# Tonic Music — user reviews > 403 indexed App Store user reviews of Tonic Music by Pocket Conservatory, Inc, rated 4.80/5 from 2,484 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tonic-music/id1565693172/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tonic-music/id1565693172.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,134 · 4★ 252 · 3★ 50 · 2★ 22 · 1★ 26 ## What do users think of Tonic Music? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Motivates practice - 👍 Friendly and supportive community - 🎉 Gamification of practice - 💡 Ability to listen to others practice - 🤝 Opportunity to connect with musicians globally - 🎨 Customizable studio and avatar **Cons** - 🐛 Buggy and glitchy - 🔍 Limited instrument options - 📵 Crashes and freezes - 🔋 Battery drain - 🤔 Unclear how to use certain features - 🙈 Lack of landscape mode support **Commonly reported bugs** - Practice sessions not properly logged - Inability to exit certain screens - Profiles and studios not loading - Microphone and audio issues - Inconsistent XP earning - Difficulty changing profile picture **Most requested features** - Add more instrument options - Improve stability and reduce bugs - Allow practice without counting towards stats - Add more customization options - Implement a dark mode - Provide a way to track total practice time ## Newest reviews (18 of 403) ### 4/5 — Great App! *2026-08-16, version 15.0.0* Tonic is a great way to practice and showcase your skills, but I would love for users to be able to trade boosts for tokens. Also, can you have like a camera thing to take a picture of yourself for the person you see in a studio for 5000 tokens or so. ### 4/5 — I love this! *2026-07-26, version 15.0.0* I love this app. It is so nice because you do not have to pay for anything or subscriptions, but it would be nice if you could buy like five bouquet for $2 or something and I like that you can block people if they are not nice, but I think that they’ll need to be like a filter to make sure nobody saying bad stuff because I had that happened before and they did not get kicked out! But app is good! Thank you ### 4/5 — adding people back *2026-07-24, version 15.0.0* it wont let me see my followers and who im following except for people that i am friends with on the app ### 3/5 — Love the idea but not accessible to screen readers *2026-06-21, version 15.0.0* I got this app because I really wanted to have a way to see other musicians and gamify my practice. However I am blind and use VoiceOver and it was not accessible to that screen reader. I would love if in the future the app could be accessible, then I would definitely use it. ### 3/5 — Amazing app 10/10 *2026-06-14, version 14.1.0* It’s a very nice app very helpful too but for some reason I am no longer able to scroll down to the break button during my studio please fix this. Also my dear freind Marz got banned js cuz of a typo he made in Ray Chens studio he didn’t mean it and the mods got him banned please bring him back he’s been trying to come back we all miss him dearly #freemarzpls #justiceformarz ### 4/5 — (2nd review) *2026-06-05, version 14.1.0* Tonic is awesome with little bugs that I know of. And I got logged out of my account that I had progress for a year. Since may 14 2025 which was yesterday. I didn’t get to complete a year on tonic on my account, but I am happy to say I am catching up with everything my old account had! Thank you for trying to fix this error but I’m alright, don’t worry :)! ### 4/5 — Great App! *2026-06-03, version 14.1.0* Tonic is a great way to practice and showcase your skills, but I would love for users to be able to trade boosts for tokens ### 4/5 — (2nd review) *2026-05-16, version 14.0.0* Tonic is awesome with little bugs that I know of. And I got logged out of my account that I had progress for a year. Since may 14 2025 which was yesterday. I didn’t get to complete a year on tonic on my account, but I am happy to say I am catching up with everything my old account had! Thank you for trying to fix this error but I’m alright, don’t worry :)! ### 4/5 — New Source of Motivation but…. *2026-05-15, version 14.0.0* This app has been great!! I found myself wanting to practice so much more surprisingly, especially when for the leaderboard in communities, however there is one thing me and my friends would like! Me and a huge group of my friends want an option to be able to collab in the app! Instead of having to do so separately, it would be so much more fun especially when we’re at home! This feature would really add so much more charm than Tonic already has! ### 2/5 — Has bugs *2026-05-07, version 13.0.0* It keeps randomly losing connection when every other app is fine and then it deletes all my progress, it also uses microphone in the background. ### 4/5 — Great but one thing *2026-04-17, version 