Comparison

Solo vs JamTake

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

Head to head
About

Solo

Master your guitar fretboard with this interactive trainer. Learn note names, intervals, chord changes, and scales through guided exercises. Designed by professional guitarists, it offers customizable workouts for all skill levels.

Highlights
  • Fretboard visualization
  • Note name trainer
  • Interval shape memorization
  • Chord change outlining
  • Scale practice
  • Interactive fretboards
  • Customizable workouts
Features
Currently charting
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Solo is the ultimate practice App for mastering fretboard visualization, designed by world renowned guitarists Tom Quayle and David Beebee. Four powerful fretboard trainers allow you to work intuitively on each aspect of the visualization process; learning note names, memorising interval shapes, outlining chord changes, and practicing scales. Solo asks you to find intervallic functions against one root note, chord symbol or scale at a time, listens to the notes you play, and doesn’t move on until you’ve correctly found each note by its intervallic function in the specified order. Practice with Solo and finally learn your note names, master interval shapes, confidently play through chord changes and break out of scale boxes with intervallic functions. Start transforming your playing and confidence on the fretboard today! NOTE TRAINER The Note Trainer is perfect for beginner and intermediate players getting to grips with note names on the neck - the foundation of solid fretboard knowledge. ‣ Solo shows you random root notes to find and listens, waiting for you to get it correct. ‣ Slide on the interactive fretboards for helpful diagrams and to study alternative options. Choose from 6 string guitar (standard and 4ths tuning), 7 string guitar, 4 string bass & 5 string bass. ‣ Optional practice suggestions offer challenging ways to limit and test yourself. ‣ Duration based workouts allow you to craft the perfect practice session. INTERVAL TRAINER The Interval Trainer will help players at all levels work on interval shapes with intervallic functions - the key to unlocking true freedom on the fretboard. ‣ Choose any combination of intervallic functions to practice. ‣ Create custom interval groups or choose the intervals for ANY chord type or scale. ‣ The Interval Trainer will randomise your chosen intervals and ask you to find them against either a fixed or random root note. ‣ Slide on the interactive fretboards for helpful diagrams, showing you where all of the interval shapes are across the neck, and to study alternative options. Choose from 6 string guitar (standard and 4ths tuning), 7 string guitar, 4 string bass & 5 string bass. ‣ Duration based workouts allow you to craft the perfect practice session. CHANGES TRAINER In the Changes Trainer you find intervallic functions, using single notes to outline different chord types or sets of chord changes, a key skill for learning to improvise through chord changes. ‣ Practice outlining intervallic functions through over 100 common chord progressions and single chord exercises. ‣ 50 intervallic function levels. Go from simple chord tones to complex melodic structures and scales. ‣ Solo intelligently maps out the correct intervals over each chord and listens for you to play each intervallic function in the specified order. ‣ Powerful workout options provide almost limitless ways to challenge yourself. ‣ Transpose the key of any progression or exercise. ‣ Choose to randomly transpose the progression (or single chord exercise) each time it repeats. ‣ Work on voice leading chord tones through single note lines. SCALE TRAINER The Scale Trainer contains a vast array of scales and powerful workout options, allowing you to finally break out of the box and develop a much deeper understanding of how scales are constructed on the fretboard. ‣ Practice finding scales on the fretboard using intervallic functions. ‣ Over 50+ Scales and modes. ‣ Powerful workout options provide almost limitless ways to challenge yourself. ‣ Melodic sequence options let you focus on starting from any chord tone within the scale. ‣ Duration based workouts allow you to craft the perfect practice session.

About

JamTake

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JamTake turns your iPhone or iPad into a complete workspace for music practice, recording and lessons. Connect your instrument setup through a compatible USB audio interface, effects pedal or amplifier. Listen to your instrument together with your backing tracks, adjust the mix and capture your performances. Organize everything around sessions. Add your backing tracks, keep reference material nearby and choose how you want to practise or record. PRACTICE WITH CONTROL • Play along with your own backing tracks. • Loop difficult passages with precise A/B markers. • Slow down or speed up a backing track. • Change pitch by semitones. • Use count-in and metronome tools. • Balance multiple backing tracks with the built-in mixer. • View sheet music and other reference material while you play. CONNECT AND RECORD Connect compatible USB audio gear to capture your instrument alongside the backing mix. JamTake supports compatible audio interfaces, effects pedals and amplifiers that provide USB audio. Record audio or video using connected audio gear or the device’s built-in microphone. Adjust the backing mix and keep the takes that matter. LESSON RECORDING Capture music lessons and divide the backing track into meaningful sections such as intro, verse, chorus, solo and outro. Replay individual parts later for more focused practice. STAY ORGANIZED • Keep backing tracks, materials and recordings together. • Review your practice time, active days and streaks. • Find your most-practised sessions. • Optionally synchronize supported session data through your private iCloud account. JamTake does not require a separate account. Your audio and video recordings remain stored on the device where they were created. Whether you practise guitar, piano, drums, bass, vocals or another instrument, JamTake helps turn every backing track into a structured practice session.

Screenshots

Solo4 screens
JamTake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: JamTake at Free against Solo's $17.99. JamTake also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). Solo's advantage is chart position (#56 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On 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

JamTake is free to download; Solo costs $17.99 up front. Solo sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. JamTake asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solo ships an update monthly, JamTake every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Solo versus JamTake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoloJamTake
Price$17.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (655 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings655 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#56 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size231 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTrio Software LtdEduardo Quesada Sevillano

Bugs and requests

Solo

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when launching the app
  • Inconsistent note detection
  • Inability to save progress or settings

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add ability to create custom chord progressions
  • Integrate metronome functionality
  • Provide visual representation of intervals on staff
  • Add option to practice natural notes only
  • Implement option to hear chord tones in the background
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  • Allow randomization of scale order
  • Add support for non-standard tunings
  • Implement sound feedback when finding the correct note

JamTake

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Solo

One-time2
  • Custom Tunings$1.99
  • Custom Chord Progressions$5.99
None

JamTake

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solo free?
Solo costs $17.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is JamTake free?
JamTake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Solo or JamTake have ads?
Neither Solo nor JamTake shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Solo or JamTake?
Solo ships an update monthly, and JamTake every 4 days. Most recently, Solo was updated on October 25, 2026 and JamTake on October 24, 2026.

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