# Musician's Metronome — The best metronome app ever

> Advanced, customizable metronome for musicians with complex time signatures and tempo changes. (iPhone/iPad app by Stefan van den Oord.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/musicians-metronome/id432090667 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Stefan van den Oord](https://appshunter.io/developer/352661500)
- Category: Music, Productivity
- Price: $0.99
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 3 App Store ratings · 6 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 9.0 · 12 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2011-04-20
- Data updated: 2026-08-16
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/musicians-metronome/id432090667/reviews.md

## What is Musician's Metronome?

What customers are saying:
***** "THE metronome for serious classical musicians"
***** "The program doesn't choke on unusual time signatures- you can make them yourself and quickly configure any accent pattern you want."
***** "For what it does, it is the cleanest , fastest and most logical one I've found. It's worth the money if you need the functionality it provides."
***** "This is a GREAT app for any serious classical musician, and I will continue to encourage all my IOS colleagues and students to buy it."
***** "Well worth the small amount charged for this thoughtful and well-engineered tool. I've never seen anything as good for any price."

Most complete metronome available on iOS:
– Enter the measures of your own musical pieces
– Specify any time signature, even per measure if you want
– Specify where the accents are (e.g. 7/8 as 3+2+2 or 2+2+3)
– Specify any tempo, even per measure if you want
– Specify a tempo by tapping it ("tap tempo")
– Select and play a set of measures to rehearse difficult parts
– Slow down or speed up the metronome to rehearse more effectively
– Configure the pitch of the metronome to best match your instrument
– Maintain a list of your musical pieces and share them with others

Musician's Metronome is a high precision, advanced, yet easy to use metronome. In its simplest form, it plays rhythms just like any other metronome. You can, however, also play complex rhythms very easily. It gets even better when your music has many different time signatures and tempos. The user interface of this metronome is designed in such a way that you can enter music very rapidly: after setting up the preset buttons, a single tap will add a new measure with the desired time signature.

To rehearse a specific part of your music, you can select it. When you hit the play button, only the selected measures will be played. If you have enabled auto-repeat in the settings, the part will play over and over again, so that you can thoroughly train it. You can even set it to play slower or faster.

You can set up the time signature preset buttons for every piece. Using the two wheels, you can choose the number of beats in the measure, and the beat duration. Using the buttons at the bottom of the screen, you can indicate the accents in the measure. The numbers on the buttons indicate how the measure should be counted. These accents play with a different sound, so that you can actually hear the difference between 7/8 that is played as 2+2+3 and one that is played as 3+2+2.

You can have many pieces in your library. You can edit the details, add new pieces, delete pieces. You can even share them with fellow musicians: by clicking the action button, you can send the selected piece by e-mail.

When you receive a piece by e-mail, just click the attachment to open it, and import it. It will be added to your library so that you can use it in any way you like.

Using the settings window, you can configure how many measures must be counted of before the actual playing starts. Also, you can configure the metronome sounds, whether playing should auto-repeat, and how much detail you want to see in the measures.

Use the built-in help function to learn how everything works.

Please note: depending on your settings, this app may collect anonymous usage statistics. The sole purpose of this is to better understand how the app is used, so that we can further improve it in the future.

## Key features

- Custom time signatures per measure
- Configurable accent patterns
- Tempo changes per measure
- Tap tempo functionality
- Rehearse specific musical sections
- Adjustable metronome pitch
- Save and share musical pieces

## Chart rankings

- #189 in Top Paid · Music (US App Store)

## Recent user reviews (6 of 6)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/musicians-metronome/id432090667/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Basic

*2024-09-22*

This app is fine but wish it had other options for the tick.  I find myself using other apps like Soundbrenner or SpeakBeat way more.

