Comparison

PlayStems vs Jamming Player

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

Head to head
About

PlayStems

This app allows musicians to play and manipulate individual audio tracks (stems) from songs. It offers features like volume control, pitch shifting, and looping for practice and performance, with on-device stem splitting capabilities.

Highlights
  • Multi-track playback in sync
  • On-device stem splitting
  • Per-stem volume, mute, solo, balance
  • Adjust speed and pitch while playing
  • Loop marker ranges
  • Song library with title and artist
Features
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PlayStems plays multiple audio stems in sync on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Import one or more audio files into a song, or split a mixed track on your device, then rehearse or perform with each part under your control. Give every song a title and artist. In the mixer, set volume, mute, solo, and balance for each stem, and adjust the master level. Change speed and pitch while the song is playing, scrub the waveform, and loop a marker range until the section sits. Stem splitting runs on your device. A mixed track becomes vocals, bass, drums, and other. It needs a supported device with at least 4 GB of memory: iPhone 13 or newer, iPad Pro 2018 or newer, iPad Air 2022 or newer, or a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer). Audio is not uploaded. Features • Multi-track playback in sync • Song library with title and artist • Multiple audio files per song • Mixer with per-stem volume, mute, solo, and balance, plus master volume • Speed and pitch while playing • Waveform scrubbing • Marker ranges you can loop • On-device stem split into vocals, bass, drums, and other Use PlayStems to rehearse, perform, or practice a difficult section with each stem under your control. Free version Playback, the mixer, markers, loop ranges, and speed and pitch are included, within these limits: • 1 song in your library, or up to 5 if you opt in to anonymous usage analytics. Songs in Trash do not count. • Up to 10 successful stem splits on this device. Cancelled or failed splits do not count. • Standard stem splitting on supported devices. High-quality models are part of the full version. Full version A one-time purchase removes the song and stem-split limits. • Unlimited songs • Unlimited successful stem splits • High-quality stem-splitting models you can download. These need iOS 26.4 or later and about 2 GB of available memory on a recent iPhone or iPad, or a Mac with Apple Silicon. Restore purchases is available in the app. Purchases are tied to your Apple ID.

About

Jamming Player

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Jamming Player turns your music library into a playground for ears that learn by playing. FREE TO ENJOY No subscription, no ads, no "pro" tier hiding the good stuff. Just download, drop in a song, and play. CAPO ANY SONG Shift the key up or down semitone by semitone without warping the pitch. Practice in your range, jam in your friend's. SLOW-MO TEMPO Drag the playback rate from 0.25x to 2x. That impossible solo? Suddenly very possible. LIVE CHORDS, KEY & BPM The app listens along and shows you the current chord, the song's key, and the tempo while it plays. No tabbing through forums. BRING YOUR OWN MUSIC MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, AAC, AIFF, ALAC - pull files straight from iCloud Drive or your device. Your playlist syncs across iPhone and iPad. AUDIO INSPECTOR Tap any track to see its sample rate, bit depth, format, and tags. The nerdy details, on tap. A NOTE ON ACCURACY The key, chord, and BPM readouts are smart estimates to help you start - your phone's best guess, not gospel. They're occasionally off, especially on busy or unusual recordings. Trust your own ears too. So grab your instrument, find a track you've been chasing, and play along.

Screenshots

PlayStems4 screens
Jamming Player3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PlayStems at 18.0 against Jamming Player's 26.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. PlayStems sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Jamming Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PlayStems versus Jamming Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlayStemsJamming Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthias SanterVina Rianti

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PlayStems

One-time1
  • Full version$4.99
1 purchases

Jamming Player

One-time1
  • Jamming Player Strawberry Jam Jar$3.99

Questions

Is PlayStems free?
PlayStems is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jamming Player free?
Jamming Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PlayStems or Jamming Player have ads?
Neither PlayStems nor Jamming Player shows ads.

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