Comparison

BluePick vs PracticeMap

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

Head to head
About

BluePick

This app helps musicians manage their practice, find bands, and connect with local music resources. It offers practice challenges, tempo training, and a metronome with a logging feature. Users can also share their music, discover events, and find bandmates.

Highlights
  • Random practice challenges
  • Tempo Ladder for BPM training
  • Metronome with practice logging
  • Music sharing and community feed
  • Local music map for events and resources
  • Band and member matching
Features
Read full description

Blue counts the practice you do alone. Most of the time you spend with an instrument, you are on your own. Even with a teacher, the rest of the week is you and the room, and nobody knows how much you put in. BluePick counts that time and shows it stacking up. β–  Just leave the metronome running while you practice and today's session logs itself. One second is enough to count. Nothing to write down. The tuner and timer are free too. β–  Run it from your wrist with Apple Watch Leave your phone on the music stand or in your pocket and control the metronome from your Apple Watch. Turn the Digital Crown to set the tempo, and pick the time signature and rhythm right on your wrist. The sound stays on your phone while the watch works as the remote. Turn on beat vibration to feel the pulse through your wrist even with earbuds in, and when you stop, the watch tells you how long you practiced today. β–  Add sound and photos to a log Tap a date on the calendar to record right there, or upload a recording you already have. Add a photo and a note. Play it back later and that day is still there. β–  My practice universe Every day you practiced becomes a star. See the days and hours you have built up at a glance. It is a picture only someone who showed up alone can have. β–  Blue's recording feedback Record your playing and Blue listens and talks it through with you. What worked, and the next single step, across rhythm, tone, and expression. β–  Ask Blue anything Practice tips, lyrics, chord progressions, composing, music theory. Any genre, thought through together. β–  Finish one whole song Blue guides you step by step until a song is complete, showing how far you have come each time. β–  Alone, then together Watch people who play your instrument, share your own songs, and ask what you have been wondering. Find bands by instrument, area, and genre, book lessons, and discover rehearsal rooms and nearby shows on the map. β–  Train your ear while having fun Sharpen your ear with ear-training games and dungeon quests, and keep your streak going while collecting titles. Playing alone, without being alone. Keep making music today with BluePick. μ΄μš©μ•½κ΄€(EULA): https://bluepick.app/policy?tab=terms κ°œμΈμ •λ³΄μ²˜λ¦¬λ°©μΉ¨: https://bluepick.app/policy?tab=privacy

About

PracticeMap

Features
Read full description

[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. β–  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. β–  The song becomes a map Every song is laid out across ten rows, whatever its length, so you always know where you are. β–  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. β–  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. β–  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. β–  Your practice adds up Time spent playing and the number of loops are recorded automatically. Today's total is waiting on the home screen. β–  Find the tempo Tap along with the song for four beats or more and PracticeMap works out its BPM. β–  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

BluePick4 screens
PracticeMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BluePick at none against PracticeMap's 1. BluePick also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. PracticeMap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BluePick asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
BluePick versus PracticeMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluePickPracticeMap
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationFreemiumβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size45 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeoho BaekYUKIO SAITO

In-app purchases

None

BluePick

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PracticeMap

One-time1
  • Unlock unlimited songs$6.99

Questions

Is BluePick free?
BluePick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PracticeMap free?
PracticeMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BluePick or PracticeMap have ads?
Neither BluePick nor PracticeMap shows ads.

Other comparisons