Comparison

ABRSM Singing Practice Partner vs My RCS

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

Head to head
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.

About

My RCS

Stay informed with campus-specific news, events, and urgent notifications. Manage your schedule, access course materials, and keep your conservatoire email and Office 365 account readily available.

Highlights
  • Campus-specific news, events, and notifications
  • Integrated conservatoire email
  • Centralized calendar with timetable and deadlines
  • Direct access to Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
  • Office 365 account access
  • Links to essential college systems
Features
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Along with campus specific news, events and important notifications you will be able to see upcoming deadlines, review your progress and receive urgent messages, reminders and notifications from the conservatoire. Features include: - Alerts, notifications, News and events these will be specific to you and your course - Email – Your Conservatoire email right there on your home screen so you never miss a new email - Calendar – Your timetable, Outlook Calendar and Tasks, including VLE assignment deadlines, all in one central place - VLE – Easy Access to the Virtual Learning Environment for your course materials, submitting work and accessing the full range of support services - Office365 – Access to your Office 365 account to work and study wherever you are Plus all the information and links to essential college systems that you will need to support your time at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in your very own MyRCS app.

Screenshots

ABRSM Singing Practice Partner4 screens
My RCS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: My RCS at 5.0 against ABRSM Singing Practice Partner's 2.3. My RCS also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.3.0 vs 15.0). ABRSM Singing Practice Partner's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 24 months) and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My RCS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABRSM Singing Practice Partner ships an update every 7 months, My RCS every 24 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ABRSM Singing Practice Partner versus My RCS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABRSM Singing Practice PartnerMy RCS
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews4.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.3.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (Publishing) LimitedCollabco

Customer experience

ABRSM Singing Practice Partner

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

My RCS

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

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
Show 7 more
  • 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
None

My RCS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ABRSM Singing Practice Partner free?
ABRSM Singing Practice Partner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My RCS free?
My RCS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ABRSM Singing Practice Partner or My RCS?
My RCS is rated higher. ABRSM Singing Practice Partner averages 2.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while My RCS averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ABRSM Singing Practice Partner or My RCS have ads?
Neither ABRSM Singing Practice Partner nor My RCS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ABRSM Singing Practice Partner or My RCS?
ABRSM Singing Practice Partner ships an update every 7 months, and My RCS every 24 months. Most recently, ABRSM Singing Practice Partner was updated on November 3, 2026 and My RCS on November 3, 2026.

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