Comparison

Quartet 1 vs Jazzcat

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

Head to head
About

Quartet 1

Practice and perform jazz standards with high-quality backing tracks. Mute your instrument, change keys, adjust tempo, and loop sections. Features animated chord diagrams and playlist creation for an enhanced musical experience.

Highlights
  • Live jazz standards backing tracks
  • Mute your instrument
  • Change key and tempo
  • Loop practice sections
  • Animated chord diagrams
  • Multi-app playlist creation
  • Multitrack export
Features
Currently charting
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Practice and perform jazz standards on another level with Quartet. And with a host of brand-new features plus an additional 50 new versions of the most played standards, the top-selling jazz play along apps just got even better. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. Yours to keep! Volume 1 now includes 200 stunning jazz standards recorded exclusively by 8 of the world’s best jazz musicians. All ‘live’ studio recordings with intros, endings and top line solos. Whether you play jazz piano, guitar, saxophone, trumpet, bass, drums…simply mute your instrument from the Quartet for the ultimate jazz play along. And for jazz singers too, each edition of Quartet is an unrivalled collection of jazz backing tracks powerful enough to gig with. Change key on the fly. Speed up or slow down the audio seamlessly. Loop sections and slow them right down for practice. Select the number of repeats. Choose from preset mixes or create your own custom mix using the new onboard mixer. Arrange each song exactly the way you want it with the new automated ‘Arranger’ feature. Add a touch of reverb and you’re good to go. Improve your skills with full screen animated chord diagrams for Piano, Guitar and Ukulele. Search the entire Quartet song library (700 songs) by composer, style, BPM, associated artist and more. Build and share multi-app playlists and easily export PDF chord charts for every song. Export your stereo mix or export the multitrack if you want to develop the high quality separated parts in GarageBand or whatever DAW you use. Either way, all recordings are offered to you royalty-free giving you endless creative possibilities. The 200 jazz standards in Quartet Volume 1 include improvisations in the style of… ‘All Blues’, ‘All of Me’, ‘All The Things You Are’, ‘Autumn Leaves’, ‘Beautiful Love’, ‘Blue Bossa’, ‘Body and Soul’, ‘Caravan’, ‘Cherokee’, ‘Cry Me a River’, ‘Fever’, ‘Georgia on my Mind’, ‘Giant Steps’, ‘Girl From Ipanema’, ‘Have You Met Miss Jones?’, ‘Love for Sale’, ‘Rhythm Changes’, ‘Satin Doll’, ‘Someday My Prince Will Come’, ‘Summertime’…and 180 more! Install Quartet on all of your iOS devices plus your Mac devices (M series only) at no extra cost. Ready to take your jazz standards to another level? Hear lots more and see the full song lists at www.quartetapp.com Featured artists Saxophones and Flutes Andy Panayi Credits - Shirley Bassey, Paul McCartney, Seth MacFarlane, Elaine Paige, Salena Jones, Elvis Costello, Georgie Fame, Helen Shapiro, Madeline Bell, Freddie Hubbard, Wynton Marsalis, Joe Lovano, Roy Hargrove Dave O’Higgins Credits - Joey Calderazzo, Joe Locke, Eric Alexander, Max Ionata, Joe Lovano, Phil Woods, Nancy Wilson, Peggy Lee, Kurt Elling, Wayne Shorter, Eddie Gomez, Jamie Cullum, Stéphane Grappelli, Michel Legrand Graeme Blevins Recording and performing credits include Phil Collins, Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue, Kyle Eastwood, Mark Knopfler, Quincy Jones, Mark Ronson, Tom Jones, Taylor Swift Guitar Nigel Price Credits - James Taylor Quartet, Van Morrison, Nigel Price Organ Trio. Voted ‘Best Guitarist’ in the 2016 British Jazz Awards Piano Graham Harvey Credits - Incognito (MD), Stacey Kent, George Benson, Hamish Stuart, Will Lee, Philip Bailey, Chaka Khan, The BBC Big Band, Madeline Bell, Jocelyn Brown, Mica Paris, Sir Cliff Richard Bass Geoff Gascoyne Credits - Jamie Cullum (MD), Sting, Van Morrison, Bill Bruford, Mari Wilson, Paloma Faith, Georgie Fame, Gloria Estefan, Guy Barker, Charlie Watts, Benny Golson, Jacqui Dankworth, Bob Dorough, John Martyn, Eartha Kitt Drums Sebastiaan de Krom Credits - Herbie Hancock, John Scofield, Phil Woods, Dave Holland, Jamie Cullum, Guy Barker, Wynton Marsalis, Clark Terry, Tim Garland Rod Youngs Credits - Gil Scott-Heron, Lee Konitz, Sia, Courtney Pine, Jon Hendricks, Hugh Masekela, Natalie Cole, Mica Paris, Juliet Roberts, BBC Concert Orchestra, Ronnie Laws, Jocelyn Brown

