Riffshed vs Étudy

Riffshed is a practice journal for jazz musicians, built on the card system. See whether you're actually getting better — or just spending more time with the instrument. THREE PHASES. ONE CARD. Every exercise is a card that moves through three phases — Explore, Integrate, Master — each with its own color and rep counter. You decide when a card is ready to move forward; Riffshed remembers when it did and how long it stayed in each phase. REPS, NOT MINUTES A timer rewards sitting with the instrument. A rep counter rewards doing the work: running a phrase through twelve keys, taking a head clean. Minutes are still tracked — but reps are the unit you optimize. FOCUS BLOCKS A 20/5 focus cycle tuned for instrumental practice: twenty minutes on one card, five minutes of mandatory break. Both intervals are configurable; the open-ended mode drops the clock entirely for jams and lessons. START FROM ANYWHERE (new in 1.1) A Home Screen widget starts a session in one tap and shows today's minutes, your streak and the weekly goal. The live timer follows you to the Lock Screen and the Dynamic Island — pause and finish without unlocking; the session saves itself. Map practice to the Action Button, ask Siri, or add a Control Center switch. A METRONOME YOU'LL ACTUALLY USE Full-screen metronome with pendulum, subdivisions and swing. Configure click and accent per beat and per subdivision: silence the "and" of 2, accent any sixteenth, build polyrhythm grids. EVERYTHING LIVES IN THE CARD Notes, target tempo, separate rep counters per phase, PDF sheet music that opens full-screen (pages flip with a swipe while the metronome keeps playing), and one-tap links out to iReal Pro, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music and more. SEE A YEAR OF WORK A calendar heatmap of your practice. Tap any day to see what you played, for how long, and which cards moved forward. CURATED LIBRARIES TO START Jazz Piano Fundamentals (67 cards ordered by difficulty) and iReal Pro — Essential Standards (30 standards with deep links) are pre-installed. Build your own libraries, or import a curriculum a teacher shared as a single file. YOUR DATA IS YOURS Fully offline. Full JSON backup including scores. Library export and import in one tap. No account, no ads. Free. Built for daily practice — for iPhone and iPad.

Étudy is the practice app for jazz musicians — built to help you truly internalize the language of jazz. BROWSE & DISCOVER Explore a growing library of jazz licks shared by the community. Filter by category, key, instrument, and artist. Save your favorites and build your personal vocabulary. CURATED COLLECTIONS (PRO) Essential licks from Bird, Coltrane, Miles, Rollins, and more — organized by artist and concept. Each collection is a focused study guide to internalize the language of the masters. TRANSPOSE INSTANTLY Set your instrument once — every lick appears in your key. Alto Sax, Tenor, Trumpet, Trombone, Piano, Guitar, and more. Concert pitch is always one tap away. PRACTICE PLANS Build your own practice routine. Organize licks into focused sessions, set goals, and track your progress over time. Whether you're working on ii-V-I lines or rhythm changes — structure your practice and stay consistent. PRACTICE TOOLS - All 12 Keys Trainer — work through the circle of fifths - Theory Mode — tap any note to see intervals and chord tones - A-B Loop — isolate and repeat difficult passages - Metronome — with progressive tempo, subdivisions, and polyrhythmic patterns - Rhythm Reading — practice reading and clapping rhythmic patterns - Ear Training — develop your ear for intervals, chords, and melodic dictation SHARE & CONNECT Create and share your own transcriptions with the community. Like and save licks from other musicians. Grow together. MORE THAN A LICK LIBRARY Étudy is a full practice suite. Use the metronome to work on time feel, polyrhythms, and odd meters. Build practice plans that combine licks, exercises, and warm-ups. Track your sessions and see how you improve week over week. Étudy Pro unlocks curated collections, theory analysis, all keys trainer, progressive tempo training, and unlimited practice plans. Subscribe in the app for full access. Étudy Pro is an auto-renewable subscription at €4.99/month. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. The subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://etudy.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://etudy.app/privacy.html