Comparison

Jazz Drum Loops vs SGA Phoenix

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

Head to head
About

Jazz Drum Loops

An intuitive and efficient beat machine designed for musicians. It features high-definition jazz drum loops recorded by a professional drummer, offering a seamless and enjoyable experience for all skill levels. Easily adjust tempo and gain to play along with your music.

Highlights
  • HD jazz drum loops
  • Intuitive interface
  • Adjustable tempo and gain
  • Professional Mapex kit sounds
  • Audiobus and IAA enabled
  • Creative Commons licensed sounds
Features
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Jazz Beat Machine focused on intuition and efficiency. Featuring HD jazz drum loops . All types of musicians can play along along, regardless of digital proficiency Boutiqe beats The heart of jazz is the drums and this is the most efficient and intuitive boutique beat machine ever designed. It’s single touch polyphonic percussion soundboard seamlessly looping percussion recorded on a Mapex kit by a professional drummer. I put my heart and soul into making this the most enjoyable drum app that all musicians will enjoy playing. Designed to be effortless, coded to be capable. Jazz Drum Loops contains three main control buttons tempo, gain and stop. A web button to connect to my website for tips, tricks   Great tool for drummers to improve timing. Disclaimer: All sounds are licensed under creative commons license and are freely available to use for practice, performing and recording. All available free to download Audiobus enabled, and IAA allows you to make music with thousand of other instruments, record and remix. I don’t have a multi-million dollar marketing campaign or celebrity sponsors, if you enjoy this app please share.

About

SGA Phoenix

This app provides authentic analog preamp sounds for music production. It simulates various triode and JFET circuits in real-time to add warmth, color, and depth to mixes and masters. EQ can be adjusted before or after the preamp, with auto gain and oversampling for professional results.

Highlights
  • Authentic analog sound simulation
  • Triode and JFET preamp models
  • Adjustable EQ placement
  • Auto Gain control
  • Automatic oversampling
  • Wet/Dry mixing
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SGA Phoenix brings the authentic sound of five analog preamps to your AUv3 compatible host. Each preamp derives its unique sonic character from a different active element (12AX7, 12AT7, and 12AU7 triodes, and J201 and 2N5457 JFET transistors). To achieve the most authentic analog sound, each preamp circuit is simulated in real time using Shattered Glass Audio’s state-of-the-art circuit simulator. Use Phoenix to add color, warmth, dirt, depth, and vibe to your mixes and masters or as a saturation compressor. Key features: - Authentic analog sound through real-time high-performance circuit simulation. - Three preamps featuring triodes 12AX7, 12AT7, and 12AU7. - Two preamps featuring JFET transistors J201, 2N5457. - Multiple types of EQs. - EQ can be taken out of the signal path or placed either before or after the preamp. - Auto Gain - Automatic 4x oversampling to control aliasing - Wet/Dry mixing. Phoenix is primarily an AUv3 effect. To use Phoenix as a plug-in, you will need an AUv3 compatible host such as Garageband, AUM, etc. Phoenix application is there to provide a user manual and a chance to use Phoenix with the microphone input. You can try Phoenix on a macOS or a Windows based, machine by downloading the demo version of the plug-in (VST3, AUv2, AAX) from our website https://www.shatteredglassaudio.com and running it in a DAW of your choice. Sonically speaking there are no differences between the iOS and macOS/Windows versions of Phoenix.

Screenshots

Jazz Drum Loops4 screens
SGA Phoenix2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Jazz Drum Loops at $0.99 against SGA Phoenix's $24.99. Jazz Drum Loops also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.8). SGA Phoenix's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Jazz Drum Loops costs $0.99 and SGA Phoenix $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SGA Phoenix holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jazz Drum Loops ships an update every 5 months, SGA Phoenix every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Jazz Drum Loops versus SGA Phoenix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJazz Drum LoopsSGA Phoenix
Price$0.99 — better$24.99
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.8
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbu Studio IncShattered Glass Audio

Customer experience

Jazz Drum Loops

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

SGA Phoenix

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Jazz Drum Loops

No in-app purchases

None

SGA Phoenix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jazz Drum Loops free?
Jazz Drum Loops costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SGA Phoenix free?
SGA Phoenix costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jazz Drum Loops or SGA Phoenix?
SGA Phoenix is rated higher. Jazz Drum Loops averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while SGA Phoenix averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Jazz Drum Loops or SGA Phoenix have ads?
Jazz Drum Loops shows ads; SGA Phoenix does not.
Which is updated more often, Jazz Drum Loops or SGA Phoenix?
Jazz Drum Loops ships an update every 5 months, and SGA Phoenix every 14 months. Most recently, Jazz Drum Loops was updated on October 23, 2026 and SGA Phoenix on October 11, 2026.

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