Comparison

KnobMaster vs CronSequitur

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

Head to head
About

KnobMaster

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Where do you set your knobs to sound like that song? KnobMaster tells you, for the gear you actually own. Add your guitar or bass, your amp and your pedals once. Then name a song or describe the sound you're after, and ToneGenie, the AI inside KnobMaster, works out settings for every knob on your rig: gain, EQ, volume, pickup selector, effects. These are settings for your own gear, not presets for amps you don't have. KnobMaster researches the real controls of each piece of gear, so it works with practice amps, modeling amps, vintage tube amps and pedalboards alike. WHAT YOU GET • Knob-by-knob settings for any song, on your rig • Guitar and bass • Several rigs, switch between them in a tap • A library of every tone you've made • Playing tips for each song • 26 languages KNOBMASTER PRO Your first tone is free. Every tone after it needs Pro, and the yearly plan starts with a free week. • 200 tone generations a month • Precision Mode: analyze an MP3 of the song itself • Add gear by taking a photo of it • Unlimited gear Settings are AI-generated starting points: trust your ears and fine-tune from there. Terms of Use: https://knobmastr.com/terms Privacy: https://knobmastr.com/privacy

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CronSequitur

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CronSequitur is a step sequencer with a grid layout that feels like real hardware, not a menu system with deeply nested functions you may never find. Every step can carry more than a note. Program changes and control changes sit right beside the note, not in a separate menu. A 2 to 64 step grid and full time-signature control make odd meters and unusual pattern lengths part of the design, not an afterthought. The core app needs no purchase. Two optional in-app purchases add more: Standard, a one-time purchase, and Pro, a one-time purchase or an annual subscription. If you already own Standard, Pro's one-time purchase is offered to you as an upgrade. Each paid feature is listed below under the purchase that includes it; everything else described here is part of the core app. CORE APP • The step sequencer and step editor: program changes and control changes on any step, 2 to 64 steps per pattern, full time-signature control • MIDI output to your external gear • The built-in synth, with a tempo-synced delay and a two-band EQ • Transpose: shift a pattern to another key without rewriting its notes, saved with the preset • Undo and redo for every edit, with no limit until you save • Unlimited presets • The metronome's audio click, visual beat indicators and count-in, and tap tempo • Export, import and back up your presets and songs in CronSequitur's own file format • Build and edit songs from your patterns, with sections, repeats and tempo changes • Full playback of the demo songs in the Library's Factory section • A preview of the first section of each song in My Songs, which holds the songs you build and any demo song you copy or edit. Full playback of these songs requires Pro (Song Playback, below). • Daylight mode, a high-contrast display for direct sun STANDARD IN-APP PURCHASE (ONE-TIME) • Virtual MIDI Output: send MIDI to other apps on the same device, no cables • Tags: tag your presets and filter them by tag • MIDI File Import & Export: standard MIDI files, to and from your DAW and other gear • Device Profiles: built-in and custom profiles that show your gear's own controls and labels • Screen Flash: a full-screen flash on each metronome beat • Metronome Haptics: a vibration on each metronome beat (iPhone only) • Tap Tempo Guard: TAP must be armed with one tap before it changes the tempo, so a stray touch mid-set does nothing • Performance Octave: shift your pattern up to three octaves up or down, live, while you perform PRO IN-APP PURCHASE (ONE-TIME OR ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION) Pro includes everything in Standard, plus: • Song Playback: full playback of the songs in My Songs, start to finish, with every section, repeat and tempo change, a countdown to the next section and your own stage cues on screen • Section Pads: jump to or loop any song section live • Audio Backing Tracks: import audio files to play along with your songs • Tempo-Locked Playback: backing tracks detect their tempo and stretch to match your song • Group Sync: many musicians, one song. Each player runs their own part on their own device, and the whole band starts, stops, changes tempo and moves through the song together over local Wi-Fi. Every device in the session needs Pro. • Section Audio Tracks: give each song section its own backing track Independently made in Maine. Fair pricing, no dark patterns, no surprises, built by a musician who wanted this to exist.

Screenshots

KnobMaster4 screens
CronSequitur4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: KnobMaster at every 2 weeks against CronSequitur's monthly. KnobMaster also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. KnobMaster sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and CronSequitur sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KnobMaster ships an update every 2 weeks, CronSequitur monthly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
KnobMaster versus CronSequitur: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnobMasterCronSequitur
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLancelot MartinFortyFourSquirrels

In-app purchases

2 purchases

KnobMaster

Subscriptions2
  • KnobMaster Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • KnobMaster Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
4 purchases

CronSequitur

Subscriptions1
  • CronSequitur Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • CronSequitur Standard$7.99
  • CronSequitur Pro Upgrade$22.00
  • CronSequitur Pro$29.99

Questions

Is KnobMaster free?
KnobMaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CronSequitur free?
CronSequitur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do KnobMaster or CronSequitur have ads?
Neither KnobMaster nor CronSequitur shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KnobMaster or CronSequitur?
KnobMaster ships an update every 2 weeks, and CronSequitur monthly. Most recently, KnobMaster was updated on October 31, 2026 and CronSequitur on October 31, 2026.

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