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Lango-Django
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Dear guitar buddies worldwide,
The time has come for me to buy a new tablet.
My good old Apple iPad 2 is now 15 years old. It still works fine but it’s prone to freezing/crashing while attempting to negotiate the internet of 2026.
I’ve had fairly good luck with it over the years, using music apps like “Deep Dish GigBook” and “forScore”.
At the time I purchased these inexpensive apps, they were compatible only with Apple tablets but not the IBM platform.
”forScore” was the best one for me. Although it had a clunky and sometimes infuriating user interface, it was capable of displaying lead sheets while playing my homemade MP3 backing tracks and so it was great for solo gigs.
So here’s my question—- can anybody tell me about the latest and greatest music apps in 2026?
I’m hoping to find one a lot like my old “forScore” but hopefully more user-friendly, to run on my new tablet.
Can any of you tech whizzes out there recommend one?
Which platform does it run on: Apple or IBM?
Thanks!
Will
Edgar Degas: "Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.... To draw, you must close your eyes and sing."
Georges Braque: "In art there is only one thing that counts: the bit that can’t be explained."
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Are you talking IBM or Android? I think you mean Android.
There are a few apps that I like that are only on iPhone (itabla pro, which is definitely not necessary for Gypsy Jazz but is a cool practice tool) but most everything you need is available for Android.
Mostly I use Irealpro and TE Tuner. And Open Camera sometimes.
Could you tell me more about iReal Pro, Paul?
Edgar Degas: "Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.... To draw, you must close your eyes and sing."
Georges Braque: "In art there is only one thing that counts: the bit that can’t be explained."
Edgar Degas: "Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.... To draw, you must close your eyes and sing."
Georges Braque: "In art there is only one thing that counts: the bit that can’t be explained."
itabla pro, which is definitely not necessary for Gypsy Jazz but is a cool practice tool
Totally tangential but man, Paul's right - this is such a great app if you're into Indian music, I used to run it through a bunch of effects and samplers during free improv recording projects, very easy to sync up bpm when working on electronic music or playing with electronic musicians as well...and you can also select any key/scale/mode for the drone strings?? Plus all the beat choices, sympathetic percussion options and endless time signatures??? Ugh, don't get me started...let's just say I got my money's worth lmao
Back to the topic at hand, iReal Pro is great and I used to use it when I still had a working tablet. I think every pro I know uses it in some fashion tbh.
When I went to DiJ in 2015, everyone said, "get irealPro." It was a one-time purchase for ~$10-15 I think. Best money I ever spent. We use it to send setlists back and forth for gigs. Any bass player that plays with us will just read off the ireal charts on their tablet. Its also cool for practice as it can "play" through the chords with various digital instruments. You can change tempo, key, etc.
Pretty cool. If you have your iPad, just go on the App Store and look at irealpro, it 'll show you the features, layout, etc. There are a lot of charts out there that have been created for GJ (like the Django Fakebook) and just straight jazz. Most every standard you would want to play has probably 1 (or more) charts already made. You can edit them as you please with your own chord substitutions, reharmonizations, etc.