Jamcorder vs M8C Remote Display
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jamcorder
This app allows you to automatically record everything you play on your digital piano. It offers over 25,000 hours of storage, enabling you to create a personal archive of your musical journey. Turn everyday practice into visible progress and share your performances.
- Automatic play detection
- Over 25,000 hours of storage
- Effortless recording
- Personal music archive
- Shareable performances
- Visible practice progress
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Have you ever thought, “wow, I wish I recorded that”? Now, it is. Jamcorder is a tiny device you attach to your digital piano that quietly captures everything you play — effortlessly, for life. With automatic play detection and over 25,000 hours of included storage, that’s 3 non-stop years of music, it turns everyday practice into visible progress and a growing personal archive to revisit and share. Requires Jamcorder hardware. Sold separately.
M8C Remote Display
This application mirrors the screen of a Dirtywave M8 Tracker to an iOS device. It requires a compatible hardware tracker and does not handle audio routing. Users can view their M8 Tracker's interface remotely.
- Remote screen mirroring
- iOS device compatibility
- Requires M8 Tracker hardware
- No audio routing
- Official companion app
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M8C is a remote display client for the hardware Dirtywave M8 Tracker. The app requires a Model 01 or Model 02 Dirtywave M8 tracker with firmware 6.0 or newer. The application allows you to mirror the M8 screen to your iOS device. To learn more about the Dirtywave M8 Tracker, visit the official Dirtywave website. Important Notes: - While Teensy 4.1 based headless units might work with the app, they are not officially supported and haven't been tested. - M8C does not provide audio routing. To handle audio, please use compatible apps such as AUM or other iOS audio hosts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Jamcorder at every 2 days against M8C Remote Display's every 4 months. Jamcorder also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and ratings volume (66 vs 19). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Jamcorder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 66 and 19 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Jamcorder ships an update every 2 days, M8C Remote Display every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jamcorder | M8C Remote Display |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (66 ratings) — better | 4.8 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jamcorder | Dirtywave |
Customer experience
Jamcorder
M8C Remote Display
In-app purchases
Jamcorder
No in-app purchases
M8C Remote Display
No in-app purchases
Questions
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