The Metronome by Soundbrenner vs Folder Looper

A powerful metronome, intuitive practice tracker, and precise tuner — all in one app. Soundbrenner makes music practice addictive. Here’s how: The Metronome by Soundbrenner is a professional tool designed for musicians of all instruments and skill levels. Whether you’re practicing daily, performing live, or recording in the studio, this app offers everything you need to reach your musical goals. Trusted by over 10 million musicians and featured in NAMM, Rolling Stone, MusicRadar, and more, it’s the ultimate companion for your musical journey. METRONOME • Easy to use, yet incredibly powerful metronome • Metronome clock with rock-solid precision • Customize the metronome's time signature and subdivision, and emphasize beats with accents • Choose from more than 20 unique metronome sounds, switch between dark and light themes, and more powerful customizations • Save your rhythms and load them instantly in the metronome with world-class setlist management PRACTICE TRACKER • Track your progress, fuel your motivation, and reach your musical goals • Set daily or weekly goals, maintain your streak, and challenge yourself to keep it going • Monitor your progress with home and lock screen widgets • Join the 10,000-hour challenge and level up as you practice more • Track your practice hours separately for each instrument you play • Set one-time or recurring practice reminders TUNER • Tune with precision and always sound great • Choose between chromatic tuning and over 100 tuning profiles • Adjust the tuning reference from 440 Hz to your preference • Automatically recognizes and selects the string you’re tuning WHAT THE PRESS SAYS: • “Best in Show” ― The NAMM Show • “Revolutionize the way you practice” ― FutureMusic • “Keeps you on the beat” ― TechCrunch • “One of the best drum innovations” ― MusicRadar • “The best metronome app” ― WIRED WHAT MUSICIANS SAY: • “It’s sleek and easily understood in seconds. And the controls are great. Fast and intuitive. The Metronome by Soundbrenner is what all musicians need to practice their tempo.” ― Pete Korpela (Drummer, Grammy-nominated, played with Robbie Williams, Disturbed, Hans Zimmer, and many more) • ”You get it. You can figure it out. You lock into the metronome. It doesn't get any better than that.” ― Robert Sarzo (Guitarist of Hurricane and Queensrÿche, worked with Jimmy Iovine and legendary metal producers Bob Ezrin and Mike Clink) • “I walk on stage. The Metronome by Soundbrenner is right there and ready to go.” ― Randy Waldman (Pianist, composer, Grammy winner, played with Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, Stevie Wonder, and many more) • “Make the metronome what you want it to be.” ― Robert “Bubby” Lewis (Bassist, composer, played with Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Lupe Fiasco) ABOUT SOUNDBRENNER: Visit https://www.soundbrenner.com to explore our metronomes and other innovative music tools that remove the hassle from your practice. FOLLOW US: • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soundbrenner • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soundbrenner • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soundbrenner • X: https://www.x.com/soundbrenner SOUNDBRENNER PLUS TERMS: When you subscribe, payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your Apple Account. Subscriptions automatically renew, but there's no commitment and you can turn off renewal up to 24 hours before the next billing period. Manage your subscription by going to your Apple Account settings. • Terms of paid services: https://www.soundbrenner.com/terms-of-paid-services • Terms of use: https://www.soundbrenner.com/app-terms-of-use • Privacy policy: https://www.soundbrenner.com/app-privacy-policy

Folder Looper is a focused audio player for people who keep their audio organized in folders. Choose a folder from the Files app and Folder Looper continuously plays the supported audio files inside, without requiring a music library, playlist setup, or account. It is built for musicians, worship teams, performers, teachers, language learners, audiobook listeners, and anyone who wants quick access to organized audio files in iCloud Drive or other Files locations. Version 2.0 adds a new Practice mode alongside the folder player. Move the current song into Practice, or choose a single audio file, then slow it down, speed it up, transpose it, repeat it, and view detected key and tempo details as a starting point for rehearsal. Folder Looper can also display embedded song artwork when available, show Now Playing information, support background playback, and let you browse or reshuffle the current play order at any time. Features: • Play audio files directly from folders in the Files app • Supports MP3, WAV, AAC, AIF, AIFF, CAF, and M4A formats • Continuous playback through all supported files in a folder • Optional shuffle mode • Browse the play order, jump to any song, and reshuffle anytime • Background audio and remote playback controls • Displays embedded song artwork when available • Shows current song, folder, playback time, song count, key, and tempo details • Remembers your selected folder between app launches • Smart filename sorting for numbered tracks • Works with iCloud Drive and other Files-accessible locations Practice Features: • Choose a single song for focused practice • Bring the current Player song into Practice • Detect key and tempo for supported audio files • Transpose from one key to another • Adjust playback speed from 50% to 150% • Repeat the practice song continuously • Reset detected values, key changes, and speed changes without removing the song Key and tempo detection are helpful estimates based on the audio signal. Results may vary depending on recording quality, arrangement, intros, outros, modulations, live recordings, and layered instruments. Folder Looper keeps the workflow simple: pick a folder, press play, or switch into Practice when it is time to work on one song more closely.