Comparison

Guitar Backing Track vs Simple Backing Tracks

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

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About

Guitar Backing Track

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Guitar Backing Track is designed for guitarists who want to practice or play over track with their own style. It processes an imported audio file on-device, separates the guitar component, and lets the user adjust or mute it during playback. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Simple Backing Tracks

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Simple Backing Tracks is a backing track player built for one job: getting a band through a gig without fuss. No clutter, no learning curve β€” your tracks, mixed and ready to play, on your iPad or iPhone. ORGANIZE BY BAND Run more than one project? Every band gets its own songs, setlists and notes, plus its own photo and accent color, so switching between bands never means digging through someone else's set. BUILD YOUR MIX Import your audio tracks β€” mono or stereo, auto-detected β€” and send each one to its own output on your audio interface. Mute or solo any track while you soundcheck, set volume and pan, watch the live level meters, and shape the sound with a 4-band parametric EQ on every track. Your mix is saved with the song. CLICK TRACK Give a song a tempo and time signature, then play a count-in before the song starts, a click throughout, or both. Choose from five click sounds and preview them before you pick. The click is optional and off by default: switch it on for a band in that band's edit screen. DRONE LOOP Cover a retune or a quick break without dead air. Play a looping ambient pad between songs; it fades in, and fades out when you press Play. Set how long each song's drone takes to fade out β€” handy when an intro starts late β€” or switch on Auto-play Drone to start it by itself as soon as the next song loads. The drone is optional and off by default: switch it on for a band in that band's edit screen. WRITE YOUR NOTES Every song has a built-in rich-text editor for lyrics, chord charts or arrangement notes β€” bold, italic, bullet lists β€” one tap away in Live view, mid-song. BUILD YOUR SETLIST Order your songs into a setlist, see the total run time at a glance, and reorder with a drag. PLAY LIVE A dedicated Live screen gives you big, unmissable transport controls β€” play, stop, next, previous β€” a scrub bar, and the current song's name and remaining time, so you can read it at a glance from across the stage. Optionally, switch on Track Status Lights in a band's edit screen and a light for each track turns green while it's sounding, so you can see everything is playing. LIGHT AND DARK Follows your device's appearance, or pick light or dark yourself. BACK UP YOUR WORK Export a complete backup of your bands, songs and audio to a single file, and restore it on another device in a couple of taps. FREE TO TRY, ONE-TIME UNLOCK Simple Backing Tracks is free to download, with 1 band and up to 5 songs per band. A single one-time purchase, "Unlock Full Version", removes both limits for good: unlimited bands and unlimited songs. No subscription. Already bought it on another device? Tap Restore Purchases. Simple Backing Tracks works entirely on your device β€” your tracks, mixes and notes never leave it unless you choose to export them.

Screenshots

Guitar Backing Track4 screens
Simple Backing Tracks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Backing Tracks at none against Guitar Backing Track's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Guitar Backing Track sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Simple Backing Tracks asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Guitar Backing Track versus Simple Backing Tracks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuitar Backing TrackSimple Backing Tracks
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size102 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVitali KheRutger van Krieken

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Guitar Backing Track

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$14.991 Year
None

Simple Backing Tracks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guitar Backing Track free?
Guitar Backing Track is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Backing Tracks free?
Simple Backing Tracks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Guitar Backing Track or Simple Backing Tracks have ads?
Neither Guitar Backing Track nor Simple Backing Tracks shows ads.

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