Comparison

ARA City vs Sessionography

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

Head to head
About

ARA City

Features
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The ARACity app offers you Luxembourg’s only English radio station on your iPhone and iPad. ARACity is the only independent radio station in Luxembourg bringing you the best of new music mixed with classics. ARACity Radio brings you daily Local, International and Business News. The app allows you to contact the studio, listen live and to chart podcasts.

About

Sessionography

Explore the complete careers of jazz musicians, discovering every album, session, and sideman appearance. Link artists, albums, and tunes to trace musical connections and build custom playlists with natural language commands.

Highlights
  • Full artist career exploration
  • Detailed session and personnel data
  • Linked albums, labels, and tunes
  • Musician collaboration tracking
  • Interactive player orbit graph
  • Smart playlists via Siri
  • Label and studio browsing
Features
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Sessionography is the best way to explore and listen to jazz. • See any artist's full career as leader and sideman - every date, in true session order • Full personnel on every album - tap any name to explore their career • Everything is linked: albums, labels, recording sessions, even the tunes themselves • Pick two musicians and see everything they ever recorded together • Interactive player orbit graph Go deep on a tune- Every recording of a standard in one place. Filter by instrument, artist, era, or group size. Explore labels and studios- Browse Blue Note or Impulse! like a discography. Step inside Van Gelder's studio and see the stable of session regulars. Smart Playlists via Siri- Ask in natural language to get your perfect playlist- instantly. "Play Miles Davis quintets from the 50s" "Play John Coltrane deep cuts as a sideman" "Play Michael Brecker essentials" For more control over your smart playlists you can adjust the filters on device. Everywhere you listen- iOS, Mac, VisionOS, CarPlay support, an Apple Watch app- all supported natively. Sessionography requires an Apple Music subscription for playback. Terms of Use: https://dynamicappdesign.com/tos.html

Screenshots

ARA City3 screens
Sessionography4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ARA City at none against Sessionography's 3. ARA City also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). Sessionography's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 17 months) and device support (5 vs 2). On price and ads 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. Sessionography sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. ARA City asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ARA City ships an update every 17 months, Sessionography weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ARA City versus Sessionography: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterARA CitySessionography
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerapart sàrlDynamic App Design LLC

In-app purchases

None

ARA City

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Sessionography

Subscriptions2
  • Unlock Sessionography$0.997 Days
  • Unlock Sessionography$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Sessionography Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is ARA City free?
ARA City is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sessionography free?
Sessionography is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ARA City or Sessionography have ads?
Neither ARA City nor Sessionography shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ARA City or Sessionography?
ARA City ships an update every 17 months, and Sessionography weekly. Most recently, ARA City was updated on October 26, 2026 and Sessionography on November 5, 2026.

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