# SYNKD Metronome & Sequencer — user reviews > 38 indexed App Store user reviews of SYNKD Metronome & Sequencer by Flamadiddle Inc., rated 3.50/5 from 23 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/synkd-metronome-and-sequencer/id370505375/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/synkd-metronome-and-sequencer/id370505375.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 7 · 4★ 7 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 4 ## Newest reviews (13 of 38) ### 2/5 — Cost cost cost *2023-12-02* Have followed Synkd on instagram for a while now and been waiting to justify the $13 AUD to buy it. I have purchased and can make my own chains, however was disappointed to find out that then it cost around $3 -$10 on top to purchase additional chains. A $13 upfront charge plus additional costs for the packs is a bit steep in my opinion. ### 4/5 — Please continue making improvements! *2020-12-26, version 3.3.0* I began transcribing rudiment books like stick control and syncopation with this to allow the app to teach me how these rudiments should sound. I love this app. It crashes frequently- I would absolutely love the syncing to cloud to be a little easier to understand (and the restore and backup functions do not work for me) but the email works however very time consuming. Please improve UI! allow for multiple lines or increase/decrease of visual notes. I love this app. Please continue it. ### 4/5 — Sticking *2020-06-06, version 3.2.0* One thing that I would really like to see in this app is the ability to mark each note as either a left or right hand note. Other then that, great app. ### 3/5 — Heard great things but *2020-04-20, version 3.2.0* I would love to test this app. I hear nothing but good things about it. However when I attempt to download the D’addario free pack it crashes immediately. Running latest OS on iPhone X. ### 3/5 — Good but expesive *2020-03-05, version 3.2.0* Great app but the extra chains do not add much for being 2 dollars each. ### 4/5 — Stockings? *2019-08-15, version 3.2.0* Cool app, but it would be useful to be able to add in stickings ### 3/5 — Great app but needs additional functionality! *2018-08-12, version 3.1.11* This is a great practice tool for any musician with any instrument. The only problem is that it doesn’t have a lot of customization so if you need help play complicate rhythms, you might want to seat elsewhere. For example, you cannot customize the subdivision of an individual beat. You just choose from a bunch of choices. So if you have two 16th notes with a 32nd triplet, you wouldn’t be able to input that rhythm because it’s not one of the options. Great app with a major flaw! ### 2/5 — Need improvements *2018-07-27, version 3.1.11* Every time I tap my chains or store it always stuck. ### 2/5 — App interessante,ma... *2018-07-18, version 3.1.11* Ci si mette troppo a scrivere una parte e soprattutto è inaccettabile che non si possono semplicemente scegliere tempi come un semplice 2/8 ecc. Sarebbe molto apprezzato se ci fosse la possibilità di poter scegliere qualsiasi tempo invece di essere legati a quello standard messo da voi ### 2/5 — Don’t fully understand time signatures *2017-12-17, version 3.0.3* This is very close to being the best thing on the market. But it became obvious that you don’t totally understand time signatures. The lack of dotted rhythms and adjusted subdivisions during compound meter makes this app very ordinary. If you’re in compound meter you should be able to control each 8th note instead of each quarter note. Also, you count off needs to be adjusted so that it reflects the time signature. Close but missing significant basics. If you look at the “tempo” app you could learn how compound meter works and apply to your app! ### 4/5 — LOVE LOVE LOVE..but *2017-10-06, version 3.0.3* Great app, does everything you want it to do. A little slow, some crashes, plz fix. Also, can you add tenuto marks, I mean this is a met not a score writer, but I actually use it as a score writer, and it works well as that. So plz add tenuto, thank you! And people reading it, especially percussionists, get this app. 👍 ### 4/5 — Nice *2017-01-08, version 3.0.0* Good app, but maybe you can update for detail Right(R) Left (L) for sticking .. because sticking is very immportant to write R L or r l ### 2/5 — Room for improvement *2012-11-25, version 1.0.4* No syncopes, no punctations, no "swing feeling". And as it is called "Rhythm Trainer" - no analysis / comparison of played / tapped Rhythm versus notation. There should be MUCH more functionality to be a real Rhythm Trainer. I've deleted it again. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Has problems *2025-02-28, version 3.5.0* This app is really great and has so much potential, but the problems it has almost make it unusable. However, the developer has a fundamental misunderstanding of time signatures as well as tempo. The 6/8 measures really function as 3/4 in both subdivision and tempo (automatically uses 1/4 note for tempo with no way to change to dotted 1/4 note). Additionally, the app will not run unless notifications are turned on before starting the app. Wish I hadn’t spent the $8 on this ### 1/5 — Nothing *2024-12-19, version 3.5.0* The app ist Crashing since the Update ### 1/5 — Notifications *2024-08-18, version 3.5.0* I have notifications turned off for this app. There is literally nothing it needs to notify me of. Upon doing this, I receive a prompt about my disabled notification every time I open the app. When I click cancel and try to proceed, the app doesn’t open. What a joke. ### 1/5 — Not worth it *2024-02-26, version 3.4.0* Why would you make an app that you have to pay for, then have in-app purchases. Maybe you should have it come already with certain packs therefore it doesn’t feel as greedy. Also, you should be able to have flams and fiddle on certain notes. 