Comparison

Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner vs Dubnote

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

Head to head
About

Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner

This app offers a modular set of 20 music practice tools that can be combined to create personalized practice sessions. It includes a metronome, tuner, recorder, and more, allowing users to customize layouts and settings for each practice phase.

Highlights
  • Customizable practice pages
  • Combine multiple widgets
  • Personalize layout and themes
  • Record while playing
  • Independent volume control
  • Multiple temperaments
  • Tap tempo sync
  • Share practice pages
Features
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Practice Pro is a set of 28 powerful music practice widgets that you can combine in any way you wish to create your PERFECT practice app. It has everything you need- Metronome, Tuner, Strobe Tuner, Pitch Pipe, Pitch Drone, Recorder, Practice Journal and so much more. Combine up to 8 widgets per page and you can even create multiple practice pages for each phase of your practice session, or start from one of 10 ready-made templates. Each widget comes in up to three sizes, and everything can be customized. Each widget has its own independent settings for further customization. Your pages sync across your iPhone and iPad with iCloud, and you can even share practice pages you have made with friends! Details: Create Custom Practice Pages - Design a dedicated page for each stage of your practice routine Start From a Template - 10 ready-made pages for guitar, violin, voice, winds and brass, rhythm and more Combine Multiple Widgets - Use up to 8 widgets per page, all running simultaneously Personalize Your Layout - Drag to reorder, resize from the corner, and choose from 58 color themes or make your own Three Kinds of Tuner - A needle tuner, a phase-detection strobe tuner, and a strings tuner that checks every string in one strum 62 String Instruments - Guitar, bass, ukulele, violin, mandolin, banjo and more, with 247 tunings, a capo and your own custom tunings Pro-Grade Metronome - 30 to 300 BPM in 15 meters, with custom accents, six sounds and subdivisions Run Multiple Metronomes - Several at once, each at its own tempo Automatic Tempo Increase - Gradually raise the tempo to master difficult passages Random Mute - Drop beats at random so you learn to keep time on your own Tap Tempo Sync - Set a tempo by tapping, and instantly sync all metronomes Pitch Pipe and Drones - Play a starting note, hold a drone under your scales, or build a chord to tune against Sound-Back Mode - Have the app listen to your notes and play them back as a reference Multiple Temperaments - Choose from 8 temperaments, including equal temperament, just intonation, meantone and Werckmeister Fine Tune and Transpose - Set A4 anywhere from 392 to 491 Hz and transpose to any key Record While You Play - Capture audio or video of your practice while using the metronome and tuner at the same time Practice Journal - A page for each day, and send a recap of your week to your teacher Practice Routine - A daily checklist of what to work on Track Your Progress - Practice time and streaks are tracked automatically Independent Volume Control - Set volumes for each widget individually And Much More - Decibel reader, mirror, timer, stopwatch, repetition counter, clock, text and photo widgets iCloud Sync - Your pages, journal, practice history and recordings on all your devices Share Your Pages - Send your custom practice layouts to friends and colleagues Terms of Use: https://dynamicappdesign.com/tos.html Privacy Policy: https://dynamicappdesign.com/privacy

About

Dubnote

Capture and organize musical ideas effortlessly. This app helps songwriters record melodies, lyrics, and song sections with AI-powered organization and transcription. Keep your creative process streamlined and your ideas ready for development.

Highlights
  • Record and organize music ideas
  • AI-powered section splitting
  • Searchable tags and notes
  • Stereo recording
  • Speech-to-text lyric transcription
  • BPM detection
  • Vocal pitch monitoring
Features
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Voice memos don't care about your song ideas, Dubnote does. Record, organize, and revisit your music ideas— without the chaos. Whether you're capturing a melody at rehearsal or a top-line on the walk home, Dubnote keeps everything clear, searchable, and ready to develop. Built for musicians who write on the go: • Organize recordings in folders with custom covers • Auto-split recordings into sections: verses, hooks, riffs, with on-device AI • Tag key moments with emojis or notes- instantly searchable • Record straight into notebooks from your home screen in stereo • Transcribe lyrics with built-in speech-to-text • Detect BPM to keep your ideas DAW-ready • Vocal Pitch Monitor whilst you record All audio stays on your device, with optional iCloud backup. Your ideas, your control.

Screenshots

Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner4 screens
Dubnote4 screens

Verdict

The call

Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner and Dubnote both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 74% of Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner's written reviews are positive against 65% of Dubnote's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Pro | Metronome Tuner sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year and Dubnote sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner against 4.5 for Dubnote. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 167 and 163 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner's written reviews are positive against 65% of Dubnote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner ships an update every 8 days, Dubnote every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner versus Dubnote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPractice Pro | Metronome TunerDubnote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (167 ratings) — better4.5 (163 ratings)
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews — better64.5% of reviews
Number of ratings167 — better163
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB171 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynamic App Design LLCVochlea Music

Customer experience

Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner

All ratings167 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive74.2%
Neutral9.7%
Negative16.1%

Dubnote

All ratings164 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive64.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative32.3%

User reviews

Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner

From 167 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Customizable interface
  • 🎨 Personalization options
  • 🎶 Variety of practice tools
  • 🤖 Helpful for beginners
  • 💻 Smooth and intuitive

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🧭 Difficulty deleting pages
  • 📱 Optimization issues for iPad

Dubnote

From 163 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to record musical ideas instantly
  • 👍 Well-made and no lag
  • 👍 Love auto note tracking and lock screen shortcut
  • 👍 Not constantly nagging about upgrading
  • 👍 Great for mood boarding song ideas

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Cannot clean up audio
  • 🐛 Not letting users use any feature
  • 🐛 Just Voice Memos with a subscription
  • 🐛 Not worth it, use voice memos
  • 🐛 Notes are not accurate (Es are Cs)

Bugs and requests

Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Unable to add widgets
  • Blank white screen issue

Requested features

2 requests
  • Support for macOS
  • Dark mode option

Dubnote

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Cannot clean up audio
  • Not letting users use any feature
  • Notes are not accurate
  • iCloud not saving songs
  • Trial terminated early
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  • App gone into free limited mode despite subscription
  • App crashing during edit features (historical)
  • Playback feature locked behind paywall
  • Popups to upgrade with every button push
  • Deceptive charging, no way to cancel
  • App is broken, cannot record audio
  • Voice to instrument transcription not available in app

Requested features

6 requests
  • Lifetime purchase option
  • More complete recording edit functions (e.g., delete parts)
  • Trimming or EQ editing functionality
  • MIDI input
  • Dark mode option
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  • Advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Year
6 purchases

Dubnote

Subscriptions5
  • Dubnote Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Dubnote Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Dubnote Premium (monthly)7 Days trial$7.991 Month
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  • Dubnote Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Dubnote Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Free$99.99

Questions

Is Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner free?
Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dubnote free?
Dubnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner or Dubnote?
Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner is rated higher. Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner averages 4.7 out of 5 from 167 ratings, while Dubnote averages 4.5 from 163 ratings.
Do Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner or Dubnote have ads?
Neither Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner nor Dubnote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner or Dubnote?
Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner ships an update every 8 days, and Dubnote every 5 days. Most recently, Practice Pro | Metronome Tuner was updated on October 30, 2026 and Dubnote on October 27, 2026.

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