PreAmp vs Jetpack for WordPress
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PreAmp
Access and play music from your shared albums remotely. Download tracks for offline listening and manage your music library on the go. This app allows select users to enjoy their content anywhere.
- Remote content access
- View shared albums
- In-app music playback
- Offline music downloads
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The PreAmp App enables select users to remotely access content on their accounts. Main features: - View a list of albums shared with you - Play music in the app - Download music to listen offline
Jetpack for WordPress
This app empowers users to create, manage, and grow their WordPress websites directly from their mobile devices. It offers tools for website building, real-time analytics, content publishing, security, and community engagement.
- Website creation and customization
- Real-time website analytics
- Content publishing and scheduling
- Security scanning and restoration
- Comment and follower notifications
- WordPress.com Reader integration
- Automated social media sharing
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Jetpack for WordPress Put the power of web publishing in your pocket. Jetpack is a website creator and so much more! CREATE Give your big ideas a home on the web. Jetpack for iOS is a website builder and a blog maker powered by WordPress. Use it to create your website. Pick the right look and feel from a wide selection of WordPress themes, then customize with photos, colors, and fonts so it’s uniquely you. Built-in Quick Start tips guide you through the setup basics to set your new website up for success. (We’re not just a website creator — we’re your partner and cheering squad!) ANALYTICS & INSIGHTS Check your website’s stats in real time to keep track of the activity on your site. Track which posts and pages get the most traffic over time by exploring daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly insights. Use the traffic map to see which countries your visitors come from. NOTIFICATIONS Get notifications about comments, likes, and new followers so you can see people reacting to your website as it happens. Reply to new comments as they show up to keep the conversation flowing and acknowledge your readers. PUBLISH Create updates, stories, photo essays announcements — anything! — with the editor. Bring your posts and pages to life with photos and video from your camera and albums, or find the perfect image with the in-app collection of free-to-use pro photography. Save ideas as drafts and come back to them when your muse returns, or schedule new posts for the future so your site is always fresh and engaging. Add tags and categories to help new readers discover your posts, and watch your audience grow. SECURITY & PERFORMANCE TOOLS Restore your site from anywhere if something goes wrong. Scan for threats and resolve them with a tap. Keep tabs on site activity to see who changed what and when. READER Jetpack is more than a blog maker — use it to connect with a community of writers in the WordPress.com Reader. Explore thousands of topics by tag, discover new authors and organizations, and follow the ones who pique your interest. Hang on to the posts that fascinate you with the Save for later feature. SHARE Set up automated sharing to tell your followers on social media when you publish a new post. Automatically cross-post to Facebook, Twitter, and more. Add social sharing buttons to your posts so your visitors can share them with their network, and let your fans become your ambassadors. Learn more at https://jetpack.com/mobile California users privacy notice: https://automattic.com/privacy/#california-consumer-privacy-act-ccpa
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Jetpack for WordPress at 4.7 against PreAmp's 3.0. Jetpack for WordPress also leads on ratings volume (6.6K vs 2). PreAmp's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Jetpack for WordPress holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jetpack for WordPress has 6.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of PreAmp's written reviews are positive against 48% of Jetpack for WordPress's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PreAmp | Jetpack for WordPress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (6.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 48.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 252 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +17 |
| Developer | PREAMP LTD | Automattic |
Customer experience
PreAmp
Jetpack for WordPress
Bugs and requests
PreAmp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Jetpack for WordPress
Reported bugs
8 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Crashes constantly
- Uploads fail consistently
- Syncing issues between app and desktop
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- Freezes and crashes frequently
- Doesn't recognize published posts
- Timeout errors when uploading media
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Allow to share draft by link
- Drag and drop picture inserting
In-app purchases
PreAmp
No in-app purchases
Jetpack for WordPress
No in-app purchases
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