Comparison

Fake Book Index vs Practimo

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

Head to head
About

Fake Book Index

Quickly find jazz standards across numerous fake books and play-along series. Search by title or composer, filter by owned books, and browse titles by page. Works offline, ideal for musicians.

Highlights
  • Search 10,000+ jazz standards
  • Works offline
  • Search by composer
  • Filter by owned books
  • Browse titles by page
  • Supports custom book imports
  • Multi-language support
Features
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The fastest way to find which fake book a jazz standard is in — and on which page. Search 10,000+ jazz standards across 90+ books at once: Real Book, New Real Book, Sher Music, Hal Leonard, Aebersold Play-A-Long, and many more. No signal at the basement venue? No problem. Fake Book Index works fully offline. Perfect for late-night jam sessions, anywhere. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. SEARCH Start typing and results appear instantly. No internet, no waiting. Search by composer too: type “Parker” to see every Charlie Parker title in your collection. FILTER AND BROWSE Select only the books you own to narrow your results. Pick any book and tap Browse to see all its titles sorted by page. Ideal on the bandstand. PLAY-ALONG SERIES Aebersold and Hal Leonard Jazz Play-Along volumes are listed individually, so you can quickly find the right tune and work on your standards with accompaniment. YOUR BOOKS Add any fake book that isn’t in the list. Enter titles manually or import a JSON index. Your books are saved and searchable alongside the others. Available in English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian. The index is updated regularly — new books and titles are added without requiring an app update. A BOOK IS MISSING? If you own a fake book that isn’t in the app, feel free to get in touch. I’ll happily add it.

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

Fake Book Index4 screens
Practimo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Practimo at Free against Fake Book Index's $2.99. Fake Book Index's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On update cadence, ads 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

Practimo is free to download; Fake Book Index costs $2.99 up front. Practimo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fake Book Index asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fake Book Index ships an update every 5 days, Practimo every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Fake Book Index versus Practimo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFake Book IndexPractimo
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArmel CourreeAner Sarid

In-app purchases

None

Fake Book Index

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Practimo

One-time1
  • Practimo Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Fake Book Index free?
Fake Book Index costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Practimo free?
Practimo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fake Book Index or Practimo have ads?
Neither Fake Book Index nor Practimo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fake Book Index or Practimo?
Fake Book Index ships an update every 5 days, and Practimo every 6 days. Most recently, Fake Book Index was updated on October 28, 2026 and Practimo on October 31, 2026.

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