Playtime vs Askademic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Playtime
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It's not practice — it's Playtime. Pull apart real songs by ear, write your own progressions, and sharpen your ears and reading with an arcade of games that actually teach. LEARN SONGS BY EAR Record or import any audio, then slow it way down without changing the pitch. Loop the tricky bars, bookmark the moments that matter, shift the key to match your instrument, and learn it phrase by phrase — the way musicians have always done, minus the rewinding. WRITE MUSIC Build progressions on an interactive circle of fifths and hear every chord as you tap it. Save ideas as chord charts, keep lyrics with chords over the words, transpose for capo in one tap, and organize everything into setlists for the band. PRACTICE TOOLS • Metronome with tap tempo • Tuner that hears any instrument • Drum machine with grooves in many styles — add chords and jam over them • Chord tones that sustain forever, for playing along and tuning your ear TRAIN YOUR EARS AND EYES • Ear training: intervals, chord qualities, progressions, modes, even the late-night jazz chords • Rhythm: tap back grooves, read rhythms against the click, tame polyrhythms • Reading: learn the staff level by level, name notes at sight, race the clock in Lightning Round • Smart Review: a practice deck that remembers what you miss and brings it back MEET MAESTRO Your AI music tutor is one tap away everywhere in the app. Stuck on a mode? Wondering why that chord works? Ask — Maestro sees what you're working on and explains it like a patient teacher. START FREE The practice tools are free, every game gives you a free round each day, and the circle of fifths is yours to explore in C major. Playtime Pro unlocks unlimited game rounds, every key, your full song library, and Maestro. Whether you play guitar, bass, piano, drums, or you sing — Playtime meets you at your level, keeps your streaks and stats, and makes the fundamentals feel like a game you want to win. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://musicutil.com/privacy
Askademic
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Learn English and French in short, focused sessions designed for everyday life. Askademic gives you a clear learning path, gentle review, practical speaking practice, and progress you can see, with Arabic or English support. A CLEAR DAILY PATH • Open Today's lesson to review due words, continue your next unit step, and practise a guided conversation in one smooth session • Resume unfinished work without losing progress • Move directly from one stage or completed unit to the next PRACTISE REAL LANGUAGE • Build vocabulary for greetings, people, food, travel, shopping, home, work, and more • Practise six everyday conversations: introductions, cafés, directions, hotels, shopping, and restaurants • Speak your reply with on-device dictation or type it instead • Learn useful phrases for asking for help, repeating, slowing down, apologising, and meeting someone LISTEN, READ, AND REMEMBER • Hear complete recorded sentences automatically as Reading cards open • Practise listening, speaking, reading, and writing • Gentle spaced review brings words back when they need attention • See your memory strength, daily progress, streak, and level LEARN YOUR WAY • Choose Kids mode for larger, picture-led activities or Adult mode for a focused experience • Play Word Match, Sharp Ears, Sentence Builder, and Speed Round • Read dialogues and stories as you progress • Get clear correct-answer feedback and helpful explanations when an answer needs another try YOUR PROGRESS STAYS WITH YOU • Export and restore your learning progress through the Files app • Keep a copy of your previous progress when restoring a backup • Learn offline with no ads, no account, and no subscription required Askademic supports English, French, and Arabic interfaces and keeps learning progress on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Askademic at none against Playtime's 4. Askademic also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). Playtime's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Playtime sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Askademic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Playtime ships an update every 5 weeks, Askademic every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Playtime | Askademic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Hoerger | Abdulaziz Alzahrani |
In-app purchases
Playtime
- Monthly student/teacher/veteran$2.991 Month
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly student/teacher/veteran$27.991 Year
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- Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
Askademic
No in-app purchases
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