Comparison

Reverse Music Player Pro vs BackTrax

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

Head to head
About

Reverse Music Player Pro

This application allows you to play audio files and microphone recordings in reverse. You can select tracks from your library, control playback speed, and seek through the audio. It's also useful for exploring backward messages in music.

Highlights
  • Play music backwards
  • Record and play microphone input backwards
  • Seek through reversed audio
  • Control playback speed
  • Explore backmasked sounds
Features
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A fully featured backwards player. Select any song from your music library -- or speak to the microphone -- and play it backwards! - Reverse tracks from your Music library - Seek through the music - Control the speed of playback, faster or slower - Record and hear yourself backwards Rock'n'Roll History: Many bands have recorded backward sounds or messages in their songs, a technique known as Backmasking. The Beatles used it extensively on their 1966 album Revolver, popularizing the effect at the time. Some did it for aesthetic reasons, some for fun. Some of them are just another rock'n'roll myth. Discover how the Beatles originally played the guitar solo in "Taxman". How Jimi Hendrix made the song "Are You Experienced". With Reverse Music you decode backmasked sounds to their original form.

About

BackTrax

Organize and manage all your show's supporting materials, including backing tracks, lyrics, and visual aids. Effortlessly load content from various cloud services and enjoy features like background playback and auto-scrolling lyrics to minimize mistakes and downtime during performances.

Highlights
  • Load songs from cloud services
  • Support for multiple set libraries
  • Background playback
  • Auto-scrolling lyrics
  • Bluetooth MIDI controller support
  • Dark Mode support
  • Large playback control buttons
Features
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BackTrax helps you organize the supporting materials for your show, and helps minimize mistakes and down time. It can load backing tracks along with lyrics, chord charts and other visual aids quickly and easily, whether you're running a pre-planned show in order or choosing material on the fly from an extensive library. Be sure to check out the manual to make sure the app does what you need and can fit your workflow: https://backtrax.app/docs/quickstart/ . Videos coming soon. FEATURES * Load songs from iTunes, iCloud, Dropbox, Box, Google Drive and other cloud services. * Support for multiple track/set libraries to separate materials for different bands. * Support for song entries with no backing track and optional click generation. * Per-song options for gain and start/stop times. * Background playback, so you can switch to a mixer app or guitar amp app while the backing track is playing. * Auto-scrolling lyrics and file attachment display for charts, notes, etc. * AirPlay support. * Bluetooth MIDI controller support. * Wide range of font size options for lyrics and set list. * Support for multiple sets per setlist. * Large displays for clock time, elapsed and remaining set times. * Stops playback after every song automatically, or optionally continuously plays straight through your setlist. * Dark Mode support, even on devices running iOS 12 and earlier. * Big, colorful playback control buttons at the bottom that are hard to miss. * Large progress bar and countdown timer let you know when the end of the currently playing song is coming. FEEDBACK Questions? Problems? Requests? Please hit the support link below or go to http://backtrax.app/support.html . Your feedback is always appreciated! Reviews are great, but direct contact is the best way to get answers to your questions and help with any problems. NEITHER THIS BACKTRAX MOBILE APPLICATION NOR AISLE4 SOFTWARE ARE IN ANY WAY AFFILIATED WITH THE RADIO PROGRAM 'BACKTRAX USA WITH KID KELLY', DIAL GLOBAL, INC. AND/OR ANY OF DIAL GLOBAL'S AFFILIATES, AND NONE OF THEM HAVE ENDORSED THE BACKTRAX MOBILE APPLICATION OR AISLE4 SOFTWARE.

Screenshots

Reverse Music Player Pro4 screens
BackTrax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Reverse Music Player Pro at $2.99 against BackTrax's $14.99. Reverse Music Player Pro also leads on rating (3.6 vs 2.7) and review sentiment (63% vs 25%). BackTrax's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 36 months). On ratings volume, ads, 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

Reverse Music Player Pro costs $2.99 and BackTrax $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reverse Music Player Pro holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Reverse Music Player Pro's written reviews are positive against 25% of BackTrax's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reverse Music Player Pro ships an update every 36 months, BackTrax monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Reverse Music Player Pro versus BackTrax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReverse Music Player ProBackTrax
Price$2.99 — better$14.99
Rating3.6 (15 ratings) — better2.7 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 36 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJVicoAisle4 Software

Customer experience

Reverse Music Player Pro

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

BackTrax

All ratings12 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

Reverse Music Player Pro

No in-app purchases

None

BackTrax

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reverse Music Player Pro free?
Reverse Music Player Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BackTrax free?
BackTrax costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reverse Music Player Pro or BackTrax?
Reverse Music Player Pro is rated higher. Reverse Music Player Pro averages 3.6 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while BackTrax averages 2.7 from 12 ratings.
Do Reverse Music Player Pro or BackTrax have ads?
Neither Reverse Music Player Pro nor BackTrax shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reverse Music Player Pro or BackTrax?
Reverse Music Player Pro ships an update every 36 months, and BackTrax monthly. Most recently, Reverse Music Player Pro was updated on November 1, 2026 and BackTrax on November 2, 2026.

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