# Instant Backing Track vs ShedLab

The clearest difference is price: Instant Backing Track at Free against ShedLab's $12.99. ShedLab's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Instant Backing Track is free to download; ShedLab costs $12.99 up front. Instant Backing Track sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ShedLab asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Instant Backing Track against 5.0 for ShedLab. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Instant Backing Track | ShedLab |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $12.99 |
| Rating | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/instant-backing-track/id6758922036/reviews) | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shedlab/id6760598340/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Size | 76 MB | 16 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Salmiakki Studios LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1875779368) | [Stirling Carter](https://appshunter.io/developer/1772489588) |

## What reviewers say

### Instant Backing Track

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/instant-backing-track/id6758922036)

Generate dynamic backing tracks from your chord progressions instantly. Practice improvisation and musical exploration with flexible rhythmic variations and full control over tempo, key, and chords. Includes structured lessons for skill development.

**Highlights:** Instant backing track generation from chord progressions, Full control over tempo, key, and chords, Dynamic rhythmic and arrangement variations, Built for improvisation and soloing, Structured lessons for skill development, Transpose progressions into new keys and modes, Customize tone and instrumentation

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock Full Version | $17.99 | one-time |


### ShedLab

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shedlab/id6760598340)

This app helps musicians improve their jazz symbol recall and fluency. It uses adaptive scheduling to focus practice on areas needing the most improvement, enhancing speed and consistency.

**Highlights:** Practice jazz symbols, Adaptive scheduling, Target weak areas, Improve speed and consistency, Track progress, Build vocabulary

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Instant Backing Track free?

Instant Backing Track is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is ShedLab free?

ShedLab costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Instant Backing Track or ShedLab?

Instant Backing Track and ShedLab are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.

### Do Instant Backing Track or ShedLab have ads?

Neither Instant Backing Track nor ShedLab shows ads.

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