Comparison

Musician Practice Planner 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

Musician Practice Planner

Features
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Musician Practice Planner helps musicians turn performance dates into clear daily practice plans. Add your performances, repertoire, readiness, tempo goals, and personal practice estimates. The app creates a structured plan, shows what to practice today, and helps you understand whether each piece is on track. Designed for instrumentalists, singers, students, teachers, and performing musicians, it keeps the focus on the next useful practice session. Features: • Performance-based practice planning • Calendar-style view of upcoming concerts, recitals, lessons, and deadlines • Today view with focused practice tasks • Practice timer and session feedback • Tempo targets and progress tracking • Readiness and risk indicators for each performance • Calendar sync to avoid conflicts and schedule practice blocks • Notifications for planned practice • Recording support for review and reflection • iCloud sync for your practice data • Exportable practice reports Musician Practice Planner is built for musicians who need more than a simple to-do list. It connects your repertoire, deadlines, feedback, and actual practice time so you can prepare with more clarity and less guesswork. Premium unlocks planning for multiple active performances at the same time. Before you start, please review the following: Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://studiouchu.com/musician-practice-planner-privacy About the subscription • Premium — an auto-renewable subscription, available as a monthly or yearly plan. • Title and price are shown on the subscription screen inside the app and on the App Store product page. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings.

About

Crank. Guitar Practice Log

Features
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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

Musician Practice Planner4 screens
Crank. Guitar Practice Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Musician Practice Planner at every 4 days against Crank. Guitar Practice Log's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Musician Practice Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 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

Musician Practice Planner ships an update every 4 days, Crank. Guitar Practice Log every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Musician Practice Planner versus Crank. Guitar Practice Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusician Practice PlannerCrank. Guitar Practice Log
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMikoto PerutHo Sing Chan

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Musician Practice Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
2 purchases

Crank. Guitar Practice Log

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

Questions

Is Musician Practice Planner free?
Musician Practice Planner 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 Musician Practice Planner or Crank. Guitar Practice Log have ads?
Neither Musician Practice Planner nor Crank. Guitar Practice Log shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Musician Practice Planner or Crank. Guitar Practice Log?
Musician Practice Planner ships an update every 4 days, and Crank. Guitar Practice Log every 6 weeks. Most recently, Musician Practice Planner was updated on October 24, 2026 and Crank. Guitar Practice Log on October 25, 2026.

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