JazzCat vs Nova Music Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JazzCat
This app helps you build jazz literacy by connecting legendary musicians to the instruments they played. Strengthen your awareness of jazz tradition through focused learning and develop a deeper understanding of the artists behind the music.
- Connect musicians to instruments
- Strengthen recall through review
- Build lasting jazz history knowledge
- Develop deeper familiarity with jazz
- Explore iconic jazz figures
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JazzCat helps you build real jazz literacy by connecting legendary musicians to the instruments they played. Knowing who played what is foundational to understanding jazz. Whether you’re a student, performer, or dedicated listener, JazzCat strengthens your awareness of the tradition through focused, lasting learning. Explore iconic figures across eras and develop sharper recognition of the artists behind the sound. What You’ll Do • Learn which musicians played which instruments • Strengthen recall through structured review • Build lasting knowledge of jazz history • Develop deeper familiarity with the tradition Who It’s For • Jazz students • Musicians expanding their vocabulary • Listeners who want deeper understanding • Anyone serious about learning the players JazzCat is simple, focused, and built for steady progress. Because knowing the names—and the instruments behind them—changes how you hear the music. Lifetime access for a single purchase. No subscriptions or recurring fees.
Nova Music Studio
This app streamlines music lesson management for teachers and families. It offers tools for scheduling, communication, invoicing, and resource sharing, with a dedicated portal for families to track progress and assignments.
- Customizable teacher dashboard
- Student and family management
- Lesson scheduling
- Messaging families
- Invoice creation
- Lesson notes publishing
- Family portal for progress tracking
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Nova Music helps independent music teachers and their families manage the daily work around music lessons. Teachers can view a customizable dashboard, manage students and families, work with lesson schedules, message families, create lesson invoices, publish lesson notes, share resources, manage forms and programs, and update studio settings. Families can use the native Family Portal to review schedules, assignments, practice, progress, messages, forms, resources, settings, and lesson invoices. Lesson payments and autopay management continue securely on Nova's website through an authenticated handoff. Nova Pro is available to teachers as an auto-renewable subscription purchased through Apple In-App Purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://trynovamusic.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Nova Music Studio at Free against JazzCat's $2.99. Nova Music Studio also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). JazzCat's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Nova Music Studio is free to download; JazzCat costs $2.99 up front. JazzCat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nova Music Studio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
JazzCat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
JazzCat ships an update every 2 months, Nova Music Studio monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JazzCat | Nova Music Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wojciech Sulejman | Nova Music LLC |
Customer experience
JazzCat
Nova Music Studio
In-app purchases
JazzCat
- Full Unlock Promo$4.99
Nova Music Studio
- Nova Pro Monthly$15.001 Month
- Nova Pro Annual$150.001 Year
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