Comparison

Play vs Music Practice Log & Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Play

Wirelessly stream high-fidelity audio throughout your home using Wi-Fi. Control music from various sources, including streaming services, radio, and your device's library. Easily set up and manage multiple speakers for a whole-home listening experience.

Highlights
  • Whole-home wireless audio
  • Wi-Fi streaming
  • Multiple music sources
  • Speaker group management
  • Volume control
  • DLNA server support
Features
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Breakthrough DTS Play-Fi(R) technology powers simple, great-sounding whole-home wireless audio systems for smartphones and tablets. You can stream your favorite tunes over Wi-Fi right from the Play-Fi app to speakers from DTS Play-Fi product partners. It's a huge step up from Bluetooth - the audio quality and reliability are outstanding, and you can enjoy music from your phone in one room, or all your rooms. The "Hi-Fi over Wi-Fi" listening experience is just a touch away, thanks to this handy app. Choose a speaker, choose a song, and your favorite tunes are streaming all through the house. The app offers built-in streaming options: stream from worldwide music services; use AM/FM and Internet radio, connect to DLNA servers, or play anything from your device's music library, including your iTunes playlists. The app automatically organizes and indexes the music for you. The app also handles set-up for your speakers, and gives you full control of volume and speaker selection. Choose one, set up speaker groups, or stream to all of them at once. Manage speaker groups for Spotify Connect, too. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have a Play-Fi product from Polk Audio, Definitive Technology or Phorus, please search for and download the custom Play-Fi app for your audio brand. Please also note that the Play-Fi app is companion software to audio products enabled with Play-Fi technology. It is not intended as a stand-alone audio player.

About

Music Practice Log & Tracker

Features
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You practised — but which pieces, for how long, and is it adding up? InstrLog turns every session into a logged entry, a weekly goal that fills, and a streak you won't want to break. Most practice apps are lesson libraries with a log bolted on. InstrLog is the opposite: log-first. Start the timer, play, save — the entry records your instrument, minutes, the piece you worked on and a note about what to fix tomorrow. Around that log sit exactly the tools a practising musician needs: a metronome that keeps clicking with the screen locked, a tempo trainer, and a reference tuner. Nothing else in the way. WHAT YOU GET • Tap Start, play, tap Save — the timer logs exactly what you played, down to the minute, even if your phone locks mid-session • A weekly goal ring that greets you with "40 min to go" the moment you open the app • A streak counter that warns "12 days — still alive, practise today to extend it" • A metronome from 40 to 240 BPM with tap tempo and 2/4 to 6/4 time that keeps time with the screen off • A tempo trainer that steps a passage from slow to performance tempo without you ever stopping • Repertoire cards that move each piece from Learning to Polishing to Performance Ready, with a target tempo and its own practice history PERFECT FOR • Guitar, piano and violin students whose teacher asks "how much did you practise this week?" • Adult learners fitting 20-minute sessions around work and family • Players preparing a recital, exam or audition piece up to a target tempo • Anyone who has lost a practice habit before and wants a streak worth defending WHY NOT JUST A NOTES APP? A note can't time your session, can't total your week by instrument, can't click at 96 BPM with the screen off, and can't tell you your streak dies at midnight. InstrLog does all four before Notes has even opened. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Every entry stays on your iPhone. No account, no cloud upload, no analytics on your playing. The tuner plays reference tones for you to match by ear — it never listens through the microphone. FULL ACCESS InstrLog requires a subscription and unlocks the complete app: unlimited practice logging and repertoire pieces, per-piece history, the tempo trainer, all 49 chromatic reference pitches from C2 to C6, and daily practice reminders. Choose a weekly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Download InstrLog, set this week's goal, and log tonight's first session. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

Screenshots

Play4 screens
Music Practice Log & Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Play at none against Music Practice Log & Tracker's 3. Play also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Music Practice Log & Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and update cadence 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. Music Practice Log & Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Play asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Play ships an update every 2 months, Music Practice Log & Tracker every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Play versus Music Practice Log & Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlayMusic Practice Log & Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size285 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDTS, Inc.LEAN ASIA CO., LTD

Bugs and requests

Play

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Drops connections frequently
  • Fails to recognize devices
  • Resets music playback unexpectedly
  • Issues with volume control and balancing
  • Incompatible with recent firmware/software updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for Apple Music
  • Improve Spotify integration
  • Implement gapless playback
  • Provide better interface and navigation
  • Add search functionality for local music libraries

Music Practice Log & Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Play

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Music Practice Log & Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Tempo Trainer Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Repertoire Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tuner Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Play free?
Play is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Music Practice Log & Tracker free?
Music Practice Log & Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Play or Music Practice Log & Tracker have ads?
Play shows ads; Music Practice Log & Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Play or Music Practice Log & Tracker?
Play ships an update every 2 months, and Music Practice Log & Tracker every 4 months. Most recently, Play was updated on November 6, 2026 and Music Practice Log & Tracker on November 3, 2026.

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