iRepertoire vs RealPlay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iRepertoire
This app helps musicians manage and track their song repertoire. It allows for playlist creation, practice time tracking with a spaced repetition algorithm, and provides detailed statistics. A built-in metronome aids in focused practice sessions.
- Repertoire management
- Playlist creation and import/export
- Spaced repetition practice mode
- Practice time tracking
- Detailed practice statistics
- Integrated metronome
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Your Personal Practice Companion - An app to help musicians build their repertoire and track their practice of those songs. -Make playlists fast by importing your existing ones or exporting your playlist to share with a friend. -Track your practice time with the "Suggested" Practice Mode which uses a spaced repetition algorithm to select the next BEST song for you to practice. -Check detailed statistics on your practice sessions and use the full-featured metronome to assist your practice.
RealPlay
Practice music with authentic backing tracks performed by professional musicians. Customize tempo, key, and mix for focused learning. Features over 100 standard chord progressions with an expanding library.
- Authentic backing tracks
- 100+ standard chord progressions
- Real-time tempo adjustment
- Instrument isolation and mixing
- Instant transposition to all keys
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RealPlay lets you practice with real music—not midi tracks, AI, or loops. Play along with authentic backing tracks performed by world-class rhythm sections, featuring an expanding library of over 100 essential standard chord progressions. Easily customize your practice with real-time controls for tempo, key, and mix—so you can focus on exactly what you need. Features: • World-class rhythm sections • 100+ essential jazz standards and chord progressions (expanding library) • Real-time tempo adjustment • Instrument isolation and mixing (ideal for rhythm section players) • Instant transposition to all 12 keys Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: RealPlay at Free against iRepertoire's $9.99. RealPlay also leads on ratings volume (170 vs 6). iRepertoire's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). On update cadence, 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
RealPlay is free to download; iRepertoire costs $9.99 up front. RealPlay sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.29 per month. iRepertoire asks for nothing beyond the download.
iRepertoire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RealPlay has 170 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of iRepertoire's written reviews are positive against 73% of RealPlay's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iRepertoire | RealPlay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.8 (170 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 73.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 170 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chase Evan Maddox | RealPlay LLC |
Customer experience
iRepertoire
RealPlay
In-app purchases
iRepertoire
No in-app purchases
RealPlay
- RealPlay Pro Monthly$3.291 Month
- RealPlay Pro Yearly$21.991 Year
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