Comparison

Quartet 3 vs Jazzcat

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

Head to head
About

Quartet 3

Enhance your jazz performance and practice with live studio recordings of jazz standards. Mute your instrument to play along, change keys, adjust tempo, and loop sections for focused learning. Features animated chord diagrams and playlist creation for seamless practice sessions.

Highlights
  • Live jazz standards play-along
  • Mute your instrument
  • Change key and tempo
  • Loop sections for practice
  • Animated chord diagrams
  • Multi-app playlist creation
  • Multitrack export
Features
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Practice and perform jazz standards on another level with Quartet. And with a host of brand-new features, the top-selling jazz play along apps just got even better. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. Volume 3 includes another 100 stunning jazz standards recorded exclusively by 6 of the world’s best jazz musicians. All ‘live’ studio recordings with intros, endings and top line solos. Whether you play jazz piano, guitar, saxophone, trumpet, bass, drums…simply mute your instrument from the Quartet for the ultimate jazz play along. And for jazz singers too, each edition of Quartet is an unrivalled collection of jazz backing tracks powerful enough to gig with. Change key on the fly. Speed up or slow down the audio seamlessly. Loop sections and slow them right down for practice. Select the number of repeats. Choose from preset mixes or create your own custom mix using the new onboard mixer. Arrange each song exactly the way you want it with the new automated ‘Arranger’ feature. Add a touch of reverb and you’re good to go. Improve your skills with full screen animated chord diagrams for Piano, Guitar and Ukulele. Search the entire Quartet song library (700 songs) by composer, style, BPM, associated artist and more. Build and share multi-app playlists and easily export PDF chord charts for every song. Export your stereo mix or export the multitrack if you want to develop the high quality separated parts in GarageBand or whatever DAW you use. Either way, all recordings are offered to you royalty-free giving you endless creative possibilities. The 100 jazz standards in Quartet Volume 3 include improvisations in the style of… ‘After You’ve Gone’, ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’, ‘At Last’, ‘Baubles, Bangles & Beads’, ‘Blueberry Hill’, ‘Blues’ (in all keys), ‘Breezin’’, ‘Chameleon’, ‘Down by the Riverside’, ‘Freedom Jazz Dance’, ‘How Long Has This Been Going On?’, ‘Ladies in Mercedes’, ‘On the Street Where You Live’, ‘Second Time Around’, ‘Someone To Watch Over Me’, ‘Summer Knows’, ‘Só Danço Samba’, ‘Too Marvelous for Words’, ‘Who Can I Turn To?’, ‘With a Song in My Heart’… and 80 more. Install Quartet on all of your iOS devices plus your Mac devices (M series only) at no extra cost. Ready to take your jazz standards to another level? Hear more at www.quartetapp.com Featured artists on Quartet Volume 3 Guitar Nigel Price Nigel has recorded with many big-name artists, performing on over 50 albums, most recently Van Morrison’s studio album ‘Keep Me Singing’. A former member of The James Taylor Quartet, Nigel was voted the UK’s ‘Best Guitarist’ in the 2016 British Jazz Awards and is “…probably the most dynamic and gifted guitarist on the British jazz scene today” [All About Jazz]. Trumpet Steve Fishwick Steve has performed and recorded with many leading European jazz musicians including Sir John Dankworth, George Mraz, Dado Moroni, Claus Raibler, Tony Lakatos and the WDR big band. In the USA, Steve has performed and recorded with Anita O' Day, Ron Carter, Jimmy Heath, Peter Erskine, Eric Harland, Scott Hamilton, Herb Geller Saxophones and Flutes Andy Panayi Credits include Shirley Bassey, Jessye Norman, Paul McCartney, Seth MacFarlane, Elaine Paige, Elvis Costello, Georgie Fame, Helen Shapiro, Madeline Bell, Patty Austin, Freddie Hubbard, Wynton Marsalis, Billy Cobham Piano Graham Harvey Credits include Incognito (MD), Stacey Kent, George Benson, M People, Hamish Stuart, The Jones Girls, Philip Bailey, Chaka Khan, The BBC Big Band, Madeline Bell, Jocelyn Brown, Mica Paris, Sir Cliff Richard Bass Geoff Gascoyne Credits include Jamie Cullum (MD), Sting, Van Morrison, Bill Bruford, Mari Wilson, Paloma Faith, Georgie Fame, Gloria Estefan, Guy Barker, Charlie Watts, Benny Golson, Jacqui Dankworth, John Martyn, Eartha Kitt Drums Sebastiaan de Krom Credits include Herbie Hancock, John Scofield, Phil Woods, Dave Holland, Jamie Cullum, Guy Barker, Wynton Marsalis

About

Jazzcat

Discover live jazz performances happening near you. Tailor your feed by following artists, venues, and genres. Easily find events by date, location, or performer, and venues can post their own gigs.

Highlights
  • Tailored jazz music discovery
  • Follow artists, venues, and genres
  • Map view for nearby jazz
  • Search events by date and performer
  • Post and sell tickets for your gigs
  • Venue profile management
Features
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Find the best live jazz near you, no more endless searching, no more scattered listings. TAILORED DISCOVERY Jazzcat tailors your feed to jazz music that is relevant to you. Follow your favourite artists, venues, and genres so that you’re always up to date. MAPPING Find Jazz closest to you with the map function. DISCOVER Browse and search jazz events near you - tonight, this weekend, or months from now. Filter by city, venue, musician, or date. UPLOAD YOUR GIGS Hosting an event? Post your event in minutes and sell tickets directly to your audience. Fast payouts, low fees. Built for musicians, venues, and promoters. VENUE PROFILES Claim your profile and manage your venue.

Screenshots

Quartet 34 screens
Jazzcat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Jazzcat at Free against Quartet 3's $16.99. Jazzcat also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). Quartet 3's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Jazzcat is free to download; Quartet 3 costs $16.99 up front. Quartet 3 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Jazzcat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jazzcat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quartet 3 has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Quartet 3's written reviews are positive against 100% of Jazzcat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quartet 3 ships an update monthly, Jazzcat every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Quartet 3 versus Jazzcat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuartet 3Jazzcat
Price$16.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (22 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size528 MB105 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperUK Music Apps LtdJazzcat Ltd.

Customer experience

Quartet 3

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

Jazzcat

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Quartet 3

One-time5
  • Upgrade song$0.99
  • Buy 10 tokens$8.99
  • Buy 20 tokens$14.99
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  • Buy 50 tokens$22.99
  • Upgrade all songs$39.99
None

Jazzcat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quartet 3 free?
Quartet 3 costs $16.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Jazzcat free?
Jazzcat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Quartet 3 or Jazzcat?
Jazzcat is rated higher. Quartet 3 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Jazzcat averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Quartet 3 or Jazzcat have ads?
Neither Quartet 3 nor Jazzcat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quartet 3 or Jazzcat?
Quartet 3 ships an update monthly, and Jazzcat every 4 days. Most recently, Quartet 3 was updated on October 24, 2026 and Jazzcat on October 7, 2026.

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