Comparison

Start Jamming with Grass vs MandoFlow

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

Head to head
About

Start Jamming with Grass

Learn bluegrass music with a comprehensive song library, including chords, lyrics, and demo videos. Discover over 700 bluegrass jams nationwide to connect with other musicians. Practice with built-in backing tracks at adjustable tempos.

Highlights
  • Extensive song library with chords and lyrics
  • Demo videos for jam standards
  • Jam finder for local bluegrass events
  • Track played songs and share with friends
  • Automatic backing tracks with adjustable tempo
Features
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Grass is your companion for learning bluegrass music. Whether you're just starting out or looking to expand your skills, this app provides everything you need to join the bluegrass community. Key Features: - Song Library: Chords, lyrics, and demo videos for over 400 jam standards, filterable by category and artist. - Jam Finder: Meet new friends to play with at 700+ bluegrass jams across the country. - Lists: Track what you've played, or "go live" and help your friends follow along - Practice Tools: Built-in automatic backing tracks at adjustable tempos. Perfect for: - Beginning musicians interested in bluegrass - Intermediate players looking to expand their repertoire - Anyone wanting to join the bluegrass community - Musicians searching for local jams

About

MandoFlow

Practice mandolin chord changes with visual diagrams that flow in time with the music. Focus on improving your fretting hand reflexes without needing an account or microphone. Offers a variety of musical progressions and tempo control for effective practice.

Highlights
  • Chord change trainer
  • Visual fretboard diagrams
  • Musical progressions
  • Tempo control
  • Offline functionality
  • Landscape mode
Features
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MandoFlow is a chord change trainer for mandolin players. Pick a course, hit play, and chord diagrams flow by in time with the beat while you strum along on your real instrument. No microphone, no account, no lessons to unlock. Just steady, focused practice that makes your chord changes automatic. WHY MANDOFLOW - Made for mandolin: 48 real chord shapes (major, minor, 7th, m7) shown as clear fretboard diagrams - Musical progressions: courses built from real harmony, including I-V-vi-IV, 12-bar blues, bluegrass standards, waltzes and jazz turnarounds - See what is coming: the current chord and the next one are always on screen, so your fretting hand is ready before the beat arrives - Reference audio: hear each progression with a clean plucked mandolin sound - Tempo control: slow it down to nail the shapes, speed it up to build reflexes - Landscape mode: put the phone on a music stand and read it like a chart - Works offline and everything stays on your device 87 COURSES ACROSS 10 SECTIONS Basics, classic progressions, blues, bluegrass and country, folk and Celtic, waltz time, minor keys, jazz, all 12 keys, and speed workouts. FREE AND PRO The basics section is free. A single one-time purchase of MandoFlow Pro unlocks all courses, saved progressions and practice history. No subscription, no recurring charges.

Screenshots

Start Jamming with Grass4 screens
MandoFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Start Jamming with Grass at none against MandoFlow's 1. Start Jamming with Grass also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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. MandoFlow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Start Jamming with Grass asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MandoFlow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Start Jamming with Grass has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Start Jamming with Grass ships an update weekly, MandoFlow every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Start Jamming with Grass versus MandoFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStart Jamming with GrassMandoFlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElijah Jacob MayfieldKENYA MASUKO

In-app purchases

None

Start Jamming with Grass

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MandoFlow

One-time1
  • MandoFlow Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Start Jamming with Grass free?
Start Jamming with Grass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MandoFlow free?
MandoFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Start Jamming with Grass or MandoFlow?
MandoFlow is rated higher. Start Jamming with Grass averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while MandoFlow averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Start Jamming with Grass or MandoFlow have ads?
Neither Start Jamming with Grass nor MandoFlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Start Jamming with Grass or MandoFlow?
Start Jamming with Grass ships an update weekly, and MandoFlow every 2 months. Most recently, Start Jamming with Grass was updated on October 24, 2026 and MandoFlow on October 28, 2026.

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