Field. vs Ensemble Jammer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Field.
Record, identify, and transcribe sounds with advanced AI. Automatically tag audio with environmental data and create searchable text from speech. Explore your sound library with unique acoustic fingerprints and route maps.
- On-device AI sound identification
- Live speech transcription
- Acoustic fingerprint analysis
- Route mapping with event markers
- High-resolution audio recording
- Location and weather tagging
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Field is a field recording app for the people who listen to places. It records in high resolution, then tells you what it heard: the birds, the weather, the character of the sound, and which recordings stand out from the rest. Open it, press record. Included free. No account, no subscription: Soundmark Field finds the recordings that stand out from the others at a place. Mark your own, or let Field suggest them. Similar Recordings Open any recording and find others that share its character. Sound ID On-device AI identifies sounds as you record: birdsong, wind, rain, traffic, voices, all tagged and timestamped. Auto-bookmarks Field marks high-confidence detections as you record, so you can find events in long captures without scrubbing. True Stereo Real stereo from the built-in mics, not dual mono. Field uses the rear array iOS reserves for video, which gives you a wider image. High-Resolution Audio Up to 96kHz, 32-bit in WAV, AIFF, FLAC, ALAC, or AAC. You choose the resolution. Acoustic Fingerprint Loudness, dynamic range, spectral character, and spaciousness, written as a plain phrase ("warm and expansive") or as BWF metadata. Import Bring in audio from Voice Memos, Files, or any share menu. Imports are tagged, fingerprinted, and transcribed like your own captures. Export to Freesound Send any recording to Freesound ready to upload, with tags, license, geotag, and description in the format Freesound expects. Live Transcription On-device speech recognition turns your words into searchable text as you speak. English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese, depending on your device. Location & Weather Every recording is geo-tagged with place, map, and the weather at the moment of capture. Route Maps Record while you walk, ride, or drive. Field draws your path full screen and marks the standout moments along it. Library Playback Play, scrub, and auto-play from the library. Sort by date, duration, size, or location. Live Monitoring Hear what the mic hears through your headphones while recording. Home & Lock Screen Widget Start recording with one tap from your Home or Lock Screen, without opening the app. Action Button Assign Toggle Recording and start a capture with one press. (iPhone 15 Pro and later.) Apple Watch Add a Field complication to any watch face. See whether a recording is running, and start one without taking out your phone. Control Center Start or stop a recording from anywhere in iOS. Live Activity A recording in progress shows elapsed time on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Time-of-Day Colors Recording cards reflect when they were captured: dawn, midday, golden hour, dusk, night. Field Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription. It unlocks: Pre-roll Capture the moment before you tap record. Field keeps the last few seconds in memory so you never miss the start. Off, 3, 5, or 10 seconds. In memory only, never uploaded. Bird Species Identification Field names the birds it hears, species by species, entirely on-device with nothing uploaded. Available for recordings made in the San Francisco Bay Area. Smart Playlists Rules-based collections that update themselves. Filter by tag, place, soundmark, duration, or any combination. Reaper Project Export Share any recording as a Reaper .zip. Bookmarks become project markers and tags become regions, laid out ready to edit. Per-tag thresholds Tune how confident Field must be before adding each tag. Folders Organize recordings by project, trip, or session. iCloud Sync Your recordings, photos, and metadata sync across devices through your own iCloud. Audio downloads on demand. Trim & Crop Set in/out points, preview, save as new or replace. Bookmarks Drop timestamped markers during playback. Add labels, tap to jump. Video Export Share recordings as waveform videos in 16:9, 1:1, or 9:16, with an optional overlay. Field has no servers. Your data never leaves your device unless you turn on iCloud Sync, which uses your iCloud account.
Ensemble Jammer
Collaborate with musicians in real-time, regardless of location. This app ensures everyone plays in harmonic sync, allowing for creative freedom without hitting wrong notes. Explore various instruments and jam sessions, performances, or open-ended musical exploration.
- Real-time sync with Scale Navigator Dashboard
- Instruments adapt to scale or chord automatically
- Smooth transitions when harmony changes
- BPM sync for sequencers
- Works on iPhone and iPad
- Free to use
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Ensemble Jammer is a multiplayer music app where everyone plays in harmonic sync. One person sets the scale and chord in Scale Navigator Dashboard. Everyone else joins from their phone or tablet. As the harmony changes, each instrument follows—so you can focus on playing. HOW IT WORKS • Create an ensemble in Scale Navigator Dashboard • Join it in Ensemble Jammer on your phone or tablet • Play together as your instruments follow the shared scale and chord Follow the chord, explore the scale, or build melodies, textures, and rhythms. Each player chooses their own part while sharing the same harmonic world. INSTRUMENTS Explore touch and motion instruments that respond to the current harmony: • Touch Harp — swipe melodies and arpeggios • X/Y Lead — expressive synth control • Melody Maker — a step sequencer that stays in key • Tanpura Drone — evolving harmonic texture • Venn Instrument — play chords through overlapping regions • Sample Sequencer — samples retune automatically • Sample Looper — loops shift with the harmony • Tilt and Compass — play by moving your device CONNECT AND PLAY Join an ensemble online, enter a private rehearsal room with a code, or connect to a nearby Scale Navigator host over Bluetooth without internet access. Set up Bluetooth MIDI and Network MIDI directly from the MIDI tab. Use Ensemble Jammer for jam sessions, performances, teaching, or solo exploration. FEATURES • Shared scale, chord, and tempo from Scale Navigator Dashboard • Support for custom scales and chords • Instruments adapt to the scale or chord automatically • Smooth transitions when harmony changes • BPM sync for sequencers • Adjustable receive delay for playing along with video streams • Works on iPhone and iPad • Free to use Part of the Scale Navigator system.
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The clearest difference is rating: Field. at 4.9 against Ensemble Jammer's 4.3. Field. also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Ensemble Jammer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Field. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ensemble Jammer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Field. holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Field.'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Ensemble Jammer's.
Field. ships an update every 8 days, Ensemble Jammer every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Field. | Ensemble Jammer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Consumer Therapy | Nathan Turczan |
Customer experience
Field.
Ensemble Jammer
In-app purchases
Field.
- Field. Pro$5.99
Ensemble Jammer
No in-app purchases








