Comparison

Tempi vs Compati

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

Head to head
About

Tempi

This app provides real-time beat detection and tempo analysis for musicians. It measures your band's tempo live while playing and allows for post-performance analysis to identify areas for improvement. It can also be used as a metronome alternative for individual practice.

Highlights
  • Real-time BPM detection
  • Live tempo analysis
  • Post-performance recording analysis
  • Tap for tempo functionality
  • Save and export recordings
  • Nighttime theme option
Features
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Tempi is a live BPM counter and beat tracking app. Think of it as a reverse metronome — instead of keeping time for you, it listens to the music and detects the tempo in real time. Whether you're a musician, DJ, or VJ, Tempi gives you a real-time tempo tracker that follows along as you play, with remarkable accuracy across every genre. * Listens while you (or your entire band) play * Reports the BPM (beats per minute) of your performance in real time with remarkable accuracy * Analyze your sessions to pinpoint and improve problem areas * Flash the screen on the beat with BeatSync * Sync pedals, loopers, and apps to the beat via Ableton Link * Tap for Tempo to quickly get a BPM reading at any time * Switch themes for easy nighttime use or just to suit your style * Save recording sessions for later analysis * Sync lighting, VFX, and other devices to the beat via Ableton Link * Graphs the BPM of tracks in your set over time * Includes an EQ visualizer * Fine-tune responsiveness, frequency filters, and detection sensitivity

About

Compati

Discover your music taste compatibility with others by connecting to your Apple Music library. See how your favorite artists, genres, and listening habits align to generate a shared score and identify overlapping tastes.

Highlights
  • Calculate music compatibility scores
  • Analyze artists, genres, and listening habits
  • View shared artists and tracks
  • Breakdown compatibility by genre and artist
  • Connects to Apple Music library
  • Privacy-focused data handling
Features
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Your music says a lot about you. Now you can see what it says about you two. Compati connects to your Apple Music library and calculates a real compatibility score between you and anyone else, based on the artists, genres, and listening habits that actually define your taste. No surveys. No self-reporting. Just honest data from what you actually listen to. Connect your Apple Music account and Compati gets to work analyzing your listening history. Share your profile with a friend, partner, coworker, or anyone curious, and within seconds you'll see exactly where your tastes overlap and where they diverge. You'll get a compatibility score that breaks down by genre, artist, and listening style, a look at the shared artists and tracks you both love, and a clear picture of where your tastes split. Compati is for anyone who's ever wondered whether their music taste lines up with someone else's. Use it on a first date, with your best friend, with your roommate, or just to settle the debate with your coworkers. Your listening history stays on your device and is never sold or shared with third parties. Compati uses Apple Music data only to calculate compatibility. Requires an Apple Music subscription.

Screenshots

Tempi4 screens
Compati4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Compati at Free against Tempi's $6.99. Compati also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Tempi's advantage is ratings volume (337 vs 1). On ads, 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

Compati is free to download; Tempi costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Compati holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tempi has 337 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tempi ships an update every 3 months, Compati every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tempi versus Compati: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTempiCompati
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (337 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings337 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMade by Windmill, LLCChris VanEron

Customer experience

Tempi

All ratings337 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive72.6%
Neutral3.2%
Negative24.2%

Compati

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Tempi

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • Temple kept going down when playing faster
  • Said playing 75 when clearly playing 104
  • Said playing 120 when playing slow song at 60
  • Freezes up after a minute
  • Loses track of bpm and needs reset
Show 16 more
  • App keeps saying 80 bpm when changed to 120
  • Player stops when recording starts
  • App stops when player app turns on
  • Doesn't measure from players on same device
  • Tempo detection is all over the place
  • Doesn't work when playing audio from the same phone
  • Manual tapping feature is terrible
  • Listening feature doesn't know what sounds it's listening to
  • Tempo changes drastically with simple audio changes
  • Doesn't record longer than 30 seconds
  • Incorrect BPM readings
  • Suddenly changes BPM without variation
  • Doesn't work with metronome
  • Doesn't work with known dance music tracks (except Tango)
  • Doesn't detect beat rate above 240bpm
  • Doesn't understand syncopation

Requested features

17 requests
  • AUv3 support for MIDI rate
  • Ability to send MIDI rate to other apps
  • Listen to live drummer and sync other apps
  • Calculate mean and standard deviation BPM
  • Longer time frames on graph
Show 12 more
  • More responsive to large tempo changes
  • Turn off recording feature by default
  • Shazam integration
  • Add a sample and tell BPM
  • Route BPM info to wireless mixer app
  • Visual bar that changes color for tempo deviations
  • Built-in metronome
  • Option to not record
  • Minimize app while using others
  • Landscape mode support
  • Longer free recording time
  • MIDI Timecode or MIDI Clock output

Compati

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tempi

No in-app purchases

None

Compati

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tempi free?
Tempi costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Compati free?
Compati is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tempi or Compati?
Compati is rated higher. Tempi averages 4.7 out of 5 from 337 ratings, while Compati averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tempi or Compati have ads?
Neither Tempi nor Compati shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tempi or Compati?
Tempi ships an update every 3 months, and Compati every 4 days. Most recently, Tempi was updated on November 7, 2026 and Compati on November 5, 2026.

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