Comparison

Lehra Studio Ultimate vs Metronome Beats

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Lehra Studio Ultimate

Practice tabla with a vast library of unique lehra recordings on various Indian classical instruments. Offers fractional and unique taals, full octave pitch manipulation, and essential practice tools. Revolutionize your riaz with this comprehensive edition.

Highlights
  • Extensive lehra library
  • Unique and fractional taals
  • Multiple Indian classical instruments
  • Full octave pitch manipulation
  • Tempo slider and matra display
  • Pitch tuner and fine tuner
Features
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Its finally here! The world's most awaited lehra app, Lehra Studio's highly anticipated Ultimate Edition. Practise tabla to beautiful new unique lehra recorded in Sarangi, Sitar and Harmonium. In addition, and for the first time ever, Lehra Studio Ultimate also lets you practise with the real sounds of Esraj, Bansuri and Sarod lehra, instruments never recorded previously on any nagma software application. With an astounding 15 different taals recorded across 74 unique instrument-dependent raags, Lehra Studio Ultimate boasts the largest Lehra library ever seen on any mobile application. In addition to the library size, Lehra Studio has included fractional taals such as Sunand Taal, Neel Taal and Sardha Roopak Taal. Lehra Studio has also recorded other unique taals such as Rudra Taal, Pancham Sawari and Jai Taal in a variety of intruments and raags. The entire sound library in the Lehra Studio Ultimate Edition can be pitched to any key in the octave, freeing the tabla player to play tabla in any pitch he or she desires. The clever UI inferface of Lehra Studio has been retained with all of its previous features including the Pitch Tuner, Fine Tuner, Tempo Slider, Matra Display, Play/Pause Functionality, and Lehra, Metronome and Tanpura volume sliders. Whether you are a student or an experienced player, the Lehra Studio Ultimate edition will revolutionise your riaz. Download Lehra Studio Ultimate today for free, and try the app fully unlocked for 72 hours! After the 72 Hour Trial: The app will expire after 72 hours. If you would like to continue using Lehra Studio Ultimate, you can purchase the app via the purchase page. How is Lehra Studio Ultimate different to Pro? - Ultimate and Pro contain completely different lehra libraries (none of the lehra are shared) and therefore, they are completly different applications - Ultimate contains a much larger library and extra taals, extra raags, and extra instruments which are not in the Lehra Studio Pro application - Ultimate contains the pitch manipulation across the full octave, which was not previously available on Lehra Studio Pro - Many of the artists in Lehra Studio Ultimate have recorded exclusively in the Ultimate edition and have not recorded previously in Lehra Studio Pro Whether you have just started playing tabla, or are a seasoned professional, Lehra Studio Ultimate is a must-have app for all tabla players.

About

Metronome Beats

This app provides a metronome with customizable drum loops, time signatures, and strumming patterns. It features a speed trainer, timer, and BPM calculator, ideal for musicians practicing any instrument. Enjoy accurate tempo with advanced playback technology.

Highlights
  • Customizable drum loops and strumming patterns
  • Adjustable time signatures
  • Speed trainer with progressive BPM increase
  • Real-time BPM calculator
  • Flash and vibrate modes
  • Timer for practice sessions
  • Multiple metronome sound options
Features
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Metronome BEATS allows you to keep your internal time steady as you practice your musical instrument, using great sounding drum beats and moving pendulum with motion blur effects! You can change Time signatures, Drum loops, Strumming patterns and color themes. *** How to use Metronome BEATS ? *** A metronome is a practice tool that produces a steady beat (or pulse) to help musicians play rhythms accurately. The pulses are measured in beats-per-minute (BPM). * Click on the Play button to hear the metronome sound * Select Beats per Minute (BPM) from 10 up to 360 using + or - buttons (you can use the vertical or horizontal slider too) * Change the accent or mute any of the beats by tapping on the animated blocks * Change the Dynamic Time Signature by selecting from 1 to 16 sub BEAT divisions, from 1 to 32 sub NOTE divisions - choose a subdivisions including triplets, dotted notes, and many more * Enable Flash & Vibrate Modes * Enable Speed Trainer – helps to develop your steady beats progressively (+1 BPM every 5 secondes) * Choose from 20 drum loops and 29 built-in strumming patterns with voice * Enable Timer to help you keep track of your session * Calculate BPM by tapping in real time on the Tap button * Choose from 10 different metronome sounds * Enjoy the intuitive interface by changing color themes Metronome BEATS uses RTP (Real-Time Playback) technology to ensure accuracy to 20 microseconds (±20µs). It also supports a background play mode. It's the ideal tool for - working on your tempo - learning to play an instrument (indispensable) - playing with other musicians (necessary) Metronome BEATS can be used with any instrument: guitar, piano, drums, saxophone, violin, Ukulele … PREMIUM ACCESS SUBSCRIPTION You can subscribe for premium access with the Premium subscription. Once a premium member you get all themes and extra premium features. - The subscription is $7.99 weekly with 3 days free trial. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Store Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable - Metronome Beats Premium Pass is an option and the app can be used for free without it Terms : https://coachguitar.com/metronome/terms

Screenshots

Lehra Studio Ultimate4 screens
Metronome Beats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Metronome Beats at 4.6 against Lehra Studio Ultimate's 2.7. Metronome Beats also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (63% vs 34%). Lehra Studio Ultimate's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lehra Studio Ultimate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Metronome Beats sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Metronome Beats holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metronome Beats has 4K ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Lehra Studio Ultimate's written reviews are positive against 63% of Metronome Beats's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lehra Studio Ultimate ships an update every 8 months, Metronome Beats every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lehra Studio Ultimate versus Metronome Beats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLehra Studio UltimateMetronome Beats
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (45 ratings)4.6 (4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.5% of reviews62.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings454K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size525 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAman KalyanManomaya SA

Customer experience

Lehra Studio Ultimate

All ratings43 ratings
Positive34.9%
Neutral11.6%
Negative53.5%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive34.5%
Neutral17.2%
Negative48.3%

Metronome Beats

All ratings3,940 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews145 reviews
Positive62.8%
Neutral5.5%
Negative31.7%

Bugs and requests

Lehra Studio Ultimate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Metronome Beats

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Metronome sound and visual cues out of sync
  • Vibration feature not working as expected
  • Crashes and freezes on some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free beat options
  • Ability to create custom beats
  • Improved syncing between audio and visuals
  • Better battery optimization

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lehra Studio Ultimate

One-time1
  • Lehra Studio Ultimate$59.99
8 purchases

Metronome Beats

Subscriptions8
  • Premium Access3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Premium Access3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • One week Premium Plan3 Days trial$3.997 Days
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  • Premium Access3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • One Week Premium3 Days trial2 variants$4.997 Days
  • One Week Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • One year premium$39.991 Year
  • One year premium3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Lehra Studio Ultimate free?
Lehra Studio Ultimate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Metronome Beats free?
Metronome Beats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lehra Studio Ultimate or Metronome Beats?
Metronome Beats is rated higher. Lehra Studio Ultimate averages 2.7 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Metronome Beats averages 4.6 from 4K ratings.
Do Lehra Studio Ultimate or Metronome Beats have ads?
Metronome Beats shows ads; Lehra Studio Ultimate does not.
Which is updated more often, Lehra Studio Ultimate or Metronome Beats?
Lehra Studio Ultimate ships an update every 8 months, and Metronome Beats every 5 days. Most recently, Lehra Studio Ultimate was updated on October 30, 2026 and Metronome Beats on October 29, 2026.

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