Comparison

Only Practice vs Whole Note+

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

Head to head
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

Whole Note+

Features
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Whole Note+ helps parents stay engaged and organized during their child's music lessons. Capture everything that matters: • Write text notes for general lesson observations • Link notes to specific pieces in your child's repertoire • Record audio clips to capture important moments • Record short video clips to review technique later Build a growing repertoire of pieces your child is working on and track progress lesson by lesson. After each lesson, share a complete summary with one tap. Your notes are formatted as a readable message, and any audio or video clips you recorded are automatically attached — so you can send the full lesson package to your spouse, the teacher, or a grandparent via Messages or Mail. Perfect for piano, violin, guitar, and any other instrument.

Screenshots

Only Practice4 screens
Whole Note+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Whole Note+ at none against Only Practice's 3. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Only Practice sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whole Note+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Only Practice ships an update every 2 weeks, Whole Note+ fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Only Practice versus Whole Note+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnly PracticeWhole Note+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer昇 陈Jia Li

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

Whole Note+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Only Practice free?
Only Practice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Whole Note+ free?
Whole Note+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Only Practice or Whole Note+ have ads?
Neither Only Practice nor Whole Note+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Only Practice or Whole Note+?
Only Practice ships an update every 2 weeks, and Whole Note+ fortnightly. Most recently, Only Practice was updated on October 25, 2026 and Whole Note+ on October 25, 2026.

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