Comparison

Jazz Live vs Dream Machine Experience

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

Head to head
About

Jazz Live

Experience live and archival jazz performances from Jazz at Lincoln Center. Enjoy front-row access to concerts, interviews, and exclusive content on your devices. Subscribe for full access to season webcasts, club sets, and historic recordings.

Highlights
  • Live jazz concerts
  • Archival concert footage
  • Artist interviews
  • Season webcasts
  • Dizzy's Club sets
  • Historic jazz recordings
Features
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Jazz Live brings the music of Jazz at Lincoln Center to you. With live shows, archival concerts, artist interviews, and more, this app gives you a front row seat to jazz's greatest performers, whether you're watching on your phone, your tablet, or your TV. Subscribe to Jazz Live today to unlock the full breadth of our content, which includes access to Jazz at Lincoln Center's season webcasts, weekly Dizzy's Club sets, and historic gems from our extensive vaults. Terms of Service: https://www.jazzlive.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.jazzlive.com/privacy

About

Dream Machine Experience

An augmented reality music experience blending Afro-Futurism with inter-generational storytelling. Explore a world where community, growth, and healing are central to envisioning a better future.

Highlights
  • Augmented Reality experience
  • Music-driven content
  • Afro-Futurist themes
  • Inter-generational storytelling
  • Community gathering and healing focus
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THE DREAM MACHINE EXPERIENCE. A music-driven Augmented Reality experience by Nona Hendryx, rooted in Afro-Futurism where communities can identify, gather, grow, and heal. The Past and the Present for the Future. An ambitious synthesis of future-forward and inter-generational storytelling, THE DREAM MACHINE EXPERIENCE invites us to imagine another world is possible.

Screenshots

Jazz Live4 screens
Dream Machine Experience3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dream Machine Experience at none against Jazz Live's 2. Dream Machine Experience also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Jazz Live's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 5). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Jazz Live sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Dream Machine Experience asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dream Machine Experience holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jazz Live has 47 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Jazz Live's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dream Machine Experience's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jazz Live ships an update every 2 months, Dream Machine Experience weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Jazz Live versus Dream Machine Experience: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJazz LiveDream Machine Experience
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (47 ratings)4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB197 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER, INC.EyeJack

Customer experience

Jazz Live

All ratings46 ratings
Positive80.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative19.6%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative28.6%

Dream Machine Experience

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Jazz Live

Subscriptions2
  • Jazz Live Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Jazz Live Yearly$99.991 Year
None

Dream Machine Experience

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jazz Live free?
Jazz Live is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dream Machine Experience free?
Dream Machine Experience is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jazz Live or Dream Machine Experience?
Dream Machine Experience is rated higher. Jazz Live averages 4.0 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Dream Machine Experience averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Jazz Live or Dream Machine Experience have ads?
Neither Jazz Live nor Dream Machine Experience shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jazz Live or Dream Machine Experience?
Jazz Live ships an update every 2 months, and Dream Machine Experience weekly. Most recently, Jazz Live was updated on November 3, 2026 and Dream Machine Experience on November 3, 2026.

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