Comparison

Piano Practice Companion vs Makes Progress

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

Head to head
About

Piano Practice Companion

This app helps musicians build consistent practice habits and track progress with a distraction-free interface. It includes tools for structuring sessions, managing sheet music, and staying motivated through reminders and goal setting.

Highlights
  • Practice timer
  • Metronome with tap tempo
  • Session tagging
  • Progress tracking
  • Sheet music library
  • Practice reminders
  • Goal setting
Features
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Piano Practice Companion Piano Practice Companion is a focused, distraction-free tool designed to help pianists build consistent practice habits and track meaningful progress. Whether you're a student, teacher, or lifelong musician, the app helps you structure your sessions, stay motivated, and see your improvement over time — plus keep your sheet music, practice history, and goals all in one calm, uncluttered place. Built with a calm, minimal design and privacy-first principles, the app keeps your data on your device and helps you focus on what matters most: practicing music. Practice Tools Practice Timer — structure your sessions with a simple, elegant timer designed specifically for musicians. Metronome — adjustable BPM, time signatures, and tap tempo, built right in. Session Tags — tag sessions as Scales, Repertoire, Sight-Reading, or Technique to see exactly where your time goes. Track Your Progress Progress Tracking & Practice Breakdown — see your history and how time splits across tags. Practice Calendar — a real month view of your consistency at a glance. Goal Setting — set goals and measure consistency across days and weeks. Your Music Library Sheet Music Library — import PDFs of your pieces, read them in a built-in viewer, and link a piece to a practice session. Stay Motivated Practice Reminders — an optional daily nudge, plus a streak-saver reminder. Home Screen & Lock Screen — a widget and Live Activity to follow your session's progress. Beautiful, Focused Interface Designed to reduce distraction — and built to make full use of the screen on both iPhone and iPad. Privacy First No ads · No analytics tracking · No account required · Your data stays on your device Free Trial 7-day free trial. After that, a one-time purchase unlocks the app permanently. No subscriptions.

About

Makes Progress

Features
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Practice makes progress. Now you can simplify your practice sessions with the app that combines everything you need to practice your instrument or practice with the band: - Metronome - Sheet music viewing - Song playback - Timer (count up or down) - Target tempos - Success tracking of your target tempos and overall session Great for the self-taught musician who has various sources of practice material in the form of songs, PDF documents, images, web based charts and learning services. You can bring all these together into a practice plan and easily use the all. Timer: You can set how long you intend to practice an item and have the timer count up from 0 or count down to 0. Metronome: Set your tempo, time signature and subdivision. Sheets and Web: Both the Sheet music viewer and Web viewer store your pan and zoom customizations in how you want to see their content so that you don't have to keep redoing them in every practice. The for PDF files you can also set the page you want to start at when you practice. Music: You can use songs you've purchased in Music, an Apple Music subscription or import music files to play along with. Once you've added a song you can set the Start and End points so you can play along to the whole thing or just focus on the part you're working on. You can also adjust the playback speed of the song for purchased and imported songs (not supported for Apple Music songs). Note: You can make a note on your session so that you don't need to remember what you want to focus on next time. Enjoy and improve. App EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Piano Practice Companion4 screens
Makes Progress4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Makes Progress at weekly against Piano Practice Companion's every 3 months. Makes Progress also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Piano Practice Companion sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Makes Progress sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Piano Practice Companion ships an update every 3 months, Makes Progress weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Piano Practice Companion versus Makes Progress: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiano Practice CompanionMakes Progress
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.117.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImprint Sound Media Group LLCHammer of the Gods Software

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Piano Practice Companion

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$12.99
1 purchases

Makes Progress

Subscriptions1
  • Makes Progress - Full (Annual)$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Piano Practice Companion free?
Piano Practice Companion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Makes Progress free?
Makes Progress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Piano Practice Companion or Makes Progress have ads?
Neither Piano Practice Companion nor Makes Progress shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Piano Practice Companion or Makes Progress?
Piano Practice Companion ships an update every 3 months, and Makes Progress weekly. Most recently, Piano Practice Companion was updated on October 30, 2026 and Makes Progress on October 28, 2026.

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