Comparison

StrumLab Jam vs AuDelay

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. Browse over 100 free, high-quality backing tracks — or unlock 1,000+ with Premium — filtered by musical style, mode, and key, so you're always playing exactly what you want to play. WHAT'S INSIDE • 1,000+ jam tracks across rock, funk, blues, and more • Filter by musical style — Rock, Funk, Blues, and many more • Filter by musical mode — Major, Minor, Dorian, and many more • Filter by scale key • Choose your playing fret range, from open position to the 24th fret • Real-time fretboard visualiser shows exactly what to play, when • Scheduled practice reminders 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://strumlab.app/privacy-policy

About

AuDelay

This audio effect plugin offers a unique delay with a cosmic ambient soundscape. It utilizes the Golden Ratio in its design for versatile and unconventional sound manipulation, featuring three stereo delay lines with variable modulation and lo-fi texture.

Highlights
  • Golden Ratio DSP
  • Three stereo delay lines
  • Variable modulation
  • Lo-fi texture
  • Max 16-second delay time
  • Soft switch/trails mode
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AuDelay Golden Ratio Cosmic Delay (AUv3) AuDelay is an audio effect plugin that can run standalone, or in any AU compatible host application such as Logic Pro or GarageBand. Overview AuDelay is a delay effect that looks quite simple on the outside, but there's a lot going on inside. The Golden Ratio (*) is used extensively in the DSP code for AuDelay which results in a versatile delay effect that can also sound very unconventional. At its core, AuDelay is a trio of stereo delay lines with variable modulation, panning and lo-fi texture. Shorter delay times can produce an echo effect reminiscent of vintage "oil can" units, but with a maximum base delay time of 16 seconds, "cosmic" ambient soundscape delay effects is where AuDelay really shines. AuDelay takes its name from the chemical element symbol "Au" for gold, and it just so happens to be an "AU" (Audio Unit) too! Please note that by design, AuDelay is not well-suited to tempo-sync / rhythmic type delays, so if that's more your thing, please check out PolyDelay as an alternative. AuDelay is also similarly named, but not to be confused with AulDelay either, which is a much more basic analog-flavoured delay. (*) The Golden Ratio, approximately equal to 1.618, is a special number that has fascinated many scholars going back to Ancient Greek times. It can be found in geometry, architecture, art and even some patterns in nature. Controls Active - Toggles the effect On or Off. This behaves as a "soft switch" or in "trails mode", allowing any delay repeats to ring out when you toggle to the Off state. Time - Sets the base, or longest delay time. There are three delay lines, each with different pre-delay and base delay times. With Density set to minimum, you have just one line active, so you will typically hear a shorter initial (pre-delay) repeat, then a longer repeat equal to the Time value - very similar to an "oil can delay" with just one head. Density - This activates the 2nd and 3rd delay lines progressively, so you will hear the output of these delays faded into the wet mix gradually as you increase the Density control. However, when the control gets close to maximum, something else interesting starts to happen... Density 0% - Only one delay line is active. Density 0-50% - A second delay line is mixed in gradually, with the two being equal level with the Density control at 50%. Density 50-75% - A third delay line is mixed in gradually, with all three being equal level with the Density control at 75%. Density 75-100% - In this range, the output of the lines are fed back into each other, creating an almost reverb-like wash, especially at high Regen settings. Regen - Sets the regeneration or feedback for the delay lines. Note that because of the way the Density processing works, AuDelay does not do infinite or "freeze" type effects, but rest assured, the decay time can still be very long when Regen is set to maximum. Lo-Fi - Applies high and lowpass filtering to the delay repeats along with some gritty drive to emulate a vintage analog delay. Mod - Applies modulation to the delay. Each delay line is modulated independently and in stereo for a lush chorusing type effect. As you increase Mod, the underlying LFOs start to drift and warble in an unpredictable way. Pan - Applies a panning effect to the output of each delay line. The pan rate varies with the delay time and the underlying LFOs will also start to drift as you increase the control. Mix - Increases the level of the delayed signal. Note that AuDelay does not go 100% "wet", so Mix does not alter the level of your dry signal. Out - Can be used to adjust the overall output (wet + dry) from AuDelay. For more info and support please visit: www.waverley-instruments.com/robjackson

Screenshots

StrumLab Jam4 screens
AuDelay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AuDelay at 100% against StrumLab Jam's 0%. AuDelay also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). StrumLab Jam's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 10 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; AuDelay costs $1.99 up front. StrumLab Jam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. AuDelay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AuDelay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of StrumLab Jam's written reviews are positive against 100% of AuDelay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StrumLab Jam ships an update every 10 days, AuDelay every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
StrumLab Jam versus AuDelay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrumLab JamAuDelay
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 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%

AuDelay

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

AuDelay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StrumLab Jam free?
StrumLab Jam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AuDelay free?
AuDelay costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StrumLab Jam or AuDelay?
AuDelay is rated higher. StrumLab Jam averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while AuDelay averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do StrumLab Jam or AuDelay have ads?
Neither StrumLab Jam nor AuDelay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StrumLab Jam or AuDelay?
StrumLab Jam ships an update every 10 days, and AuDelay every 10 months. Most recently, StrumLab Jam was updated on October 5, 2026 and AuDelay on October 19, 2026.

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