Comparison

Makes Progress vs Crank. Guitar Practice Log

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

Head to head
About

Makes Progress

Features
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Practice makes progress. Now you can simplify your practice sessions with the app that combines everything you need to practice your instrument or practice with the band: - Metronome - Sheet music viewing - Song playback - Timer (count up or down) - Target tempos - Success tracking of your target tempos and overall session Great for the self-taught musician who has various sources of practice material in the form of songs, PDF documents, images, web based charts and learning services. You can bring all these together into a practice plan and easily use the all. Timer: You can set how long you intend to practice an item and have the timer count up from 0 or count down to 0. Metronome: Set your tempo, time signature and subdivision. Sheets and Web: Both the Sheet music viewer and Web viewer store your pan and zoom customizations in how you want to see their content so that you don't have to keep redoing them in every practice. The for PDF files you can also set the page you want to start at when you practice. Music: You can use songs you've purchased in Music, an Apple Music subscription or import music files to play along with. Once you've added a song you can set the Start and End points so you can play along to the whole thing or just focus on the part you're working on. You can also adjust the playback speed of the song for purchased and imported songs (not supported for Apple Music songs). Note: You can make a note on your session so that you don't need to remember what you want to focus on next time. Enjoy and improve. App EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Crank. Guitar Practice Log

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Crank. is a practice log for guitarists. Pick an exercise, play it against the click, and log the fastest tempo you got through it clean. Week by week the number goes up, and you can see the day it happened. WHAT TO PRACTISE, ALREADY WRITTEN • 116 exercises across guitar, bass, drums, piano, strings and winds • Written rhythm tab for every guitar exercise, on screen while you play • Tap Hear it and the loop plays back at the tempo you set • Or write your own exercise in ten seconds and track that instead PRACTISE LIKE A WORKOUT • A session is a list of exercises, and each one keeps a table of rounds • Every round records the tempo, the time and how it felt • Last session's tempos are already filled in, so you finish a round and move up • Turn the phone sideways to keep the tab open while you play SEE THE NUMBER MOVE • Every exercise gets its own chart with your target line on it • Pass the target and the exercise goes into OVERDRIVE • Records board: fastest exercises, biggest jumps, longest sessions • Practice heatmap, streaks, weekly stats, and ten ranks as the hours stack up FREE METRONOME AND TUNER • Precise metronome with subdivisions, sounds and tap tempo • Chromatic tuner, one tap away • Both free, forever Dark interface built for late nights. Start practising straight away, with no account. Sign in free when you want your log on every device. Finish a session without a signal and it waits for you, then syncs when you are back. FREE: 5 tracked exercises, practice sessions, progress charts, metronome, tuner, daily reminder. CRANK PRO: unlimited exercises, 3 deadline goals, full stats and highlights, collections, smart reminders, weekly review, circles of up to 10 friends, video recording. Track the grind. Watch the number go up. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Makes Progress4 screens
Crank. Guitar Practice Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Makes Progress at weekly against Crank. Guitar Practice Log's every 6 weeks. Makes Progress also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Makes Progress sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year and Crank. Guitar Practice Log sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Makes Progress ships an update weekly, Crank. Guitar Practice Log every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Makes Progress versus Crank. Guitar Practice Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMakes ProgressCrank. Guitar Practice Log
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHammer of the Gods SoftwareHo Sing Chan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Makes Progress

Subscriptions1
  • Makes Progress - Full (Annual)$4.991 Year
2 purchases

Crank. Guitar Practice Log

Subscriptions2
  • Crank. Pro$3.991 Month
  • Crank. Pro$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Makes Progress free?
Makes Progress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crank. Guitar Practice Log free?
Crank. Guitar Practice Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Makes Progress or Crank. Guitar Practice Log have ads?
Neither Makes Progress nor Crank. Guitar Practice Log shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Makes Progress or Crank. Guitar Practice Log?
Makes Progress ships an update weekly, and Crank. Guitar Practice Log every 6 weeks. Most recently, Makes Progress was updated on October 13, 2026 and Crank. Guitar Practice Log on October 24, 2026.

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