12.2.1* This app is awesome. But it signs me out many times and random times. It hasn’t done it in a while until today. I have forgot my password and when I put in my email it doesn’t work it puts me into another account. I hope to get my account back and progress back. This app it great overall! ### 4/5 — I have one issue! *2026-04-16, version 12.2.1* Im trying to create a group. Im able to name the group, add the photo, and put what it’s for, but when I get to the next page (description, levels, tags) it won’t let me scroll down to hit the next button. Please fix this! ### 3/5 — Amazing app 10/10 *2026-03-10, version 11.1.0* It’s a very nice app very helpful too but for some reason I am no longer able to scroll down to the break button during my studio please fix this. ### 4/5 — Screen time bug *2026-02-08, version 9.1.0* We love this app. However, my kids have screen time limits on their iPads. Even if I set Tonic as always allowed, the animation part shows as time limit and none of the buttons is responsive. In order for the animation to show, I have to disable screen time limit. Please fix it. ### 3/5 — Laggy bugs and more *2026-02-03, version 9.1.0* There’s was no home button it was very bad😤I could only make a studio once every day it was super laggy even on the website where they show. He also had a home button but me I don’t. I only have the other apps inside tonic. it was super annoying for people to ask me to go to the studios for XP. I also don’t like it because it also shares your personal information if you talk. So if you put your real name, the people might kidnap you.pls make it safer like only people your age can join.hope you can fix it for me it’s a good app overall ### 5/5 — Awesome, funner way to play music, makes more motivated to play *2026-01-26, version 9.0.2* , ### 5/5 — AWESOME *2026-01-24, version 9.0.2* COMPLETELY FREE. it encourages me to practice so much because i get feedback from others who play my instruments to help me get better and it is there to make practice more fun! 1000% recommend to any musician!🫶 ### 5/5 — The Best Music App Ever! *2026-01-20, version 9.0.2* Very beginner friendly, intermediate friendly, and, of course, professional friendly to those professionals out there. There’s so many kind people willing to help you! Now, I want to suggest a few things. 1. Group play with friends I wish there was an option to make a group studio, private to you and your friend group (or just friend) and or go public! This would be really cool, especially with duets and teachers! 2. More hairstyles. As a person of color, I don’t really mind this at all, the app is very helpful, simple. But I do wish there were more hairstyles. Especially curly ones! ❤️🫶🏽 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Stupid *2026-06-26, version 15.0.0* Cant ask question. The submit button gets hidden behind keyboard- real STUPID! The app absolutely makes no sense. ### 1/5 — Wrong xp count *2026-02-24, version 11.0.0* I got 11,398 xp and it only said 2,800 so I really need you to fix it p.s. it’s in the fire horse challenge ### 1/5 — Tonic *2026-01-09, version 8.2.3* It is fun and almost like your at a stadium ### 1/5 — VoiceOver Optimalization *2025-07-29, version 5.1.2* I have written five star review yesterday because I’ve tried the app for five minutes and it was fine but today I wanted to open new studio and I’ve was trying it for like three hours and I couldn’t open studio. I could e done it yesterday only because the first opening of studio is different than all others. The app is not optimalIzed for voiceover I will change this review when I’ll be able to use the app ### 1/5 — Terrible Implementation - Good Idea *2025-07-03, version 4.61.4* They have outdated rules and a low usage rate. The leaderboards aren't skill-based; I get more of a headache listening to them than they help me improve. It’s not worth it for established musicians, and it’s just filled with kids. Adults, be wary. ### 1/5 — Not good *2025-05-13, version 4.55.1* Nobody listens to you… ### 1/5 — ？ *2025-03-22, version 4.52.2* WHY DO MY STUDIOS ALWAYS STOP AUTOMATICALLY！ ### 1/5 — Non mi fa più accedere *2024-11-13, version 4.39.7* Non mi fa più accedere ad Apple perché io facevo sempre così ### 1/5 — it is no longer working *2024-07-12, version 4.38.4* used for a couple of months and suddenly stopped working for no reason. Keep freezing up and can no longer access my account. ### 1/5 — Too many glitches *2024-03-19, version 4.25.1* Loads of glitches, practically melts my phone, eats my battery in 10 seconds, is just very slow and rubbish. The concept is very good but it is overall rubbish due to the amount of errors. It is so annoying. Hope you guys fix it one day. Until then, rubbish ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-08-11, version 15.0.0* Tonic is one of my favorite apps because you can share your music with others!! I also love how I can make group chats and make new friends There are no ads in this app so that makes this app even better!!!!