My humble two cents: If I had one wish it would be to unlock SFCave at the bottom of the screen. It would give you something else to do with the crank and offer bonus / multiplier cookies.
The crank will be more useful in the future. There will be upgrades as in the original cookie clicker, letting it scale and be more useful. Again, this is not a finished game, it’s only just playable. That’s why it’s alpha