Comparison

PitchLab Studio vs DashJam

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

Head to head
About

PitchLab Studio

This app allows musicians to practice vocals with their own audio files. It offers pitch and tempo adjustments, reusable presets, and clip creation for focused rehearsal. The app prioritizes local storage and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Local audio import
  • Pitch adjustment
  • Tempo adjustment
  • Reusable presets
  • Focused clip creation
  • Offline functionality
Features
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PitchLab is a local-first vocal practice app for working against the audio you already trust. Import tracks from Files to keep practice media on your device, or optionally connect a Navidrome library you control to browse and save hosted tracks into your local library. Once a song is in your library, PitchLab helps you rehearse with pitch and tempo adjustments, reusable presets, and focused clips. The app is designed to stay useful even when optional remote sources are unavailable.

About

DashJam

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DashJam quietly records your whole rehearsal so you never lose the moment you forgot to hit record for. Start a session and keep playing. DashJam holds the most recent 15 minutes of audio in a rolling buffer. When something good happens — a riff, a take, a happy accident — tap Save Jam and pick exactly the stretch you want right on the live waveform. The moment lands in your Library as a shareable audio file. No more "wait, were we recording?" WHY MUSICIANS LIKE IT • Record continuously, decide later. The last 15 minutes are always there to save — you choose the moment after it happens, not before. • Pick it on the waveform. Save Jam opens a live waveform; drag the handles to grab just the part that mattered, then confirm. • Save from the Lock Screen. A Live Activity and Dynamic Island show the recording state and put a save action a tap away while your phone is in your pocket or on a stand. • It survives a crash. If the app gets killed mid-session, your rolling buffer is still there when you reopen. • A Library you'll actually browse. Saves get evocative auto-generated names ("Crimson Spiral", "Velvet Comet") you can rename, with in-app playback. • Your files, your way. Saved jams export as .m4a and show up in the Files app under DashJam — share them by AirDrop, Messages, or any share sheet. • Designed for iOS. Clean, content-first interface built on the latest iOS design system, tinted recording-red. • English and German, with an in-app language override. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Audio never leaves your device. The rolling buffer lives in the app's cache; saved jams live in the app's documents folder. Nothing is uploaded, ever — you decide if and when a recording leaves your iPhone by sharing or exporting it. There are no accounts, no sign-in, and no tracking. DashJam needs microphone access to record, and keeps recording in the background so a session keeps running while you play. That's it. DASHJAM PRO — OPTIONAL Everything above is free. DashJam Pro unlocks a rolling buffer of up to 60 minutes, automatic jam detection (Beta), trimming saved jams on the waveform — keeping the original or replacing it — Places (arrival and leave reminders at your rehearsal spots), and the audio quality/mono picker. • DashJam Pro — Yearly: 1-year auto-renewing subscription • DashJam Pro — Monthly: 1-month auto-renewing subscription • DashJam Pro — Lifetime: one-time purchase, does not renew Prices are shown in your local currency inside the app, on the DashJam Pro screen, before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://erigrus.de/dashjam/privacy/

Screenshots

PitchLab Studio4 screens
DashJam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PitchLab Studio at none against DashJam's 3. On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. DashJam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. PitchLab Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
PitchLab Studio versus DashJam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPitchLab StudioDashJam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.518.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAustin LowtherErik Gruschka

In-app purchases

None

PitchLab Studio

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

DashJam

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • DashJam Pro Lifetime$17.99

Questions

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

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