Impulse vs rythmic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Impulse
This app provides a highly accurate and customizable metronome for musicians. It allows users to program complex beat patterns, including subdivisions and rests, with a clear visual interface to understand rhythmic structures. Ideal for serious musicians looking to refine their timing and explore intricate rhythms.
- Visual subdivision editor
- Complex beat pattern programming
- Up to 100 beats per measure
- 20 subdivisions per beat
- Tempo range 10-600 BPM
- Sample-level accuracy
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Impulse is the metronome that lets you program virtually any combination of downbeats, upbeats, subdivisions, and rests. The UI shows you exactly where each beat and subdivision is located in time, helping you better understand complex rhythms. Impulse is also accurate to 0.00002 seconds, making it one of the most stable metronomes on iOS. Impulse is the ideal choice for the serious musician who wants to take their rhythm game to the next level. Features: - Visual subdivision editor - Up to 100 beats per measure and 20 subdivisions per beat - Program virtually any beat pattern & time signature you can think of - Tempo range of 10 - 600 BPM - Accurate to 0.00002 seconds (sample-level accuracy) - Tap for tempo - Simple & easy to understand
rythmic
This music utility app offers a minimalist metronome with polyrhythmic capabilities and a chromatic tuner. It features interchangeable sounds, a beautiful design, and premium options like dark mode and background playback.
- Polyrhythmic metronome
- Chromatic and standard guitar tuner
- 9 interchangeable metronome sounds
- Minimalist and beautiful design
- Dark mode
- Background metronome playback
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Rythmic is the best looking, minimalist (polyrhythmic) metronome and a tuner on the AppStore. Features: - Metronome with a tap tempo functionality - Tuner with chromatic and guitar modes - 9 sounds - Ad-free clean design inspired by sheet music - Tap on parts of sheet music to edit them Premium Features (accessible via in-app purchase): - Dark mode - Polyrhythmic metronome - Accent first note - Play in the background - Change app icon
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Impulse at none against rythmic's 1. Impulse also leads on ratings volume (943 vs 13) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). rythmic's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 92%). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. rythmic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Impulse asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Impulse against 4.8 for rythmic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Impulse has 943 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Impulse's written reviews are positive against 100% of rythmic's.
Impulse ships an update monthly, rythmic every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Impulse | rythmic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (943 ratings) | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 943 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Coda Labs Incorporated | Quassum MB |
Customer experience
Impulse
rythmic
Bugs and requests
Impulse
Reported bugs
3 issues- Fourth beat type not changing sound properly
- Metronome stops working when switching apps
- No sound on some devices
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to create and name custom presets
- Different colors for downbeats
- Quick toggle for sound on/off
- Support for odd time signatures
- Ableton Link/MIDI sync
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- Ability to import custom sounds
- Countdown timer before metronome starts
rythmic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Impulse
No in-app purchases
rythmic
- Premium Features$14.99
