Comparison

RingoAudio vs Hermit Jam

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

Head to head
About

RingoAudio

This music player offers a unique way to enjoy your iPod library. It plays tracks randomly, revealing the next song as you 'peel' an apple graphic. Artwork is displayed during playback.

Highlights
  • Random music playback
  • Displays album artwork
  • Unique 'peeling' action for track progression
  • Plays from iPod libraries
  • Apple-shaped interface
Features
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RingoAudio is an apple-shaped audio player. "Ringo" stands for an apple in Japanese. This plays music tracks from iPod libraries containing artwork images in a random manner. It's unique because of playing a track only during peeling action continues. You can see a next track in the apple. Features: - Random play - Display artwork

About

Hermit Jam

Features
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Hermit Jam is a music practice companion. Import your playlists, jam through songs, and drill individual sections with loop and speed control. How It Works: 1. Create a playlist in your music app with the songs you want to practice 2. Import the playlist into Hermit Jam 3. Tap Jam to play through songs in order — like a live set 4. Tap a song to practice — see sections, loop any part, change speed Practice Mode: Tap any song to see its sections (intro, verse, chorus, solo). The playhead tracks your position. Tap a section to jump to it. Hit the loop button to repeat just that section until you've got it down. Jam Mode: Hit play to jam through your entire setlist. Songs play start to finish, one after another. Just like playing along with the record. Speed Control: Slow down to 50% or 75% speed for learning difficult parts. Works with locally downloaded tracks — buy the music, and the speed picker activates. Edit in iCloud Drive: Section timestamps are stored as JSON files in iCloud Drive. Open them in any text editor to adjust timing or add sections. Changes sync back automatically. No account required. No subscription. No server. Your data lives in iCloud Drive.

Screenshots

RingoAudio2 screens
Hermit Jam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: RingoAudio at 15.6 against Hermit Jam's 17.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
RingoAudio versus Hermit Jam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRingoAudioHermit Jam
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopersayitsforeverDave Stanton

In-app purchases

None

RingoAudio

No in-app purchases

None

Hermit Jam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RingoAudio free?
RingoAudio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hermit Jam free?
Hermit Jam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RingoAudio or Hermit Jam have ads?
Neither RingoAudio nor Hermit Jam shows ads.

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