CrossChords vs Choral Practice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CrossChords
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Level up your ear training with CrossChords — Ear Trainer, the only app that mixes crossword-style chord puzzles with professional ear-training tools. Whether you're a beginner learning intervals or an advanced musician refining complex chord recognition, CrossChords gives you a fun, structured way to grow. What You’ll Find Inside • Crossword-like grids built from real chord audio • Practice modes for intervals, chords, scales, and progressions • Guided ear-training courses with increasing difficulty • Daily challenges & progress tracking • High-quality audio samples for accurate learning • Shared premium across CrossChords and PTK – Tuner & Metronome Perfect For • Musicians, producers, students, singers, guitarists, pianists, and anyone who wants to improve their musical ear. • Daily training sessions, practice routines, or fun musical breaks. Boost your aural skills, improve your musical intuition, and make practice enjoyable with CrossChords. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Choral Practice
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Choral Practice is a MusicXML player designed to help you rehearse your part before joining a choir session. With this app, you can: • Play Music XML file watching notes on staff for each part • Mute, solo, adjust volume and assign instruments for each part • Focus on your own melody line, or sing while listening to the full harmony • Change playback speed to practice carefully at your own tempo You can play standard MusicXML files with this app. A dedicated MusicXML Data Shop is available within the app. With a subscription, you can access scores specially prepared for Choral Practice and practice a wide range of choral repertoire, including works by Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Bruckner, and Rheinberger. Of course, you can also use your own MusicXML files or those provided by third parties. Compatibility: Tested with MusicXML files generated by MuseScore 4.x. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Choral Practice at none against CrossChords's shown. CrossChords's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.5). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. CrossChords sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months and Choral Practice sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CrossChords ships an update monthly, Choral Practice every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CrossChords | Choral Practice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 195 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Mengual | NOKKEUSI Inc. |
In-app purchases
CrossChords
- Quarterly Subscription$2.993 Months
- Annual Subscription$6.991 Year
Choral Practice
- Monthly Plan14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- 3-Month Plan14 Days trial$3.993 Months
- Annual Plan14 Days trial$9.991 Year
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