Good Take is the music idea capture app for iPhone and iPad — a pocket toolkit for the space between that's cool and I'll write it down later. Tap record, get a first read on key, tempo, and words, then find the idea by the clue you actually remember.
For iPhone and iPad · iOS 17+ · No account, no subscription
Start recording before the thought gets away.
Watch and stop a take without digging around.
Map capture to one press on supported iPhones.
Kick off recordings and sessions by voice or automation.
Give the keyboard, beats, and tools room to breathe.
Keep ideas across devices through your Apple account.
Capture, sketch, find — without breaking the moment.
One tap. Hum it, strum it, tap it out on a table, sing it badly — doesn't matter. Import audio from other apps or jot a text-only idea. Session mode keeps rolling when the ideas won't stop.
Good Take takes a guess at the key and tempo, and transcribes whatever you sang or said — because you're definitely going to forget by tomorrow. Works best on simple, clean recordings. Runs entirely on your device.
Search by key, BPM, or the lyrics you half-remember. Tag, group into projects, export audio or project bundles when you're ready to take it to the DAW.
Quick clues to help you sort and search later. Not a transcription service, not a master tape report.
Key and BPM run entirely on your device. Transcription uses Apple's Speech framework, which may process audio on Apple's servers for some languages. See our privacy policy.
Work out melodies between takes. Test chord voicings. Or just noodle. 45 built-in instruments, real effects, scale lock when you need a safety net.
Lock to any key and scale — highlighted keys guide you, so every note fits. Great for exploring modes or writing in unfamiliar keys.
Two ways: tap them out on pads, or program step by step. Record patterns straight into ideas. Export to your DAW. Or just jam.
No more New Recording 347.
All built in. No upgrades, no ads, no "pro" tuner.
Real-time pitch detection with cents offset and reference tone.
40–240 BPM, tap tempo, configurable beats per measure.
Transpose chord progressions by semitones. Hear both versions.
12 roots, 16 scale types, diatonic chords, common progressions.
Forward and reverse lookup. Know what you hear vs. what you play.
Block-based sessions with presets, history tracking, and notifications.
Plug in your own Claude or ChatGPT API key and the AI sees your detected key, BPM, and lyrics — then throws ideas back: chord progressions, melody suggestions, drum patterns, arrangements. On tap, when you want a nudge — never in the way.
Optional. Every core feature works completely offline.
Privacy isn't a setting here — it's the architecture.
Start recording immediately. No sign-up, no login, no friction.
No paywalls, no trials, no upsells.
No analytics, no ads, no data collection. Zero third-party SDKs.
Key and BPM detection run entirely on your device. Transcription uses Apple's Speech framework, which may process some languages on Apple's servers.
Optional sync through Apple's infrastructure. We don't run servers. We never see your data.
AI features use your own keys, stored in iOS Keychain encryption. We never see your keys or your requests.
No uploads to our infrastructure, because we don't have any. iCloud sync uses your Apple account when enabled; exports and shares are always your choice.
Trash gives you 30 days to recover. After that, it's gone — from your device and nowhere else, because we don't have your data.
I'm Andrew. I had 600 voice memos I couldn't find. So I built this.
Good Take goes live on the App Store soon. Drop your email and I'll send a single message the day it’s up. No newsletter spam, no funnel.
No tracking. One email, then nothing until you ask for more.
Good Take is in beta for iPhone and iPad. Join via TestFlight.
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