Comparison

ScaleJammer vs Botsong

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

Head to head
About

ScaleJammer

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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a responsive virtual guitar fretboard with ScaleJammer. Play notes with expressive synthesized tone, slide naturally across the neck, and explore scales and modes in a fluid, intuitive way. With Snap mode, your movement locks to the correct notes of the selected scale, so you can move freely across the fretboard and stay in key every time. ScaleJammer also includes a multi-layer looper, making it easy to build riffs, layer melodies, and jam over your own ideas. Whether you're warming up, practicing scales, studying theory, or sketching out a melody on the go, ScaleJammer puts the guitar neck at your fingertips. PLAY YOUR WAY - Play notes across a virtual guitar fretboard tuned to your chosen scale - Snap mode keeps your finger locked to scale tones, so every slide stays in key - Slide mode delivers smooth, continuous pitch movement - Pluck mode adds a more realistic pick-style attack and decay EXPLORE MUSIC THEORY - 13 scale types, including Major, Minor, Blues, Harmonic Minor, Dorian, Mixolydian, and more - Mode Explorer reveals all 7 diatonic modes that share the same notes - Color-coded intervals help you understand theory visually as you play - Instantly switch between all 12 root notes LOOP & JAM - Record ideas with the built-in looper - Overdub multiple layers to build riffs, textures, and melodic ideas - Solo over your own loops in real time - Export recordings as WAV files and share them easily MAKE IT YOURS - 6 tunings: Standard, Drop D, Open G, Open D, DADGAD, and Half Step Down - 4 tone presets: Warm Lead, Bright Lead, Bell, and Soft Pad - Adjust reverb, volume, and drone to shape your sound - Choose between 12 and 24 frets with zoom and scroll controls - Left-handed mode - Haptic feedback

About

Botsong

Features
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Turn a musical idea into a complete song with BotSong, a MIDI and karaoke studio for iPhone, iPad and Mac. PLEASE NOTE The interface is currently in French and is designed for music descriptions written in French. An English localization is coming soon. DESCRIBE YOUR SONG Choose a style, mood, instruments, tempo, key and duration. BotSong creates a fully editable multitrack arrangement. COMPOSE AND ARRANGE β€’ Generate drums, bass, piano, guitars, strings, brass, synths and melodies. β€’ Import one or more inspiration MIDI files. β€’ Organize intros, verses, choruses, bridges and custom sections. β€’ Edit chords, time signatures, tempos, keys and modulations bar by bar. β€’ Edit pitch, timing, length and velocity in the piano roll. WRITE AND SING Add lyrics to each section, align the vocal melody and follow synchronized syllables in full-screen karaoke mode. MIX AND LISTEN Adjust every track, use solo and mute, and preview your song with the built-in General MIDI audio engine. SAVE AND EXPORT Keep complete projects in the BotSong library and exchange portable .botsong files. Export multitrack MIDI, synchronized .kar karaoke, WAV audio and JSON. LOCAL AND PRIVATE Composition, editing and projects remain on your device. No BotSong account, advertising or subscription is required. All creation and editing tools are free. Without a purchase, only MID and KAR exports are limited to 15 seconds. One lifetime in-app purchase unlocks their full duration. Privacy Policy: https://removesilencevideo.com/botsong/privacy.php?lang=en Terms of Use: https://removesilencevideo.com/botsong/terms.php?lang=en End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ScaleJammer4 screens
Botsong4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Botsong at none against ScaleJammer's 1. Botsong also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. ScaleJammer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Botsong asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 2 level
ScaleJammer versus Botsong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScaleJammerBotsong
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS18.615.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrcun KeskinDavid Paillot

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ScaleJammer

One-time1
  • ScaleJammer Pro$4.99
None

Botsong

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScaleJammer free?
ScaleJammer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Botsong free?
Botsong is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ScaleJammer or Botsong have ads?
Neither ScaleJammer nor Botsong shows ads.

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