Fake Book Index vs JazzTree
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fake Book Index
Quickly find jazz standards across numerous fake books and play-along series. Search by title or composer, filter by owned books, and browse titles by page. Works offline, ideal for musicians.
- Search 10,000+ jazz standards
- Works offline
- Search by composer
- Filter by owned books
- Browse titles by page
- Supports custom book imports
- Multi-language support
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The fastest way to find which fake book a jazz standard is in — and on which page. Search 10,000+ jazz standards across 90+ books at once: Real Book, New Real Book, Sher Music, Hal Leonard, Aebersold Play-A-Long, and many more. No signal at the basement venue? No problem. Fake Book Index works fully offline. Perfect for late-night jam sessions, anywhere. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. SEARCH Start typing and results appear instantly. No internet, no waiting. Search by composer too: type “Parker” to see every Charlie Parker title in your collection. FILTER AND BROWSE Select only the books you own to narrow your results. Pick any book and tap Browse to see all its titles sorted by page. Ideal on the bandstand. PLAY-ALONG SERIES Aebersold and Hal Leonard Jazz Play-Along volumes are listed individually, so you can quickly find the right tune and work on your standards with accompaniment. YOUR BOOKS Add any fake book that isn’t in the list. Enter titles manually or import a JSON index. Your books are saved and searchable alongside the others. Available in English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian. The index is updated regularly — new books and titles are added without requiring an app update. A BOOK IS MISSING? If you own a fake book that isn’t in the app, feel free to get in touch. I’ll happily add it.
JazzTree
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JazzTree is a visual listening guide to jazz history. Explore 39 genres, see how they descend from, react against, and revive one another, and find about 350 records selected to make those relationships audible. EXPLORE THE LINEAGE Follow jazz across time in three complementary views: a focused rail, historical spans, and a full influence map. Filter connections by harmony, rhythm, form, instrumentation, improvisation, timbre, repertoire, social context, and technology. BROWSE 39 GENRES Search and sort genre profiles with concise histories, musical traits, key figures, contested boundaries, and gateway, core, and deep-listening albums. FOLLOW CURATED PATHS Take three ordered listening routes. Each step explains why one record follows another, and your progress stays on your device. LISTEN IN YOUR SERVICE Open albums in Spotify, Apple Music, or NetEase Cloud Music. JazzTree does not require an account. BUILT FOR CAREFUL EXPLORATION • About 350 albums • English and Simplified Chinese • Light and dark appearances • Offline editorial content • Confidence notes for uncertain discographic details • No ads and no JazzTree account Genre boundaries are arguments, not facts. JazzTree shows where scholars disagree and makes its editorial uncertainty visible.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Fake Book Index at $2.99 against JazzTree's $4.99. Fake Book Index also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On ads and in-app purchases 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
Fake Book Index costs $2.99 and JazzTree $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Fake Book Index | JazzTree |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Armel Courree | 何为 曾 |
In-app purchases
Fake Book Index
No in-app purchases
JazzTree
No in-app purchases







