Comparison

Practice Timer vs Crank. Guitar Practice Log

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

Head to head
About

Practice Timer

Features
Read full description

With Practice Timer, see your improvement as you go. Build your plan, follow the timer and track your musical progress. Practice Timer lets you build that sequence as one plan, then guides you through it with clean audio cues β€” so your eyes stay on the music and your hands stay on the instrument. You can also use the randomize function to change the order of exercices within a sequence. HOW IT WORKS β€’ Build a plan from exercices: warmup, technique, repertoire, drills. β€’ Configure intervals per exercices β€” exercise's time, rest, and repetition. β€’ Press start. Audio cues mark every transition. β€’ Finish, see your session summary, watch your daily streak grow. WHY THIS DESIGN Built around three principles from motor-skill and memory research: β€’ Focused attention has limits β€” short, structured blocks are more effective than long, unfocused sessions. β€’ Memory consolidates during rest β€” built-in breaks aren’t time off; they’re part of the learning process. β€’ Interleaved practice beats blocked practice β€” switching modes helps skills stick. Just press Start. The structure does the work. WHO IT'S FOR β€” Conservatory students β€” Working musicians β€” Hobbyists who want practice time that actually counts β€” Teachers structuring lessons or assigning practice * Practice Timer is free to download and requires a Practice Timer Pro subscription to use: $9.99/month or $59.99/year (prices may vary by region). New subscribers get a 3-day free trial with the yearly plan. All features shown are included with the subscription. Cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Terms of Use: https://practicetimer.app/terms.html

About

Crank. Guitar Practice Log

Features
Read full description

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 β€’ 116 exercises across guitar, bass, drums, piano, strings and winds β€’ Written rhythm tab for every guitar exercise, on screen while you play β€’ Tap Hear it and the loop plays back at the tempo you set β€’ Or write your own exercise in ten seconds and track that instead PRACTISE LIKE A WORKOUT β€’ A session is a list of exercises, and each one keeps a table of rounds β€’ Every round records the tempo, the time and how it felt β€’ Last session's tempos are already filled in, so you finish a round and move up β€’ Turn the phone sideways to keep the tab open while you play SEE THE NUMBER MOVE β€’ Every exercise gets its own chart with your target line on it β€’ Pass the target and the exercise goes into OVERDRIVE β€’ Records board: fastest exercises, biggest jumps, longest sessions β€’ Practice heatmap, streaks, weekly stats, and ten ranks as the hours stack up FREE METRONOME AND TUNER β€’ Precise metronome with subdivisions, sounds and tap tempo β€’ Chromatic tuner, one tap away β€’ 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

Practice Timer4 screens
Crank. Guitar Practice Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

Practice Timer and Crank. Guitar Practice Log are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

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

Both are free to download. Practice Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month 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

Practice Timer ships an update every 4 weeks, Crank. Guitar Practice Log every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Practice Timer versus Crank. Guitar Practice Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPractice TimerCrank. Guitar Practice Log
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks β€” betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better16.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size41 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeki JarrinHo Sing Chan

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Practice Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Practice Timer Pro$9.991 Month
  • Practice Timer Pro3 Days trial$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Crank. Guitar Practice Log

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

Questions

Is Practice Timer free?
Practice Timer 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 Practice Timer or Crank. Guitar Practice Log have ads?
Neither Practice Timer nor Crank. Guitar Practice Log shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Practice Timer or Crank. Guitar Practice Log?
Practice Timer ships an update every 4 weeks, and Crank. Guitar Practice Log every 6 weeks. Most recently, Practice Timer was updated on October 10, 2026 and Crank. Guitar Practice Log on October 24, 2026.

Other comparisons