Comparison

Spirit Stream vs ClefNotes Music Practice App

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

Head to head
About

Spirit Stream

Listen to spiritual teachers and topics like meditation and relationships on your iPhone. Create custom playlists from searches and enjoy streams while commuting or relaxing. Stay updated on new uploads and share favorites.

Highlights
  • Stream spiritual teachers
  • Listen to topics like Money, Relationships, Health, Meditation
  • Create custom playlists
  • Listen offline (implied by commuting/relaxing)
  • Track new uploads
  • Share favorite streams
Features
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Take your favorite spiritual teachers with you on the road with Spirit Stream - a stream player for iPhone. Download Spirit Stream and listen to streams of your favorite topics - such as Money, Relationships, Health and Meditation - from your favorite spiritual teachers - Like Abraham Hicks, Bashar, Deepak Chopra, Eckhart Tolle, Louise Hay, Wayne Dyer and more - directly on your iPhone. Create your own playlists of streams from searches. Listen to your streams while commuting to work or relaxing on the beach without keeping your phone unlocked with Spirit Stream. Keep track of newly uploaded streams and share your favorite streams with your friends and much more. We have two subscription plans that give you full access to our app: - A monthly subscription for $9.99 charged per month. - A yearly subscription for $99.99 charged per year. This plan includes 14 days free trial where we do not charge you. If you have not selected a plan after the 14 days free trial, you will not get charged. After the additional 14 days free trial from the yearly plan is over and you have not unsubscribed, we will charge your iTunes account the amount of your chosen plan. If you have set up auto-renewal on your phone, we will charge you automatically after end of each period in your plan. Please follow this guide from Apple if you no longer want to subscribe to our app https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
 - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal 
- Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase
 Read more in our terms of service: http://spiritstream.dk/terms-service.html We keep your privacy safe and keep your data only to improve our app. We do not give your information to any 3rd party. Please read our policy to find out what we collect: http://spiritstream.dk/privacy-policy.html

About

ClefNotes Music Practice App

This music practice app helps organize sessions, track progress, and master instruments. It includes a timer, metronome, tuner, and tools for managing repertoire and capturing ideas. Visualize progress with detailed stats and earn awards for motivation.

Highlights
  • Practice session logging with timer
  • Integrated metronome and chromatic tuner
  • Repertoire management with play goals
  • Pitch training game
  • Note-taking and audio recording
  • Progress visualization and awards
  • Cloud sync across devices
Features
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Designed to work with the Suzuki method of learning an instrument, but great for all levels and kinds of playing, ClefNotes is the all-in-one music practice companion that helps you organize your sessions, track your progress, and truly master your instrument. Whether you're a student preparing for an audition, a teacher managing multiple students, or a hobbyist rediscovering your passion, ClefNotes gives you the structure and tools to make every practice session count. EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN ONE APP: LOG EVERY SESSION: Start the timer and focus on your playing. Log how long you practiced, what you worked on, and how it went. Look back at your history and see your dedication pay off. YOUR TOOLS, ALWAYS AT HAND: Once you open a practice session, a practice bar keeps your timer, metronome, tuner, and recorder one tap away, even while you browse your songs or check your stats. Tap the bar to jump straight back to your session. PRACTICE TIMER ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN: Your session timer shows on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so you can see your time at a glance and pause, resume, or stop without unlocking your phone. A METRONOME YOU CAN TRUST: The built-in metronome schedules every click with sample-accurate timing, so it stays rock-steady at any tempo. Use the chromatic tuner to stay in tune, with no need to switch apps. MANAGE YOUR REPERTOIRE: Keep a detailed list of your pieces, scales, and exercises. Log every play as Learning, Practice, or Review, set play goals for each song, and let the random song picker choose what to review next. TRAIN YOUR EAR: Sharpen your pitch recognition with the built-in Pitch Game. CAPTURE EVERY IDEA: Inspiration can strike at any time. Jot down text notes, sketch out musical ideas with the drawing tool, or capture a melody with a quick audio recording. You can even import and annotate your PDF sheet music. VISUALIZE YOUR PROGRESS: See your hard work come to life! Detailed stats show your practice streak, a heat map of your sessions, and a breakdown of how you spend your time. Earn awards like Perfect Week, Weekend Warrior, and Marathon Musician to stay motivated. iCLOUD SYNC & SHARING: Your data syncs securely across your iPhone and iPad. Share student profiles with teachers or collaborators, so it's easy to get feedback and stay on the same page. WHO IS CLEFNOTES FOR? Students: Stay organized for lessons, prepare for auditions, and build a solid practice habit. Teachers: Manage multiple student profiles, share them with families, and follow progress between lessons. Hobbyists & Professionals: Keep your skills sharp, manage your repertoire, and have a dedicated space for all your musical ideas. FREE TO START, PRO WHEN YOU'RE READY ClefNotes is free for one student, with unlimited sessions, songs, notes, recordings, stats, and awards. The metronome and tuner are free in every practice session. ClefNotes Pro adds: • Unlimited students • The metronome and tuner anytime, without starting a session • More accent colors, including a custom color of your own • Alternate app icons It's time to practice smarter, not just harder. Download ClefNotes today and transform the way you learn music! ClefNotes Pro is an auto-renewing yearly subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://clefnotes.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://clefnotes.app/terms.html

