Comparison

JAMMATES vs RealPlay

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

Head to head
About

JAMMATES

Practice with realistic backing tracks recorded by professional musicians. This app offers over 190 Jazz standards with live band sound, allowing you to play along with piano, bass, and drums. Adjust tempo to match your playing style and enjoy a dynamic practice experience.

Highlights
  • Live band sound backing tracks
  • Over 190 Jazz standards
  • Piano, bass, and drums accompaniment
  • Adjustable tempo
  • Offline track downloads
  • Professional musician recordings
Features
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Real Band Sound, JAMMATES JAMMATES is an app that features backing tracks of over 190 Jazz standards recorded by professional musicians. Stop practicing with robotic, mechanical backing tracks. You can play with a live band every time you want. Every single JAMMATES backing track was recorded by a live-playing trio with thoughtful consideration for the musicians. Try JAMMATES, an unprecedented Jazz backing track app. Features: - Wherever you are, that place becomes the stage. Once you download the backing tracks from the app, try playing along a full live band sound with piano, bass, and drums. - Play with groovy backing tracks. Move away from repetitive mechanical loops. To enhance your performance, there should be a sense of rhythm on the backing track. - Change the tempo according to your style of playing. The songs provided by default have up to 3 different tempo selections, each recorded separately. - Various music included in JAMMATES Do you spend time searching online to find backing tracks? Install JAMMATES and search for the jazz standards you want to play along with, then start practicing as if a live band is playing behind you. JAMMATES contains music commonly played in jam sessions and professional performances. Do you have any questions, comments, or suggestions? Please contact us at eve@adup.kr

About

RealPlay

Practice music with authentic backing tracks performed by professional musicians. Customize tempo, key, and mix for focused learning. Features over 100 standard chord progressions with an expanding library.

Highlights
  • Authentic backing tracks
  • 100+ standard chord progressions
  • Real-time tempo adjustment
  • Instrument isolation and mixing
  • Instant transposition to all keys
Features
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RealPlay lets you practice with real music—not midi tracks, AI, or loops. Play along with authentic backing tracks performed by world-class rhythm sections, featuring an expanding library of over 100 essential standard chord progressions. Easily customize your practice with real-time controls for tempo, key, and mix—so you can focus on exactly what you need. Features: • World-class rhythm sections • 100+ essential jazz standards and chord progressions (expanding library) • Real-time tempo adjustment • Instrument isolation and mixing (ideal for rhythm section players) • Instant transposition to all 12 keys Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

JAMMATES4 screens
RealPlay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RealPlay at Free against JAMMATES's $15.99. RealPlay also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). JAMMATES's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

RealPlay is free to download; JAMMATES costs $15.99 up front. JAMMATES sells 28 one-off in-app purchases and RealPlay sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.29 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RealPlay holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RealPlay has 170 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of JAMMATES's written reviews are positive against 73% of RealPlay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JAMMATES ships an update every 2 months, RealPlay every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
JAMMATES versus RealPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJAMMATESRealPlay
Price$15.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (17 ratings)4.8 (170 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.3% of reviews73.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17170 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer(주)애드업RealPlay LLC

Customer experience

JAMMATES

All ratings17 ratings
Positive58.8%
Neutral17.6%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive65.3%
Neutral10.7%
Negative24.0%

RealPlay

All ratings164 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive73.2%
Neutral12.2%
Negative14.6%

In-app purchases

28 purchases

JAMMATES

One-time28
  • Bossa Nova Blues 12key$2.99
  • Ⅱ-Ⅴ Reharmonization 12key$2.99
  • Bird Blues Changes 12key$2.99
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  • Gospel Style Jam Track$2.99
  • Funk Popular$2.99
  • Feel Like Makin love 12key$2.99
  • Rhythm Changes Reharmonization$2.99
  • Tricky Songs$3.99
  • Major Jazz Blues 12 key$4.99
  • Swing Ⅱ-V-I-VI 12key (Short)$4.99
  • Swing Ⅱ-V-I-VI 12key (Long)$4.99
  • Slow Funky Groove 12key$4.99
  • Neo Soul Jam Track 12key$4.99
  • Metheny & Mehldau$4.99
  • Rhythm Change 12key$4.99
  • Herbie Hancock & Chick corea$4.99
  • Minor Blues 12 key$4.99
  • Art Blakey&The Jazz Messengers$4.99
  • Minor Swing Ⅱ-Ⅴ-Ⅰ-Ⅵ 12key(L)$4.99
  • Benny Green Songbook$4.99
  • Film Music Repertoire$4.99
  • Essential Wayne Shorter$4.99
  • One Chord Funk (Dominant7th)$4.99
  • Latin Jazz Song Book (Cuban)$5.99
  • Antonio Carlos Jobim Book Ⅰ.$5.99
  • Antonio Carlos Jobim SongBookⅡ$5.99
  • Sing like Chet$6.99
  • Bill Evans Repertoire$7.99
2 purchases

RealPlay

Subscriptions2
  • RealPlay Pro Monthly$3.291 Month
  • RealPlay Pro Yearly$21.991 Year

Questions

Is JAMMATES free?
JAMMATES costs $15.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is RealPlay free?
RealPlay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, JAMMATES or RealPlay?
RealPlay is rated higher. JAMMATES averages 3.8 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while RealPlay averages 4.8 from 170 ratings.
Do JAMMATES or RealPlay have ads?
Neither JAMMATES nor RealPlay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JAMMATES or RealPlay?
JAMMATES ships an update every 2 months, and RealPlay every 5 days. Most recently, JAMMATES was updated on October 27, 2026 and RealPlay on October 28, 2026.

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