Comparison

StrumLab Jam vs ANALOGyDR

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

Head to head
About

StrumLab Jam

Enhance your guitar practice with a vast library of YouTube backing tracks. Visualize your fretboard in real-time, filter by genre and key, and receive practice reminders. Unlock over 1000 tracks and advanced features with a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • 100+ free backing tracks
  • 1000+ premium tracks
  • Real-time fretboard visualization
  • Genre, key, and scale filtering
  • Scheduled practice reminders
  • Full fretboard view (0-12 frets)
Features
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StrumLab Jam turns practice into a full-band experience. Jam along with over 100 free backing tracks, or unlock 1,000+ with Premium. Filter by style, mode and key, so you're always playing exactly what you want to play. Premium also lets you jam over generated songs. A full band plays a fresh chord progression in your chosen key, scale and genre, and each chord lights up as it plays. WHAT'S INSIDE • 1,000+ jam tracks across rock, funk, blues and more • Filter by style, from Rock and Funk to Blues and beyond • Filter by mode, from Major and Minor to Dorian and beyond • Filter by key • Generated songs with a full band, swing feels and slash chords • A scale fretboard showing the notes that fit, with root notes highlighted • Play the scale or a pentatonic run, and jump between positions • Choose your fret range, from open position to the 24th fret • Left-handed fretboard and a choice of wood finishes • Streaks and badges to track your progress • Practice reminders to keep you consistent Whether you're working on scales, learning a new mode, or just want to play instead of practising alone, StrumLab Jam gives you a band that's always ready, and the visual feedback to build real improvisational confidence. This is where skills become music. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.strumlab.app/privacy-policy

About

ANALOGyDR

This virtual analog synthesizer plugin is designed for creating drum and percussion sounds. It features two oscillators, noise generators, filters, and a drive section, allowing for a wide range of sonic textures. It can be used standalone or within compatible DAWs.

Highlights
  • Virtual analog drum synth
  • AUv3 compatible
  • Standalone operation
  • Two variable pitch oscillators
  • White and pink noise generators
  • Multiple filter types
  • Analog-flavored drive section
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ANALOGyDR Drum Synth (AUv3) ANALOGyDR is a virtual instrument plugin that can run standalone, or in any AU compatible host such as Logic Pro or GarageBand. Please note that the standalone version does not include a built-in keyboard - you need to connect a suitable MIDI device to play the synth. *** IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ *** ANALOGyDR is a single voice (monophonic) virtual analog synthesiser designed specifically for creating drum and percussion type sounds. Please note that it is not a pitched instrument for playing melodic lines, and does not include a rhythm pattern sequencer. To create a virtual drum kit with ANALOGyDR you need to load multiple instances on separate tracks in a DAW such as Logic or GarageBand and record MIDI notes into each track. Design Overview ANALOGyDR is a tribute to the now legendary vintage analog drum machines that used simple synthesis engines to create their sounds by combining basic oscillators and noise sources. ANALOGyDR has two variable pitch sine wave oscillators, along with white and pink noise generators, three filter types and an analog flavoured drive section. Despite the basic design, ANALOGyDR can create quite a wide variety of sonic textures, and the factory presets include a selection of percussion sounds inspired by the Roland CompuRhythm CR-78 (*), along with some interesting effects such as emulations of a cracking whip, a cardboard box and a mouse trap! The single voice architecture of ANALOGyDR is also useful in situations where you might want to add one or two additional percussion sounds to supplement your favourite drum machine app and gives you the flexibility to apply different effects processing to each ANALOGyDR track. Alternatively, use ANALOGyDR as a sound design tool to create your own unique percussion sounds that you can record and then load into your favourite sampler app. The iPad previews were created using multiple ANALOGyDR tracks in GarageBand, plus some reverb and echo from the built-in GarageBand effects. For more info and support please visit: www.waverley-instruments.com/robjackson (*) CompuRhythm CR-78 is a registered trademark of Roland Corporation.

Screenshots

StrumLab Jam4 screens
ANALOGyDR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ANALOGyDR at 50% against StrumLab Jam's 0%. ANALOGyDR also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). StrumLab Jam's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On 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

StrumLab Jam is free to download; ANALOGyDR costs $2.99 up front. StrumLab Jam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. ANALOGyDR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ANALOGyDR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of StrumLab Jam's written reviews are positive against 50% of ANALOGyDR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StrumLab Jam ships an update fortnightly, ANALOGyDR every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
StrumLab Jam versus ANALOGyDR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrumLab JamANALOGyDR
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGary HarknessRob Jackson

Customer experience

StrumLab Jam

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

ANALOGyDR

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

StrumLab Jam

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Plan7 Days trial$2.991 Year
  • StrumLab Jam Pro1 Year trial$24.991 Year
  • StrumLab All Access1 Year trial$49.991 Year
None

ANALOGyDR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StrumLab Jam free?
StrumLab Jam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ANALOGyDR free?
ANALOGyDR costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StrumLab Jam or ANALOGyDR?
ANALOGyDR is rated higher. StrumLab Jam averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while ANALOGyDR averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do StrumLab Jam or ANALOGyDR have ads?
Neither StrumLab Jam nor ANALOGyDR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StrumLab Jam or ANALOGyDR?
StrumLab Jam ships an update fortnightly, and ANALOGyDR every 2 months. Most recently, StrumLab Jam was updated on October 30, 2026 and ANALOGyDR on October 30, 2026.

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