Practice Time vs PracticeBuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Practice Time
This app automatically tracks your music practice time by listening to your instrument. It pauses when you stop playing and resumes when you start, ensuring accurate logs. Create individual profiles for each user with their own goals, history, and streaks.
- Automatic timing
- Individual user profiles
- Daily goals and streaks
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Notes and recordings
- Built-in metronome
- Practice history tracking
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Focus on your music, and let PracticeTime handle the tracking. PracticeTime listens for your instrument and counts only the time you actually play. Unlike a stopwatch that keeps running through breaks, it pauses when you stop and picks up again when you play, so every minute in your log is real practice. Made for families: everyone who practices on the device gets their own profile, with their own instrument, goals, history and streak. KEY FEATURES • Automatic timing: starts and stops by itself as you play. No need to touch the screen. • Profiles: separate history, goals, instrument and streak for each person who practices. • Daily goals and streaks: set a goal, watch your progress and keep your streak going. • Widgets: today's practice and your streak on the Home Screen and Lock Screen. • Notes and recordings: record while you practice, add a note, star your best takes and share them with your teacher. • Built-in metronome: tap to start or stop it right on the practice screen. 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 6/8, 5/4 and 7/8, with tap tempo. • Instruments: violin, piano, clarinet, acoustic guitar and electric guitar. • Practice history: calendar and trend views of your daily progress. • 9 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Korean. • Privacy first: all sound processing happens on your device. No audio is ever uploaded. Say goodbye to manual stopwatches. Download PracticeTime and make every minute count.
PracticeBuddy
Log your instrument practice sessions, track time spent on specific pieces, and record repeat drills. Jot down notes and reflections to monitor progress and stay motivated. Visualize your practice history with insightful statistics.
- Log practice time by instrument and piece
- Track repeat drills with target setting
- Record practice notes and reflections
- View monthly practice history and statistics
- Supports any musical instrument
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Ever wonder, what did I practice today? Practice Buddy helps you keep track of your instrument practice. Log your practice time, repeat drills, and notes — all in one place. ---------- Here's what you can track ▪ Practice Time - Track how long you practiced. - See your time broken down by each piece. ▪ Repeat Practice - Check off how many times you repeated a tricky section. - Set a target and tick them off one by one. ▪ Notes - Jot down thoughts during practice, or things to focus on next time. ▪ Reflection - Look back on your day's practice with a quick note. - Record what changed, what to work on next, and how you felt. ▪ Stats - View your monthly practice history. - A helpful way to see how far you've come. ---------- This app is for you if... - You want to keep a record of your practice - You want to see your practice time organized - You want to track your repeat drills Piano, violin, guitar, and more — it works for any instrument. ---------- Practice is often a solo journey. You take what you learned in lessons, repeat the hard parts, and push yourself to get a little better each day. I believe that when you write it down, you start to see small changes, and find the motivation to keep going. Practice Buddy won't practice for you, but it's here to help you remember every step. ---------- Contact & Feedback If something feels off, or you have a feature idea, don't hesitate to reach out. In-app feedback, email, or Instagram DM — all welcome :) ▪ Email: practicebuddy.app@gmail.com ▪ Instagram: @practicebuddy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PracticeBuddy at 5.0 against Practice Time's 4.2. PracticeBuddy also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Practice Time's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
PracticeBuddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Practice Time has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Practice Time | PracticeBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DOTAIR LLC | Nahyun Kim |
Customer experience
Practice Time
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In-app purchases
Practice Time
No in-app purchases
PracticeBuddy
No in-app purchases








