# Groovekeeper: Drum Metronome — Rhythm training on your wrist

> Rhythm training on your wrist (iPhone/iPad app by Atsushi Ito.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/groovekeeper-drum-metronome/id6828191103 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Atsushi Ito](https://appshunter.io/developer/6807432966)
- Category: Music
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 9 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2026-11-04
- Data updated: 2026-11-10

## What is Groovekeeper?

A metronome for drummers. Save songs and practice routines, and play your setlist song by song. Paste a song list or pick a screenshot to add songs and practice items with their BPM all at once (Premium). On Apple Watch, Groovekeeper taps the beat. You can record your practice in Health as a workout.

SAVE SONGS & PRACTICE, PLAY YOUR SETLIST
Save tempo, meter, sound, rhythm and mixer for each song or practice routine. Organize them in folders and load them with one tap. Build a live setlist and switch songs in order with Previous and Next on the main screen. Set a song length and Groovekeeper moves on to the next song when time is up.

IMPORT A SONG LIST
Paste a list like "Song title 120 BPM" or pick a screenshot to add many songs and practice items at once.

TRAIN YOUR RHYTHM
- 30–250 BPM, tap tempo
- 3/4 and 4/4 (other meters such as 5/4 and 7/8 with Premium)
- A mixer for offbeats, 16ths and triplets
- Swing and a downbeat guide tone
- Electronic, wood and spoken English count sounds
- Practice timer
- Polyrhythms that layer two cycles (4:3 is free; other ratios with Premium)

SPEED UP
Start playing and Groovekeeper raises the tempo step by step, right on the downbeat, so you never lose the beat. Free: from your current tempo, +4 BPM every 4 bars, up to +20 BPM. With Premium, set the target, step, interval (bars or seconds) and what happens at the target, slow down instead, and save it with a song or practice routine.

CONTROL IT WITH YOUR VOICE
Say "Start Groovekeeper" to start playing, or "Speed up Groovekeeper" to go 4 BPM faster. You can also stop, change the tempo, slow down or start Speed Up by voice, even with sticks in your hands. Works with Siri on Apple Watch too, and you can combine the actions in the Shortcuts app.

RECORD PRACTICE IN HEALTH
Turn on Workout at the top left and tap Start to record your drum practice as a workout and save the duration and active energy to Health. With Apple Watch, it also measures your heart rate, and the Watch taps the beat while you record.

FEEL THE BEAT ON APPLE WATCH
Works with Apple Watch. While Groovekeeper is open on the Watch, it taps the beat in time with iPhone playback. Turn on the Smart Stack option to see Groovekeeper in the Smart Stack while playing, and tap to open it.

CHOOSE A LOOK
Graphite and White themes are free. Retro and Digital themes come with Premium.

PREMIUM (ONE-TIME PURCHASE)
- Apple Watch taps on every beat (free: the first beat of each bar)
- Live setlists
- Import songs from text or screenshots
- Meters beyond 3/4 and 4/4 (1/4 to 9/4, in eighth or half notes)
- Polyrhythms other than 4:3
- Custom Speed Up, saved with songs and practice
- Voice: play songs by name, next and previous song in a setlist, choose the voice step
- Special themes (Retro and Digital)
- Unlimited songs & practice (free: up to 10)
- Automatic iCloud backup (restoring a backup is free)

No account needed. Your data stays on your device and in your own iCloud.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Groovekeeper Premium | $5.99 | one-time |


## Is Groovekeeper safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Groovekeeper.

## Is Groovekeeper legit?

Groovekeeper: Drum Metronome appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Groovekeeper is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-11-07

- Speed Up: practice with a tempo that rises step by step on the downbeat. Tap the BPM and choose Speed Up (free in a fixed form; with Premium, slow down too and set your own target, step and interval).
- Siri and Shortcuts: say "Start Groovekeeper" to start playing, or "Speed up Groovekeeper" to go 4 BPM faster. Works with Siri on Apple Watch too.
- New "Siri & Shortcuts" page in Settings with example phrases and the voice step (Premium).

### 1.1 — 2026-11-06

Record your drum practice in Health as a workout. With Apple Watch, your heart rate is measured too.

### 1.0 — 2026-11-04

No release notes.

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