Jingle+ vs MTI Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jingle+
This app simulates various shaker instruments using your phone's motion. Experience realistic sound and feel, perfect for live performances or studio work.
- Real motion shaker simulation
- Realistic sound and feel
- High-precision accelerometer data
- Expressive real-time control
- Tambourine, maraca, egg shaker, sleigh bells
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Jingle+ is the only shaker-instrument app that feels and sounds like a real instrument. Move and shake your phone and it feels just like holding a tambourine, maraca, egg shaker, or jingle/sleigh bells— expressively and in real time. Jingle uses high-precision motion data from the accelerometer to produce the same behaviour and range of sounds found in a real instrument – making it ideal for use live on stage or in the studio.
MTI Player
This app allows users to play show scores using performance accompaniment recordings. It provides essential resources for musical theatre productions, offering immediate assistance for any emergencies during a show.
- Play show scores
- Performance accompaniment recordings
- Emergency production support
- Proprietary playback technology
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The MTI Player is Music Theatre International’s proprietary app designed to play a show’s score using the Performance Accompaniment Recording resource. For emergency help during your production, please contact 1-888-340-3505 for immediate assistance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Jingle+ at 72% against MTI Player's 14%. Jingle+ also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.6) and chart position (#187 vs unranked). MTI Player's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, ads, monetization model 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
MTI Player is free to download; Jingle+ costs $0.99 up front. Jingle+ sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. MTI Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
Jingle+ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 319 and 87 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Jingle+'s written reviews are positive against 14% of MTI Player's.
Jingle+ ships an update every 6 months, MTI Player every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jingle+ | MTI Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (319 ratings) — better | 2.6 (87 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.7% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 319 — better | 87 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #187 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charlie Williams | Music Theatre International |
Customer experience
Jingle+
MTI Player
Bugs and requests
Jingle+
Reported bugs
9 issues- Background playback feature not working reliably
- App continues playing when not on the app
- App doesn't work on some devices (iPhone 12 Pro)
- App doesn't open/work after installation
- Stuck on jingle bells sound
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- Some instruments not working
- Background play feature not working
- Cannot stop phone from jingling without reboot
- In-app purchase for interapp audio not found
Requested features
6 requests- More instrumental options (snare drum, cymbals)
- Lego sound effect
- Slapstick sound effect
- Add iWatch support
- Tutorial section
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- More sounds to make it interesting
MTI Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Jingle+
- All Instruments$1.99
- Inter-App Audio$1.99
MTI Player
No in-app purchases
