Comparison

BeatDance vs Jazzlore Chords

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

Head to head
About

BeatDance

Features
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BeatDance is an original creation tool for turning your own audio into beat-synced 3D music ball videos. Import an MP3, M4A or MIDI file from your device โ€” or pick a video and let the app extract its audio track โ€” and the app analyzes the rhythm and automatically builds a 3D scene in seconds. During preview, the ball bounces, rolls, and interacts with generated structures such as boards, rails, and bells exactly on the beat, so the motion and the music stay visually locked together. Before generating, you can pick the part of the song you want: drag the two handles on the waveform to select a section, or use auto-trim to remove the silence at the start and end. The 3D scene and the exported video use only that section. Unlike tools that require manual 3D editing, BeatDance focuses on fast automatic scene generation. After importing audio, users can directly get a playable scene without placing platforms or adjusting timing by hand. BeatDance also includes features designed for visually distinctive results: - Seamless loop playback and export, with loop-aware scene construction for continuous replay - A new "Gacha Machine" loop mode where the ball travels through a capsule machine in a seamless loop - Curved World styles that bend the whole scene for a more unique visual look - A first-person view that places you inside the scene for a more immersive way to watch the ball - Multiple ball materials, trail effects, impact effects, extra effects, wall textures, adjustable lighting, and other visual options - Audio trimming so you can build a scene from just the section you want - A relatively lightweight installation footprint for a 3D scene creation workflow - Video export for saving the generated result to your device BeatDance is built for creators who want to quickly turn music into stylized 3D rhythm visuals on mobile. Disclaimer: This app provides audio analysis, scene generation, preview, and export tools only. Please make sure you have the legal right to use any audio or video files you import.

About

Jazzlore Chords

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The chords every jazz musician should know, drawn and played. Most chord apps are encyclopedias โ€” thousands of chords, hundreds of variations, an entry for every alteration you'll never use. Jazzlore Chords is the opposite: a focused reference for the chords that actually appear on every page of every real book. The ones you need to recognize on sight, hear in your inner ear, and voice without thinking. Both notations, side by side. Cmaj7 and Cโ–ณ. C-7 and Cm7. We show you both because the jazz world uses both, and pretending otherwise is how students get confused at jam sessions. Audio for every voicing. Tap to hear the chord played cleanly, in a register that lets you sing the changes back. Staff notation. See the chord written out, not just labelled. Reading is part of the practice. Clean, distraction-free interface. Large, legible, dark by default. Made to sit on top of the piano while you work. No accounts, no ads, no tracking, no analytics. The app does one thing โ€” show you the chord, sound the chord, get out of the way. Part of the Jazzlore family of jazz reference apps. Free, open source, ad-free, made for musicians.

Screenshots

BeatDance4 screens
Jazzlore Chords4 screens

Verdict

The call

BeatDance and Jazzlore Chords are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
BeatDance versus Jazzlore Chords: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeatDanceJazzlore Chords
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS16.616.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size52 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerๅฅ•ๅฎ ๆŽAurelien Fontaine

In-app purchases

None

BeatDance

No in-app purchases

None

Jazzlore Chords

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BeatDance free?
BeatDance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jazzlore Chords free?
Jazzlore Chords is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BeatDance or Jazzlore Chords have ads?
Neither BeatDance nor Jazzlore Chords shows ads.

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