Comparison

Simply Metronome vs Autograph Notation

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

Head to head
About

Simply Metronome

This application provides a straightforward metronome tool designed for musicians of all levels, from beginners to experienced players. It helps users maintain a consistent rhythm, improve focus during practice, and foster a better understanding of musical timing. Its intuitive interface makes it easy to select tempos and start or stop the beat.

Highlights
  • Dead-simple to use
  • Select BPM
  • Play/Stop button
  • Helps foster rhythm ideas
  • Aids calm and balanced playing
  • Improves practice efficiency
Features
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This is a dead-simple Metronome app. For every instrument. 【Why】 Metronome is a key tools to help you find the right rhythm when you playing instrument. - Fostering ideas about rhythm. - Make the playing calm and balance. - Help concentrate your mind, make your practice more efficient. We want to make a Metronome for parents, children, and violin newbies, who have no understandings for music theory. So they can easy to use. 【How to】 - Open the metronome app. - Before you start playing, select the bpm you need, and click the play button. - When your playing finished, click the stop button. 【Features】 - Dead-simple to use. never disturb by all kind of options.

About

Autograph Notation

Features
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Autograph turns handwriting into engraved music notation. Write a note with Apple Pencil and it becomes a properly engraved note right where you wrote it: on the staff, at the right pitch, in the right place in the bar. WRITE THE WAY YOU THINK • Handwrite notes, rests and more with Apple Pencil • Or tap to place notes, type with the number keys, or play them in from a MIDI keyboard. Every method makes the same edits. • Pencil writes, finger scrolls and zooms, so the page never gets in your way NOTATION THAT LOOKS PUBLISHED • Engraved with the Bravura music font • Automatic beaming, spacing, accidentals and page layout • Multiple voices, chords, ties, slurs, tuplets, grace notes and rolled chords • Time and key signatures, clefs, dynamics, articulations and repeats • Lyrics, including multiple verses, and chord symbols • Piano and multi-staff scores HEAR IT AND SHARE IT • Play your score back and follow along bar by bar • Export to PDF for printing • Import and export MusicXML and MEI, to work with other notation software PAY ONCE Autograph is free to download. Every feature is unlocked for 28 days. After that, a single one-time purchase keeps editing unlocked for good, with no subscription. Reading, playback and export stay free forever, so your scores are never locked away. Autograph works on iPad, and supports the first-generation Apple Pencil.

Screenshots

Simply Metronome3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simply Metronome at none against Autograph Notation's 1. Simply Metronome also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. Autograph Notation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simply Metronome asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simply Metronome versus Autograph Notation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimply MetronomeAutograph Notation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (823 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings823 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Mango Future Technology Co., Ltd.Timothy Williams

Bugs and requests

Simply Metronome

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional skipping or jumping of the tempo
  • App crashes or stops working in some cases

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow tapping in a custom beat
  • Provide more time signature options
  • Add a visual metronome display

Autograph Notation

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Simply Metronome

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Autograph Notation

One-time1
  • Unlock Editing$29.99

Questions

Is Simply Metronome free?
Simply Metronome is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Autograph Notation free?
Autograph Notation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simply Metronome or Autograph Notation have ads?
Neither Simply Metronome nor Autograph Notation shows ads.

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