Play Jazz Tracks Mobile vs Harmony Cloud Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Play Jazz Tracks Mobile
Access hundreds of high-quality jazz backing tracks created by a professional musician. Stream all available tracks, including future additions, with tempo and key information. Customize your listening experience with a dedicated player featuring EQ, pitch controls, and a favorites list.
- Hundreds of high-quality jazz backing tracks
- Stream all tracks, including new additions
- BPM tempo and key information for each track
- Search and filter tracks by BPM
- Dedicated track player with EQ
- Pitch controls
- Create favorite track lists
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Welcome to Play Jazz Tracks Mobile. This app allows you to stream literally hundreds of some of the best backing tracks on the market with a huge collection of Jazz standards, Funk, Groove, Study tracks and more. Featuring all the classic Jazz repertoire you can imagine plus any new tracks added to the Play Jazz Tracks library in the future. Latest features include high quality time stretching for speed and pitch. The new chord chart screen has a control panel allowing users to transpose the chart for Bb and Eb transposing instruments plus the pitch slider will also transpose the chart to match so the chart is always in the right key. Download for free and try the free tracks with all the features unloked before committing to a subscription. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Harmony Cloud Pro
This app helps musicians of all levels develop their ear for harmony and improvisation. It generates endless, unpredictable chord progressions based on user-selected chords, allowing for personalized learning and exploration of musical concepts.
- Ear training for musicians
- Improvisation exploration
- Generates unpredictable chord progressions
- Customizable tempo, volume, and key
- Tailorable to all skill levels
- Patented harmonic algorithm
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Understanding harmony is an essential skill for any musician. Harmony is the springboard that elevates melodies to their full emotional potential. Harmony Cloud™ is a revolutionary step forward in the world of ear training created by world renowned jazz vibraphonist and music educator Stefon Harris, and software engineer and jazz trombonist Kate Jiang. It is designed to help all musicians, from beginner to professional, expand their ears, deepen their understanding of harmony, and fearlessly explore the world of improvisation. Its underlying patented harmonic algorithm stitches together chords you select into an unending source of unpredictable, yet musical, chord progressions. Harmony Cloud can be tailored to any musician's or teacher’s needs. Chord progressions can range from very simple I, IV, V to progressions that include hundreds of chords. This makes it easy to learn and grow at your own pace. You have control of all aspects of the music including tempo, volume, sounds, key signature, and much more. Privacy Policy: https://harmonycloudmusic.com/privacy Terms & Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Harmony Cloud Pro at 87% against Play Jazz Tracks Mobile's 33%. Harmony Cloud Pro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Play Jazz Tracks Mobile sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $8.99 per month and Harmony Cloud Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Harmony Cloud Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Harmony Cloud Pro has 65 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Play Jazz Tracks Mobile's written reviews are positive against 87% of Harmony Cloud Pro's.
Play Jazz Tracks Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, Harmony Cloud Pro weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Play Jazz Tracks Mobile | Harmony Cloud Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (65 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 86.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 65 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 194 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philip Wilkinson | The Melodic Progression Institute LLC |
Customer experience
Play Jazz Tracks Mobile
Harmony Cloud Pro
In-app purchases
Play Jazz Tracks Mobile
- Monthly Subscription$8.991 Month
Harmony Cloud Pro
- Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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