Comparison

Idiotic vs JingleJam Music

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

Head to head
About

Idiotic

Create silly music with this sound recording and pitch-changing keyboard. Features built-in sounds, the ability to record your own voice, and a unique pitch control for hilarious effects. It's designed to be the world's silliest instrument for fun and experimentation.

Highlights
  • Sound recording
  • Pitch changing
  • Built-in sound banks
  • Record your own voice
  • Pitch control slider
  • Silly instrument
Features
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Idiotic is a fun, sound recording, pitch changing music keyboard for the iPhone and iPad. With lots of crazy built-in sounds and the ability to record your own, start making Idiotic music today! Slide the Pitch Control to make the sounds higher and lower and truly Idiotic! There are 20 sound banks built-in. From chickens to pianos, to your own voice, Idiotic makes music fun. There are just 8 colourful keys - with Idiotic, there's no such thing as a wrong note. Unless you press the Idiotic button, then all the notes get a bit wrong! Try sliding the pitch control up and down whilst playing for extra annoying, extra Idiotic sounds, or wipe over the key to get some bendy sonics! Record a different sound onto each key, reverse them, perform them, record your Idiotic-ness and send it to your friends! Hold a key and hit record and enter MULTI mode. You can make whole sentences for your friends to enjoy! Idiotic is truly the world's silliest instrument. For more fun nonsense and some fantastic catchy songs, visit www.djeurope.com. DJ Europe is the world's number two DJ, he makes songs about home appliances, love, holidays and more. Take the incredible Washing Machine app for a spin!

About

JingleJam Music

Features
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JingleJam turns your iPhone into a pocket music studio — no experience needed. Pick up the drum, guitar, or piano and start playing in seconds. Shake your phone to hit the drums, swipe across the guitar strings to strum a chord, or tap the piano keys to play a melody. Every instrument sounds real, feels responsive, and is impossible to play wrong. DRUM Shake or tap to play. Turn on Auto Beat for a driving rhythm that plays itself — choose Rock or Reggae. The harder you shake, the bigger the hit. Hidden surprises unlock the longer you play. GUITAR Swipe up and down to strum. Tap individual strings to pluck. Lock to a chord (C, G, Am, F) or let JingleJam choose for you. Every strum sounds full and musical. PIANO Tap the keys to play notes. The pentatonic scale means every combination sounds beautiful — great for kids and beginners. Play chords freely with multi-touch. DISCOVER THE SECRETS Each instrument has hidden modes that unlock as you play. How many can you find? No account. No ads. No internet required. Just music.

Screenshots

Idiotic4 screens
JingleJam Music4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JingleJam Music at none against Idiotic's 1. JingleJam Music also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 8 months). Idiotic's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price 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. Idiotic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. JingleJam Music asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idiotic ships an update every 8 months, JingleJam Music every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Idiotic versus JingleJam Music: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdioticJingleJam Music
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWimbledon SoundAditi Pendharkar

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Idiotic

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

JingleJam Music

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idiotic free?
Idiotic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JingleJam Music free?
JingleJam Music is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Idiotic or JingleJam Music have ads?
Idiotic shows ads; JingleJam Music does not.
Which is updated more often, Idiotic or JingleJam Music?
Idiotic ships an update every 8 months, and JingleJam Music every 5 days. Most recently, Idiotic was updated on November 13, 2026 and JingleJam Music on October 31, 2026.

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