Skoog Skratch vs JamFactory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skoog Skratch
Easily create and share music by recording sounds into colored tiles. Tap to play, scratch samples like a DJ, and collaborate with others globally. No prior musical skill is needed to start making great-sounding tracks.
- Record custom audio samples
- DJ-style scratching with samples
- Save and load multiple sample sets
- Import samples via AirDrop/Files
- Play multiple sounds simultaneously
- Share music globally
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Make and share music in seconds. Simply tap to RECORD, PLAY and SHARE with music makers all over the world. If you are new to music making, getting started making great sounding tracks has never been this easy — and sounded so great! Skoog Skratch is a fully VoiceOver accessible sampling app for children, musicians, and everyone in between! Skoog Skratch has five coloured tiles. Record a sound into each one. Tap the tile to play it back. Create an addictive beat when out in the park using the microphone on your iPhone, then Airdrop to your iPad back at home or at school and share with all your friends! FEATURES • Record your own samples with up to five sounds each • Skratch through your samples using your Skoog 2.0 like a DJ • Save and load as many sample sets as you like • Load your own samples into Skratch using Airdrop or from the Files app • Tap a sound to play • Press and hold on a sample to enable auto-trimming and skratch mode • Record and share your jams • Play many sounds at once • Share music with people all over the world • No previous playing skills required • Large buttons for easy use on all devices (iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone) • Connect to Garageband with Inter-App audio to jam along with and record into your Garageband tracks Use on its own or with Skoog 2.0. Connect your Skoog, and use it to play and skratch your own samples recorded straight into the app. Skoog is an easy to play musical instrument that can change the way you and your family can enjoy, create and learn music - no matter what your skills, abilities or musical talents. Skoog 2.0 hardware is available to buy online from Apple and in selected Apple retail stores. www.skoogmusic.com
JamFactory
Practice and perform your favorite songs with a full band experience. This app offers multitrack backing songs with lyrics, chords, and tabs, allowing you to customize sound settings for each track. Record your own music, remix existing songs, and even create music videos.
- Multitrack backing songs with lyrics, chords, and tabs
- Customizable instrument sounds and effects per song
- Tempo and key transposition
- Song recording and remixing
- Karaoke-style lyrics display
- Music video creation and export
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Get on stage with JamFactory and sing and play your favorite tunes. JamFactory is all about practicing at home and sounding like a professional on stage. Included you will find all the songs and all the features you need to give a concert as a home entertainer or as a live musician. When you give a concert, you don’t have time to change the sound of your instrument between songs. Therefore, with JamFactory you can store all your favorite 3rd party guitar effects, microphone settings and keyboard sounds together with each song. When you finish playing a song, all your carefully prepared sounds and settings will be loaded with the next song so you are ready to play and enjoy performing your music. In JamFactory you will find many pre-recorded multitrack backing songs and you can even supplement the ever expanding catalogue with you own audio song. You can also remix the songs in you favorite 3rd party DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). The JamFactory hit songs include lyrics, chords and guitar tabs and if you transpose the key of the song the chords/tabs will transpose as well. JamFactory is not just a backing band. It’s an entire audio workstation filled with pre-recorded songs ready to accompany your musical performance. Key features: Main Page • Browse songs by category. • Search songs using smart search. • Guitar tuner • Download your favorite songs to "My Songs". • Build your playlists from the downloaded songs. • Create you own audio or midi songs. Mixer • Re-mix your songs to match your taste. • Solo or mute individual instruments. • Transpose the song to a different key. • Change the tempo of the song. • Fade in and fade out. • Navigate between the pre-defined song sequences. • Loop parts of the song for practicing. • Record your own custom tracks. • Export tracks to your DAW for professional remixing. • Import audio files from you DAW. • Skip count in. Lyrics, Chords and Tabs • Lyrics, chords and guitar tabs are displayed in karaoke style. • Direct access to the master fader. Line In • Use the microphone on your headset to get started. • Use a third party sound card for professional multichannel inputs from microphones, guitars, keyboards etc. • Open 3rd party synthesizer apps and play using a midi keyboard. • Open 3rd party effect apps for you guitar or microphone. • Store all your sounds and effects with each song for fast recall. • Record your microphone, keyboard og guitar output on user tracks. • Apply equalizer, reverb and dynamics to your input. Video • Record a music video and share it with your friends. • Export audio to a professional music video app for editing. Please notice: You can try out JamFactory for free for 3 days! If you like JamFactory and want to continue as a subscriber after your 3 days free trial you don't have to do anything. Your subscription will be renewed automatically unless you deactivate automatic renewal no later than 24 hours before your subscription periode expires. Your JamFactory-membership is a monthly subscription that begins when you sign up. You can terminate your subscription online anytime. You have no long term commitment and there is no termination fee. You can start using JamFactory as soon as you have signed up. If you subscribe via iTunes: Your payment will be drawn from your iTunes account when your purchase is confirmed. Your subscription will be renewed automatically unless you deactivate automatic renewal no later than 24 hours before your subscription expires. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Your price depends on what subscription you have chosen. The subscriptions can be administered by you and automatic renewal can be deactivated on your account settings on the unit. If you don't subscribe through iTunes you can manage your subscription through JamFactory. Privacy Policy: https://jamfactory.club/privacy-policy/ Terms of Service: https://jamfactory.club/terms-of-service/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Skoog Skratch at 75% against JamFactory's 0%. Skoog Skratch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). JamFactory's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.1). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. JamFactory sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Skoog Skratch asks for nothing beyond the download.
JamFactory holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Skoog Skratch's written reviews are positive against 0% of JamFactory's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Skoog Skratch ships an update every 5 weeks, JamFactory every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skoog Skratch | JamFactory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Playable Tech ltd. | JamFactory |
Customer experience
Skoog Skratch
JamFactory
In-app purchases
Skoog Skratch
No in-app purchases
JamFactory
- JamFactory Basis3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- JamFactory Standard$4.991 Month
- JamFactory Premium$9.491 Month









