Comparison

Play 'n' Practice Pro vs Studio Calculator

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

Head to head
About

Play 'n' Practice Pro

Manage your music repertoire and track practice sessions with this comprehensive journal. Structured workouts and detailed statistics help you improve your musical skills effectively. Features include automated time tracking, rich text notes, and a built-in sheet music viewer.

Highlights
  • Automated practice time tracking
  • Structured workout templates
  • Repertoire management with database access
  • Integrated sheet music viewer
  • Progress review and statistics
  • Rich text notes and annotations
Features
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Play ‘n’ Practice is a music instrument journal to manage your repertoire and track your music instrument practice. While offering all required information about the current practice session, Play ‘n’ Practice has been designed for a non-intrusive user experience during your instrument practice.  The management of even complex repertoires is supported by offering several criteria for grouping work by playlists, genre, level and status. Structured workouts aims to raise the effectiveness of even the shortest practice session by automatically selecting pieces you didn’t play for a long time, scales and arpeggios, individual playlists and more. Finally the diary and statistics supports reviewing your progress, tracking your practice and experience and continuously improving your skills. Play ‘n’ Practice features in detail MUSIC INSTRUMENT JOURNAL Automated tracking of music instrument practice time Time tracking based on the individual learning phases of a piece Comprehensive richt text notes about the practice progress Long term progress tracking within the integrated diary Calendar based overview on your daily practice Progress review, rating and notes on individual practice sessions WORKOUTS / PRACTICE *Pro* Workout templates editor to create structured practice sessions Definition of parts and pieces based on their current learning phase or individual playlists Automatic selection of pieces, which weren’t practiced for a long time Automatic time based rotation of pieces in the repertoire Automatic selection of scales and arpeggio exercises based on the workout structure Playlist based workouts to practice for a special event Selection of individual measures on a MusicXML score to focus on difficult passages *Pro* Integrated recording over the microphone or any other audio device available Teaching metronome for gradual improvement of difficult passages Integrated YouTube media player to view referenced videos and tutorials during a workout Quick navigation between pieces in the workout list Capability to add other pieces you want to practice on-the-fly during your workout Inline and full-screen sheet music viewer REPERTOIRE MANAGEMENT Over 3000 pieces registered within the inbuilt database Predefined ABRSM levels (piano grade) on most pieces Access to millions of classic and modern works from the MusicBrainz database Integrated navigator through the registered repertoire based on genre, form, status etc. Playlist management to group pieces according to the users preferences Comprehensive description of genre, form and period for easier selection Reference management for sheet music, videos and web sites also made available during practice Additional user defined rich text notes Direct play to immediately start a piece based practice session and track practice time SHEET MUSIC VIEWER Integrated sheet music viewer, no need to switch to a different app Individual annotations, text, freehand and shapes for PDF sheet music on the fly Selection of individual measures when using MusicXML 3.0 sheet music Selectable Inline-viewer for individual measures Top-bar timer and control complication in full screen view Support for bluetooth foot pedal for page flipping *PDF only, select iOS viewer* STATISTIC Table and charts statistics showing practice time by selectable date spans Individual piece statistics for practice time and learning phases Integrated navigation from a chart item to the daily pieces statistics

About

Studio Calculator

This app provides fast, smart, and accurate music-related calculations for audio professionals. It intelligently determines results based on the values you input, eliminating the need to search external resources. Stay focused on your work with instant answers for tempo, delay, pitch, duration, and more.

Highlights
  • BPM & tempo calculations
  • Delay & phase alignment
  • Time-stretch & pitch shift
  • Duration & file size
  • Frequency to MIDI note
  • Frame-based timing
  • Tap tempo input
Features
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Studio Calculator is your go-to app for fast, smart, and accurate music-related calculations. Simply add the values you know and the app will intelligently figure out what it can calculate for you.. No more digging through menus or websites mid-session. Stay in focus and get instant answers for: BPM & tempo calculations Delay & phase alignment Time-stretch & pitch shift Duration & file size Frequency to MIDI note Frame-based timing for video ...and much more ### Real-World Examples: • Microphone delay in samples? Just enter the distance in meters. The app gives you time in seconds, samples, and more (automatically adjusted to your sample rate) • Need all delay times for a BPM? Tap or enter the BPM—see delay times in ms, seconds, or Hz instantly. • Have a 2-bar loop and want the BPM? Enter the loop length in seconds or samples and the number of bars and get the correct BPM for any time signature. • Changing from 440 Hz to 432 Hz? Input both frequencies and get the pitch shift in semitones and the time-stretch percentage. • Song duration from BPM and bars? Enter BPM and bar count, total time is calculated. • Working in 6/8? Input your metronome tempo to get the DAW’s BPM. • Total time of multiple songs? Add all times and get the sum. • Need to know disk space for a 75-minute multitrack? Enter the time, set your sample rate, bit depth, and channel count; your file size is calculated. ### Features: • Clean, minimalist UI with dark mode • Copy any result and reuse it as new input. • Tap tempo input for fast and accurate BPM entry • Supports irregular, simple, and compound time signatures • Accurate 64-bit floating-point calculations • Share an image of your calculation • Built-in support for 9 standard frame rates • Frequency -> MIDI note conversion • File size calculations based on duration and audio specs • Customizable: sample rate, bit depth, channel count, time signature, tuning and frame rate • Collapsible results for a clean overview ### The Studio Calculator is your perfect assistant. Give it the values you have, and it will calculate everything there is to know. More calculations are coming! If you’re missing a calculation, let us know, your feedback is much appreciated.

Screenshots

Play 'n' Practice Pro4 screens
Studio Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Play 'n' Practice Pro at Free against Studio Calculator's $1.99. Play 'n' Practice Pro also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). Studio Calculator's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Play 'n' Practice Pro is free to download; Studio Calculator costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Studio Calculator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Play 'n' Practice Pro ships an update weekly, Studio Calculator every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Play 'n' Practice Pro versus Studio Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlay 'n' Practice ProStudio Calculator
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.4 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArno PernozzoliThe RedHouse Apps

Customer experience

Play 'n' Practice Pro

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Studio Calculator

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Play 'n' Practice Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Studio Calculator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Play 'n' Practice Pro free?
Play 'n' Practice Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Studio Calculator free?
Studio Calculator costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Play 'n' Practice Pro or Studio Calculator?
Studio Calculator is rated higher. Play 'n' Practice Pro averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Studio Calculator averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Play 'n' Practice Pro or Studio Calculator have ads?
Neither Play 'n' Practice Pro nor Studio Calculator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Play 'n' Practice Pro or Studio Calculator?
Play 'n' Practice Pro ships an update weekly, and Studio Calculator every 5 weeks. Most recently, Play 'n' Practice Pro was updated on October 6, 2026 and Studio Calculator on October 5, 2026.

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