Light Metronome vs KQ Voice Plugins
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Light Metronome
This application provides a visual metronome that flashes tempo cues, allowing musicians to focus on their music rather than auditory distractions. It offers customizable beat patterns and color schemes for a personalized experience.
- Visual tempo flashing
- Customizable beat patterns
- Multiple color options
- Decimal BPM precision
- Adjustable time signatures
- Full-screen display
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Yes, there are tons of Metronome apps out there, but no, none are like this. Simply, it is a Metronome you can use to flash a tempo. Unlike the other apps, this is full screen, so you can see it with your peripherals. This is perhaps the most simple and useful app that musicians have never used before. Why use it? Because when you play music, you should be listening to the music. Not a metronome. Not only can it be drowned out by sound, but it also can be distracting. - Change your BPM (with decimal precision) - Change your Time Signature - One color for the background and use up to 3 colors for beats - Customizable beat patterns (like 1,2,2,2,1,2,2,3 or 1,2,1,1,2) - Simple, easy to use controls. Tap to start. Tap to stop. Nuff said. No, it doesn't have all the bells and whistles as some of the other ones. But it has a certain utility like no other.
KQ Voice Plugins
This app provides a suite of Audio Units for music production, including tools for audio routing, vocal effects, pitch modification, and noise reduction. A compatible host application is necessary to utilize these plugins.
- Loopback for audio routing
- Vocoder effect for robot voice
- Pitch Shifter for sound modification
- Noise Suppression filter
- Gainer for volume adjustment
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This is a set of Audio Units including Loopback, Vocoder, Pitch Shifter, and Noise Suppression. A host application that can handle Audio Units is required for use. Loopback (In/Out/MIDI/Mixer): Connects to each other and transfers audio between host applications. MIDI signals can also be transferred. Please note that you might not do the recording inter app. Vocoder: This effect processes the sound of a synthesizer or other carrier with the input sound (modulator) and outputs it. It creates a so-called robot voice by inputting a voice or other sound. By default, Saw (sawtooth wave) is specified as the carrier, but it can also be input from a sidechain or Vocoder Input Audio Unit. Pitch Shifter: An effect that changes the pitch of the sound. Noise Suppression: A noise removal filter using RNNoise. This machine learning filter is optimized for voices. Gainer: An effect for adjusting the volume.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: KQ Voice Plugins at 100% against Light Metronome's 50%. KQ Voice Plugins also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and update cadence (daily vs every 10 days). Light Metronome's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $7.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Light Metronome costs $0.99 and KQ Voice Plugins $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KQ Voice Plugins holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Light Metronome's written reviews are positive against 100% of KQ Voice Plugins's.
Light Metronome ships an update every 10 days, KQ Voice Plugins daily. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Light Metronome | KQ Voice Plugins |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 2.0 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | POP POP LLC | Ryouta Kira |
Customer experience
Light Metronome
KQ Voice Plugins
In-app purchases
Light Metronome
No in-app purchases
KQ Voice Plugins
No in-app purchases
Questions
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