Comparison

Tiny Keys vs Practimo

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

Head to head
About

Tiny Keys

A minimalist piano keyboard app designed for quickly checking melodies by ear. It allows users to play notes and chords without interrupting background music from streaming services. The interface is focused on the keys, offering intuitive controls for a seamless musical experience.

Highlights
  • Play notes over background music
  • Fast on-screen keyboard with multitouch
  • Glissando-style playing
  • Adjustable octave range
  • Multiple sound options
  • Portrait and landscape orientation
Features
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Tiny Keys is a minimal iPhone piano keyboard for quick melody checking by ear. It opens straight to a playable keyboard, keeps the interface focused on the keys, and plays over Apple Music, Spotify, and other audio already playing on your device. Features: Play notes without interrupting background music Fast on-screen keyboard with multitouch chords Glissando-style playing by dragging across keys Thin navigation strip to move across a wider range Choose 1, 1.5, or 2 visible octaves Piano, sine, triangle, and square sounds Portrait or landscape app orientation Independent keyboard direction settings No login, no ads, no subscriptions

About

Practimo

Features
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Practicing but not progressing? Practimo turns scattered notes and timers into one guided daily routine — so you always know what to work on, and you can hear yourself improve. • Build a routine by dragging focus items — technique, scales, a song, sight-reading — into the order you want • Hit Start and follow a guided session: per-item timer, metronome, and quick notes, all in one place • Record before/after clips and compare them weeks apart — real proof you're getting better • Rotation surfaces what you've been neglecting, so practice never goes stale • Track your streak and weekly minutes • A genuinely complete metronome (subdivisions, accents, visual + haptic beat) and a chromatic tuner with standard & alternate guitar tunings — free, ad-free, forever Practimo Pro is a one-time unlock — 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

Tiny Keys4 screens
Practimo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tiny Keys at none against Practimo's 1. Tiny Keys also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Practimo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tiny Keys asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Keys ships an update every 2 days, Practimo every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Tiny Keys versus Practimo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny KeysPractimo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam PaulAner Sarid

In-app purchases

None

Tiny Keys

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Practimo

One-time1
  • Practimo Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Tiny Keys free?
Tiny Keys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Practimo free?
Practimo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tiny Keys or Practimo have ads?
Neither Tiny Keys nor Practimo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Keys or Practimo?
Tiny Keys ships an update every 2 days, and Practimo every 6 days. Most recently, Tiny Keys was updated on October 31, 2026 and Practimo on October 31, 2026.

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