NML Jazz vs Tempso
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NML Jazz
Access one of the most extensive online jazz music collections, featuring over 252,000 tracks from thousands of artists and labels. This app provides a fresh design and enhanced features for exploring jazz.
- Vast jazz music collection
- Over 252,000 tracks
- Thousands of jazz artists
- Recordings from numerous labels
- Fresh app design
- New features
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Naxos Music Library Jazz is one of the most comprehensive collections of Jazz music available online. It offers over 252,000 tracks from more than 25,500 CDs. Over 43,000 jazz artists are represented. The service comprises recordings of 22 labels of Fantasy and over 540 other labels. The brand new Naxos Music Library Jazz mobile app comes with a fresh design and new features.
Tempso
Discover and explore a vast library of classical music, organized by composer, performer, and era. Compare different interpretations of pieces and build your personal music collection. Requires a Spotify Premium or Apple Music subscription for playback.
- Explore classical music by composer, performer, and era
- Compare multiple interpretations of a single work
- Discover new compositions and interpretations
- Follow recent classical album releases
- Build a personal classical music library
- Integrates with Spotify and Apple Music for playback
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Explore classical music for free. Tempso allows you to browse more than 1,500,000 classical tracks, accessible by composers, performers, and music era. Find your favorite piece and let yourself get carried away by all of the different interpretations which shaped the composition throughout history. If you have a Spotify Premium or Apple Music subscription, you can also listen to any interpretation via the Spotify or Apple Music app. Important note: Tempso is not a music player. If you don’t have a Spotify Premium or Apple Music membership and the Spotify or Apple Music app installed, you can use all the other features, but you will not be able to listen to tracks on Tempso. Features: - Easily explore the classical music repertoire using Tempso’s tailor-made search - Navigate the classical music world by eras, composers, performers and much more - Compare multiple interpretations of the same work in one click - Discover new compositions and interpretations through customized daily selections - Follow the most recent classical album releases - Build your classical music library with your favorite interpretations Spotify integration: Tempso can connect to your Spotify account and play music via the Spotify app or any other Spotify Connect device. In other words, once you click a track in Tempso, Spotify will discreetly play the music in the background. Apple Music integration: Tempso can connect to Apple Music and play music via the Apple Music app on your iPhone. In other words, once you click a track in Tempso, the Apple Music app will discreetly play the music in the background.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tempso at 89% against NML Jazz's 33%. Tempso also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). NML Jazz's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tempso holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of NML Jazz's written reviews are positive against 89% of Tempso's.
NML Jazz ships an update every 3 months, Tempso every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NML Jazz | Tempso |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.3 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Naxos Digital Services Ltd. | Tempso |
Customer experience
NML Jazz
Tempso
In-app purchases
NML Jazz
No in-app purchases
Tempso
No in-app purchases
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