NotationPlayer vs Practify

NotationPlayer turns your sheet music into sound. Open any MusicXML or ABC file, choose from over 100 realistic instruments, and hear your music played back instantly — with full tempo control, transposition, and a built-in metronome. Built for trad and folk musicians, with full MusicXML support for classical, jazz, and any sheet music you read. PLAY YOUR MUSIC • Play MusicXML and ABC notation files with realistic instrument sounds • Adjust tempo from half speed to double speed without changing pitch • Transpose to any key with one tap • Built-in metronome with click, woodblock, and bodhrán sounds • Count-in option for a clean start • Auto-scroll follows the music as it plays FIND NEW TUNES • Search over 30,000 traditional tunes from The Session • Browse the ABC Notation archive and Henrik Norbeck's collection • Paste ABC or MusicXML notation directly into the app • 55 sample tunes included — Celtic, Classical, Bluegrass, and Jazz LEARN AND PRACTISE • Tap any note to set a cue point and play from there • Loop any section by selecting start and end notes — perfect for tricky passages • Show note names (C, D, E…) above or below every note — helpful for beginners and for unfamiliar clefs • Lyrics displayed and synced to playback • Swing control for jazz and traditional styles MULTI-TRACK MIXER • Assign different instruments to each voice or part 100+ instruments including fiddle, tin whistle, mandolin, piano, guitar, flute, and more • Volume, pan, mute, and solo controls per track • Guitar chord accompaniment from chord symbols ANNOTATE YOUR SCORES • Draw on your scores with pen and highlighter • Add text notes anywhere on the page • Multiple colours and tools • Your annotations are saved with each tune ORGANISE YOUR MUSIC • Build tune sets — group tunes into medleys that play seamlessly • Create playlists with sets and individual tunes • Ensemble mode — add backing instruments to your playlists • Speed control for playlist playback • Favourites and search across your library EXPORT AND SHARE • Export scores as PDF for printing or sharing with bandmates • Export audio as MP3 • Share with other musicians WORKS OFFLINE NotationPlayer works without an internet connection. Your tunes, instruments, and playlists are always available — perfect for rehearsals, sessions, and practice anywhere. Built for musicians who want their notation to do more than just sit on the page. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Practify is the all-in-one practice companion for musicians: a music practice tracker, a precise metronome and a chromatic instrument tuner in a single private, offline app. Whether you play guitar, piano, violin, bass, ukulele or any other instrument, Practify helps you turn practice time into real progress. Most musicians practice without ever knowing how much they actually play or whether they are improving. Practify fixes that. Start a session timer, pick what you are working on, and your minutes are logged automatically by song, scale or technique. Over the weeks you can finally see your hours add up, your streak grow and your repertoire move from "learning" to "performance-ready". PRACTICE LOG & SESSION TIMER - One-tap session timer that logs time per song, scale or technique - Track tempo reached, focus rating and notes for every session - Daily practice goal with a progress ring and a motivating streak counter - Quick-start your most recent pieces and review today's sessions at a glance BUILT-IN METRONOME - Accurate, drift-corrected metronome with a clear visual beat indicator - Tap tempo, fine BPM control and a wide 30–300 BPM range - Time signatures, subdivisions (eighths, triplets, sixteenths) and a first-beat accent - Save tempo presets per song so you are ready the moment you pick up your instrument CHROMATIC INSTRUMENT TUNER - Real microphone-based chromatic tuner with a clear cents needle and in-tune indicator - Adjustable reference pitch (A=430–446 Hz) for orchestras and period instruments - Tuning presets for guitar, bass, ukulele, violin, viola, cello and mandolin - All audio is processed live on your device and is never recorded or uploaded REPERTOIRE & GOALS - Organise the songs and pieces you are learning with status, target tempo and color - See total practice time, session count and last-practiced date per piece - Watch each piece progress from learning to polishing to performance-ready INSIGHTS & ACHIEVEMENTS - A 17-week consistency heatmap that shows your practice habit at a glance - This-week-versus-last-week comparison, best day, best week and longest streak - Practice patterns by weekday and time of day plus a breakdown by category - Dozens of achievements to keep your daily practice habit fun and rewarding PRIVATE & OFFLINE - Works completely offline with no account and no sign-up required - All your practice data stays on your device; export a backup any time - Designed to be a calm, premium practice tool, not a distraction Practify is perfect for beginners building a daily habit, students preparing for exams or recitals, hobby players who want to track progress, and teachers who want their students to practice with structure. If you have ever searched for a simple practice log app, an accurate metronome with tap tempo, or a reliable offline guitar tuner, Practify brings all three together in one focused, distraction-free place. It works just as well as your daily music practice tracker, a steady rehearsal metronome for band practice, and a fast chromatic tuner to check your strings before a lesson, a rehearsal or a gig. No subscriptions, no ads getting in the way of your timer or tuner, and nothing to set up. Pick up your instrument, start the timer, and make every minute count.