# Instant Backing Track vs ShedSpace

The clearest difference is ratings volume: ShedSpace at 15 against Instant Backing Track's 1. Instant Backing Track's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Instant Backing Track sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ShedSpace sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Instant Backing Track against 5.0 for ShedSpace. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShedSpace has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Instant Backing Track ships an update every 2 days, ShedSpace every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Instant Backing Track | ShedSpace |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/instant-backing-track/id6758922036/reviews) | [5.0 (15 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shedspace/id6801592458/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **15** |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 2 days** | Every 5 days |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Size | 76 MB | 61 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **16.4** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | [Salmiakki Studios LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1875779368) | [Sprung Interactive](https://appshunter.io/developer/6801592460) |

## 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 |


### ShedSpace

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shedspace/id6801592458)

This app provides musicians with a practice toolkit, including a metronome, a drone for intonation practice, and a real drummer for playing along. It offers customizable tempos, time signatures, and drum grooves, all synchronized to a single clock.

**Highlights:** Real drummer grooves, Customizable metronome, Drone in any key, Tempo ramp and gap trainer, Chord progressions, Background playback, iCloud sync

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

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ShedSpace Yearly | $9.99 | per year |
| ShedSpace Lifetime | $29.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Instant Backing Track free?

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

### Is ShedSpace free?

ShedSpace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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

Instant Backing Track and ShedSpace are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 15 ratings respectively.

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

Neither Instant Backing Track nor ShedSpace shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Instant Backing Track or ShedSpace?

Instant Backing Track ships an update every 2 days, and ShedSpace every 5 days. Most recently, Instant Backing Track was updated on November 5, 2026 and ShedSpace on November 9, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*