Comparison

PracticeOS vs PracTrack Timer

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

Head to head
About

PracticeOS

Transform your guitar practice with structured lessons, interactive games, and personalized paths. Learn chords, scales, and songs with AR features and detailed technique guides. Track your progress and improve your playing systematically.

Highlights
  • AR Practice Room for interactive learning
  • Personalized practice paths based on instrument and level
  • Extensive library of chords, scales, and songs
  • Demo videos for visual learning
  • Technique and speed training exercises
  • Progress tracking and daily reminders
  • Metronome and tuner tools
Features
Read full description

Become the guitarist you already hear in your head. PracticeOS turns aimless practice into a real system, so every minute with your guitar moves you forward. Structured, focused, always in your pocket. You get a plan, and you see yourself improving. NEW: YOUR SHEET MUSIC • Scan a score with your camera, or import a PDF or photo from Files • Write on it: draw with your finger or Apple Pencil, add finger numbers, p-i-m-a, string numbers, musical signs and tab • Export your marked-up score as a PDF to print or share AR PRACTICE ROOM Learn chords and notes as a game, right in your room: chord shapes or notes float around you. Aim at one, pick the right name and beat the clock. • Chords: 10 levels, from the open major chords to every chord in the library • Notes on the staff: 11 levels, from the top strings to sharps, flats and the high frets • Win a level, unlock the next, earn points and up to three stars • After every right answer you see where the note lives on the fretboard, and hear it • Just the camera of your iPhone or iPad, no table or floor needed YOUR PRACTICE PATH No more wondering what to practice. Tell us your instrument and level and your first session starts right away, at the right level. From there your path leads through chords, scales, melodies and technique. WATCH FIRST, THEN PLAY Every free level starts with a short demo video: you see which finger goes where and how it should sound before you play a note. CHORDS & SONGS • Over 130 chord shapes: open position, sevenths, sixths, sus, add9, 9/11/13, diminished, power chords, flamenco voicings • Over 60 chord progressions behind your songs • Play a Song: 20 songs, chords and strumming patterns together, at your own tempo • Over 20 famous melodies in tab, as slowly as you like SCALES & IMPROVISATION • 50 scales: major, minor, pentatonic, blues, modes and more, animated and with tempo control • Improvise: solo over a loop where nothing is wrong TECHNIQUE & SPEED • Speed-burst training: short, intense, tempo without tension • Alternate picking step by step, plus picking and fretting-hand workouts in tab CLASSICAL GUITAR • Giuliani arpeggio studies and p-i-m-a scales • Finger independence, interval training with Tárrega's chromatic octaves and thirds, campanella • Filmed technique lessons: tirando, apoyando, tremolo, trills, glissando and more PLAY, DON'T JUST READ • Bouncing ball: it hops across the melody and you play each note as it lands • Fretboard Play: your phone becomes the fretboard THEORY & READING MUSIC Theory lessons, quizzes and step-by-step note reading, built into your path. PRACTICE SYSTEM • Your own practice blocks with time goals, progress over 30 days • Daily reminders, a practice journal and a widget with your streak and next exercise TEACHERS & TOOLS • Free for teachers: one code to see what your students practice and send them assignments • Metronome and tuner • Apple Watch: chord shapes on your wrist, with sound FREE & PREMIUM The first levels of every path and your first 3 scores are free. Premium unlocks all exercises, scales and studies, plus unlimited practice blocks and scores. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION PracticeOS Premium is an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription with a free trial week. Your local price is shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the period. You can cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you subscribe. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.privacypolicies.com/live/9cae7bd6-6028-410a-8040-2c889463430f Start today. Play better tomorrow.

About

PracTrack Timer

Features
Read full description

PracTrack measures how much you actually practice. Start a session, then just play. It listens for your instrument and counts the time you spend really playing, separating it from pauses, talking, and background noise, so you get an honest picture without watching a clock. At the end of each session you get a clear summary: how long you practiced, how much of that was active playing, and a timeline of the whole session. Over time, a calendar shows every day you practiced, shaded by how much you put in, so your progress is easy to see. Set a daily goal in minutes and watch a ring fill as you play. Reach it and the ring turns gold. Practice on consecutive days to build a streak, a simple way to stay motivated week after week. Add a profile for each person or instrument, each with its own goal, streak, and history. It works well for a family, a studio, or one player across several instruments. Want to share how it's going? Email a session report straight from the app. You can also back up all your data to a file and restore it whenever you need. Your privacy comes first. Audio is analyzed on your device in real time and is never recorded, saved, or sent anywhere. Nothing leaves your phone. Just play. PracTrack keeps track of the rest. Features • Automatic practice tracking that listens for your instrument • Tells real playing from silence, talking, and background noise • Daily goals with a progress ring and a goal reached celebration • Practice streaks to keep you going • Session summaries with active time and efficiency • A calendar view of your practice history • Multiple profiles for different people or instruments • Email a practice report whenever you want to share your progress • Back up and restore your data

Screenshots

PracticeOS4 screens
PracTrack Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PracTrack Timer at none against PracticeOS's 2. 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. PracticeOS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PracTrack Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
PracticeOS versus PracTrack Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPracticeOSPracTrack Timer
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMEHDI KHOSRAVANI BIDZARDIDANDAN LIU

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PracticeOS

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • PracticeOS Premium Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
None

PracTrack Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PracticeOS free?
PracticeOS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PracTrack Timer free?
PracTrack Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PracticeOS or PracTrack Timer have ads?
Neither PracticeOS nor PracTrack Timer shows ads.

Other comparisons