Comparison

Scheme Songs vs ABRSM Singing Practice Partner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Scheme Songs

Access musical performance backing tracks from a musical school program. Download tracks for offline playback or stream them online. Ideal for rehearsals and performances where internet access may be unreliable.

Highlights
  • Access all performance backing tracks
  • Download tracks for offline playback
  • Stream tracks online
  • Organized by year and term
  • Searchable A-Z list of tracks
  • Familiar timeline player
Features
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Scheme Songs is a free app that lets you use your Charanga Musical School login to access all the performance backing tracks from Scheme, wherever you are. Use it to help your class put on a performance or sing a song, in places where you would find it difficult to use the website. All the Scheme backing tracks are available to download and play offline on your iPhone or iPod touch or online over wifi/mobile internet. Scheme Songs is perfect if you can't be sure that there's a reliable internet connection in your performance area, because you can save an entire term's performances in advance. • Includes all the seasonal productions in performance order, including Little Angel Gets Her Wings and Five Gold Rings. • Familiar timeline player from Charanga Musical School Scheme lessons. • Just plug your iPhone or iPod touch into the PA system and you're all set. • Organised by year and term so you can find the performance you're looking for with ease. • If you can't connect to the internet, but you've already got songs saved, you can play them offline. • All seven years of Charanga Musical School Scheme songs, from Reception through to Year 6. • Includes an searchable A-Z list of all our Freestyle performance tracks

About

ABRSM Singing Practice Partner

This app allows singers to practice with piano accompaniments. Users can transpose tracks to their preferred key, adjust tempo, and loop difficult sections. It offers individual song purchases and full songbook selections.

Highlights
  • Transpose accompaniments to any key
  • Adjust practice tempo
  • Loop difficult musical passages
  • Access 66 piano accompaniments
  • Purchase individual tracks or songbook selections
Features
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Discover a new way to practise! The official ABRSM Singing Practice Partner app gives you flexibility like never before. Featuring all 66 piano accompaniments* from the new ABRSM Songbook Plus series, you can download the tracks you need and sing them in your chosen key, at your chosen speed! With the app, you can: • Choose the key that best suits your voice – the accompaniments are available in all 12 keys • Change the speed without altering the pitch and practise at a tempo that suits you • Repeat tricky passages by setting loops around them Singing Practice Partner comes with one example piece from the new Grade 3 ABRSM Songbook Plus. In app you can purchase: Individual pieces • Any accompaniment track* from the new ABRSM Songbook Plus series, for Grades 1–5. Songbook Plus selections • All accompaniment tracks* from each ABRSM Songbook Plus book for Grades 1-5. To use the accompaniment tracks in Singing Practice Partner, the Songbook Plus audio must be downloaded within the app. *Please note that the accompaniments available to purchase in-app match the exam requirements as described in the ABRSM Songbook Plus books. Where appropriate, cuts or edits have been made to the pieces to achieve this.

Screenshots

Scheme Songs3 screens
ABRSM Singing Practice Partner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scheme Songs at 40% against ABRSM Singing Practice Partner's 5%. Scheme Songs also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ABRSM Singing Practice Partner sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Scheme Songs asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Scheme Songs versus ABRSM Singing Practice Partner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScheme SongsABRSM Singing Practice Partner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better4.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharanga LtdThe Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (Publishing) Limited

Customer experience

Scheme Songs

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

ABRSM Singing Practice Partner

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive4.5%
Neutral22.7%
Negative72.7%

In-app purchases

None

Scheme Songs

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

ABRSM Singing Practice Partner

One-time10
  • Grade 1 List A, Anna-Marie$1.99
  • Sing a Rainbow$1.99
  • Out in the Garden$1.99
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  • Catch a Falling Star$1.99
  • Singin' in the Rain$1.99
  • Fly Me to the Moon$1.99
  • Go tell it on the Mountain$1.99
  • Songbook Plus Grade 1$8.99
  • Songbook Plus Grade 2$8.99
  • Songbook Plus Grade 5$8.99

Questions

Is Scheme Songs free?
Scheme Songs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ABRSM Singing Practice Partner free?
ABRSM Singing Practice Partner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Scheme Songs or ABRSM Singing Practice Partner have ads?
Neither Scheme Songs nor ABRSM Singing Practice Partner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scheme Songs or ABRSM Singing Practice Partner?
Scheme Songs ships an update every 7 months, and ABRSM Singing Practice Partner every 7 months. Most recently, Scheme Songs was updated on November 1, 2026 and ABRSM Singing Practice Partner on November 3, 2026.

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