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iReal Pro is two things musicians love in one app: a realistic backing band that plays along with you, and a huge free library of chord charts you can pull up anytime — at practice, at a jam session, or on a gig. Need to transpose a song for a singer? Done. Want to practice with a full rhythm section behind you? Hit play.
Named one of TIME Magazine's 50 Best Inventions and trusted by thousands of students, teachers, and pros at schools like Berklee College of Music — iReal Pro has been helping musicians get better since 2008.
BAND
• 50 accompaniment styles — Swing, Bossa Nova, Blues, Funk, Rock, Bluegrass, Reggae, Latin, Gypsy Jazz, Country, and more
• Customize each style with acoustic or electric piano, Fender Rhodes, guitars, upright or electric bass, drums, vibraphone, organ
• 40 additional styles — blues, salsa, Brazilian — available as in-app purchases
BOOK
• Download thousands of free chord charts shared by the iReal Pro community
• Create your own charts in minutes with the built-in editor
• Organize charts into playlists for gigs, sets, or lessons
PRACTICE
• Adjust tempo, loop difficult sections, transpose to any key
• Automatic tempo increase and key cycling for focused practice
• Global Eb, Bb, F, and G transposition for horn players
REFERENCE
• Guitar, ukulele, and piano fingerings for any chord
• Tap any chord in your chart to see how it's played
• Scale suggestions for improvisation
SHARE
• Share charts and playlists with other iReal Pro users
• Export charts as PDF or MusicXML
• Export backing tracks as audio or MIDI files
• Sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud
FOR TEACHERS
• Create playlists of exercises or tunes for students
• Use in the classroom, over live stream, or while screen-sharing lessons
We're a small team of musicians who built this app because we needed it ourselves. We hope you enjoy using it as much as we do.
IReal Pro App Comments & Reviews
IReal Pro Positive Reviews
Easy to use and customizableLiking the app so far. Can you add the ability to cast through Google or Apple TV cast? It would be awesome to use home speakers and screens..Version: 8.3.2
IReal Pro reviewThis is one of the best music apps out there. I use it as a gigging pro for practice and performance! No more carrying around those bulky fake books to gig..Version: 8.2.1
Best app ever; it’s changed my lifeOf course, this could only be invented by a fellow Bass player. Brilliant app; keep making it better and better. I have sold dozens and dozens of these to all of my friends and student. You have made the world a more musical place; thank you so much..Version: 2025.12.1
Appli essentielle pour tout musicien sérieux.Cette Appli est géniale pour tout musicien qui veut pratiquer un style musical ou improviser sur toutes les gammes..Version: 2025.2
Missing basic manual chord editingGood app, but does not allow manual chord edits for creating your own voicings..Version: 2025.6
Best app for practicing & backing tracksBecomes almost impossible to do without once you get familiar with its features and editing. Very responsive technical support as well. Backing tracks allow you to perform solo with accompaniment..Version: 2023.7.1
Lacking many chords and grooves/customizability.Some chords that seem obvious, like min11b5 or 6/9#11 are non-existent. Also many songs have a groove change in the middle of the form or after an intro; Why they have not added this customization option yet baffles me. Another type of customization that many including myself would like to see is the option to customize tempo modulations. If we can change the time signature, why can't we modulate tempo, ie: double-time swing at B or dotted 8th = quarter note. Another thing is the amount of editing space is extremely limiting in arrangements and you cannot write out long forms for absolutely no logical reason. Why??? Also more open grooves are lacking (for example straight ECM, or less overt latin grooves). If Ireal Devs manage to fix even two of these problems then I will change my rating to reflect the improvement of their app, but until then, I would recommend using another backing track app. I have updated this review to reflect the addition of more chords (some I used to have in this review) and have added a star for their effort and listening to feedback. Hopefully more to come..Version: 2024.6
CoolPerfect to frick around !!.Version: 2023.6
Add An Open Swing Feel OptionOpen 1/8 playback is cool, you should add an open swing one..Version: 2023.6
The best app for instrumentalists and vocalistsProbably the most expensive but most worthwhile app I’ve ever downloaded. It’s. must have for gigging musicians, esp for jazz..Version: 2022.9
IReal observationsIt will be super sick when iReal includes melodies. Starting a chart from scratch also is a bit cumbersome. Also, once you’ve transposed a tune, and then you want to edit it, it will revert to the key it was in before, so that too is a bit cumbersome. Otherwise, thumbs up..Version: 2023.2
Salsa Styles do not show upAfter buying the Addon Salsa, the style do not show up in the Styles menu… why?.Version: 2023.2
Un incontournable !IReal Pro est vraiment un incontournable pour pratiquer, notamment tous les standards de jazz qui s’y importent facilement grâce aux Forums iReal Pro. On peut aisément modifier les accords ou créer nos propres « charts », qu’on peut ensuite imprimer ou partager. Le support technique est excellent et l’application évolue constamment, grâce aux suggestions des utilisateurs. Honnêtement, si iReal Pro n’existait pas, il faudrait l’inventer !.Version: 2022.7
Backing Tracks QuestionReceived excellent service from the help centre who answered my question in less than 2 hours fully and accurately I would be lost without this amazing tool.Version: 2022.2
Can’t Do Without ItPerfect tool for practicing, making simple charts and having fun! Worth every penny and more!.Version: 2021.12
I love this app but…Can you add a feature that when there is an error with open ended repeats or bar lines, that is becomes highlighted to make it easier to fix the problem? Sometimes, it’s not visually clear what the problem is and it’s something that frustrates me..Version: 2022.2
Great appGreat app, chordal comping is accurate, could be more experimental, generative sequencing, etc, great app.Version: 2021.4
Fine app but...Don't get too reliant on this tool, your (a) band won't play/sound the same. iReal may cause a false sense of confidence.Version: 8.3.0
