Comparison

Metronome Plus vs BounceMeter

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

Head to head
About

Metronome Plus

This app provides musicians with a highly customizable metronome for practice, recording, and performance. It offers accurate real-time audio, multiple modes, and extensive rhythm customization. Users can personalize their experience with themes, sounds, and manage setlists.

Highlights
  • User-friendly interface
  • Multiple practice modes
  • Customizable rhythms (tempo, time signature, subdivision, etc.)
  • Setlist management
  • Customizable interface themes
  • 16 sound options
  • AirPlay support
Features
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Metronome Plus is the perfect way for musicians to improve daily practice, session recording, or live performance. With plenty of customization options supported by accurate, real-time audio technology, you’ll never need another metronome app. Check out our features: • Simple and user-friendly interface, perfect for musicians of all ages • Multiple modes – Training, practice, recording, and more • Customize rhythms by tempo, time signature, subdivision, polyrhythm, accents, and more • Manage your setlist – Save your rhythms or upload new ones into the playlist manager • Build your own interface with multiple themes and backgrounds • Groove out with 16 different sound options to personalize your practice • Use on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch • AirPlay support • Upgrade to the full version to remove ads and enable background play capabilities!

About

BounceMeter

This app provides a highly accurate metronome with a visually intuitive bouncing ball animation. Customize beat sounds and volume to create dynamic rhythms. Sync seamlessly with other devices and applications using Ableton Link.

Highlights
  • Bouncing ball animation
  • Customizable beat volume and sound
  • Savable session presets
  • Tap tempo detection
  • Ableton Link synchronization
  • Adjustable tempo and beats per bar
Features
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A metronome with perfect timing, clean user interface and Ableton Link support. Highly accurate clock engine generates perfectly timed metronome clicks. Bouncing ball animation provides very natural and perceptible visualization of beat phase movement. Feel the beats clearly even with the volume turned all the way down. Customize volume level and sound of each beat to create living rhythms. Save your session as a preset for the future usages. Play in sync with other apps or devices using Ableton Link. FEATURES - Bouncing ball animation - Customizable volume and sound of each beat - Savable presets - Tap tempo detection - 20 to 300 bpm tempo range - 1 to 16 beats in a bar - 8 sound themes - Light and Dark colour themes - Italian tempo names - Ableton Link support (a technology that synchronises beat, phase and tempo on multiple apps or devices. http://ableton.com/link)

Screenshots

Metronome Plus4 screens
BounceMeter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Metronome Plus at Free against BounceMeter's $1.99. Metronome Plus also leads on ratings volume (496 vs 92) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). BounceMeter's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (94% vs 63%). On rating, 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

Metronome Plus is free to download; BounceMeter costs $1.99 up front. Metronome Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BounceMeter sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Metronome Plus against 4.7 for BounceMeter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metronome Plus has 496 ratings behind it against 92, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Metronome Plus's written reviews are positive against 94% of BounceMeter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Metronome Plus ships an update every 15 months, BounceMeter fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Metronome Plus versus BounceMeter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetronome PlusBounceMeter
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (496 ratings)4.7 (92 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews93.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings496 — better92
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNighp Software LLCDmitrii Klochkov

Customer experience

Metronome Plus

All ratings493 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral10.5%
Negative26.3%

BounceMeter

All ratings92 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral1.1%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.2%

Bugs and requests

Metronome Plus

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Vibration-tempo option is delayed

Requested features

5 requests
  • Way to organize playlist to follow set list
  • Improved accessibility for voiceover
  • Better sound packs
  • Accurate vibration-tempo
  • Louder metronome sound

BounceMeter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Metronome Plus

One-time1
  • Full version$2.99
2 purchases

BounceMeter

One-time2
  • Coffee for Dmitry$2.99
  • Pro Version$3.99

Questions

Is Metronome Plus free?
Metronome Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BounceMeter free?
BounceMeter costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Metronome Plus or BounceMeter?
BounceMeter is rated higher. Metronome Plus averages 4.6 out of 5 from 496 ratings, while BounceMeter averages 4.7 from 92 ratings.
Do Metronome Plus or BounceMeter have ads?
Metronome Plus shows ads; BounceMeter does not.
Which is updated more often, Metronome Plus or BounceMeter?
Metronome Plus ships an update every 15 months, and BounceMeter fortnightly. Most recently, Metronome Plus was updated on November 3, 2026 and BounceMeter on November 6, 2026.

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