Comparison

Jam vs JHG Backing Tracks

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

Head to head
About

Jam

Practice and play along with original backing tracks for guitar, piano, bass, and ukulele. Visualize chord progressions and musical scales on interactive fretboards and keyboards. Adjust tempo and key, and loop sections for focused practice.

Highlights
  • Original backing tracks
  • Visual chord progressions
  • Fretboard and keyboard display
  • Adjustable tempo and key
  • Looping practice sections
  • 31 musical scales
  • 140+ chords
Features
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Jam-Master helps guitar, piano, ukulele, bass plays to play and practice with high-quality original backing tracks and visual notes progression. Features : - Wide variety of original backing tracks for you to play along . You can see their live chord progression on a guitar fretboard or piano so you know the right notes to hit ! - 4 instruments supported: Guitar, Piano, Bass, Ukulele - Shift the key and tempo of any of your songs .- Loop any part of your song for better practice .- Guitar / Piano display of 31 musical scales in any key and more than more than 140 chords - All kinds of scales of Modes like Major, Minor, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian etc Backing tracks genres : Rock, Blues, Metal, Ambient, Jazz etc Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

JHG Backing Tracks

Create personalized, professionally recorded backing tracks with customizable rhythm, length, key, and instrumentation. Includes a unique "Challenges" module for improvisation practice. All features require a paid subscription after a 7-day free trial.

Highlights
  • Customizable rhythm and genre styles
  • Adjustable track length up to 16 bars
  • Key and tonality customization
  • Add/remove bass and drums
  • Challenge Tracks module for improvisation
  • 7-day free trial
Features
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The JHG Backing Tracks app is an exciting and powerful tool that allows musicians to create personalized and professionally recorded backing tracks. With a range of customizable options, you can craft backing tracks tailored to your specific needs and musical preferences. Start by selecting your desired rhythm, choosing from a diverse collection of styles that span various genres. Next, easily determine the length of your backing track up to 16 bars, allowing you to create loops or full-length compositions to suit your practice or performance requirements. Customize the key and tonality of the backing track to match your instrument or preferred playing style. With the ability to add or remove bass and drums, you can tailor the backing track's instrumentation to suit your specific needs. For an added challenge, you can incorporate ""Challenges"" by using the Challenge Tracks module. In Challenge tracks, you will hear Jamie call out different challenges to you, and you would jump to find these challenges as quickly as possible while you play. There is, without question, no better way to become familiar with every aspect of soloing and improvisation. Please note that all features of the JHG Backing Tracks App require a paid subscription. Users can also access all features of the app free for 7 days by signing up for a free 7 Day trial within the app. Terms of Use: https://www.jamieharrisonguitar.com/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Jam4 screens
JHG Backing Tracks3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Jam at 4.8 against JHG Backing Tracks's 1.0. Jam also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). JHG Backing Tracks's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Jam sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and JHG Backing Tracks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jam holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jam has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jam ships an update every 2 months, JHG Backing Tracks monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Jam versus JHG Backing Tracks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJamJHG Backing Tracks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB202 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer群 丁Jamie Harrison Media Ltd.

Customer experience

Jam

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

JHG Backing Tracks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Jam

Subscriptions2
  • Subscribe Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Subscribe Monthly$17.991 Month
3 purchases

JHG Backing Tracks

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$12.991 Year
  • 7 Day Free Trial7 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Jam free?
Jam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JHG Backing Tracks free?
JHG Backing Tracks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Jam or JHG Backing Tracks?
Jam is rated higher. Jam averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while JHG Backing Tracks averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Jam or JHG Backing Tracks have ads?
Jam shows ads; JHG Backing Tracks does not.
Which is updated more often, Jam or JHG Backing Tracks?
Jam ships an update every 2 months, and JHG Backing Tracks monthly. Most recently, Jam was updated on September 9, 2026 and JHG Backing Tracks on August 29, 2026.

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