Comparison

Jazz Standards Checklist vs ApproachNote

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Jazz Standards Checklist

Features
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Jazz Standards Checklist is the essential companion app for jazz musicians who want to track and grow their repertoire. FEATURES • 400+ jazz standards included • Check off songs as you learn and perform them • Track your progress at a glance • Search songs quickly by title • Clean, elegant dark UI designed for musicians PERFECT FOR • Jazz musicians looking to expand their repertoire • Session players preparing for gigs and jam sessions • Students working through the jazz canon • Anyone who wants to keep their song list organized One standard at a time — build the repertoire you've always wanted.

About

ApproachNote

Features
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Every tune has been played a hundred ways. ApproachNote helps you hear them. When you're learning a standard, the first question is always: how have players come at this before? ApproachNote puts every approach in one place — search a tune and pull up the releases that recorded it, with full track listings, artist credits, cover art, and direct links to stream many recordings, where available. Listen to how a dozen players phrased the same melody. Trace who played on what. Follow the thread from one interpretation to the next until you find the approach that's yours. * Search a tune and find every release that recorded it * Full track listings, credits, and cover art * One-tap streaming links to hear each recording, where available * Explore artists and the players behind them * Built for the woodshed — fast, clean, no clutter Before you decide how you'll play it, hear how it's been played. That's ApproachNote. ApproachNote is free for the next 60 days–try it out!

Screenshots

Jazz Standards Checklist3 screens
ApproachNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ApproachNote at Free against Jazz Standards Checklist's $2.99. ApproachNote also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 7 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

ApproachNote is free to download; Jazz Standards Checklist costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jazz Standards Checklist ships an update every 7 months, ApproachNote every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Jazz Standards Checklist versus ApproachNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJazz Standards ChecklistApproachNote
Price$2.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB30 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developertabito ozakiDave Rodger

In-app purchases

None

Jazz Standards Checklist

No in-app purchases

None

ApproachNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jazz Standards Checklist free?
Jazz Standards Checklist costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ApproachNote free?
ApproachNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Jazz Standards Checklist or ApproachNote have ads?
Neither Jazz Standards Checklist nor ApproachNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jazz Standards Checklist or ApproachNote?
Jazz Standards Checklist ships an update every 7 months, and ApproachNote every 10 days. Most recently, Jazz Standards Checklist was updated on October 16, 2026 and ApproachNote on September 30, 2026.

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