MicFinder vs Improv Practice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MicFinder
Discover live comedy, music, and spoken word open mics across New York City with an interactive map. Filter events by day, time, price, borough, and commute time to find the perfect performance.
- Live interactive map of open mics
- Real-time status updates for events
- Filter by day, time, price, and borough
- Commute time calculation
- Location-based discovery
- Plan events for any date
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ComedyNYC – Your Guide to Every Open Mic in New York City Never miss an open mic again. ComedyNYC shows you live, interactive maps of comedy, music, and spoken word open mics happening right now across all five boroughs. KEY FEATURES: Live Map View See all open mics on an interactive map with real-time status updates. Red pins mean it's happening now, gray pins are coming up later. Smart Filters Filter by: • Day of the week • Time of day (afternoon, evening, late night) • Price (free or paid) • Borough (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx) • Commute time from your location Transit Integration Enter your location and see commute times via subway and walking. Plan your route before you go. Location-Based Allow location access to see open mics near you and calculate real-time travel times. Plan Ahead Browse today, tomorrow, or pick any date to see what's happening. Whether you're a comedian testing new material, a musician looking for stage time, or just want to support local artists, ComedyNYC helps you discover the perfect open mic. Built by a performer, for performers.
Improv Practice
This app offers a dedicated space for improvisers to hone their skills. Practice solo with a variety of exercises or connect with other users for live scene work and warm-up games. It prioritizes user privacy and safety with peer-to-peer video and strict community guidelines.
- Solo improv exercises with timer
- Connect with scene partners in Green Room
- Live scene work with synced generators
- Two-person warm-up games
- Scheduled nightly meetups
- Private, peer-to-peer video streaming
- User reporting and blocking features
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The improv gym. Drill solo, warm up with games, and run scenes with a partner. Improv Practice is a training tool for improvisers. Open it up and you can practice three ways: PRACTICE SOLO 63 improv exercises with a timer and a continuous drill mode. Word-association drills, character embodiment, monologues, gibberish work.. the fundamentals, always available, no partner needed. MEET A SCENE PARTNER IN THE GREEN ROOM When you want live scene work, step into the green room. Raise your hand and you'll appear by stage name so others know who's up for a scene. See someone you'd like to play with? Tap their name and the scene starts. You always choose your partner, and your camera stays off until a scene begins. Made a great scene partner? Add them as a friend and cue them next time you want to play. RUN SCENES AND WARM-UP GAMES TOGETHER Once you're connected, you and your partner get synced scene generators.. the same relationship and location at the same moment, so you're always on the same page. Warm up first with two-person games: one-word story, word association, theme words, 3-line scenes. THE NIGHTLY MEETUP The green room is busiest at 7 PM Central. Turn on a reminder and you'll get one ping when the window opens. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Video is peer-to-peer. It streams directly between you and your partner, never through our servers, and is never recorded or stored. SAFE BY DESIGN You must be 18 or older. Everyone in the green room appears by name. Every scene has Report and Block one tap away. Zero tolerance for harassment, hate, nudity, or anything illegal. Block someone and you'll never be paired again. Free. No ads. No tracking. Warm up. Find a partner. Run the scene.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Improv Practice at 5.0 against MicFinder's 4.8. MicFinder's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Improv Practice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MicFinder has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MicFinder ships an update every 8 days, Improv Practice weekly. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.
| Parameter | MicFinder | Improv Practice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jared Apper | Matthew Fracek |
Customer experience
MicFinder
Improv Practice
In-app purchases
MicFinder
No in-app purchases
Improv Practice
No in-app purchases









