iReal Pro vs Random Key Practice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iReal Pro
This app provides a virtual band accompaniment for musicians to practice with, offering realistic sounding instruments and a variety of styles. It also functions as a digital chord chart book, allowing users to create, edit, and share their own song charts.
- Virtual band accompaniment
- Create, edit, and share chord charts
- Thousands of downloadable songs
- Chord diagrams and scale recommendations
- Practice exercises and transposition
- Export charts and audio
- Cloud synchronization
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iReal Pro is two things musicians love in one app: a realistic backing band that plays along with you, and a huge free library of chord charts you can pull up anytime — at practice, at a jam session, or on a gig. Need to transpose a song for a singer? Done. Want to practice with a full rhythm section behind you? Hit play. Named one of TIME Magazine's 50 Best Inventions and trusted by thousands of students, teachers, and pros at schools like Berklee College of Music — iReal Pro has been helping musicians get better since 2008. BAND • 50 accompaniment styles — Swing, Bossa Nova, Blues, Funk, Rock, Bluegrass, Reggae, Latin, Gypsy Jazz, Country, and more • Customize each style with acoustic or electric piano, Fender Rhodes, guitars, upright or electric bass, drums, vibraphone, organ • 40 additional styles — blues, salsa, Brazilian — available as in-app purchases BOOK • Download thousands of free chord charts shared by the iReal Pro community • Create your own charts in minutes with the built-in editor • Organize charts into playlists for gigs, sets, or lessons PRACTICE • Adjust tempo, loop difficult sections, transpose to any key • Automatic tempo increase and key cycling for focused practice • Global Eb, Bb, F, and G transposition for horn players REFERENCE • Guitar, ukulele, and piano fingerings for any chord • Tap any chord in your chart to see how it's played • Scale suggestions for improvisation SHARE • Share charts and playlists with other iReal Pro users • Export charts as PDF or MusicXML • Export backing tracks as audio or MIDI files • Sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud FOR TEACHERS • Create playlists of exercises or tunes for students • Use in the classroom, over live stream, or while screen-sharing lessons We're a small team of musicians who built this app because we needed it ourselves. We hope you enjoy using it as much as we do.
Random Key Practice
Practice musical chords, licks, and scales across all keys. A random key is displayed every two beats, accompanied by an adjustable metronome for timing.
- Practice chords, licks, and scales
- Supports all musical keys
- Adjustable metronome
- Random key generation
- Displays new key every two beats
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Practice your chords, licks and scales in all keys. Adjust the metronome as you want, a random key will appear on the screen for every two beets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iReal Pro at 83% against Random Key Practice's 33%. iReal Pro also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (11K vs 3). Random Key Practice's advantage is price (Free vs $21.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On 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
Random Key Practice is free to download; iReal Pro costs $21.99 up front. iReal Pro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Random Key Practice asks for nothing beyond the download.
iReal Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iReal Pro has 11K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of iReal Pro's written reviews are positive against 33% of Random Key Practice's.
| Parameter | iReal Pro | Random Key Practice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $21.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (11K ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #7 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Technimo LLC | Audun Jørstad Lillekjendlie |
Customer experience
iReal Pro
Random Key Practice
Bugs and requests
iReal Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- Occasional skipping or timing issues with playback
- Trouble with registration and login process
- Compatibility issues with newer devices or operating systems
Requested features
7 requests- Add ability to write rhythm notation
- Integrate with Real Books
- Improve sound quality and add more instrument options
- Add melodies and lyrics support
- Improve chord editing and customization
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- Add more styles and grooves
- Improve sync and backup functionality across devices
Random Key Practice
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iReal Pro
- Blues style backing tracks$6.99
- Salsa style backing tracks$6.99
- Brazilian backing tracks$6.99
Random Key Practice
No in-app purchases
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