6/8 is only set up for 2+2+2 where sometimes you really need 3+3 so you can edit one of that triplet. ### 1/5 — Une belle arnaque *2020-12-14, version 3.3.0* Application qui ne set absolument à rien sans achat in app. 5€ pour ça c'est du vol... ### 1/5 — Don’t buy *2020-12-03, version 3.3.0* Cheap metronome that want to sells you presets ### 1/5 — Great idea, poorly executed *2020-10-04, version 3.2.0* Feels like a good concept, but still missing a lot. No silences, no swing feeling and so on. It's been a while in the app store, so I guess there won't be much improvement or new features, so I'm deleting it and looking somewhere else. ### 1/5 — Prometteur mais... *2020-04-21, version 3.2.0* Des fonctionnalités originales et utiles. Elles sont largement décrites et documentées ailleurs donc je le refais pas ici. Pourquoi j’ai perdu mon argent (acheté mais jamais utiliser) : 1/ uniquement deux tonalités disponible : "tic" et "toc" ! Quand la plupart des métronomes plus basiques viennent avec de vraies banques de son pour faire les clics, 2 clics et rien de plus, c’est un choix radical. Ce choix rend l’app inutilisable pour, par exemple les PERCUSSIONS MANUELLES (congas, bongos, djembe, ...) pour lesquelles on a besoin de 3 tonalités pour se reperer (basse, medium, aigü/claqué) 2/ pas de ternaire ! donc inutilisable pour les percussions AFRICAINES ET LATINOS ### 1/5 — Not satisfied *2018-10-21, version 3.1.11* The assistance was good but the app is not user friendly in my opinion, I’m afraid. If compared to Iwritemusicfree, that one is much more straightforward and it’s free of charge, the basic version, but works pretty well. ### 1/5 — Wont open just crashes *2011-03-24, version 1.0.2* Worked for like 2 days now wont even open up. Totally not worth 10$ ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Franchement pratique mais carrément Perfectible *2020-03-05, version 3.2.0* Il extrêmement aisé de programmer des débits, mais pas du tout des figures de rythme. Vous devez programmer des débits puis ensuite éditer chaque temps pour configurer le bon rythme. Exemple : pour avoir la figure croche/2doubles, il faut programmer le débit double croche puis ensuite aller sur chaque temps pour mettre un 1/4 de soupir sur la 2ème double et obtenir la figure croche/2doubles en revenant en arrière. Fastidieux !! Ce serait topissime d’avoir à disposition dans la barre du haut, en plus des débits que vous avez mis, toutes les figures rythmique possible, il n’y en a pas tant que ça. Musicalement, Richard [edit: après utilisation je confirme le côté laborieux, mais cette application fait avancer drôlement tous les élèves qui ont des difficultés à jouer avec un click classique. Donc je mets 5 étoiles] ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2019-01-23, version 3.2.0* This the most sophisticated metronome app out there! I am having so much fun with it and I find it extremely useful. My ONLY complaint is that I am unable to keep the app going while taking a video with my phone. I often use other metronome apps this way so I can re watch the video and take a better in depth look at my timing. If you guys could find a way to add that perhaps in an update that would be stupendous. Other than that it is a fantastic app & useful tool I’d recommend to any musician ### 5/5 — Great for creating custom click tracks *2018-06-15, version 3.1.11* This app is seriously great. I’m a professional percussionist and play a lot of music that changes meter. You can basically create a custom click track for any piece of music. The one thing that would make this really perfect for me (and others who will use this as a custom click track creator) is if it was possible to change the tempo within a chain. On top of that, an option to accel/ritard to new tempos would be amazing. Hope to see that in a future update. ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2017-09-15, version 3.0.3* Love it! I use it every day. I've had most of my percussion students get it as well. You must have the most current iOS though, as any older devices won't work properly- iPod touch 5 etc... ### 5/5 — A must have for ALL musicians, especially Drummers *2017-08-31, version 3.0.3* I own many different metronome apps, making me somewhat of a metronome enthusiast, but after one of my favorite drummers mentioned he uses, Synkd, I immediately purchased it from the App Store, and I'm so glad I did. Before Synkd, I would simply set a specific BPM and begin playing along while reading my rudiments. Now, I'm able to not only set the BPM, but I can customize beats within bars all while using different time signatures and subdivisions in the same "Chain." This is so helpful because it means you can input all of your note values and practice without having to focus on reading. You can also change accidents on specific stems within beats. Also, if your fellow musicians have Synkd, too, you can easily share your chains with them. This feature makes writing music and collaborating a breeze! The list of features goes on, but I'd thought I'd highlight just a few. Coming from an experienced musician (drummer) who has purchased many apps to aid in my improvement, I can confidently say that Synkd is not only the most advanced app for musicians--specifically drummers--but also the most effective. Using this app properly will surely improve your playing! I hope this review helps aid you in your decision whether or not to purchase the app. Cheers! ### 5/5 — Einfach super! *2016-12-10, version 3.0.0* Das ist einfach die perfekte App für jeden Musiker; besonders aber für Schlagzeuger :) Ich habe sooo lange nach 'ner App gesucht, die genau das macht, was SYNKD auf sich hat... Genial! (ich bin ein echter Kunde, das ist keine Werbung) XD ### 5/5 — Doing What No Other Metronome Can Do *2012-01-23, version 1.0.2* What sets this metronome apart from others is that you can customize the beat frequency. This allows you to have a beat for every note rather than just for the actual beat. For example, instead of having 4 beats in a song with 4/4 time you can have 1(quarter note) beat then 2(eighth note) beats then 2(quarter note) beats with the metronome ticking for each note played with rests getting no beat. IMO. Worth any price they ask. ### 5/5 — For all your crazy rhythmic concepts *2010-07-15, version 0* Great app.. Ever wondered what a bar of 19/16 using 7's and 5's would sound like?... This app will let you program it easily.. And any other combination of bars/subdivisions..great Idea.. For me..Much easier than using a drum machine or software.. ### 4/5 — Please update to add stickings and larger/more complex tuplets! *2023-06-19* Great app, just desperate for an update ### 4/5 — Keeps Crashing *2021-04-14, version 3.3.0* When I play or edit a measure within a chain. Really frustrating --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-09.*