Comparison

Project Hymnal vs Practice Note

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

Head to head
About

Project Hymnal

Access a vast collection of hymns and new songs, learn them offline with instrumentals and sheet music, and even contribute your own uploads. This non-profit app aims to make hymns accessible for learning and enjoyment.

Highlights
  • Offline hymn access
  • Learn new songs
  • Listen to instrumentals
  • View music sheets
  • Play guitar
  • Upload new hymns
  • Contribute to hymnal
Features
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Hymns are enjoyed in many places and in a variety of occasions. Sometimes, it seems like everyone has their own hymn books with different versions of the same hymns. Sometimes, somebody wants to sing a hymn but nobody knows how to sing or play it. Not anymore. Introducing Project Hymnal, the crowd-sourced hymnal. A hymnal where everyone can learn, everyone can contribute to, and everyone will love to use. You will now be able to have the most up-to-date versions of hymns and all the newest songs at your disposal—all offline. Learn a new song, listen to instrumentals, view music sheets, and play guitar all from your device. Any time, anywhere. And if you don't see a song? Upload it through the app. We'll review it and make it available for all our users. The purpose of this non-profit application is to make hymns available to learn, enjoy, and, eventually, personalize. If you own rights to a hymn that was uploaded by one of our users and do not want it in our system, please contact us and we will work with you.

About

Practice Note

This app helps musicians organize their repertoire, track practice sessions, and record audio. It offers tools like a metronome, tuner, and drone, with a focus on a calm and reflective practice environment. All your data stays on your device.

Highlights
  • Repertoire organization
  • Practice session tracking
  • Audio recording
  • Metronome with tap tempo
  • Tuner with reference sound
  • Single-note or chord drone
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Designed for the focused practice of professional musicians, Practice Note also welcomes amateur players and music students—anyone building their practice at their own pace. From detailed passage work for an upcoming performance to freely exploring a favorite piece, keep your repertoire, practice time, notes and recordings together. ORGANIZE YOUR REPERTOIRE Add pieces and movements, write small practice tasks in your own words, and keep performance dates with each piece. Browse the built-in classical catalog or look up work details online. PRACTICE YOUR WAY Start from a task, or choose Free practice on Home. Select one of your pieces or practice without a piece or task. The timer starts with your session; pauses are excluded. It continues when you minimize the session or lock your phone, so pause before taking a break. RECORD, LISTEN, REFLECT Save practice notes and microphone recordings. Choose two saved takes for quick A/B listening and return to what you noticed next time. Save a session to keep a task open, or complete the task when you are ready. TOOLS WITHIN REACH Use a single-note or chord drone on a ring of notes, a metronome with tap tempo, rhythm patterns drawn as notation and the meters of music theory, and a tuner with a reference sound. Adjust your reference pitch to suit your practice. A QUICK START A short, skippable first-use guide explains adding pieces, creating tasks and measuring practice time. Session tips introduce recording, tools, notes and saving. Replay the guides whenever you need them. The app follows your iPhone language automatically: Korean or English, with English for other languages. A manual override is tucked away under Settings > App language. SEE YOUR PRACTICE Review sessions, notes, recordings and practice time by day and piece. Keep finished repertoire in the archive. A CALM SPACE A quiet graphite design with rounded type and glass cards, so the music stays in front. PRACTICE NOTE PLUS (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) The free app keeps up to five pieces. Plus lifts the limit for good with a single purchase, no account needed. Pro includes Plus. PRACTICE NOTE PRO (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) Import a PDF from Files, open one from the Files app, or scan printed pages with the camera, and keep every score with its piece. Pro reads the whole score on the Practice Note service, page by page, and shows a chord label on the original page wherever the harmony changes. Misread notes can be corrected on the page. The reading is computed by our own service; no AI service is used. SCORE READER (PRO) The score fills the screen; a tap shows the bars. Read with page taps, swipes and pinch zoom; iPad shows two pages in landscape. Write with Apple Pencil or a finger: pen, highlighter and eraser in any colour, music symbols and text stamps. Turn pages with a Bluetooth pedal or, if you choose, by a glance at the front camera (processed on the device, off by default). The drone, metronome, tuner and recording sit beside the score, and a running practice session can open its score with the clock, recording and save at hand. Pro needs a free account (email, Google or Apple) and a monthly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Your practice notebook and recordings stay on your device and need no account. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ · Privacy: https://seandeveloper0123-maker.github.io/practice-note-support/privacy/

Screenshots

Project Hymnal4 screens
Practice Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Practice Note at 100% against Project Hymnal's 60%. Practice Note also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Project Hymnal's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (63 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Practice Note sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Project Hymnal asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Practice Note holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Project Hymnal has 63 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Project Hymnal's written reviews are positive against 100% of Practice Note's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Project Hymnal ships an update every 3 weeks, Practice Note daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Project Hymnal versus Practice Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProject HymnalPractice Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (63 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings63 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamuel LiuSeongHyeok Baek

Customer experience

Project Hymnal

All ratings63 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral7.9%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative10.0%

Practice Note

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Project Hymnal

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Practice Note

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Practice Note Plus$2.99

Questions

Is Project Hymnal free?
Project Hymnal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Practice Note free?
Practice Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Project Hymnal or Practice Note?
Practice Note is rated higher. Project Hymnal averages 4.7 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while Practice Note averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Project Hymnal or Practice Note have ads?
Neither Project Hymnal nor Practice Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Project Hymnal or Practice Note?
Project Hymnal ships an update every 3 weeks, and Practice Note daily. Most recently, Project Hymnal was updated on October 24, 2026 and Practice Note on October 29, 2026.

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