Reviews of Spark: Chords, Backing Tracks

By: Positive Grid Inc

List of user reviews and ratings for Spark: Chords, Backing Tracks

Total ratings

4.80 (Rating count: 24,268)

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Review summary

Reviews praise Spark’s sound and features for practice, jamming, and AI tone design, with strong hardware/app integration. However, repeated concerns focus on flaky Bluetooth connections, frequent crashes, and a clunky preset workflow with limited cross-device syncing. Users also want missing features like spring reverb, in-app volume control, and easier Hi-Z access. Overall sentiment is mixed: great hardware and functionality when the app is stable, but reliability and usability problems are common.

Pros

Excellent amp tones and hardware variety with good value.
Great for practice and jamming with songs/backing tracks.
AI tone generator and rich preset customization enable creative tones.
Strong integration between Spark hardware and the app.
Overall user-friendly app experience when stable.

Cons

Unreliable Bluetooth connectivity and pairing across iPhone and pedals.
Frequent app crashes and instability that disrupt usage.
Cumbersome preset management and tone-saving workflow (no rename, no cross-device sync, hard to search).
Missing features and limitations (spring reverb, in-app volume control, Hi-Z mode hard to find, limited AI tone options).
Occasional device recognition issues and confusing device IDs (e.g., Spark 2 shown as Spark 40).

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.80

All time rating average: 4.80

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19% (11)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-06-03	dv*****	I use it regularly. I have an Edge and the headphones. Practice and play out with the Edge.
I use it regularly. I have an Edge and the headphones. Practice and play out with the Edge.
2026-06-03	ki*****	Sounds great, love streaming music from YouTube to play along with and I love jamming with AI.
Sounds great, love streaming music from YouTube to play along with and I love jamming with AI.
2026-05-30	Ra*****	Backing up to dropbox used to be the only way. That’s now been broken for months so if you move to a new phone, you’re sunk.
Backing up to dropbox used to be the only way. That’s now been broken for months so if you move to a new phone, you’re sunk.
2026-05-24	Rr*****	Why do you guys make it so difficult to save and recall presets? The save action on the amp should capture the tone exactly when I press the save button, and it doesn’t… finding my saved presets is also a challenge… I still don’t know if I can replace the tones set to the rotary switch… really difficult. The tones are amazingly good, but the tweaking hurts… recalling presets hurts
Why do you guys make it so difficult to save and recall presets? The save action on the amp should capture the tone exactly when I press the save button, and it doesn’t… finding my saved presets is also a challenge… I still don’t know if I can replace the tones set to the rotary switch… really difficult. The tones are amazingly good, but the tweaking hurts… recalling presets hurts
2026-05-18	Va*****	AI slop “feature” and all of your presets are lost on major updates unless you have dropbox. Hey, maybe a way to save my presets to my account that isn’t full of jank would have been a better investment than a useless AI chatbot.
AI slop “feature” and all of your presets are lost on major updates unless you have dropbox. Hey, maybe a way to save my presets to my account that isn’t full of jank would have been a better investment than a useless AI chatbot.
2026-05-17	DK*****	In 1985 cliff Burton was live on stage green Oakland and his bass had insane distortion I found something super similar to it it is this ( black op pedel on drive) then the amp is (insane) amp then that is all have everything on black op pedel all on max and all the gain on insane amp at max and raise the bass abit higher then rest of it (trebel middle) then the distortion is WILD
In 1985 cliff Burton was live on stage green Oakland and his bass had insane distortion I found something super similar to it it is this ( black op pedel on drive) then the amp is (insane) amp then that is all have everything on black op pedel all on max and all the gain on insane amp at max and raise the bass abit higher then rest of it (trebel middle) then the distortion is WILD
2026-05-16	Li*****	This amp w-app will def add a spark to my music!
This amp w-app will def add a spark to my music!
2026-05-08	In*****	Awesome app with a few things that should be adjusted. First, when switching from one tone to the next, the volume is automatically set and it’s typically too loud. A simple turn of the master knob gets you back to the volume you were using on the previous tone. The second adjustment for me should be the search bar. Often times I have to retouch in the search bar to enter text. It’s a small bug. Nothing major. This is by far the most fun that I have had with my guitar. Thank you Spark software engineers and the hardware team that makes Positive Grid a great tool for musicians at any level. I am changing my rating to 2 stars because there is constantly connectivity issues with any apple device, the youtube videos hardly play with out issues like skipping, no audio or the chords dont line up with the music.. It was great for a while but the lack of updates are leaving this app behind.
Awesome app with a few things that should be adjusted. First, when switching from one tone to the next, the volume is automatically set and it’s typically too loud. A simple turn of the master knob gets you back to the volume you were using on the previous tone. The second adjustment for me should be the search bar. Often times I have to retouch in the search bar to enter text. It’s a small bug. Nothing major. This is by far the most fun that I have had with my guitar. Thank you Spark software engineers and the hardware team that makes Positive Grid a great tool for musicians at any level. I am changing my rating to 2 stars because there is constantly connectivity issues with any apple device, the youtube videos hardly play with out issues like skipping, no audio or the chords dont line up with the music.. It was great for a while but the lack of updates are leaving this app behind.
2026-04-26	lo*****	I tried deleting and redownloading the app but the tuner function is still broken
I tried deleting and redownloading the app but the tuner function is still broken
2026-04-24	Me*****	The amps looked cool and it had like the coolest looking pedals of all time the only downside is, I wish it had more high gain amps
The amps looked cool and it had like the coolest looking pedals of all time the only downside is, I wish it had more high gain amps