Comparison

ABRSM Cello Practice Partner vs Cello Coach

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

Head to head
About

ABRSM Cello Practice Partner

Enhance your cello practice with this official app. Play along with piano accompaniments, isolated cello parts, or ensemble recordings. Adjust tempo, loop difficult sections, and build confidence for exams.

Highlights
  • Practice with piano accompaniment
  • Play cello part in isolation
  • Practice with duo ensemble recording
  • Adjustable tempo
  • Looping of difficult passages
  • Includes sample exam piece
Features
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The OFFICIAL ABRSM Cello Practice Partner is a simple way to make practising pieces for your exams more musical, enjoyable and fun. It is useful for anyone learning or teaching pieces from the ABRSM Cello Exam Pieces from 2024. Use Cello Practice Partner to practise with the piano accompaniment, the cello part in isolation, or the duo ensemble recording. The app will help you to: • Become familiar with the accompaniment and understand how the solo line fits with the piano part for more secure performances. • Make practice more musical and enjoyable by having a virtual cello partner to play along with. • Slow down or speed up the music to a tempo that suits you, for slow careful practice. • Listen closely to the Cello in isolation to hear every detail of the expert performance. • Repeat tricky passages by setting loops around them. Perfect for helping you develop confidence and fluency in your playing! Cello Practice Partner comes with one example piece from Grade 4 of the NEW ABRSM Cello Exam Pieces book from 2024.. In app you can purchase: Individual pieces and Grade selections from: • The ABRSM Cello Exam Pieces from 2024 books for Initial Grade – Grade 5. • The 2020–2023 ABRSM Cello Exam Pieces books for Grades 1–5. Notes: • Please test the app using the sample piece to ensure it is working effectively on your device before making any in app purchases. • Solo (unaccompanied) pieces are not available in-app. • Practice Partner does not support the upload of external audio files.

About

Cello Coach

This app provides a comprehensive series of beginner cello lessons designed for self-study at home. It covers fundamental techniques, essential skills, and offers tutorials for playing with piano accompaniment. Optimized for iPhone and iPad, it's ideal for aspiring cellists.

Highlights
  • Beginner cello course series
  • Learn to play cello
  • Play cello with piano
  • Cello technique tutorials
  • Essential cello skills
  • Level up cello skills
Features
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Beginner's Cello Lessons - Learn At Home By Self INCLUES: * Beginner Cello Course Series * Learn To Play Cello * Play Cello With Piano Series * Cello Technique Series * Basics Of Cello * Eeesntial Skills Of Cello * Level Up Skills Of Cello Optimized for iPhone and iPad, you can learn by yourself at home Get it now, enjoy the tour!

Screenshots

ABRSM Cello Practice Partner4 screens
Cello Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cello Coach at 85% against ABRSM Cello Practice Partner's 23%. Cello Coach also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 25). ABRSM Cello Practice Partner's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 28 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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 Cello Practice Partner sells 25 one-off in-app purchases. Cello Coach asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cello Coach holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cello Coach has 272 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of ABRSM Cello Practice Partner's written reviews are positive against 85% of Cello Coach's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABRSM Cello Practice Partner ships an update every 4 months, Cello Coach every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ABRSM Cello Practice Partner versus Cello Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABRSM Cello Practice PartnerCello Coach
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (272 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews85.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1272 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 28 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (Publishing) Limited叶 李

Customer experience

ABRSM Cello Practice Partner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral15.4%
Negative61.5%

Cello Coach

All ratings270 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral4.1%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive85.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative9.5%

Bugs and requests

ABRSM Cello Practice Partner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Cello Coach

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Pop-up ads that cannot be closed on app launch
  • App becomes non-functional due to stuck ads
  • Ads appearing before every video
  • X button on ads not responding to user input

Requested features

4 requests
  • Tuner section for pitch accuracy
  • Scales section for practice exercises
  • Better organization and explanation of app sections
  • Reduced or optional ad experience

In-app purchases

25 purchases

ABRSM Cello Practice Partner

One-time25
  • Grade 3 B1 - Over the Rainbow$1.99
  • Grade 3 C2 - Hungarian Stomp$1.99
  • Grade 4 B1 - Summer Song$1.99
Show 22 more
  • Grade 5 A3 - Allegro (Vivaldi)$1.99
  • Grade 5 B1 - Spring Song$1.99
  • 5 B3 - Chanson villageoise$1.99
  • G3C3 He's a Pirate$1.99
  • Dance of the Blessed Spirits$1.99
  • G5C2 Robots' March$1.99
  • G4C1 America$1.99
  • G5A2 Allegro$1.99
  • G5B2 Humoresque$1.99
  • 4 A2 - Allegro (Marcello)$1.99
  • Mélodie antique française$1.99
  • The James Bond Theme$1.99
  • Grade 2 C1 - The Flintstones$1.99
  • Grade 2 Selection 2020-2023$8.99
  • Grade 1 Selection 2020-2023$8.99
  • Grade 4 Selection 2020-2023$8.99
  • Grade 3 Selection 2020-2023$8.99
  • Grade 5 Selection 2020-2023$8.99
  • Grade 4 Selection (2024)$9.99
  • Grade 5 Selection (2024)$9.99
  • Grade 3 Selection (2024)$9.99
  • Grade 2 Selection (2024)$9.99
None

Cello Coach

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ABRSM Cello Practice Partner free?
ABRSM Cello Practice Partner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cello Coach free?
Cello Coach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ABRSM Cello Practice Partner or Cello Coach?
Cello Coach is rated higher. ABRSM Cello Practice Partner averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Cello Coach averages 4.7 from 272 ratings.
Do ABRSM Cello Practice Partner or Cello Coach have ads?
Cello Coach shows ads; ABRSM Cello Practice Partner does not.
Which is updated more often, ABRSM Cello Practice Partner or Cello Coach?
ABRSM Cello Practice Partner ships an update every 4 months, and Cello Coach every 28 months. Most recently, ABRSM Cello Practice Partner was updated on October 24, 2026 and Cello Coach on October 30, 2026.

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