Tonic Music

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Last verified 5 Aug 2026

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Last verified 7 Aug 2026

4.8 2484 ratings · App Store

1. 2/5Good concept but needs improving

   I’ve been logging my practice pretty consistently since I started using this app recently. I like the concept but it needs some improvements. Here are my thoughts. - The minimum practice time per session to start logging XP should be limited to once per day. If someone is practicing in chunks throughout the day instead of one practice straight through, it punishes the user by removing the XP from those minutes of practice each time they start a session. I know there is a little break button, but that doesn’t work if I want to take longer break and come back. Just reset the minimum daily. - Unlocking a new room shouldn’t put you back to a bare room with just a floor. There should be some sort of middle ground if you have graduated from one room and are unlocking another so it doesn’t feel like you are starting from the beginning each time. - I requested a work/piece be added to the app a few weeks ago and still have yet to see it. I’m not sure what the timeline is on getting works approved but it’s too long currently. If someone is working on an etude, they would have already moved on before it was even added to the app. An option to type in the work would fix this and many less people would have “just jamming” on their sessions. It’s also unclear how to get some of the color modifiers for the rooms, but I may have just missed that. I hope the developers read these and consider these improvements which would greatly help the app!

   Syassero · 5 Aug 2026

2. 5/5So Motivating! Amazing App!

   The first four years of my life I used to hate practicing. I never ever practiced not even one day. I just didn’t like it. Then my teacher said I was really slow and “sub-par” considering that I was playing for four years. My parents never let me play for other people because they said I never practice. But one day my aunt told me she saw a video of Ray Chen and Tonic. So she told me to try it out. After a few months I did and it was awesome! It’s so motivating because you can join challenges and earn multiple badges, and decorate your (online) playing area. Ray Chen was so considering that he made tonic not just for violin players. It makes me excited for the next day to practice. It’s made me change my perspective on the violin and made me a better player. Also other people can listen to your music and so can you! I’ve met so many other incredible musicians. Thanks Ray Chen! Your the best!

   Hjloves2012 · 5 Aug 2026

3. 5/5Must-Have for Musicians

   I love this app. Before I had it I would procrastinate to practice my instrument and whenever I did practice, I wouldn’t stay on task very well. Once I got the app, I immediately started to practice more efficiently and more often, getting a lot more done. Earning XP, streaks, challenges, and leaderboards are all part of this motivation to practice. Also, playing for other musicians around the world on here helps me get ready for a performance/audition because I know someone is hearing my sound, and before nobody would hear my practice. Playing on here has improved my playing overall because I am more used to playing for people now and more confident whenever I play my instrument. This is also a very good chance to connect with other musicians, by joining groups or studios, it really brings us together knowing we all have this amazing connection through music.

   Zahiya Khan · 5 Aug 2026

4. 2/5Good for encouraging practice

   This app is a great motivator for practicing more, and definitely improves your practice time by a lot. However, there are some problems I have encountered while using this app. Sometimes, I will have a metronome or sheet music on my screen instead of the app itself. But my wifi is very poor, and this makes my sessions stop early. I can’t see if my session is over, since I’m still on something else. I have been practicing with my screen not on the app for only three days, and I have lost about 700 XP from there being no notification. This happened when I needed this XP to pass onto the next level. It would be appreciated if there was at least a notification telling me when my studio session ended. Also, I have spent the past hour practicing, but my studio decided it would be a good idea to glitch and I had no choice but to restart Tonic. Now, usually it would say I need to return to my studio, but now it had no record of my studio at all. Nothing. One hour of my day, wasted on this app. I only needed that hour to advance to the next stage, and now it is gone. I hope you don’t make me waste two or three more hours simply because I restarted it and my luck ran out this time.

   Anon 679 · 5 Aug 2026

5. 3/5Frustrating to use for voiceover users

   I love the idea of listening to others practice to give them feedback and making your own practices, but it’s frustrating to do when using voiceover, which is the only way I am able to navigate on my screen. Ever since I got my first badge, music, lover, I am now not able to listen to other people‘s practices. I have reinstalled the app, but it still didn’t really work. And when it did, voiceover was very slow about reading the screen and performing different actions when I do certain commands. This one time, I was trying to tell the person who was practicing that something was cool. Since everything was super slow on the app, it was way too late to send the message I had created once it was ready. But there’s still one other part of the app, right? Which is making your own practices. That’s also hard to. Since I’m not very good at any of the instruments I selected, when I try to add a piece to my practice list, it doesn’t show up. Also, I’m pretty sure there’s an option to make your practice Private, which I would definitely love to do the first few times to get used to the layout. I didn’t see the button. Or at least, VoiceOver didn’t read it. And I know that practice tonic demo does that as well. So I can’t really use the app anymore. I’m wondering if anyone has any suggestions to make it perform better. oh. I guess I can only listen to people who I followed, but that’s fine.

   villaboop · 5 Aug 2026

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