About

Jazzcat

Discover live jazz performances happening near you. Tailor your feed by following artists, venues, and genres. Easily find events by date, location, or performer, and venues can post their own gigs.

Highlights
  • Tailored jazz music discovery
  • Follow artists, venues, and genres
  • Map view for nearby jazz
  • Search events by date and performer
  • Post and sell tickets for your gigs
  • Venue profile management
Features
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Find the best live jazz near you, no more endless searching, no more scattered listings. TAILORED DISCOVERY Jazzcat tailors your feed to jazz music that is relevant to you. Follow your favourite artists, venues, and genres so that you’re always up to date. MAPPING Find Jazz closest to you with the map function. DISCOVER Browse and search jazz events near you - tonight, this weekend, or months from now. Filter by city, venue, musician, or date. UPLOAD YOUR GIGS Hosting an event? Post your event in minutes and sell tickets directly to your audience. Fast payouts, low fees. Built for musicians, venues, and promoters. VENUE PROFILES Claim your profile and manage your venue.

Screenshots

Quartet 14 screens
Jazzcat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Jazzcat at Free against Quartet 1's $19.99. Jazzcat also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Quartet 1's advantage is ratings volume (193 vs 1) and chart position (#135 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Jazzcat is free to download; Quartet 1 costs $19.99 up front. Quartet 1 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Jazzcat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jazzcat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quartet 1 has 193 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Quartet 1's written reviews are positive against 100% of Jazzcat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quartet 1 ships an update every 2 months, Jazzcat every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Quartet 1 versus Jazzcat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuartet 1Jazzcat
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (193 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings193 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#135 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size706 MB105 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperUK Music Apps LtdJazzcat Ltd.

Customer experience

Quartet 1

All ratings155 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive84.5%
Neutral10.0%
Negative5.5%

Jazzcat

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Quartet 1

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Playlists disappear
  • Playlists replaced by old ones
  • Looping parts not saved
  • Edits wiped out
  • Cannot put song into desired key
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  • Abrupt endings with no turnarounds
  • Out of tune bass
  • Crash when making playlist changes
  • Doesn't remember key/tempo from last session
  • Clicks when using iPad OS
  • Double charge for app
  • No actual endings found

Requested features

29 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Tap tempo button
  • Ability to create own charts
  • Export to WAV and MP3
  • Export chord chart in different ways
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  • Drum-only option
  • Two versions of songs at different tempos
  • Metronome/click track
  • Pan tracks to left/right channel
  • Type in tempo directly
  • Slider for tempo change
  • Search within playlists
  • Cloud-based sync
  • iReal-type portrait display
  • Real Jazz Guitar chords
  • Global default for chord transpose
  • More variations in chorus repeats
  • Actual song endings with variations
  • MIDI out function
  • Split screen on tablet
  • Add tags to ends of tunes
  • Fix pitch shifting on drums
  • Lower price for stem export
  • Adjustable font size for chords
  • Vertical mode
  • AUV3 version
  • Edit tunes at bar level
  • Create new tunes within the app
  • More standards/tunes

Jazzcat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Quartet 1

One-time5
  • Upgrade song$0.99
  • Buy 10 tokens$8.99
  • Buy 20 tokens$14.99
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  • Buy 50 tokens$22.99
  • Upgrade all songs$49.99
None

Jazzcat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quartet 1 free?
Quartet 1 costs $19.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Jazzcat free?
Jazzcat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Quartet 1 or Jazzcat?
Jazzcat is rated higher. Quartet 1 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 193 ratings, while Jazzcat averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Quartet 1 or Jazzcat have ads?
Neither Quartet 1 nor Jazzcat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quartet 1 or Jazzcat?
Quartet 1 ships an update every 2 months, and Jazzcat every 4 days. Most recently, Quartet 1 was updated on November 5, 2026 and Jazzcat on October 31, 2026.

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