Do you recommend iReal Pro or Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro?

[nitinsalvi]

I already have a hard copy of the Real Book. My main goal is to use one of these apps for practicing and exercises. Have you used either of these apps? What are your thoughts? I eventually want to buy both, but want to know which would be best to buy first. If it helps, I’m a guitarist.

[pdxdjazz]

Many iReal pro user videos on YouTube.
Also here
https://www.facebook.com/pg/irealpro...=page_internal

Practice mode with looping, automatic adjustable tempo increases and/or key changes

Thousands of chord charts,
https://www.irealb.com/forums/forum.php

Tons of practice exercises
https://www.irealb.com/forums/showth...tice-Exercises

iReal pro is used by musicians of all levels and instruments worldwide.

)BOB

[Voltrane]

IRealPro !
I have both and I quite never use MTH. In my opinion useless.

[chrisarensky]

I am a windows user so I can't have MTH. Granted the new MTH Pro 8 version sounds better, but it is more expensive. I guess it all depends what you want to use the app for.
You can compare both together on their YouTube channel.

[pdxdjazz]

I would prefer to compare apples to apples - using equivalent styles, the same instruments and instrument levels and the same amount of reverb.
Just watching the video, I thought iRp was much easier to read.
MTH was -$20 with unspecified in-app purchases.
As far as I know, iRp offers a dozen tasty blues-styles bundled for ~$4 if that’s your thing. Everything else currently available is included.
)BOB

[engelbach]

It looks to me as if MTH is $44.

I never heard of that app until now. Nothing on their website tells how to use it.

I have nothing against using multiple programs. I use several different notation, MIDI, and audio processing apps.

However, the MTH tutorial videos are harmony lessons. That seems to be the main purpose of that app.

Not meaning to knock anyone's product, but I've been a musician for 60 years and I couldn't follow their lessons, with complicated diagrams and complicated explanations.

Cheers,
Jer

[babyfacechulo]

I use both but with the silent brass trumpet mute with both of the app’s’ backing tracks of the songs. Great for practicing those tunes with them. Edit: I mean the play alongs on both the apps.