Comparison

StrumLab Jam vs MicroLag

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

MicroLag

This audio processor allows precise delay time adjustments in exact sample counts. It offers long delay times and smooth toggling between dry and delayed signals, displaying the delay in milliseconds.

Highlights
  • Set delay time in exact samples
  • Long delay times (up to 1 second at 48KHz)
  • Smoothly toggle between dry and delayed signal
  • Displays actual delay time in milliseconds
  • AUv3 effects plugin
  • Standalone or host compatible
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MicroLag is a delay audio processor that allows you to set the delay time in an exact number of samples. While there are already quite a few sample delay plugins available, I couldn’t find one that quite fit my needs, so I made one. MicroLag allows you to set relatively long delay times, e.g. up to around 1 second at 48KHz sampling rate. You can also smoothly toggle between the delayed and bypassed / dry signal. Finally, the actual delay time in milliseconds (depending on the host sample rate) is displayed. That’s basically it! MicroLag is an AUv3 effects plugin that can run standalone, or in any AUv3 compatible host such as Logic Pro, GarageBand or AUM. MicroLag currently runs on iPadOS / iOS (iPad & iPhone) and macOS (Intel & Silicon) and is available as a Universal Purchase from the Apple App Store. If you’re planning on using MicroLag on Mac / desktop, please ensure that your favourite DAW / host supports AUv3 (not just AU).

Screenshots

StrumLab Jam4 screens
MicroLag1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: StrumLab Jam at Free against MicroLag's $1.99. MicroLag's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). 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; MicroLag costs $1.99 up front. StrumLab Jam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. MicroLag asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MicroLag holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
StrumLab Jam versus MicroLag: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrumLab JamMicroLag
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB18 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%

MicroLag

All ratings1 ratings
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

MicroLag

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StrumLab Jam free?
StrumLab Jam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MicroLag free?
MicroLag costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StrumLab Jam or MicroLag?
MicroLag is rated higher. StrumLab Jam averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while MicroLag averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do StrumLab Jam or MicroLag have ads?
Neither StrumLab Jam nor MicroLag shows ads.

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