Comparison

homecrate vs RequestIT

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

Head to head
About

homecrate

This app combines a music player with a production studio, offering advanced playback features like algorithm-tuned shuffle and synced lyrics. It also includes a multi-track DAW with a synthesizer, drum machine, and guitar amp for music creation.

Highlights
  • Algorithm-tuned shuffle
  • Synced lyrics and liner notes
  • 8+8 track DAW
  • Synthesizer and drum machine
  • Guitar amp simulator
  • AUv3 plugin hosting
  • MIDI I/O and sync
Features
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A truly mobile DAW with 4 tracks free, piano roll, warp markers, a NAM amp, a drum machine, a synth, and a channel of hardware MIDI. Pro is the rest: unlimited stem separation on-device, audio to MIDI, expanded tracks to 16, a spatial mix, and the VST3 plugins on your Mac, a Performance Mode, $9.99, once. No subscription, no account. A 4-TRACK DAW IS FREE Four audio tracks, two MIDI tracks, and a master bus. Piano roll, step sequencer, warp markers, slicing, crossfades, and automation. USB-C or Bluetooth MIDI, with clock sync. A new song asks for a key and a tempo you can tap. A take stopped by a call, another app, or an unplugged cable is kept. Closing the recorder mid-take saves it. 95 tunings for guitar, bass, lap steel, and pedal steel, including E9 and C6, checked against John Ely's list and the Papa Dafoe database. Metronome with swing and accents. NAM amp with 10 profiles and a PRE stage, dual-oscillator synth with MPE, a 16-pad drum machine, vocal chain, dynamic EQ with sidechain, Grain, and HC Crate, a patcher with 109 modules. Your own presets, profiles, and IRs are Pro. LEARN THE SONG. PRO On-device stem separation, 4 stems or 6 with a dedicated guitar stem. Unlimited, offline, no account. Stems land on tracks in time. Mute a part and play it. Audio to MIDI turns a vocal or a solo into editable notes. PERFORMANCE MODE Beside the recorder. Monitor through the NAM amp and stack what you play onto looper layers while the clock holds. Start from a drum loop or a stem. Up to 10 layers. Scratch one layer's disk. Let go and it locks back to the beat. Send the sketch to the recorder as an arrangement, plugin chain included. On iPhone Duo the recorder follows the fold. In tabletop, a keyboard and the faders fill the lower half, and transport stays on the upper half. THE AMP Neural Amp Modeler A2. Dynamics morph two profiles or two cabinets. Pro loads any .nam or cabinet IR, and trains a model on the phone from a capture of your amp (A14, M1, or newer). Capture an IR of a cabinet or a room and use it instead of the amp reverb. The screen shows the amp, the IR, and the effects in order. RECORD IT. PRO 16 audio and 8 MIDI tracks. Each input of one interface can record to its own track in one take. Section markers change tempo, meter, and MIDI. Voice control. Theory chat returns MIDI in the song's key and tempo. Live looper with overdubs, retrigger, and a footswitch. Over Wi-Fi, a bandmate's take lands on your timeline in time. Import a loop into the clip drawer once and use it on any track, in any project. YOUR PLUGINS. PRO A free Mac companion hosts your VST3 and Audio Unit plugins. Audio, MIDI, and tempo run both ways, and every parameter can be automated. Four AUv3 inserts per track for chords, arpeggios, or a sequencer. FILM IT. PRO Video of the take, with the mix in the file. 84 stacked effects that can react to your playing. Preserve Me and Preserve Instrument leave you and the guitar clean. Your own ISF, Shadertoy, or p5 sketch. Stream to a Mac or a projector. Hand poses become MIDI. SPATIAL. PRO A 3D mixer with position automation, and APAC export on iOS 26, with video. Mix down to the library, or share the whole project as one file. THE PLAYER A library for the files you already own. FLAC, WAV, AIFF, MP3, M4A, and AAC, with line-synced lyrics, bios, and band members. An algorithm you set yourself, widgets, and CarPlay. Pro adds word-by-word karaoke, questions about your library, and Plex. PRO IS $9.99, ONCE Stems, audio to MIDI, tracks 5 to 16, eight MIDI tracks, voice and theory chat, your presets and NAM profiles, on-device training, cabinet and room IRs, VST hosting, gesture control, video, the spatial mix, and Plex. One purchase for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro. No renewal. The free download is a finished 4-track DAW.

About

RequestIT

Engage with live music by requesting songs, voting on the queue, and following your favorite bands. Discover artists, see what others want to hear, and even tip musicians directly. Relive your music history with saved requests.

Highlights
  • Request songs live
  • Vote on song queue
  • Find bands by name or QR code
  • Follow favorite bands
  • Tip musicians
  • Track request history
Features
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RequestIT helps you find live music happening near you — tonight, this weekend, or whenever you're ready for a night out. FIND SHOWS NEAR YOU • Near Me search shows live music within the distance you choose, based on where you actually are • See what's trending: shows other fans are planning to go to • Search by band or venue when you already know who or where you're looking for PLAN YOUR NIGHT • Mark shows as Going or Interested • My Schedule keeps your upcoming shows organized by Today, Tomorrow, and later • Add any show to your phone's calendar in one tap FOLLOW BANDS AND VENUES • Follow your favorite bands to find out where they're playing next • Follow venues to see who's on stage there soon • Browse a band's "Songs We Love to Play" list before you go FOR VENUES (FREE) • Claim your venue's page and keep your live music schedule accurate • Upload your schedule so fans nearby can find your shows • Receive booking requests from bands directly • Looking for an act? Search bands by city and available date FOR MUSICIANS • Create a free band page and list your upcoming shows, one at a time or by importing a schedule • Help fans find you and follow you from gig to gig • Request to play at a venue straight from the app • Run open mic and karaoke sign-ups • Optional song requests: if you turn them on, fans scan your QR code and pick from the songs you've chosen. You stay in control of your set, and requests are off unless you turn them on. • Free plan included; Pro removes limits on events and bands Finding shows, following bands and venues, and planning your nights is always free for fans. Whether it's a cover band at the corner bar, a jazz trio, an open mic, or a big night out, RequestIT puts the live music scene around you in one place. Also on the web at findthelivemusic.com SUBSCRIPTIONS RequestIT Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription for musicians: $4.99/month or $49.99/year. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://myrequestapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

homecrate4 screens
RequestIT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: RequestIT at 15.1 against homecrate's 18.0. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. homecrate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RequestIT sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for homecrate against 5.0 for RequestIT. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

homecrate ships an update weekly, RequestIT every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
homecrate versus RequestIT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterhomecrateRequestIT
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeranthony burchellGene Halbrooks

Customer experience

homecrate

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RequestIT

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

homecrate

One-time1
  • homecrate - Pro$9.99
2 purchases

RequestIT

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is homecrate free?
homecrate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RequestIT free?
RequestIT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, homecrate or RequestIT?
homecrate and RequestIT are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do homecrate or RequestIT have ads?
Neither homecrate nor RequestIT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, homecrate or RequestIT?
homecrate ships an update weekly, and RequestIT every 5 days. Most recently, homecrate was updated on October 28, 2026 and RequestIT on October 28, 2026.

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