😆😆 ### 5/5 — Best Practice App Ever! *2026-06-23, version 15.0.0* I started using this in August, and let me tell you, this is one of the best practice apps I’ve ever downloaded! The functions, the people you meet, it’s all wonderful! I met one of my really great friends on this app who happened to be in my same youth orchestra, and one of my other great friends also has this app in my orchestra! Thank you so much for creating this wonderful experience! My Tonic Account name is McKenna, by the way! Thank you! ### 5/5 — Great! But this would be even better *2026-06-10, version 14.1.0* Could you add a total practice time widget? That’ll motivate me even more, and also if there was a way for ppl less popular to be able to get listeners (maybe a less than 5 listeners tab?) thanks!! but any way: So so so good!! I’m addicted to practicing, and I actually want to practice :) thanks! (Also thanks so much that its actually free without ads so I don’t get distracted!) Also love how its not so high steaks that you want to cheat your way, and love the challenges that motivate me. Great community also! ### 5/5 — Besssttttt music app ever💖 *2026-05-19, version 14.0.0* 💖 ### 5/5 — Best app EVER *2026-05-17, version 14.0.0* I really love this app, it motivates me to grab my violin out and start practicing. It’s literally the best! However, when I practice, I always listen to other (professional) people play it on YouTube when I’m stuck. But when I try multitasking, the amount of work I did doesn’t record and kinda just glitches? Do you have a way to fix that or anything? It’s fine if there isn’t a solution, but just wondering. ### 5/5 — An Engaging and Motivating Practice Companion for Students and Teachers! *2026-04-24, version 12.3.2* As an active piano teacher and owner of a music conservatory, working primarily with students aged 4–18, I’m always looking for ways to make practice more engaging and consistent. After using and exploring Tonic over the past few months, I decided to integrate it into our program—and it’s been a fantastic addition. We created a community group within the app for our students, and it has genuinely enhanced their experience. They enjoy listening to each other’s practice sessions, and the weekly leaderboard has introduced a fun, friendly sense of competition that keeps them motivated. Another feature they especially love is being able to visit other studios of the same instrument from around the world, across a range of skill levels—it broadens their perspective and inspires them in new ways. From a teacher’s perspective, Tonic is incredibly useful. It allows us to track how often and how long students are practicing, which helps us better support their progress. For students, the impact has been very positive: - They’re more motivated to practice and maintain their streaks - The friendly competition with peers keeps them engaged - The community is supportive and encouraging - Quests provide additional motivation to practice - Earning tokens and customizing avatars adds a fun reward system - They enjoy exploring and learning from other studios globally - Practicing feels less isolating and more interactive - Parents have also appreciated the app. Many have created accounts to listen in on their child’s practice and value being able to track practice time themselves. Overall, Tonic has proven to be a safe, engaging, and highly motivating practice companion for our students. I would highly recommend it to other teachers and families looking to inspire consistent practice habits! ### 5/5 — great app for practice *2026-03-14, version 11.1.0* I'm an undergrad student and this app has really helped me practice enough everyday. It's definitely fun and motivating to see the number of hours I've practiced certain pieces go up every week, and the leaderboards that come with those pieces absolutely motivate me to keep practicing viola. ### 5/5 — The best app for practicing *2026-03-12, version 11.1.0* Tonic just creates a sense of belonging for me and has truly changed my view on practicing. i highly recommend it and it destroys the insecurities musicians and students face. ### 5/5 — Just fix this one little thing pls *2026-03-10, version 11.1.0* Ok i love this app so much!! i use it everyday but the clothing in the shop is a bit to expensive, and only earn a little XP everyday, so pls just low the prices of the clothing in the shop! ### 5/5 — Great app! *2026-02-11, version 10.0.0* Use it frequently. Love that it keeps track of what I’ve been practicing. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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