Comparison

Mongsang Practice Journal vs Practice Note

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

Head to head
About

Mongsang Practice Journal

Features
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A complete daily practice routine for music students and hobby musicians. See the countdown to your next audition, build today's checklist, measure focused practice time and keep a recording of how you sounded. Features • Practice checklist with repetition goals • Countdown for auditions, competitions and performances • Daily practice timer • Recordings organized by date • Metronome with tap tempo, meter and accents • Microphone tuner • Notes and progress for each piece • Audition repertoire organizer • Practical practice tips All records stay on your device. Start immediately without creating an account. Privacy Policy: https://mongsangsalon.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Practice Note

This app helps musicians organize their repertoire, track practice sessions, and record audio. It offers tools like a metronome, tuner, and drone, with a focus on a calm and reflective practice environment. All your data stays on your device.

Highlights
  • Repertoire organization
  • Practice session tracking
  • Audio recording
  • Metronome with tap tempo
  • Tuner with reference sound
  • Single-note or chord drone
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Designed for the focused practice of professional musicians, Practice Note also welcomes amateur players and music students—anyone building their practice at their own pace. From detailed passage work for an upcoming performance to freely exploring a favorite piece, keep your repertoire, practice time, notes and recordings together. ORGANIZE YOUR REPERTOIRE Add pieces and movements, write small practice tasks in your own words, and keep performance dates with each piece. Browse the built-in classical catalog or look up work details online. PRACTICE YOUR WAY Start from a task, or choose Free practice on Home. Select one of your pieces or practice without a piece or task. The timer starts with your session; pauses are excluded. It continues when you minimize the session or lock your phone, so pause before taking a break. RECORD, LISTEN, REFLECT Save practice notes and microphone recordings. Choose two saved takes for quick A/B listening and return to what you noticed next time. Save a session to keep a task open, or complete the task when you are ready. TOOLS WITHIN REACH Use a single-note or chord drone on a ring of notes, a metronome with tap tempo, rhythm patterns drawn as notation and the meters of music theory, and a tuner with a reference sound. Adjust your reference pitch to suit your practice. A QUICK START A short, skippable first-use guide explains adding pieces, creating tasks and measuring practice time. Session tips introduce recording, tools, notes and saving. Replay the guides whenever you need them. The app follows your iPhone language automatically: Korean or English, with English for other languages. A manual override is tucked away under Settings > App language. SEE YOUR PRACTICE Review sessions, notes, recordings and practice time by day and piece. Keep finished repertoire in the archive. A CALM SPACE A quiet graphite design with rounded type and glass cards, so the music stays in front. PRACTICE NOTE PLUS (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) The free app keeps up to five pieces. Plus lifts the limit for good with a single purchase, no account needed. Pro includes Plus. PRACTICE NOTE PRO (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) Import a PDF from Files, open one from the Files app, or scan printed pages with the camera, and keep every score with its piece. Pro reads the whole score on the Practice Note service, page by page, and shows a chord label on the original page wherever the harmony changes. Misread notes can be corrected on the page. The reading is computed by our own service; no AI service is used. SCORE READER (PRO) The score fills the screen; a tap shows the bars. Read with page taps, swipes and pinch zoom; iPad shows two pages in landscape. Write with Apple Pencil or a finger: pen, highlighter and eraser in any colour, music symbols and text stamps. Turn pages with a Bluetooth pedal or, if you choose, by a glance at the front camera (processed on the device, off by default). The drone, metronome, tuner and recording sit beside the score, and a running practice session can open its score with the clock, recording and save at hand. Pro needs a free account (email, Google or Apple) and a monthly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Your practice notebook and recordings stay on your device and need no account. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ · Privacy: https://seandeveloper0123-maker.github.io/practice-note-support/privacy/

Screenshots

Mongsang Practice Journal4 screens
Practice Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Practice Note at none against Mongsang Practice Journal's shown. Practice Note also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 9 days). Mongsang Practice Journal's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Mongsang Practice Journal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year and Practice Note sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mongsang Practice Journal ships an update every 9 days, Practice Note daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mongsang Practice Journal versus Practice Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMongsang Practice JournalPractice Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerduck kyung leeSeongHyeok Baek

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mongsang Practice Journal

Subscriptions1
  • 광고 없는 버전$3.991 Year
3 purchases

Practice Note

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Practice Note Plus$2.99

Questions

Is Mongsang Practice Journal free?
Mongsang Practice Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Practice Note free?
Practice Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mongsang Practice Journal or Practice Note have ads?
Mongsang Practice Journal shows ads; Practice Note does not.
Which is updated more often, Mongsang Practice Journal or Practice Note?
Mongsang Practice Journal ships an update every 9 days, and Practice Note daily. Most recently, Mongsang Practice Journal was updated on October 25, 2026 and Practice Note on October 29, 2026.

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