Comparison

Polygonome vs Metronome Beats Pro

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

Head to head
About

Polygonome

This app visualizes polyrhythms using interactive polygons, simplifying complex rhythmic patterns. It automatically calculates beat subdivisions, making it an excellent tool for musicians, especially those studying traditions like Carnatic Music.

Highlights
  • Polygon visualization for polyrhythms
  • Automatic beat subdivision calculation
  • Interactive polygon controls
  • Supports complex rhythmic patterns
  • Ideal for Carnatic Music students
Features
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Polygonome is metronome that uses polygons to present polyrhythms in a understandable way. Automatic-per beat subdivision calculation makes it easy to learn complicated patterns such as 7 / 4 / 3 or 9 / 5 / 4. Drag of tap polygons to activate them and press play! Great tool for people studying Carnatic Music tradition.

About

Metronome Beats Pro

This app provides a versatile metronome with advanced features for musicians and other users. It offers tempo control, rhythm training, and an integrated drum machine. Save custom settings, create songs, and organize them into setlists for practice or live performance.

Highlights
  • Tempo control from 1 to 900 BPM
  • Subdivision options up to 16 clicks per beat
  • Tap tempo functionality
  • Tempo Trainer for rhythm mastery
  • Integrated drum machine
  • Save settings as presets and create setlists
Features
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An interactive Metronome App , Speed Trainer, and Drum Machine designed by musicians. Metronome Beats is already used worldwide by over 25 million musicians for solo and group music practice, teaching and live concerts. It is also used to keep a steady tempo during running, golf putting practice, dancing, and many other activities. FEATURES - Select any tempo from 1 to 900 beats per minute. - Subdivide the beat with up to 16 clicks per beat – so you can practice the timing of your triplets. - Don’t know how many beats per minute you need? Then use the tap tempo button to select a tempo. - Master your rhythm with the Tempo Trainer - Option to keep the metronome playing when you exit allowing you to use it with other apps - Set a timer to stop the metronome after a certain number of bars - Displays Italian tempo markings – handy if you’re not sure how fast Vivace should be. - Choose whether to accent the first beat of the bar. - Visual beat indication - mute the sound and use the visualisations to follow the beat. - Change the pitch of the sound to make the metronome easier to hear over your instrument. - Save your settings as Presets - Create songs with different tempo settings - Organise your favourite songs in to setlists and play through these in “Live” mode - Advanced rhythms including Polyrhythms and Swing - Integrated Drum Machine ADJUST THE TEMPO WITH ONE TOUCH Designed with ease of use in mind, Metronome Beats has controls for easily increasing and decreasing the tempo in small increments by one touch of the screen. The visual beat indicators help you to keep track of where you are in the bar and enable you to mute the metronome whilst still monitoring the tempo visually. You can also create your own custom sound settings or simply change the pitch to make Metronome Beats easier to hear over your instrument. RHYTHM AND TEMPO TRAINING Metronome Beats has a tempo trainer to help you master your rhythm. Set the metronome to speed up over time or mute every few bars to test your playing. Only need a few bars lead in? Use the timer function to stop Metronome Beats when you want. You can also use Metronome Beats at the same time as other apps, allowing you to read sheet music off your Tablet whilst playing the metronome to check your tempo. ADVANCED RHYTHMS AND INTEGRATED DRUM MACHINE The advanced rhythms section allows you to program in more complex rhythms including polyrhythms and swing. There is also an integrated drum machine. Use this to generate a backing track to practice against, or simply have fun generating different rhythms. SAVE YOUR SETTINGS AND CREATE SETLISTS AND SONGS In the pro version of Metronome Beats you can save your Settings as Presets to access later. You can use these to create song of varying tempos or generate setlists of songs and play through these one by one – useful for solo and group practice as well as playing live on stage. CONTACT US If you need any help or have any questions about Metronome Beats you can always contact us at support@stonekick.com.

Screenshots

Polygonome1 screens
Metronome Beats Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Polygonome at none against Metronome Beats Pro's 1. Polygonome also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Metronome Beats Pro's advantage is ratings volume (5.6K vs 8) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, rating 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. Metronome Beats Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Polygonome asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Polygonome against 4.7 for Metronome Beats Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metronome Beats Pro has 5.6K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Polygonome's written reviews are positive against 83% of Metronome Beats Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Polygonome ships an update every 4 months, Metronome Beats Pro every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Polygonome versus Metronome Beats Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolygonomeMetronome Beats Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better4.7 (5.6K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better82.6% of reviews
Number of ratings85.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS10.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArturs KruminsStonekick Limited

Customer experience

Polygonome

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Metronome Beats Pro

All ratings5,565 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews731 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral4.2%
Negative13.1%

Bugs and requests

Polygonome

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Metronome Beats Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Metronome tempo randomly changes during use
  • Drum beat feature not functioning properly
  • Scrolling issues when using drum beat mode

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to save and load custom presets
  • Implement a timer or stopwatch feature
  • Improve Apple Watch integration and controls
  • Expand sound library and allow custom sounds

In-app purchases

None

Polygonome

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Metronome Beats Pro

One-time1
  • Metronome Beats Pro$8.99

Questions

Is Polygonome free?
Polygonome is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Metronome Beats Pro free?
Metronome Beats Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Polygonome or Metronome Beats Pro?
Polygonome is rated higher. Polygonome averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Metronome Beats Pro averages 4.7 from 5.6K ratings.
Do Polygonome or Metronome Beats Pro have ads?
Metronome Beats Pro shows ads; Polygonome does not.
Which is updated more often, Polygonome or Metronome Beats Pro?
Polygonome ships an update every 4 months, and Metronome Beats Pro every 5 weeks. Most recently, Polygonome was updated on October 26, 2026 and Metronome Beats Pro on October 29, 2026.

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