Rapper vs CronSequitur
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Rapper
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Turn any idea into a real rap song ā bars written, beat produced, artwork generated ā in seconds, for free. No studio. No ghostwriter. No subscription. Rapper is the AI that sits in your corner and builds a complete track from whatever's on your mind. Type a concept, speak it out loud, and the song comes to life before you finish your sentence. The bars are built for the genre you pick ā not copy-paste filler but real verses, hooks, and flows tuned to your vibe. Trap, drill, boom bap, melodic rap, lo-fi hip-hop, west coast ā choose your lane and the AI locks in with the right energy, cadence, and wordplay for that sound. Every track drops with a produced beat that matches your style and tempo. Pull up the full-screen player and you get the whole experience ā cover art, synced scrolling lyrics, and a scrubber to move through the song. It's not just a text output. It's a real track. Save everything to your personal library. Rename it, cache it offline, delete what doesn't hit. When you've got something fire, share it with a single public link ā one tap and you're putting people on to your sound. No account required to start. No subscription. No paywall. Rapper is completely free because the come up shouldn't cost anything. Generate tracks in multiple languages and bring your sound to wherever you're building from. Stuck on what to make? Starter Ideas kick off a track instantly so you never freeze on a blank page. One tap and you've already got a direction. Your next song is one idea away. Drop it in.
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. Some features require an in-app purchase: Standard (a one-time purchase) or Pro (a one-time purchase or an annual subscription). If you already own Standard, the one-time Pro purchase is offered to you as an upgrade. Every paid feature is listed below under the purchase it requires. Everything else described here is included without a purchase. Every step can carry more than a note. Program changes and control changes sit right alongside the note, not buried in a separate menu. A 2 to 64 step grid and full time-signature control mean odd meters and unusual pattern lengths aren't an afterthought, they're just supported. INCLUDED WITHOUT A PURCHASE ⢠The step sequencer and step editor, with program changes and control changes on any step, 2 to 64 steps per pattern and full time-signature control ⢠Sending MIDI to your external gear ⢠The built-in synth ⢠Unlimited presets ⢠The metronome's audio click, beat indicator and count-in, and tap tempo ⢠Exporting, importing and backing up your presets and songs in CronSequitur's own file format ⢠Building and editing 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 your copies of demo songs (duplicating a demo song, or editing and saving it, makes a copy; the original stays in Factory). Full playback of these songs requires Pro (Song Playback, below). ⢠Daylight mode, a high-contrast display for direct sun REQUIRES THE 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 your presets by tag ⢠MIDI File Import & Export: standard MIDI files, to and from any DAW or device ⢠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 REQUIRES THE PRO IN-APP PURCHASE (ONE-TIME, OR AN 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 ⢠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 ⢠Band Sync: live synchronization across devices on the same Wi-Fi network. 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rapper at none against CronSequitur's 4. CronSequitur's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. CronSequitur sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Rapper asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Rapper | CronSequitur |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | ā |
| Ads | Yes | No ā better |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad ā better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Konrad Sierzputowski | FortyFourSquirrels |
In-app purchases
Rapper
No in-app purchases
CronSequitur
- CronSequitur Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- CronSequitur Standard$7.99
- CronSequitur Pro Upgrade$22.00
- CronSequitur Pro$29.99









