Comparison

Makes Progress vs Practimo

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

Head to head
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/

About

Practimo

Features
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Practicing but not progressing? Practimo turns scattered notes and timers into one guided daily routine โ€” so you always know what to work on, and you can hear yourself improve. โ€ข Build a routine by dragging focus items โ€” technique, scales, a song, sight-reading โ€” into the order you want โ€ข Hit Start and follow a guided session: per-item timer, metronome, and quick notes, all in one place โ€ข Record before/after clips and compare them weeks apart โ€” real proof you're getting better โ€ข Rotation surfaces what you've been neglecting, so practice never goes stale โ€ข Track your streak and weekly minutes โ€ข A genuinely complete metronome (subdivisions, accents, visual + haptic beat) and a chromatic tuner with standard & alternate guitar tunings โ€” free, ad-free, forever Practimo Pro is a one-time unlock โ€” no subscription: unlimited routines, unlimited recordings, and your full 12-week progress view. You own it. Works for any instrument, guitar-first. No account required, and your practice data stays on your device. Terms of Use: https://practimo.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://practimo.app/privacy

Screenshots

Makes Progress4 screens
Practimo4 screens

Verdict

The call

Makes Progress and Practimo are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Makes Progress sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year and Practimo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Makes Progress ships an update weekly, Practimo every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Makes Progress versus Practimo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMakes ProgressPractimo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size14 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHammer of the Gods SoftwareAner Sarid

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Makes Progress

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

Practimo

One-time1
  • Practimo Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Makes Progress free?
Makes Progress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Practimo free?
Practimo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Makes Progress or Practimo have ads?
Neither Makes Progress nor Practimo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Makes Progress or Practimo?
Makes Progress ships an update weekly, and Practimo every 6 days. Most recently, Makes Progress was updated on September 9, 2026 and Practimo on September 8, 2026.

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