Comparison

NightCore Player vs PracticeMap

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

Head to head
About

NightCore Player

Features
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Play your favorite songs at the tempo you want. No downloads required. Have you ever thought, "This song would be perfect if it were just a little faster"? Most playback speed apps can only change the speed of songs stored on your device. NightCore Player connects directly to Apple Music, so you can enjoy over 100 million songs at the pace that feels right to you. You can also play your Apple Music playlists at a custom speed. Enjoy your favorite playlists in a full Nightcore-style session, or slow things down for practice and focus. Key features: - Fine-grained playback speed control in 0.01x steps - Supports fast Nightcore-style playback and slower listening - Play Apple Music playlists at custom speed - Song search, playback queue, and play history - Shuffle and repeat support Great for: - Nightcore fans who want to hear any song faster - Focus sessions with more energetic background music - Language study, dance practice, and timing exercises - Rediscovering your favorite tracks at a new tempo Turn the songs you already love into a new listening experience. Apple Music subscription required.

About

PracticeMap

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[An active (paid) Apple Music subscription is required to play any music.] PracticeMap is a player for people practicing an instrument and for anyone learning songs by ear. It works with the Apple Music you already have - no file prep, no importing - and lets you loop the phrases you can't play yet as many times as you need. โ–  Slow it to half speed, and the pitch stays put Play back anywhere from 50% to 125%. Nothing sags a semitone, so the note you hear is the note you play. Work through fast passages one note at a time, still in the original key. โ–  The song becomes a map Every song is laid out across ten rows, whatever its length, so you always know where you are. โ–  One tap to split Tap "+" and a marker drops at the current position. No naming, no dialogs. The stretch between two markers becomes a practice unit, and you can loop just that. โ–  Leave yourself notes "The chord changes here." "Different fingering from here." Attach a note to any marker. It stays on screen while you play, so you can read it without stopping. โ–  Speed Trainer Set a number of laps, and the playback speed steps up automatically each time you hit it. Start slow and creep up to the original tempo. โ–  Your practice adds up Time spent playing and the number of loops are recorded automatically. Today's total is waiting on the home screen. โ–  Find the tempo Tap along with the song for four beats or more and PracticeMap works out its BPM. โ–  Pick up where you left off Markers, playback position, and speed are saved per song, automatically. Open it tomorrow and carry straight on. ---------- WHAT YOU CAN PRACTICE WITH - Songs from the Apple Music catalog - Songs already in your Apple Music library, including your own MP3s and CD rips that you imported in the Music app and synced through iCloud Music Library WHAT ISN'T SUPPORTED - Reading files directly from your device (MP3s sitting in the Files app) - Songs from other streaming services PLEASE NOTE - This app works with Apple Music only. An active (paid) Apple Music subscription is required; without one, no songs will play. - All playback happens through Apple Music. The app never downloads, copies, or exports audio. - Requires an iPhone running iOS 17 or later. - No ads. No usage data is collected. Everything you record stays on your device. PRICING - Free for up to three songs. No feature is held back - markers, looping, speed control, Speed Trainer, practice records, and tempo detection all work from the start. - From the fourth song onward, a one-time in-app purchase removes the song limit. It is a single payment, not a subscription. - This is separate from your Apple Music subscription. Buying it does not give you access to Apple Music. ---------- One day the phrase you've been chasing simply falls under your fingers. May the patient repetition that leads up to it be a little more enjoyable. Here's to a richer musical life for all of us.

Screenshots

NightCore Player4 screens
PracticeMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NightCore Player at none against PracticeMap's 1. PracticeMap's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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. PracticeMap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NightCore Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
NightCore Player versus PracticeMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNightCore PlayerPracticeMap
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size13 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyuichiro MizutaniYUKIO SAITO

In-app purchases

None

NightCore Player

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PracticeMap

One-time1
  • Unlock unlimited songs$6.99

Questions

Is NightCore Player free?
NightCore Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PracticeMap free?
PracticeMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NightCore Player or PracticeMap have ads?
NightCore Player shows ads; PracticeMap does not.

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