Brazilloops Bossa vs BackingBand
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brazilloops Bossa
Experience authentic Brazilian Bossa Nova rhythms with high-quality percussion samples. Adjust tempo and control individual instrument volumes to match your music.
- High-quality percussion samples
- Genuine hand-made instruments
- 4 samba/bossa styles
- Instrument mute and volume control
- BPM control
- Play from device or stereo
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Brazilloops "Bossa Nova" is a beat player with high quality samples recorded with the best Brazilian percussionists and genuine hand made instruments. Get this genuine Ipanema beach feeling with 4 different samba/bossa styles, 3 of them with three bundled instrument tracks with mute and volume control functions. It also comes with a BPM control, so change the speed as you want and match it with your favorite song, guitar or Dj's track. Play it from your device or plug it into your stereo and enjoy the gold of this skillfully played Brazilian Bossa Nova loops!
BackingBand
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Your own band, ready to play whatever you're working on. BackingBand turns a chord chart into a real-sounding rhythm section: drums, bass, keys and guitar that actually groove. Pick a chart, press play, and practice with a band behind you instead of a metronome. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Start from a curated library of ready-to-play tunes, or build your own: enter the chords, arrange your sections (intro, verse, chorus, bridge, solo, outro), and the band plays them back. • Import charts from iReal Pro: paste a link or choose an exported file, and the band picks a matching style for supported charts. • Pick from 38 styles: swing, jazz waltz, bebop, modal jazz, bossa nova, samba, shuffle and slow blues, classic and hard rock, funk, disco, neo-soul, reggae, ska, K-pop, second line, Afro and more. Switch styles anytime and the whole band re-arranges. • Make it yours: set the tempo and key, reshape the groove section by section, and balance, mute, solo or swap instruments in the mixer. • Practice with purpose: loop any passage with A-B repeat, count yourself in, and follow the chart as it scrolls with the music. A BAND THAT BREATHES, NOT A STIFF LOOP Real intros and endings, fills between sections, and a rhythm section that lifts behind your solo instead of repeating the same bar. Whether you're shedding ii-V-I changes, grinding the 12-bar blues or running a pop tune, the backing feels like players in a room. READS LIKE A REAL LEAD SHEET Clean chord symbols in jazz shorthand or spelled out, Roman numerals under every chord, colors by chord quality, and 2 or 4 bars per row. On iPad the chart grows with the screen, in portrait or landscape, and works in Split View and Stage Manager. GENRES Jazz · Blues · Pop · Rock · Funk · Soul/R&B · Latin · Reggae FOR EVERY PLAYER Guitarists, pianists, horn and reed players, bassists, singers, students and teachers: anyone who learns faster with a band behind them. Available in English and Simplified Chinese. FREE TO START, PRO ONCE Start free and save up to 5 charts. BackingBand Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription: • Save unlimited charts • Play any chart in all 12 keys • The full chord palette: sus, color chords and every 7th beyond the dominant 7th • Create charts in 3/4, 6/8 and 12/8, and change individual bars to supported meters, including 2/4 PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account or ads. Your charts stay on your device, and the band keeps playing in the background. Usage analytics helps us improve the app; you can turn it off in Settings. We do not send your chart contents or audio to analytics. Download BackingBand and never practice to silence again.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BackingBand at Free against Brazilloops Bossa's $5.99. BackingBand also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). Brazilloops Bossa's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
BackingBand is free to download; Brazilloops Bossa costs $5.99 up front. BackingBand sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Brazilloops Bossa asks for nothing beyond the download.
Brazilloops Bossa ships an update every 6 months, BackingBand weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brazilloops Bossa | BackingBand |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 412 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eduardo Sallada | 昆山 郑 |
In-app purchases
Brazilloops Bossa
No in-app purchases
BackingBand
- Backing Buddy Pro$14.99
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