Comparison

Crank. Guitar Practice Log vs TakeOne

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

Head to head
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 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/

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TakeOne

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Hear what you actually play, not what Bluetooth delay makes it sound like. If you practice guitar with Bluetooth headphones, you know the problem: what you hear back doesn't match what you played. The timing feels off. You can't tell if you're actually improving. TakeOne fixes that with automatic Bluetooth latency compensation. One calibrationβ€”a few tapsβ€”and your recordings play back perfectly aligned. No DAW. No cables. No setup. It also turns solo practice into playing with a band. Enter your song's chords once. Drums, bass, and pad follow your verse, chorus, and bridge automatically. For when practice needs to become something more: PRACTICE WITH A REAL BAND Build a chord chart for any song. Practice Band plays drums, bass, and pad that follow each section. Loop a tough passage until it feels right. CAPTURE THE TAKE YOU DESERVE Calibrate your Bluetooth output once. Record with your iPhone mic while monitoring through headphones. Playback and export are automatically latency-compensated β€” your timing is preserved. LAYER WITH THE BAND (PRO) Record rhythm, add a solo, finish with a vocal. Link a song chart and the band plays while you stack tracks. Adjust volume, mute, and nudge timing, then export the full mix. EXPORT FOR FEEDBACK OR POST Export clean audio (reduced background noise) or a square Clean Video with your take name and tempo. Send to your teacher, post to Instagram, or keep it for later. TUNE, SET TEMPO, AND GO Built-in tuner, metronome with time signatures and accent patterns, and a route guard that keeps your input and output where they belong β€” all in one practice loop. Includes: Bluetooth monitoring with iPhone mic recording One-time Bluetooth latency calibration per device Latency-compensated playback and export Metronome with tempo, time signatures, and accent patterns Latest Take with rename and export Recent Unsaved protection (5 most recent takes) Clean Export and Clean Video Takes library with saved-take management Songs: chord charts, Practice Band, and recorded versions (Pro) Layered Takes: 3-track recording with song band (Pro) Built-in guitar tuner Audio route guard Recordings stay on your device unless you export or share them. No account required. TakeOne is free to download. TakeOne Plus and TakeOne Pro are available as one-time purchases for users who want the saved-takes library, clean exports, Songs, and Layered Takes. For support: https://musevv.com/takeone/support Privacy policy: https://musevv.com/takeone/privacy

Screenshots

Crank. Guitar Practice Log4 screens
TakeOne4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TakeOne 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 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. Crank. Guitar Practice Log sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and TakeOne sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crank. Guitar Practice Log ships an update every 6 weeks, TakeOne every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Crank. Guitar Practice Log versus TakeOne: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrank. Guitar Practice LogTakeOne
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size50 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHo Sing ChanXiamen Qianyun Information Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Crank. Guitar Practice Log

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

TakeOne

One-time3
  • TakeOne Plus$6.99
  • Upgrade to TakeOne Pro$13.99
  • TakeOne Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Crank. Guitar Practice Log free?
Crank. Guitar Practice Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TakeOne free?
TakeOne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Crank. Guitar Practice Log or TakeOne have ads?
Neither Crank. Guitar Practice Log nor TakeOne shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crank. Guitar Practice Log or TakeOne?
Crank. Guitar Practice Log ships an update every 6 weeks, and TakeOne every 4 days. Most recently, Crank. Guitar Practice Log was updated on October 25, 2026 and TakeOne on October 25, 2026.

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