Screenshots

Spirit Stream4 screens
ClefNotes Music Practice App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ClefNotes Music Practice App at 5.0 against Spirit Stream's 3.8. ClefNotes Music Practice App also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription). Spirit Stream's advantage is ratings volume (94 vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Spirit Stream sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and ClefNotes Music Practice App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ClefNotes Music Practice App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spirit Stream has 94 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spirit Stream ships an update every 6 weeks, ClefNotes Music Practice App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Spirit Stream versus ClefNotes Music Practice App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpirit StreamClefNotes Music Practice App
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (94 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings94 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB26 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKarsten KiilerichGreg Holland

Customer experience

Spirit Stream

All ratings95 ratings
Positive67.4%
Neutral7.4%
Negative25.3%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive45.7%
Neutral15.2%
Negative39.1%

ClefNotes Music Practice App

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Spirit Stream

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App crashes
  • No content appears
  • Cannot add playlists
  • New streams don't update
  • App freezes
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  • Won't load content
  • Pause button not working correctly
  • Constantly stops working
  • Sign-in issues recognizing payment
  • Constantly makes users log in to Apple ID
  • Buffering and crashing
  • Keeps buffering and/or skipping seconds
  • Playback never starts
  • WARNING pop-up every 6 seconds about slow network
  • Audio player starts too long sometimes

Requested features

8 requests
  • Ability to download content for offline listening
  • Search functionality
  • Fix pause/resume functionality
  • Add more information about speakers
  • Updates to the app
Show 3 more
  • Fix sign-in issues where it asks to pay repeatedly
  • Improve network warning pop-ups
  • Add dark mode

ClefNotes Music Practice App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Spirit Stream

Subscriptions2
  • Spirit Stream Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Spirit Stream Subscription14 Days trial$99.991 Year
2 purchases

ClefNotes Music Practice App

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Spirit Stream free?
Spirit Stream is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ClefNotes Music Practice App free?
ClefNotes Music Practice App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spirit Stream or ClefNotes Music Practice App?
ClefNotes Music Practice App is rated higher. Spirit Stream averages 3.8 out of 5 from 94 ratings, while ClefNotes Music Practice App averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Spirit Stream or ClefNotes Music Practice App have ads?
Neither Spirit Stream nor ClefNotes Music Practice App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spirit Stream or ClefNotes Music Practice App?
Spirit Stream ships an update every 6 weeks, and ClefNotes Music Practice App every 3 months. Most recently, Spirit Stream was updated on November 2, 2026 and ClefNotes Music Practice App on November 8, 2026.

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