homecrate vs TinyTone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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Learn the song. Tune up. Record it. Perform it. Film it. One app. Split any song into stems on your device, unlimited and offline. Play through a real NAM amp. Record 16 tracks. Run your desktop VST3 plugins from your Mac. Pro is $9.99, once. YOUR MUSIC. YOUR RULES. A player and a studio for people who have opinions about music. Not a streaming service. Not an algorithm watching you. Everything runs on your device. FREE, IN FULL A working 4-track studio with a master bus. A real amp with 10 NAM A2 profiles. Drum machine, synth, vocal chain, dynamic EQ with sidechain. Piano roll, step sequencer, automation lanes. MIDI hardware routing and clock sync. Timeline editing with split, crossfades and warp markers. Mixdown and share. A tuner with 50+ tunings, and a metronome. Your lossless library with synced lyrics and liner notes. No trial, no timer, no account. LEARN IT Stem Separation (Pro): Split any song into vocals, drums, bass, guitar and more, entirely on your device. No cloud, no account, no limits. Stems land on tracks ready to play along. Mute the guitar and take its place. Audio to MIDI (Pro): On-device pitch detection turns any clip into notes. Sing the melody, get the part. TUNE IT Tuner: Over 50 established tunings, free. Standards, drops, opens, modal, bass, lap steel and pedal steel. Instrument-aware string sets for 6/7/8-string guitar, 4/5-string bass, 6/8/10-string lap steel, E9/C6 pedal steel. The steel library is validated against John Ely's tunings list and the Papa Dafoe database. PLAY IT Guitar Amp: Neural Amp Modeler with dual profile morphing mapped to your playing dynamics. 10 profiles free; load any .nam or .wav IR with Pro. Train NAM models on-device Synthesizer: Dual-oscillator synth. MPE, microtonal tuning, 6-voice unison. Drum Machine: 16-pad sampler with a multi-bar step sequencer. Vocal Chain: Pitch correction, compression, doubling, de-esser, delay, reverb. Dynamic EQ: Dynamic EQ and compressor with true cross-track sidechaining. Grain: Grain delay and reverb built to be played, not just poured over things. VST3 + AU Hosting (Pro): Run real desktop plugins in your project. A free Mac companion hosts the plugin; homecrate streams audio, MIDI and tempo both ways. Every parameter becomes an automatable lane. Mac required. AUv3 Host (Pro): 4 insert slots per track. Chord, arpeggiator and sequencer plugins drive your tracks, splittable across channels. RECORD IT 16 audio and 8 MIDI tracks with a master bus. Warp markers for timing correction. Slicing, crossfades, pinch-to-zoom timeline, automation with shape presets. Voice control and Music Chat for theory-informed MIDI. Live looper. Collaborative sessions where a bandmate's take lands clock-aligned on your timeline. PERFORM IT Visual Stream (Pro): Send your camera and effects to a projector through the Mac companion. More than one phone can stream at once. Gesture Control (Pro): Hand poses seen by the front camera become MIDI. Twist your hand to ride a filter without touching the screen. MIDI Rig Switching (Pro): Assign layer visibility and effect presets to your pedalboard. One pad flips the whole scene. FILM IT Video Capture (Pro): Film the take with your backing track in the mix. 70+ real-time GPU effects that stack as layers and react to what you play. Preserve Me and Preserve Instrument shields keep you and your guitar untouched while everything else burns. Custom Shader runs your own ISF or Shadertoy code. Media Overlay adds photo and video layers. Section markers switch the look at the chorus. KEEP IT Time your lyrics line by line and they travel into your library as synced lyrics. Spatial audio with a 3D mixer and APAC export on iOS 26. Mixdown to your library or share a whole project as one file. Plex sync. PRO IS $9.99. ONCE. Everything marked Pro above, plus tracks 5 to 16, preset saving everywhere, and custom NAM profiles and IRs. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro. No subscription. No renewal. No account.
TinyTone
Create professional synth patches for music production and live performance. Design sounds in real-time with a powerful synthesizer engine, dual oscillators, and extensive modulation options. Export and import patches, and use it as an AUv3 plugin in DAWs.
- Powerful synthesizer engine
- Dual oscillators with FM synthesis
- Real-time audition with touch pads
- External MIDI keyboard support
- Unlimited user patch storage
- AUv3 Audio Unit support
- JSON export/import for patches
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TinyTone is a full-featured synthesizer sound source for iPhone sound design, stage performance, and recording. Using the on-screen controllers and a MIDI keyboard, you can design and monitor professional synth patches in real time. In addition to standalone app use, ToneEditor can also be loaded as an AUv3 Audio Unit into DAWs such as GarageBand and used as a sound source. It also works as a sound editor for its sister app, TinyTone, allowing you to reproduce consistent sounds with the same sound engine. <Features> ・Powerful Synthesizer Engine Equipped with dual oscillators, envelopes, filters, modulation, delay, limiter, and more. Enables complex sound design. Dual Oscillators with FM Synthesis, switch between Mix and Chain modes for rich tonal possibilities. ・Real-Time Audition Play single notes, chords, and transposition using touch pads. Hear sound changes instantly as you adjust sliders. External input via MIDI keyboard is also supported. ・Preset Management Unlimited user patch storage. ・JSON Export / Import Export patches as JSON. Share via Files app or clipboard. ・AUv3 Support Can be embedded as an AU instrument in DAWs like GarageBand. Reproduces consistent sounds with the same synthesis engine. <How to Use> 【Standalone】 1. Select a preset or start creating from a new patch. 2. Play sounds using the test pad at the bottom of the screen; adjust parameters with sliders to confirm real-time sound changes. 3. Save your created patch to a user slot. 【Using with DAWs (GarageBand, etc.)】 1. Add TinyTone (AU) to a track. 2. Select a factory preset or saved patch from the AU preset selection screen. 3. Play the DAW keyboard to output sound. <Important> ・When using simultaneously with camera or audio apps, noise may occur depending on your environment. Please be careful with output volume. ・Listening to loud audio for extended periods can affect your hearing. When using headphones or speakers, always check your surroundings and volume level. ・Some DAWs (e.g. Ableton Live 11) may not detect iOS-app AUv3 plug-ins. Logic Pro, MainStage, and GarageBand are recommended. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://flicker-jp.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TinyTone at none against homecrate's 1. homecrate's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. homecrate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TinyTone asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for homecrate against 5.0 for TinyTone. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | homecrate | TinyTone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | anthony burchell | KEISUKE TONE |
Customer experience
homecrate
TinyTone
In-app purchases
homecrate
- homecrate - Pro$9.99
TinyTone
No in-app purchases









