Guitar Jam Backing Tracks vs TargetTones
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Royalty-free backing tracks
- Seamless loops
- Browse by key and genre
- Offline playback
- Built-in drone and tuning
- Made by musicians
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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.
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.
- Jam over professional backing tracks
- Target notes highlighted over chords
- Full band experience
- 500+ guitar backing tracks
- Real-time chord diagrams
- Fretboard visualization
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Guitar Jam Backing Tracks ships an update every 2 months, TargetTones weekly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Guitar Jam Backing Tracks | TargetTones |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Constlet Oy | FretTracks Labs LLC |
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In-app purchases
Guitar Jam Backing Tracks
- 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
- Lifetime Premium Access$13.99
TargetTones
- FretTracks Pro Access - The Band$4.991 Month
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