ABRSM Singing Practice Partner vs now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Transpose accompaniments to any key
- Adjust practice tempo
- Loop difficult musical passages
- Access 66 piano accompaniments
- Purchase individual tracks or songbook selections
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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.
now
Discover ways to support causes you care about through daily learning and actionable steps. Connect with charities to volunteer, donate, sign petitions, or raise awareness, all within one platform.
- Choose causes you care about
- Complete daily learning modules
- Volunteer for charities
- Donate to causes
- Sign petitions
- Plan fundraisers
- Raise awareness
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Learn, volunteer or donate, and drive lasting change for charities. now-u is a nonprofit organisation built by people who are passionate about making a difference. We partner with charities and curate campaigns to provide you with effective ways to drive lasting change. Whether you have a minute to sign a petition or days to volunteer, we connect you with ways to help create a brighter future. How does it work? 1 - Choose your causes Whether you’re most concerned with saving the planet, ending world hunger, or fighting for equality, our causes help direct you to the issues you care about. 2 - Complete daily learnings We curate the latest videos, articles, and features so you can either deep dive into the areas that concern you most, or learn something completely new. 3 - Take action Our partner charities and fellow nonprofits need your help. No matter how much time you have, there’s always something you can do to make a difference. Volunteer Donate Sign a petition Plan a fundraiser Raise awareness Download the now-u app and join our community of changemakers. For more information, see our website at: https://www.now-u.com/ now-u is a community interest company registered in England and Wales (12709184) which develops and maintains the now-u app, which hosts content curated by now-u community charity (1196568).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: now at 100% against ABRSM Singing Practice Partner's 5%. now also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). ABRSM Singing Practice Partner's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. ABRSM Singing Practice Partner sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. now asks for nothing beyond the download.
now holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of ABRSM Singing Practice Partner's written reviews are positive against 100% of now's.
ABRSM Singing Practice Partner ships an update every 7 months, now every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | ABRSM Singing Practice Partner | now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 4.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (Publishing) Limited | now-u community |
Customer experience
ABRSM Singing Practice Partner
now
In-app purchases
ABRSM Singing Practice Partner
- 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
now
No in-app purchases
Questions
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