Virtual Grellman vs Practicing Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virtual Grellman
This educational software helps users identify and attribute large cents by comparing photos. It provides detailed information on rarity, die pairings, and die states, along with collection tracking across devices.
- Photo-based coin attribution
- Rarity ratings
- Die pairing information
- Die state details
- DRNs for late date varieties
- Collection tracking
- Cross-device synchronization
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Virtual Grellman is attribution and educational software designed for large cents. Identifying your large cents by comparing photos instead of text descriptions makes attribution a breeze. Rarity ratings, die pairing information, and die state information is provided for every large cent variety, as well as DRNs (Date Reference Numbers) for the late date varieties. You can also keep track of your large cent collection, which is maintained across devices.
Practicing Now
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Piano Student portal allowing students, teachers and parents to keep in sync with lessons and practice: - Track lessons and practice history - Teachers provide lesson content - Students easily view content and practice alongside Note: The app is free but only usable with when the student is enrolled with a participating piano teacher
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Practicing Now at none against Virtual Grellman's 1. Practicing Now also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Virtual Grellman's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Virtual Grellman sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Practicing Now asks for nothing beyond the download.
Virtual Grellman ships an update every 5 weeks, Practicing Now every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virtual Grellman | Practicing Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Xante Corporation | Renew IT LLC |
In-app purchases
Virtual Grellman
- Dates 1793-1857$119.00
Practicing Now
No in-app purchases
