Comparison

Banjo Rolls Trainer vs Gridplay

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

Head to head
About

Banjo Rolls Trainer

Learn and practice essential banjo rolls with a backing band. This app offers over 30 built-in rolls, variations, and exercises with video demonstrations and text explanations. Master speed with the "Speed Up" function and create custom exercises for a fresh, authentic sound.

Highlights
  • Library of essential banjo rolls
  • Practice with a backing band
  • "Speed Up" metronome function
  • Over 30 built-in rolls and exercises
  • Video demonstrations and text explanations
  • Create custom exercises
Features
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The Banjo Rolls Trainer is a library of essential banjo rolls which will help make your playing sound fresh, authentic, and professional. "So if you’re working on learning the rolls and how they relate to what the rest of the band does, or looking for an audio tool to help plug away at the right hand exercise, this could be a great tool for you." -Kyle Tuttle, Banjo Newsletter Magazine With this app, you can hear and practice your rolls with a backing band! The "Speed Up" function automatically increases the speed of the metronome after a set number of bars. You can master speed without even blinking an eye. Banjo Rolls Trainer features more than 30 built-in banjo rolls, variations, and exercises. Video demonstrations and text explanations help provide an in-depth understanding of all the right hand techniques. Clawhammer Bum-Ditty and ¾ rolls are included! Create your own exercises for spicing-up your practice routine. This is a must have for any beginner/intermediate student of the banjo, and can be a great practice aid for any level, so get it now!

About

Gridplay

Create dynamic, multi-clip music videos with an innovative grid interface. Combine and divide cells, adjust individual clips, and add music to produce unique visual content for social media.

Highlights
  • Multi-clip grid interface
  • Combine and divide cells
  • Independent clip sound control
  • Timeline editing
  • Clip rotation and scaling
  • Save to camera roll
  • Share to social media
Features
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Make quality quick-cut style music videos straight from your phone with Gridplay. Giving even the most experienced filmmakers a new experience, the innovative grid screen allows users to combine and divide cells at will in order to create dynamic videos. Add a song, trim clips, and adjust and scale each cell for extra flair. Turn your inspirational moments into the movie of your life with Gridplay. Features: 1. Takes up to 16 4x4 videoclips (These can be recorded or uploaded.) 2. Swipe to combine or divide the cells 3. Create and edit a timeline with multiple frames 4. Optimized for low-resolution (640p) on Instagram 5. Records up to 15 seconds. (5 minutes with extension) 6. Self-timer 7. Each clip has an independent sound control 8. Ability to save video to camera roll 9. Frame thickness and color settings 10. Automatically saves rough draft 11. Rotate, adjust, scale, and mirror each clip 12. Share to Vine Instructions: 1. Pick a cell and choose the camera mode. (Full screen vs. split screen, and back camera vs. front camera) 2. Swipe to combine cells, and swipe again to divide. 3. Press the "Film" button. 4. Set the timer up to 15 seconds. (If you have unlocked the extension, you can set the timer up to 5 minutes.) 5. When you finish with one frame, it will go to the next automatically. You need to set the timer for each frame. 6. If you don't like what you have recorded, tap to delete. If you don't want to fill up the other cells? No problem, just go to the next step. 7. Adjust the volume and position of each clip. 8. Trim the clips and add background music. 9. Save and share on Vine, Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Tumblr, and email.

Screenshots

Banjo Rolls Trainer4 screens
Gridplay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Banjo Rolls Trainer at 4.3 against Gridplay's 2.4. Banjo Rolls Trainer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (69% vs 36%). Gridplay's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and price ($1.99 vs $4.99). On ads 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

Banjo Rolls Trainer costs $4.99 and Gridplay $1.99 up front. Gridplay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Banjo Rolls Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Banjo Rolls Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 77 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Banjo Rolls Trainer's written reviews are positive against 36% of Gridplay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Banjo Rolls Trainer ships an update every 4 months, Gridplay monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Banjo Rolls Trainer versus Gridplay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBanjo Rolls TrainerGridplay
Price$4.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.3 (22 ratings) — better2.4 (77 ratings)
Positive reviews68.6% of reviews — better35.9% of reviews
Number of ratings2277 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJiri MarkalousPeta Vision

Customer experience

Banjo Rolls Trainer

All ratings22 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative28.6%

Gridplay

All ratings77 ratings
Positive31.2%
Neutral6.5%
Negative62.3%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive35.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative52.7%

In-app purchases

None

Banjo Rolls Trainer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Gridplay

One-time1
  • Expend video length to 5minute$0.99

Questions

Is Banjo Rolls Trainer free?
Banjo Rolls Trainer costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gridplay free?
Gridplay costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Banjo Rolls Trainer or Gridplay?
Banjo Rolls Trainer is rated higher. Banjo Rolls Trainer averages 4.3 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Gridplay averages 2.4 from 77 ratings.
Do Banjo Rolls Trainer or Gridplay have ads?
Neither Banjo Rolls Trainer nor Gridplay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Banjo Rolls Trainer or Gridplay?
Banjo Rolls Trainer ships an update every 4 months, and Gridplay monthly. Most recently, Banjo Rolls Trainer was updated on October 12, 2026 and Gridplay on October 20, 2026.

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