Accelerate vs Tactus Rhythm

If you are looking to build speed, accuracy, and endurance on your instrument, look no further. Accelerate is the modern tempo-training metronome designed specifically for musicians who want to push their limits without breaking their flow. THE PROBLEM WITH TRADITIONAL METRONOMES When mastering a challenging passage, musicians start slow and gradually increase the speed. Traditionally, this means constantly stopping, taking your hands off your instrument, adjusting the tempo manually, and restarting. ACCELERATE SOLVES THIS SEAMLESSLY Set your starting tempo, target BPM, and total session time. Beat by beat, Accelerate automatically ramps up the speed with musical precision—either through an imperceptibly smooth Linear curve or structured Stepped increments. Keep your hands on your instrument and stay in the zone. TWO CORE MODES • Accelerate Mode: Hands-free speed training with customizable start/target BPM, duration, and curve selection (Linear or Stepped). • Constant Mode: Rock-solid, precision metronome for classic daily practice. STUDIO-GRADE DESIGN • Dark studio aesthetic with smooth rotary dials, orbital animations, and distraction-free visual feedback. RHYTHMIC PRECISION • Wide tempo range (30 to 300+ BPM) with Tap Tempo • Flexible time signatures and subdivisions (quarter notes, eighths, triplets, sixteenths) • Customizable accents and visual beat ring • Gap Click / Silent Bar mode to test and strengthen your internal timing BUILT FOR MUSICIANS • Always-On Screen: Keeps your display awake during playback so you never lose sight of your tempo. • Background Audio: Plays seamlessly while reading sheet music or using audio apps like GarageBand, iReal Pro, and AmpliTube. • Haptic Feedback: Feel the pulse with subtle, tactile vibrations. • Studio Sound Presets: Crisp digital clicks, organic woodblocks, and classic mechanical sounds. ACCELERATE PRO (LIFETIME ACCESS) Accelerate is free to try with 2 minutes of practice per session. Upgrade to Accelerate Pro via a simple, one-time in-app purchase: • Unlimited Practice: No session cutoffs, interruptions, or cooldown pauses. • Pay Once, Own Forever: Lifetime access with no recurring subscriptions. Take your musical practice to the next level with Accelerate. – Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Tactus is the metronome for musicians who mean it. Beyond a simple click, Tactus lets you build real rhythmic sequences: sections with accelerando and ritardando, tempo and time signature changes, beat subdivisions (eighths, triplets, sixteenths, dotted eighth, sextuplets), and configurable count-in. With "Describe in words" you can dictate or type a sequence in natural language — "120 bpm for 8 bars, then accelerate to 160 over 16" — and Tactus turns it into a ready-to-play rhythmic plan. Study mode automatically raises the tempo every few repetitions, so you can drill a passage up to your target tempo hands-free. KEY FEATURES • Metronome with synthesized and sampled sounds (wood, stick, tick, glass) • Sequences with fixed, accelerando and ritardando sections • Beat subdivisions: quarters, eighths, triplets, sixteenths, dotted eighth, sextuplets • AI dictation and text-to-sequence generation • Progressive-tempo study mode • Vibration and screen flash synced to the beat • Library to save your sequences • English and Italian interface • Native app for iPhone and Mac TACTUS PRO A one-time purchase unlocks AI dictation and writing, study mode, advanced subdivisions, unlimited library, and removes ads. No account required. Your data stays on your device.