Comparison

Keep Time vs Jamzone

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

Head to head
About

Keep Time

This application provides musicians with a visual metronome to enhance their playing. It offers adjustable tempo, customizable sounds and colors, and various subdivision options. Advanced features for rhythm simulation are available through in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Adjustable speed with touch gestures
  • 4 metronome sound options
  • 7 color choices for visualizer
  • Sub-division options (8th, 16th, triplets)
  • Configurable visualizer beats per measure
  • Apple Watch remote tempo adjustment
Features
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Are you a musician who wants to improve your playing? Metronomes are a great way to work on your speed, timing, and accuracy, no matter what instrument you play! Keep Time is a free, fully functioning metronome with a strong visual component. Featuring: - Adjustable speed using touch gestures. You can tap the screen to synchronize it with your tempo. - 4 different metronome sounds - 7 different color choices for the visualizer and interface, including a "rainbow" option - Sub-division options such as: 8th notes, 16th notes, triplets, and shuffles - Visualizer configurable to display 2-8 beats per measure - Advanced features such as Auto Adjust and Simulate Human Rhythm available via In-App purchase - Support for iPad multitasking - Remote tempo adjustment using Apple Watch Directions: Keep Time is operated by using the menu at the bottom of the screen. Start and pause the metronome by using the "Play" button on the far left. Use the "Settings" menu to change the speed, sounds, and colors. Push the "Visualizer" button to remove the settings menu overlay. Finally, the "More" button provides technical information and links to the entire Okunarium Labs catalog.

About

Jamzone

Access thousands of studio-quality backing tracks with synced chords and lyrics. Customize songs by adjusting tempo, key, and instruments. Record your practice sessions and manage playlists for seamless performance.

Highlights
  • Thousands of studio-quality backing tracks
  • Customizable tempo, key, and instruments
  • Synced chords and lyrics
  • Chord diagrams for guitar and piano
  • Record practice sessions and live gigs
  • Create and manage playlists
  • Bluetooth and MIDI controller support
Features
Currently charting
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Jamzone: Jam with a Virtual Band of Real Musicians Take your music practice and performance to the next level with Jamzone. Access thousands of studio-quality backing tracks, customize them to match your style, and jam along with synced chords, diagrams, and lyrics for a truly immersive experience. Perfect for musicians, singers, and bands of all levels! WHY YOU NEED JAMZONE → The sound of your Legends and Today’s Hits in HD • Choose from over 70,000+ studio-quality backing tracks in various styles (Rock, Pop, Hip Hop, Blues, Jazz, Reggae, Latin, and more), and bring your sessions to life with the sound of a real band. Personalize Your Sound like a Pro • Customize tracks, isolate vocals or instruments, adjust tempo, transpose songs, change keys, simplify chords, and match them to your instrument's tuning—all in one app. • Change the sound of the metronome, loop specific sections and explore advanced options. • Add your own plugins (equalizer, compressor, reverb and more). • With the 'Audio Input' feature, record your jam sessions directly from your device’s built-in microphone or any external mic and instrument using a compatible audio interface. Create your Setlists, Play and Download your Performance • Access thousands of songs and record your sessions—perfect for rehearsals or capturing live gigs • Create and manage multiple playlists effortlessly for every session. Master Your Skills with Chord Diagrams • View guitar and piano chord diagrams for any song. • Use the chord simplification tool to customize chords for your playing level, whether you’re a beginner, intermediate, or pro. Take control of the app with Bluetooth & Midi controllers • Control everything live with any device connected to the app via Bluetooth or MIDI. • Create your own shortcuts for quick actions on audio playback. Settings Cloud Sync • Your song parameters are automatically synced in the cloud. • This allows you to recover and use your very own Jamzone anywhere, and on any device (phone/tablet/laptop) you have access to. It's your Music, Your Choice! Download now and elevate your musical experience. ----- "Jamzone is an entire audio library for musicians. You can jam along to what is essentially the proper studio recording" - Ryan Bruce, Guitarist "This is an app unlike any I've ever seen before. This is what you want if you are looking to improve your ear training" - Tyler "Music is Win", Guitar teacher, Youtube Creator "This is just gonna be such a game changer, especially for harmonica players, because you can manipulate the key of the song" - Julia Dill, Certified Hohner Harmonica Artist Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Keep Time4 screens
Jamzone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Jamzone at 4.8 against Keep Time's 4.0. Jamzone also leads on ratings volume (9K vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Keep Time's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Keep Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Jamzone sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jamzone holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jamzone has 9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Keep Time's written reviews are positive against 83% of Jamzone's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keep Time ships an update every 4 months, Jamzone monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Keep Time versus Jamzone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeep TimeJamzone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.8 (9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews — better83.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#87 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJustin OkunRecisio

Customer experience

Keep Time

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

Jamzone

All ratings9,021 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews719 reviews
Positive83.0%
Neutral5.4%
Negative11.5%

Bugs and requests

Keep Time

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Jamzone

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Chords and lyrics not always accurate
  • Capo feature not working as expected
  • Setlist management issues
  • Connectivity problems when downloading songs

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to loop specific sections of songs
  • More advanced arrangement and customization options
  • Integration with DAWs and other music software
  • Offline access to downloaded songs
  • Improved visual metronome and click track

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Keep Time

One-time1
  • Feature Pack$1.99
2 purchases

Jamzone

Subscriptions2
  • Jamzone Premium$9.991 Month
  • Jamzone Pro$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Keep Time free?
Keep Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jamzone free?
Jamzone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Keep Time or Jamzone?
Jamzone is rated higher. Keep Time averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Jamzone averages 4.8 from 9K ratings.
Do Keep Time or Jamzone have ads?
Jamzone shows ads; Keep Time does not.
Which is updated more often, Keep Time or Jamzone?
Keep Time ships an update every 4 months, and Jamzone monthly. Most recently, Keep Time was updated on October 6, 2026 and Jamzone on October 19, 2026.

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