accompanied by a swing hihat. Piano Rock: Play-along with driving piano chords with solid drums. Slow and Heavy: Slow, heavy powerchords with a high harmony lead guitar. Piano Rock: Driving piano chords with solid drums. Funky Organ: Crunchy Hammond organ with a 16th note syncopated rhythm. Split Strums: Strums in 2/4 time. Great for creating tracks with split bars. Keys and Pad: Electric piano arpeggios over soft synth pad. Soft Picking: Slow muted arpeggios with a synth pad accompaniment. Ballad Arps: Soaring piano arpeggios with a subtle synth pad. Jazz Trio: Classic piano, drums and bass trio. Organ Rock: Distorted organ with a swing rhythm eigths rhythm. Slow Blues: Blues swing with piano and organ comping. Offbeat Pop: Offbeat strums with a funky bass line. Big Band Jazz: Fast swing with horns. Metal Groove: Palm muted power chord chugs with an eight note drum beat. Smooth Jazz: Muted guitar with a straight 16ths feel. 6/8 Ballad: Slow arpeggios in a 6/8 time signature. Blues Piano: Piano, upright bass and jazz brushes in a jazz blues style. Epic Rock: Slow rock ballad. Rock Arps: Clean electric guitar arpeggios with power chords. Simple Blues: Piano, organ, bass and drums with a slow shuffle beat. Fast Rock: Fast hard rock power chords. The chords used include major, minor, minor7, major7, dominant7, minor7b5, altered dominants, add9 and diminished 7th.

About

Backtrackit

This app provides musicians with a comprehensive practice toolkit. It features a library of original backing tracks, tools to adjust tempo and key, and a unique sound control feature to isolate instruments. It also includes resources for learning scales, chords, and ear training.

Highlights
  • License-free backing tracks
  • Real-time chord visualization
  • Customizable key and tempo
  • Track splitter for instrument isolation
  • 30+ musical scales and 140+ chords
  • Interval and chord training
  • Chord progression looper
Features
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Backtrackit is the ultimate companion for musicians, whether you're practicing, performing, or just jamming. Packed with powerful tools and a vast library of original backing tracks, this app will help you hone your skills, spark your creativity, and become a better player. Why Backtrackit? Whether you're practicing, creating, or performing, Backtrackit offers the tools and freedom to unlock your musical potential: - Jam with License-Free Backing Tracks: Use our tracks as your own for gigs, recordings, or personal projects - no royalties, no hassle. - Practice Smarter: Visualize chord progressions in real-time and customize key, tempo, or loops to master every detail. - Innovative Sound Control: Isolate or adjust individual instruments like guitar, drums, bass, piano, vocals from any track with the powerful Track Splitter feature. - Scales & Chords Made Simple: Access 30+ musical scales and 140+ chords displayed on a fully customizable guitar fretboard or piano. Different tunings and support for left handed guitarists. - Ear Training: develop a relative-pitch skill with interval training. Plus, chord quiz will help you recognising different chord types. - Chords Looper: set a chord progression loop from various sound packs and jam or practice scales to it. - Fret Play: exercise to help memorising the notes on the fretboard. - Guitar Run: exercise to move between 2 notes on the fretboard. - Metronome: custom and dynamic metronome for better inner-clock feel. Genres of Backing Tracks: Rock Blues Metal Ambient Jazz Classical Hip-Hop Neo Soul EDM One-Chord Jams Drum Tracks & Drumless Tracks (Rock, Metal, Odd Time Challenges...) Bassless Tracks (Rock, Blues, Jazz...) Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned musician, Backtrackit is the ultimate practice toolkit to improve your skills, master improvisation, and unleash your creativity. Download Backtrackit today and start your musical journey. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.backtrackitapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

Backing Track Builder4 screens
Backtrackit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Backtrackit at 4.1 against Backing Track Builder's 2.4. Backtrackit also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 37%). Backing Track Builder's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Backing Track Builder sells 18 one-off in-app purchases and Backtrackit sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backtrackit holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Backing Track Builder's written reviews are positive against 48% of Backtrackit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backing Track Builder ships an update monthly, Backtrackit every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Backing Track Builder versus Backtrackit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBacking Track BuilderBacktrackit
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (19 ratings)4.1 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.2% of reviews48.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better9
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan BellZiad Al Halabi

Customer experience

Backing Track Builder

All ratings19 ratings
Positive31.6%
Neutral10.5%
Negative57.9%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive37.2%
Neutral23.3%
Negative39.5%

Backtrackit

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive48.4%
Neutral11.3%
Negative40.3%

In-app purchases

18 purchases

Backing Track Builder

One-time18
  • Unlock the Aussie Rock style$0.99
  • Unlock the Blues Swing style$0.99
  • Unlock the Metal Riffing style$0.99
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  • Unlock the Simple Jazz style$0.99
  • Unlock the Piano Rock style$0.99
  • Unlock the Slow & Heavy style$0.99
  • Unlock the Funky Organ style$0.99
  • Unlock the Ballad Arps style$0.99
  • Unlock the Jazz Trio style$0.99
  • Unlock the Organ Rock style$0.99
  • Unlock the Slow Blues style$0.99
  • Unlock the Big Band Jazz style$0.99
  • Unlock the Simple Blues style$0.99
  • Unlock the 6/8 Ballad style$0.99
  • Unlock the Epic Rock style$0.99
  • Unlock the Soft Picking style$0.99
  • Unlock the Smooth Jazz style$0.99
  • Unlock all styles$6.99
6 purchases

Backtrackit

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium Plus Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
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  • Premium Plus Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium$7.99
  • Premium Plus$14.99

Questions

Is Backing Track Builder free?
Backing Track Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backtrackit free?
Backtrackit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Backing Track Builder or Backtrackit?
Backtrackit is rated higher. Backing Track Builder averages 2.4 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Backtrackit averages 4.1 from 9 ratings.
Do Backing Track Builder or Backtrackit have ads?
Neither Backing Track Builder nor Backtrackit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Backing Track Builder or Backtrackit?
Backing Track Builder ships an update monthly, and Backtrackit every 2 weeks. Most recently, Backing Track Builder was updated on October 21, 2026 and Backtrackit on October 24, 2026.

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