Comparison

X977 vs BackingBand

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

Head to head
About

X977

Stream Icelandic radio stations, podcasts, and music shows. Access news recordings and a large collection of Icelandic audio content.

Highlights
  • Listen to Icelandic radio stations
  • Stream podcasts
  • Enjoy music shows
  • Access news recordings
  • Large collection of Icelandic content
Features
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Þú getur hlustað á X977, Tal hlaðvarp, og aðrar íslenskar stöðvar í appi X977. Þættir. Hlustaðu á uppáhaldsþættina þína og upptökur af þeim. Hlaðvarp. Nýir, íslenskir hlaðvarpsþættir úr smiðju Tals og allir vinsælustu, íslensku hlaðvarpsþættirnir. Tónlist. Sérþættir um hljómsveitir og tónist. Fjöldi stöðva sem spila alls kyns tónlist. Fréttir. Hlustaðu á upptökur ef þú misstir af fréttatengdum þáttum eða hádegisfréttum. Hlustaðu. Stærsta safnið af íslensku efni til að spila.

About

BackingBand

Features
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Your own band, ready to play whatever you're working on. BackingBand turns a chord chart into a real-sounding rhythm section: drums, bass, keys and guitar that actually groove. Pick a chart, press play, and practice with a band behind you instead of a metronome. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Start from a curated library of ready-to-play tunes, or build your own: enter the chords, arrange your sections (intro, verse, chorus, bridge, solo, outro), and the band plays them back. • Import charts from iReal Pro: paste a link or choose an exported file, and the band picks a matching style for supported charts. • Pick from 38 styles: swing, jazz waltz, bebop, modal jazz, bossa nova, samba, shuffle and slow blues, classic and hard rock, funk, disco, neo-soul, reggae, ska, K-pop, second line, Afro and more. Switch styles anytime and the whole band re-arranges. • Make it yours: set the tempo and key, reshape the groove section by section, and balance, mute, solo or swap instruments in the mixer. • Practice with purpose: loop any passage with A-B repeat, count yourself in, and follow the chart as it scrolls with the music. A BAND THAT BREATHES, NOT A STIFF LOOP Real intros and endings, fills between sections, and a rhythm section that lifts behind your solo instead of repeating the same bar. Whether you're shedding ii-V-I changes, grinding the 12-bar blues or running a pop tune, the backing feels like players in a room. READS LIKE A REAL LEAD SHEET Clean chord symbols in jazz shorthand or spelled out, Roman numerals under every chord, colors by chord quality, and 2 or 4 bars per row. On iPad the chart grows with the screen, in portrait or landscape, and works in Split View and Stage Manager. GENRES Jazz · Blues · Pop · Rock · Funk · Soul/R&B · Latin · Reggae FOR EVERY PLAYER Guitarists, pianists, horn and reed players, bassists, singers, students and teachers: anyone who learns faster with a band behind them. Available in English and Simplified Chinese. FREE TO START, PRO ONCE Start free and save up to 5 charts. BackingBand Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription: • Save unlimited charts • Play any chart in all 12 keys • The full chord palette: sus, color chords and every 7th beyond the dominant 7th • Create charts in 3/4, 6/8 and 12/8, and change individual bars to supported meters, including 2/4 PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account or ads. Your charts stay on your device, and the band keeps playing in the background. Usage analytics helps us improve the app; you can turn it off in Settings. We do not send your chart contents or audio to analytics. Download BackingBand and never practice to silence again.

Screenshots

X9774 screens
BackingBand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: X977 at none against BackingBand's 1. BackingBand's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. BackingBand sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. X977 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

X977 ships an update every 2 months, BackingBand weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
X977 versus BackingBand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterX977BackingBand
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB411 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSyn hf昆山 郑

In-app purchases

None

X977

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

BackingBand

One-time1
  • Backing Buddy Pro$14.99

Questions

Is X977 free?
X977 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BackingBand free?
BackingBand is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do X977 or BackingBand have ads?
Neither X977 nor BackingBand shows ads.
Which is updated more often, X977 or BackingBand?
X977 ships an update every 2 months, and BackingBand weekly. Most recently, X977 was updated on November 1, 2026 and BackingBand on October 31, 2026.

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