Comparison

the Craic vs Audiquo Tuning Fork

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

Head to head
About

the Craic

This app transforms your device into a portable digital tunebook, offering thousands of traditional tunes in ABC notation. Easily search, play, and organize music for various instruments, with options to create custom sets and collections. Import tunes from multiple sources and share them as ABC or PDF.

Highlights
  • Searchable tune library
  • Create and play tune sets
  • Organize favorite tunes
  • Import ABC notation
  • Playback with tempo control
  • Edit ABC notation
  • Print and share tunes
Features
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Stop rummaging through paper tunebooks - turn your iPad or iPhone into a portable tunebook. Quickly search, display and hear thousands of Irish, Scottish, Cape Breton and other tunes for fiddle, flute, bagpipes, banjo, mandolin, concertina or accordion. Please leave a review or rate the app if you enjoy it - it helps! Subscribe either monthly or yearly to help support ongoing development. - includes a selection of 76 commonly played session tunes (lots more on the Internet!) - create, play and print sets of tunes - create collections of your favourite tunes and sets, print them as tune books or as incipits - import ABC notation via iTunes, cloud services like iCloud and Dropbox, email or the internet - bagpipe notation for tunes with HP or Hp key - search online or on your iPad or iPhone - online search results can be quickly imported into your library - simple playback with tempo control and looping - choose flute, whistle, fiddle, banjo, guitar, piano, harp or accordion - create and edit ABC notation on your iPad with a keyboard extension to simplify entry - external keyboard fully supported - print - share via email as ABC notation or PDF - open as a PDF in other applications Use of the Craic is governed by the standard Apple Terms of Use. You can view this at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Audiquo Tuning Fork

Features
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Audiquo Tuning Fork, for iPhone and Apple Watch, plays the 24 musical pitches in Octaves 4 and 5. The pitches are from C4 to B4 in Octave 4 and from C5 to B5 in Octave 5. Pitches play and slowly fade away, just like a tuning fork. Pitches are arranged on the familiar and intuitive Equal-Tempered Chromatic Circle and are based on A4 at 440 Hz -- "Concert Pitch". To play a pitch in Octave 4, tap it on the Chromatic Circle. To play a pitch in Octave 5, long-press it on the Chromatic Circle. When a pitch is played, it moves to the center of the display and becomes the currently-selected pitch. Once selected, you can use the Play button to replay it. To stop playing, tap where the note came from on the Chromatic Circle. Tap there again to deselect the pitch and return it to its position on the Chromatic Circle. On iPhone, when a pitch is played, it is added to the Recent Pitches panel for quick replay. All current Apple Watch models – along with Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Apple Watch Series 10 – can play pitches on their built-in speakers. Older models must be connected to an external (e.g. Bluetooth) audio device. On Apple Watch, tap the center of the display (avoiding the play button, if present) to switch quickly between sharp and flat accidentals. On supported Apple Watches, the Double Tap gesture replays the currently-selected pitch. Also on Apple Watch, you can add complications to your watch face for quick access, and you can add a Smart Stack widget to replay the currently-selected pitch or to open the app. Audiquo Tuning Fork offers four attractive color themes and four music notations: Scientific, Fixed-Do, German and Helmholtz. On iPhone, theme and notation settings are accessible directly from the app screen. Other settings are accessible via the Settings app. On Apple Watch, long-press the center of the display to access the settings. Whether you're performing, practicing, rehearsing or listening to music, Audiquo Tuning Fork can provide just the pitch you need, right there on your iPhone and Apple Watch, one tap away, instantly ready.

Screenshots

the Craic4 screens
Audiquo Tuning Fork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Audiquo Tuning Fork at none against the Craic's 5. Audiquo Tuning Fork also leads on price ($1.99 vs $4.99). the Craic's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On update cadence, ads 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

the Craic costs $4.99 and Audiquo Tuning Fork $1.99 up front. the Craic sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.39 per month. Audiquo Tuning Fork asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
the Craic versus Audiquo Tuning Fork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterthe CraicAudiquo Tuning Fork
Price$4.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.3 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWil MacaulayMichael Brady

Bugs and requests

the Craic

Reported bugs

28 issues
  • Won't read past errors in older ABC spec
  • Doesn't report ABC spec errors
  • No support for multi-voice (e.g., SATB grandstaff)
  • Small note heads
  • Does not cover concertinas
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  • App freezes up
  • Not all ABC tunes get imported
  • Setting markers for playback is unintuitive
  • Selections with pick-up notes don't loop properly
  • Multiply editing/saving can create multiple copies
  • GUI could be more intuitive/standard
  • Freezes up when editing first/second endings
  • No iCloud sync for tunes
  • No bagpipe option in instrument selection
  • App freezes on download
  • Gets stuck in a loop during download
  • Does not support drum notation
  • With iOS 12, staff lines don't display
  • Latest version freezes after a couple of minutes
  • App freezes on download
  • Crashes when deleting tunes
  • Default library reappears after deleting all tunes
  • Does not allow playback of tunes
  • Less than 100 tunes initially
  • Does not play tunes
  • Too difficult for usage
  • Tunes not sortable into books/set lists
  • Does not play tunes

Requested features

32 requests
  • Support for multi-voice ABC notation
  • Larger note heads
  • Support for concertinas (especially CG Anglo)
  • Option to select tunes only from Favourites list
  • Option to rearrange items within a set
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  • More intuitive marker setting for playback
  • Fix looping with pick-up notes
  • Prevent multiple copies when editing/saving
  • More intuitive/standard GUI elements
  • iCloud sync for tunes
  • Wider range for speed adjustment (slower)
  • Slight pause before tune starts playing
  • Drone note before tune starts
  • Choice of two or three GM instruments for playback
  • Light, bar, or dot that follows notes during playback
  • Provision to stop or interrupt downloads
  • Visually highlight notes as they play
  • Simpler way to add tunes to a set list
  • Groupings for different genres (Irish, Scottish, etc.)
  • More stability in the app
  • Ability to make entire library from zero
  • Export/import entire folder tree on cloud storage (Dropbox)
  • Read/write directly to ABC files on cloud storage
  • Ability to separate music by collections
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Support for drum notation
  • Support for bagpipes
  • Support for concertinas
  • Support for older ABC spec files
  • Better error reporting for ABC files
  • Support for SATB grandstaff

Audiquo Tuning Fork

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

the Craic

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly supporter7 Days trial$1.391 Month
  • Yearly supporter$12.991 Year
One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
  • Huge Tip$19.99
None

Audiquo Tuning Fork

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is the Craic free?
the Craic costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Audiquo Tuning Fork free?
Audiquo Tuning Fork costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do the Craic or Audiquo Tuning Fork have ads?
Neither the Craic nor Audiquo Tuning Fork shows ads.
Which is updated more often, the Craic or Audiquo Tuning Fork?
the Craic ships an update every 2 months, and Audiquo Tuning Fork every 2 months. Most recently, the Craic was updated on November 5, 2026 and Audiquo Tuning Fork on October 30, 2026.

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