My improv skills are improving!This app has been an absolute godsend for practicing jazz improv for my university audition that I have coming up. My one suggestion would be to add a note-taking feature so that I can write ideas down..Version: 2021.4
BravoUn outil formidable pour mes pratiques musicales..Version: 2021.1
A must for all musicians!IRealPro without a doubt is best app for any musician. I would be lost without it. It has all the tools you need to play like a pro. All the pros use it as well..Version: 2020.7.1
Great !Easy to use. My portable band that I use daily..Version: 2020.7.1
Please enable ability to scrub along the backing tracksI have to start from the top of the chart every time I want to work on something that was just played. Please enable the ability to start the track from anywhere in song. I will definitely give five stars if this is improved..Version: 2020.7.1
Great appThis is a great app and has great flexibility, well worth the $20.Version: 2020.7.1
Phenomenal appThe timbres, chord changes, and styles are remarkably good on this app. You can also export your chart to Cubasis as well in order to use the iRealPro tracks as the foundation for more elaborate arrangements, including adding real-time instrumental and vocal parts through a mic. Outstanding support, too. Well done in every way!.Version: 2019.7
Amazing AppGreat to practice with..a rhythm section rather than a metronome and they never drag. Easy to find chord charts for free or make your own. Good chord changes..Version: 10.0.1
Great appI just wish I didn’t have to buy it twice for the Mac Version... why is Mac Version more expensive for same functionality?.Version: 2019.7
A little lackingI really want to like this app. For the most part it is good, but I find the lack of versatility in the styles disappointing. They’re like poorly done, cookie cutter arrangements. This is the reason why I end up just not using this app. It feels incomplete. I’d like to be able to mix and match style components..Version: 10.0.1
Five StarsIt was wonderful and worked flawlessly three years ago, and it keeps getting better!.Version: 8.3.0
Must-Have App For All MusiciansThis is a must-have app for every practicing musician out there!.Version: 8.2.2
I REAL BookThis app is nothing short of amazing!!! I had it on my Ipod for a while and I was using it to lookup changes - then the other day I noticed the musical note at the bottom of the page and touched it and was TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY - the screen came up and I touched play -It was playing the changes with piano,drums and bass- WOWOW !!! I recommend this app 150% - a great one to help you learn new tunes with out getting the whole group together. You can customize the tunes or put in one of your own !! This is a really powerful package -- BUY IT NOW - before anyone decides to raise the price!! There are two JAZZ style packages for the player, I bought both and I am VERY IMPRESSED !!! SOO Much POWER IN a smaller package!!! THIS has become the app I use the most --.Version: 3.0.4
A great tool!This is one of the greatest apps out there! Great functionality, an awesome practice tool, user driven....good sound quality! I've incorporated it solidly into my practice regime and have found it delightful to use and very flexible for reading, soloing, and working on rhythm. I highly recommend this app.......primarily for its jazz content and applicability..Version: 5.0.2
Killer app for jazz studentsThe addition of the play-along rhythm section and the latin styles make this a MUST HAVE app for jazz musicians, especially students who are learning to improvise. Compared to buying Band-In-A-Box, this is absolutely dirt-cheap and in many ways more useable. I love it!.Version: 3.0.4
Best $7.99 you'll ever spendThis app was already amazing before and now with 3.0 it has made it into a really fun practicing tool for learning songs. The sounds are actually pretty decent, as good as the last version of Band in a Box I owned (few years back mind you). Inspiring!.Version: 0
Why no melodies?Because THE REAL Real Book, sold by Hal Leonard, contains copywritten material. Most of the material is held under publishing, with only a few very that have fallen into the public domain due to their age. So, it's not an issue with this developer :).Version: 0
Learn fastThis app trains your mind and your ear..Version: 7.0.1
Excellent chart/practice systemSupport very good. Learning to edit charts now..Version: 7.0.1
AwesomeGreat for jamming along to, especially with transpose and tempo change. Love it.Version: 7.0.1
An amazing tool!This is a fantastic app. I use it for myself as a practice aid but I also use it as a teaching tool in my high school jazz band classes. The export as audio tool is especially useful to get quality rhythm section recordings into students' hands quickly and easily. The cost is worth every penny but a little too pricey to demand all of my students to purchase. I also really appreciate how adaptable iReal Pro is when editing charts. It's intuitive and easy to learn. This is in my top 5 must-have apps list!.Version: 7.0.1
Amazing AppDoes everything you'd want it to do. Legendary for learning comping/melody/improvisation for any tune. Pop, blues, reggae all included too if you look hard enough. Sweet that you can hear you own sing with a who band..Version: 7.0.1
One of the best apps everThis a great app. I practice with it. I use it to make chord charts of my original songs. It use it to write those songs. Support is there if you need it, although I've only ever had to use it once. This is a great app..Version: 7.0.1
A must...Absolutely worth the price of admission! I use it on my iPad so I can practice anywhere. Very impressed with this app mainly because it's so totally versatile and practicle..Version: 7.0.1
Just awesomeEasy to setup and use in just minutes. Great sounding accompaniment. Wish there were more styles and instruments though. But I am not complaining. A great program overall..Version: 7.0.1
Excellent!It may seem expensive, but worth every penny..Version: 7.0.1
ParfaitCette app m'a été (et m'est toujours) extrêmement utile! Lorsqu'on sait comment il fonctionne, on ne peut s'en passer!.Version: 7.0.1
Great appA lot of work went into this app, definitely worth the price tag..Version: 7.0.1
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