Guitar Backing vs Umphrey's McGee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guitar Backing
This application helps guitarists by generating high-quality music accompaniments. It can isolate guitar parts from songs for practice or learning, and uses AI to analyze music files for easy accompaniment creation. A lifetime purchase offers unlimited production.
- Generate music accompaniments
- Remove guitar parts from songs
- Practice and record with backing tracks
- Learn sheet music
- AI music analysis
- One-click operation
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Guitar Backing APP - The Best Assistant for Guitarists to Generate High-Quality Music Accompaniments 1. Quickly and easily remove the guitar part from music, making it easier for you to practice, record and perform. 2. Extract the guitar part from music to help you practice by comparison and learn sheet music. 3. Through AI technology, the software deeply analyzes music files or music video files, with one-click operation for easy use. Lifetime version: Purchase once and use forever, unlimited accompaniment production. Privacy policy: https://babyking.github.io/privacy/guitarbacking/en/ End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Feedback: For any questions, please contact us via email at yueyin.music@foxmail.com
Umphrey's McGee
This music app offers an immersive listening experience, allowing users to control individual instrument levels, solo, mute, and pan. Access lyrics and create a personalized mix, similar to being at a recording studio's mixing board.
- Adjust instrument levels
- Solo and mute instruments
- Pan audio
- Loop sections
- Access lyrics
- Immersive listening experience
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Umphrey's McGee - Asking For A Friend has been made available as a Myxstem app. Myxstem (pronounced "mix-stem") is a new format that empowers fans to completely control the listening experience by adjusting levels of each instrument (stem) to solo, mute, pan, loop and access lyrics in a fun and immersive way, similar to being at the mixing board of a recording studio.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Guitar Backing at Free against Umphrey's McGee's $14.99. Guitar Backing also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). Umphrey's McGee's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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
Guitar Backing is free to download; Umphrey's McGee costs $14.99 up front. Guitar Backing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Umphrey's McGee asks for nothing beyond the download.
Umphrey's McGee holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Guitar Backing ships an update every 2 months, Umphrey's McGee every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Guitar Backing | Umphrey's McGee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 400 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 同宝 金 | Myxstem |
Customer experience
Guitar Backing
Umphrey's McGee
In-app purchases
Guitar Backing
- Guitarist Backing (Lifetime)$9.99
Umphrey's McGee
No in-app purchases
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