Comparison

Only Practice vs iTapTempo

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

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About

Only Practice

This app helps musicians meticulously log their daily practice sessions, allowing them to attach audio recordings for review. It provides visual progress tracking and a gallery to showcase achievements, fostering motivation and growth for all skill levels.

Highlights
  • Track practice sessions
  • Attach audio recordings
  • Visualize progress charts
  • Organize completed pieces
  • Daily streaks for motivation
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Only Practice — a music practice journal, one session at a time. For musicians who play piano, violin, cello, guitar, and more. Choose a piece, start the timer, capture an idea, or record a passage to listen to later. Keep a record of your practice, whether you are just starting or refining your repertoire. Record each practice session Use a stopwatch or countdown to track your time and follow your practice streaks. Tap a recently practiced piece on the home screen to pick up where you left off. Give every piece its own cover Create square covers using symbols, emoji, composer illustrations, or your photos. Choose soft background colors, gradients, and symbol colors, or crop a photo. Your cover appears across the list, home screen, and piece details. Keep notes within reach Write, read, and edit notes during practice. Pin useful reminders to the side of the screen and find them again the next time you open that piece. The timer keeps running while you use your notes. Set the beat Open the metronome popover on the practice screen to adjust tempo, beats, and sound, or save a preset. Tuck the panel away when you are ready to focus. Listen back and see your progress Save recordings and notes with your pieces, then revisit them in piece details and the timeline. Explore your practice time in Statistics and organize completed pieces into achievements and collections. Continue across your devices Made for iPhone and iPad, with iCloud sync. Supports iOS 18 and later, with glass effects that adapt to your system version. Only Practice offers free features, monthly and yearly subscriptions, and a lifetime purchase. Pro unlocks unlimited piece management. Current prices are shown in the app, and Restore Purchases is available. Turn your love of music into a lasting practice habit with Only Practice. Review and share your practice See weekly and monthly practice charts for each piece. Browse recordings and notes with the timeline calendar. Turn notes into images or animated Live Photos, choose a style and edit the sharing text separately. A Home Screen widget shows a piece’s cover and saved practice hours. Listen to reference performances Save multiple reference performances for each piece. Search Apple Music or paste a song link and audition available previews before adding. You can also extract audio from a video you choose. Listen from piece details or during practice, with speed controls for video audio. Full Apple Music playback requires an eligible subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://github.com/shawnchenxmu/Practice_Privacy_Policy/tree/main

About

iTapTempo

Features
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极简节拍器,提供速度,节奏,音色控制能力

Screenshots

Only Practice4 screens
iTapTempo1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iTapTempo at none against Only Practice's 3. Only Practice's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, 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. Only Practice sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. iTapTempo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Only Practice ships an update every 2 weeks, iTapTempo every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Only Practice versus iTapTempo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnly PracticeiTapTempo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer昇 陈蒙 余

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Only Practice

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime access$17.99
None

iTapTempo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Only Practice free?
Only Practice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iTapTempo free?
iTapTempo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Only Practice or iTapTempo have ads?
Neither Only Practice nor iTapTempo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Only Practice or iTapTempo?
Only Practice ships an update every 2 weeks, and iTapTempo every 3 months. Most recently, Only Practice was updated on October 27, 2026 and iTapTempo on October 5, 2026.

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