Comparison

Guitar Jam Backing Tracks vs TargetTones

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

Head to head
About

Guitar Jam Backing Tracks

Access royalty-free guitar backing tracks with seamless loops for practice, lessons, and live performances. Explore a variety of genres and keys, with offline playback and built-in tuning aids. Created by musicians for musicians.

Highlights
  • Royalty-free backing tracks
  • Seamless loops
  • Browse by key and genre
  • Offline playback
  • Built-in drone and tuning
  • Made by musicians
Features
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Guitar Jam Backing Tracks gives you royalty-free guitar backing tracks with seamless loops for practice, lessons, studio and live gigs.

 Made by musicians, not AI-generated, the tracks are built to help you improvise, solo and stay in the groove across blues, rock, pop and more. Features - Royalty-free backing tracks for practice, lessons, studio and gigs - Made by musicians, not AI-generated - Seamless loops that keep the groove going - Browse by key and genre - Offline playback anywhere - No accounts, no sign-ups, just play - Built-in drone and tuning references Terms of Use TLDR: Simple application, no nonsense https://guitarjam.fun/terms Privacy Policy TLDR: No accounts required, no personalized data collected https://guitarjam.fun/privacy Download Guitar Jam Backing Tracks and keep the right track ready wherever you play.

About

TargetTones

Learn to play lead guitar with confidence by jamming over professionally recorded backing tracks. The app highlights target notes over chords to guide your improvisation, offering a full band experience with various genres and keys.

Highlights
  • Jam over professional backing tracks
  • Target notes highlighted over chords
  • Full band experience
  • 500+ guitar backing tracks
  • Real-time chord diagrams
  • Fretboard visualization
Features
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Finally play solos and lead guitar with confidence. TargetTones puts you in a real band immediately. Choose the band genre and key, then jam over professionally recorded backing tracks. The app highlights target notes over each chord so your improvisation always sounds musical. TargetTones Pro — The Band: Play with a full band using 500+ guitar backing tracks across blues, rock, country, jazz and more. Real-time chord diagrams, chord progressions, and continuously updated target notes help you improvise with confidence. Try it free for 7 days, then only $4.99/month if you choose to subscribe. Cancel anytime. Always Free: Even without a subscription, TargetTones gives you a powerful reference tool. See the target notes for any chord, in any key, across every scale and mode — with tabs, note names, and full fretboard visualization. The knowledge is always yours.

Screenshots

Guitar Jam Backing Tracks4 screens
TargetTones3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TargetTones at weekly against Guitar Jam Backing Tracks's every 2 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Guitar Jam Backing Tracks sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and TargetTones sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Guitar Jam Backing Tracks against 5.0 for TargetTones. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guitar Jam Backing Tracks ships an update every 2 months, TargetTones weekly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Guitar Jam Backing Tracks versus TargetTones: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuitar Jam Backing TracksTargetTones
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConstlet OyFretTracks Labs LLC

Customer experience

Guitar Jam Backing Tracks

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TargetTones

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Guitar Jam Backing Tracks

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Access - Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium Access$1.991 Month
  • Premium Access - Annually$7.991 Year
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  • Annual Premium Access$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium Access$13.99
1 purchases

TargetTones

Subscriptions1
  • FretTracks Pro Access - The Band$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Guitar Jam Backing Tracks free?
Guitar Jam Backing Tracks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TargetTones free?
TargetTones is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Guitar Jam Backing Tracks or TargetTones?
Guitar Jam Backing Tracks and TargetTones are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Guitar Jam Backing Tracks or TargetTones have ads?
Neither Guitar Jam Backing Tracks nor TargetTones shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Guitar Jam Backing Tracks or TargetTones?
Guitar Jam Backing Tracks ships an update every 2 months, and TargetTones weekly. Most recently, Guitar Jam Backing Tracks was updated on October 30, 2026 and TargetTones on October 30, 2026.

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