### 5/5 — The best keeps getting better

*2015-06-08*

Every update of this well-crafted software adds features, putting it even farther ahead of the "competition." (I use quotes because there really is no competition.) The new ability to add note values such as 16th = 96, even if for only one bar, greatly increases the ability to match an actual piece of music. The word "songs" seems to have disappeared, with a more professional "library" tab instead. All of the good stuff from the previous version is retained, such as the ability to slow down or speed up a piece globally, keeping odd meters in proportion. Although this app works great on an iphone, I really love it on my iPad, as everything is luxuriously big that way. This is a small download, not expensive for what it is capable of. Are you a classical musician who needs to learn contemporary music (or Stravinsky?) This app is for you!! 

 Update- the latest update looks even better, esp. on the iPad. Now all we need is a Watch version;).

### 4/5 — Great app... But

*2013-08-05*

Great app! Highly intuitive for musicians of all kinds. Programmable feature is the best! However, adding options for different metronome sounds would be great, rather than just different notes (also fixing that screen because I think it only displays properly when iPhone is horizontal). Also, more options for the count off feature (number of beats, sound, etc).

### 2/5 — Missing important feature

*2012-04-08*

I like a lot of the features of this app - the customizing of mixed meters, the saving of songs with a tempo, the setting of the click sound, the ability to set a sound off measure, to name a few. But there is a serious failing. Unless I missed it, the tempo sets only to a quarter-note. There seems to be no provision for a metronome marking of 66 to the dotted quarter, for example. It's more than a little inconvenient to have to do the math every time one is faced with compound meters. This really needs to be addressed.

### 2/5 — Almost....

*2011-12-29*

Really excellent simple interface for creating patterns of multiple bars - but unfortunately this app is let down badly by the lack of any click sounds there are only beeps, no clicks or samples. If this was fixed I would rate it 4 or 5 stars.

### 5/5 — Simply brilliant

*2011-06-24*

I've never bothered to review any App before this but this one deserves it. It is quite simply brilliant. Simple yet able to handle complex time signatures in a way that "classical" musicians understand. Fantastic for learning contemporary repertoire and quick to set up. Thank you mr van den Oord!
My wish list for the next update:
1. Able to set tempo changes throughout a pattern
2. To then be able to vary the tempi of the whole pattern maintaining those tempo relationships.
3. More presets available for each pattern
4. Some different sounds....even just a few different woodblock sounds would be an improvement.

## Frequently asked questions about Musician's Metronome

### What is the price of Musician's Metronome?

Musician's Metronome is a paid app, available for $0.99. This one-time purchase grants access to all its advanced features.

### Does Musician's Metronome have ads?

No, Musician's Metronome is ad-free. Users can enjoy a distraction-free practice experience.

### What devices support Musician's Metronome?

Musician's Metronome is available for iPhone and iPod. It is designed for mobile music practice on these Apple devices.

### How often is Musician's Metronome updated?

The app was last updated on May 20, 2025, indicating ongoing development and support. Users can expect regular improvements and bug fixes.

### Can I create custom time signatures in Musician's Metronome?

Yes, you can specify any time signature, even per measure if needed. This allows for highly customized rhythmic patterns.

### How does Musician's Metronome handle unusual time signatures?

The app excels at handling unusual time signatures, allowing you to define custom accents and configurations, such as 7/8 as 3+2+2 or 2+2+3.

### Can I share my musical pieces with others using Musician's Metronome?

Yes, you can maintain a list of your musical pieces and share them with fellow musicians via email directly from the app.

### What is the age rating for Musician's Metronome?

Musician's Metronome has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users interested in music.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.3 — 2025-05-20

Minor update, no new functionality.

### 3.2 — 2022-02-20

Bug fixes to modernise the app a bit. More will be coming!

### 3.1 — 2015-06-06

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Updated to support modern devices and iOS versions.

### 3.0 — 2013-04-04

This version brings major improvements in configuring the tempo of your pieces.

♪ You can specify tempo using any note length (for example, a dotted quarter note is 92 BPM)

♪ Also, you can now tap your tempo!

Furthermore, small enhancements and fixes have been made. Please send me your feedback!

### 2.1 — 2012-08-22

- Sound is played regardless of mute switch setting
- Fixed two potential causes for the app to crash
- Added Twitter
- Added collection of statistics to help improve the app (disabled by default)

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