Comparison

TraqFreq vs CronSequitur

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

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TraqFreq

Features
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TraqFreq is a musical instrument activity tracker that automatically tracks Playing, Climate, Supplies and Health. View detailed Live and Historical stats. Tune and intonate via Bluetooth on your Phone or TV! 1. TRACK YOUR PLAYING Automatically track playing activity on musical instruments, including time, sessions, passages, songs, epics and sets. Know and see what you are doing with your time on your musical instrument. 2. TUNER A unique, innovative and feature-packed tuner! Detection is done on the instrument and displayed via Bluetooth on a phone or TV!. Tune to an accuracy of 0.1 cents. See the lifespan of your strings, while you tune, based on actual playing time. An intonation mode helps you accurately compute an intonation offset for each string. Built-in and custom tunings and temperaments. Display modes for strobe, needle and both strobe and needle. Audible reference of the notes being tuned. 3. LIVE PLAYING STATS See your playing stats in real time, as you practice or perform, on your phone or TV! Display real-time information updated every second, on a phone or TV, providing real-time motivation. 5 display modes to help you focus on various Live playing scenarios. 4. METRONOME A metronome that knows when you play and can automatically start and stop as you play and stop playing. Supports 18 different metronome and drum sounds. Create your own patterns and variations, and sequence them to form more interesting beats. 5. TOUCH The TraqFreq enclosure is capacitive touch sensitive. Execute various actions simply by touching your TraqFreq while you play, without having to reach for your phone. Touch to switch between the Tuner, Live Stats and Metronome. 6. PHONE AND TV Connect directly to your Phone and TV. Supports up to 2 connections, allowing the TV and Phone apps to display your Tuner or Live Stats on both screens at the same time. Just touch TraqFreq or start playing and your results appear automatically where you need them. 7. AUDIBLE UI Not near your TV or phone? Plugged in and cannot access your locked phone easily? The Audible UI enables you to use TraqFreq without looking at a screen. By using the speakers on your phone, you can use the Tuner, Live Stats and Metronome, even if your phone is locked. 8. STREAKS See your latest daily playing streak and your best streaks. 9. HEALTH INSIGHTS TraqFreq analyzes your playing habits and provides insights and recommendations to help you avoid or recover from injuries. A playing Fitness score provides an analysis of playing data and health status. 10. CLIMATE MONITORING Innovative climate monitoring, with intelligent rule based processing of climate data specifically designed for musical instruments, enabling useful and relevant alerts. See detailed charts depicting the history of humidity and temperature. 11. SUPPLIES TRACKING Automatically track the lifespan of virtually any supply, like strings, bows and plectrums, based on actual playing time. Get alerted when to change a supply. 12. GOALS Create various goals based on actual playing time and monitor progress towards them. See detailed charts showing progress towards your goals. 13. SHARING AND REPORTS Create reports and send them to yourself, your parents, teachers and friends. Schedule reports to be sent by email on a weekly, monthly or custom interval. Manually share any chart or view using the share button. 14. RECORDS View a list of all-time records for playing and climate conditions. 15. TIMERS Create timers and stopwatches for specific events and practice sessions. Timers run and accumulate directly on the TraqFreq device when you play, even when your phone is off. TraqFreq supports most non-percussive instruments like acoustic, electric and bass guitars, violin, cello, saxophone, trumpet, piano and more. TraqFreq (pronounced track-freak) is designed for student, amateur and professional musicians. Learn more about TraqFreq at www.traqfreq.com and www.traqfreq.com/tutorials.

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CronSequitur

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CronSequitur is a step sequencer with a grid layout that feels like real hardware, not a menu system with deeply nested functions you may never find. Some features require an in-app purchase: Standard (a one-time purchase) or Pro (a one-time purchase or an annual subscription). If you already own Standard, the one-time Pro purchase is offered to you as an upgrade. Every paid feature is listed below under the purchase it requires. Everything else described here is included without a purchase. Every step can carry more than a note. Program changes and control changes sit right alongside the note, not buried in a separate menu. A 2 to 64 step grid and full time-signature control mean odd meters and unusual pattern lengths aren't an afterthought, they're just supported. INCLUDED WITHOUT A PURCHASE • The step sequencer and step editor, with program changes and control changes on any step, 2 to 64 steps per pattern and full time-signature control • Sending MIDI to your external gear • The built-in synth • Unlimited presets • The metronome's audio click, beat indicator and count-in, and tap tempo • Exporting, importing and backing up your presets and songs in CronSequitur's own file format • Building and editing songs from your patterns, with sections, repeats and tempo changes • Full playback of the demo songs in the Library's Factory section • A preview of the first section of each song in My Songs, which holds the songs you build and your copies of demo songs (duplicating a demo song, or editing and saving it, makes a copy; the original stays in Factory). Full playback of these songs requires Pro (Song Playback, below). • Daylight mode, a high-contrast display for direct sun REQUIRES THE STANDARD IN-APP PURCHASE (ONE-TIME) • Virtual MIDI Output: send MIDI to other apps on the same device, no cables • Tags: tag your presets and filter your presets by tag • MIDI File Import & Export: standard MIDI files, to and from any DAW or device • Device Profiles: built-in and custom profiles that show your gear's own controls and labels • Screen Flash: a full-screen flash on each metronome beat • Metronome Haptics: a vibration on each metronome beat (iPhone only) • Tap Tempo Guard: TAP must be armed with one tap before it changes the tempo, so a stray touch mid-set does nothing REQUIRES THE PRO IN-APP PURCHASE (ONE-TIME, OR AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION) Pro includes everything in Standard, plus: • Song Playback: full playback of the songs in My Songs, start to finish, with every section, repeat and tempo change • Section Pads: jump to or loop any song section live • Audio Backing Tracks: import audio files to play along with your songs • Tempo-Locked Playback: backing tracks detect their tempo and stretch to match your song • Band Sync: live synchronization across devices on the same Wi-Fi network. Every device in the session needs Pro. • Section Audio Tracks: give each song section its own backing track Independently made in Maine. Fair pricing, no dark patterns, no surprises, built by a musician who wanted this to exist.

Screenshots

TraqFreq4 screens
CronSequitur4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TraqFreq at none against CronSequitur's 4. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. CronSequitur sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. TraqFreq asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
TraqFreq versus CronSequitur: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTraqFreqCronSequitur
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTraqFreqFortyFourSquirrels

In-app purchases

None

TraqFreq

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

CronSequitur

Subscriptions1
  • CronSequitur Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • CronSequitur Standard$7.99
  • CronSequitur Pro Upgrade$22.00
  • CronSequitur Pro$29.99

Questions

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

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