Comparison

Salterio vs Aether Jam

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

Head to head
About

Salterio

Experience the traditional Mexican Salterio instrument on your device. Learn to play 30 popular melodies with an intuitive interface, perfect for all ages, including preschoolers. Enjoy authentic sounds and a user-friendly design.

Highlights
  • Authentic Salterio instrument simulation
  • 30 varied melodies included
  • User-friendly interface for all ages
  • Original sound recordings for each string
  • Learn to play popular Mexican songs
Features
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We have ported one of the most popular musical instruments of Mexico in this application. The Salterio is easy to use and includes 30 varied melodies and is designed to touch any of them since preschool. The image was taken from the original Salterio instrument and the original sounds were recorded for each string of the instrument. Among others, we have included the musical notes of the following songs: Las Mananitas, Cielito Lindo, La Cucaracha, La Paloma, Alma Llanera, Mexico Lindo, Adios Muchachos and more. Simply select a song, adjust the volume of your iPad and follow the lines of each song and will be surprised at how easy and simple it is to play melodies with this application.

About

Aether Jam

Features
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Aether is the simplest way to jam progressive and melodic house from your phone. Build a track as a stack of layers โ€” Bass, Chords, Drums, and a live Lead โ€” each started from a curated loop and tuned with friendly controls. No timeline, no clutter: just pick a sound and play. One synth, everywhere. A single wavetable engine powers Bass, Chords, and Lead. Morph the oscillator from sine to saw to square, sweep the filter, shape the envelope, and save your sound to a global library you can reuse on any layer. Play, don't program. The Lead is performed live on a scale-locked pad grid โ€” every pad is in key, so there are no wrong notes. Hold several pads for chords, slide for glissando, and ride the one-finger filter-morph ribbon. The shimmer river. A shared shimmer-reverb send that any track can attach to or detach from with a tap โ€” add lush, blooming octaves to exactly the tracks you want. Make it yours. โ€ข Swap loops, kits and chord progressions in one tap โ€ข Per-track volume faders and mute โ€ข Adjustable tempo, live โ€ข Transpose the bass, change the lead octave โ€ข Record your jam to a file and grab it from the Files app Everything stays on your device. No account, no sign-up, no data collected. Plug in headphones and start jamming.

Screenshots

Salterio3 screens
Aether Jam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Salterio at $1.99 against Aether Jam's $8.99. Aether Jam's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 29 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Salterio costs $1.99 and Aether Jam $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Salterio ships an update every 29 months, Aether Jam every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Salterio versus Aether Jam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSalterioAether Jam
Price$1.99 โ€” better$8.99
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsEvery 2 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size43 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDietmar Herbert Schwarz WebersDiego Ponciano

In-app purchases

None

Salterio

No in-app purchases

None

Aether Jam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Salterio free?
Salterio costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aether Jam free?
Aether Jam costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Salterio or Aether Jam have ads?
Neither Salterio nor Aether Jam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Salterio or Aether Jam?
Salterio ships an update every 29 months, and Aether Jam every 2 weeks. Most recently, Salterio was updated on October 26, 2026 and Aether Jam on October 24, 2026.

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