Comparison

Practice Recorder vs DQS Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Practice Recorder

Record and listen to audio privately on your device. Organize recordings into folders, play them in various orders, and easily back them up. Designed for focused, long-term practice with features like earpiece playback and automatic suggestions.

Highlights
  • Private on-device recording
  • Folder organization
  • Multiple playback modes
  • Backup and restore
  • AirDrop and Finder sharing
  • CarPlay support
Features
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Record and listen with privacy and focus. Organize recordings into folders and play them in order or on shuffle. Designed for private listening and long-term practice. Privacy first • Recordings stay on your device — no cloud upload • Playback starts through the iPhone earpiece by default (like a phone call) Backup & restore • Included in device backups • Fully restored on a new device Playback • iPhone earpiece, headphones, speaker, Bluetooth, AirPlay • Shuffle by folder, across all folders, or by least-recently-played • Repeat single recordings or playlists • Prefer new or recently added recordings Organization • Create, rename, reorder, and delete folders (up to 200) • Move one or all recordings between folders • Undo deletes with shake • Automatic folder name suggestions • Rename recordings (emoji supported) Sharing & import • Export and import recordings between compatible apps • AirDrop support • Finder File Sharing with metadata, cover art, and Sound Check Advanced • One-tap recording • CarPlay support for safe listening in the car • High-quality compressed audio for long recordings • Current recording is safely preserved during interruptions or low battery • Built-in reminders to record and listen daily • Detailed in-app instructions and direct developer support

About

DQS Mobile

Calculate your daily Diet Quality Score (DQS) based on food consumption. Track your progress with graphs of DQS, weight, and body fat over time. Set personal goals for weight, body fat, and DQS.

Highlights
  • Calculate daily Diet Quality Score (DQS)
  • Log food servings by category
  • Track weight and body fat percentage
  • View progress graphs (DQS, weight, body fat)
  • Set target DQS, weight, and body fat
  • Save DQS data over time
Features
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This is the official Racing Weight Diet Quality Score App, now with the ability to save your DQS data for as long as you want and view graphs of your progress over time! This app allows you to calculate your daily Diet Quality Score (DQS) as described in Matt Fitzgerald's book, Racing Weight. The Diet Quality Score is a simple instrument that allows athletes to measure the overall quality of their diet. The DQS Mobile app was designed to make it as easy as possible to calculate a Diet Quality Score each day. As you eat throughout the day, enter the servings of each category of food that you consume. Tap a box to consume one serving of that category, tap it again and it will become a half serving, and one more tap will set it back to zero for that box. You can tap the category name to view an explanation of what foods fall under that category. Your total DQS score for the day is shown in the upper right corner of the page. DQS data is saved for each day you track it. You can also log your weight and body fat % on the bottom of the Tracking page. We recommend you log your weight no more than once per week. The Graphs page lets you see how you are doing with your Diet Quality Score over time. You can view your data over the last week, month or year. When viewing yearly data, it is displayed as 52 week-long averages. You can view graphs showing your total DQS, your weight, or your DQS score by specific category. You can set a target weight, body fat % and a target DQS score on the Profile page. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: New users: Start with a 7-day free trial! - Monthly plan - flexible month-to-month access - Annual plan - significant savings for committed athletes Note: Users who previously purchased DQS Mobile maintain access to current features at no additional cost. Thank you for being an early supporter! Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase after the free trial ends. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase.

Screenshots

Practice Recorder3 screens
DQS Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DQS Mobile at Free against Practice Recorder's $19.99. DQS Mobile also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (169 vs 49). Practice Recorder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On rating 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

DQS Mobile is free to download; Practice Recorder costs $19.99 up front. DQS Mobile sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Practice Recorder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Practice Recorder against 4.7 for DQS Mobile. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 169 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Practice Recorder's written reviews are positive against 79% of DQS Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Practice Recorder ships an update every 3 months, DQS Mobile every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Practice Recorder versus DQS Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPractice RecorderDQS Mobile
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (49 ratings) — better4.7 (169 ratings)
Positive reviews94.7% of reviews — better79.3% of reviews
Number of ratings49169 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaks and PashaJackson Forge Studios LLC

Customer experience

Practice Recorder

All ratings49 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%

DQS Mobile

All ratings167 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral1.2%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral5.4%
Negative15.2%

Bugs and requests

Practice Recorder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

DQS Mobile

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • Unable to add measurements without crashing
  • Day navigation broken without restart
  • Weight log only accepts body fat percentage
  • Password reset email not triggered
Show 9 more
  • Login failures after phone update
  • Food logging disabled after updates
  • RevenueCat configuration error on subscription screen
  • Slow dropdown selection wheels
  • App forgets current day
  • Data not saving properly
  • Weight profile changes randomly
  • Selection wheels malfunction
  • App resets data randomly

Requested features

20 requests
  • Separate logging by meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack)
  • Notes or comments section for daily entries
  • Color-coding for different meals
  • Apple Health integration
  • Searchable food database with category suggestions
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  • Body fat percentage tracking and graphing
  • Lean mass measurement tracking
  • Meal planning ahead functionality
  • DQS score calculator within app
  • High quality to low quality food ratio metric
  • Flexible dietary mode switching (day-to-day)
  • Better support for vegetarian/vegan/omnivore flexibility
  • Metric system support (cm, kg)
  • Water intake tracking category
  • Training Peaks or Strava integration
  • Calendar view with daily DQS scores
  • Better serving size guidance
  • Clearer category explanations for eggs and legumes
  • Meal-specific scoring and feedback
  • Support for mixed dietary preferences (vegetarian + fish eater)

In-app purchases

None

Practice Recorder

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

DQS Mobile

Subscriptions2
  • DQS Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • DQS Pro Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Practice Recorder free?
Practice Recorder costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DQS Mobile free?
DQS Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Practice Recorder or DQS Mobile?
Practice Recorder is rated higher. Practice Recorder averages 4.8 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while DQS Mobile averages 4.7 from 169 ratings.
Do Practice Recorder or DQS Mobile have ads?
DQS Mobile shows ads; Practice Recorder does not.
Which is updated more often, Practice Recorder or DQS Mobile?
Practice Recorder ships an update every 3 months, and DQS Mobile every 2 months. Most recently, Practice Recorder was updated on November 1, 2026 and DQS Mobile on November 1, 2026.

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