Comparison

Poly Metronome vs Metro'n Drums

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

Head to head
About

Poly Metronome

Master rhythm with a precise metronome offering advanced features like subdivisions and polyrhythms. Create complex patterns, save setups, and train your timing with built-in tools. Visual, flash, and vibrate modes ensure you stay on beat in any environment.

Highlights
  • Subdivisions per beat
  • Polyrhythm creation
  • Programmable setlists
  • Coach Trainer with mute
  • Automator tempo progression
  • Visual, flash, and vibrate modes
Features
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Poly Metronome is a precise, modern practice tool for musicians who want more than just a click. Set any time signature, shape odd meters with accent groupings, layer polyrhythms, then save your setups as presets and setlists — or build up speed with practice sessions that track your progress. A clean interface scales from iPhone to iPad, with a live pulse ring that shows every voice and accent at a glance — and stays in sync with the sound on the speaker, headphones, AirPods or AirPlay. FREE FEATURES • Studio-grade timing engine, 1–800 BPM • Any time signature: 1–32 beats per bar, counted in quarter or eighth notes — 5/4, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8 and more • Accents and groupings such as 2+2+3 for odd meters • Two-voice polyrhythms such as 3:2 or 4:7 • Count-in before playback • Tap tempo and manual BPM entry • Vibration and LED flash on the beat (iPhone) • Foot pedal and Bluetooth keyboard control • Siri and Shortcuts: start, stop and set the tempo hands-free • Lock Screen, Dynamic Island and Control Center controls • AirPlay and Bluetooth speakers, with a latency notice • Searchable user guide with live examples • Ad-free, with dark, light or system theme PRO FEATURES — one-time purchase, Family Sharing supported • Up to 5 polyrhythm voices, each with its own sound, color, accents and pattern • 18 sound banks (10 metronome + 8 polyrhythm) • 16 built-in rhythm patterns and a custom pattern editor with real notation — even a different subdivision on every beat • Presets: create, edit and duplicate, with notes such as the key or capo shown on stage • Setlists: songs in order, each with its own tempo, notes and auto-advance on the downbeat — the app reopens on the same song if it closes mid-gig • Practice sessions: Coach mutes bars to test your inner time, Automator ramps the tempo by bars or seconds, and session goals keep you on track • Practice log: day streak, minutes per day and your top-tempo progress • Siri and Spotlight for your presets, practices and setlists • iCloud sync across all your devices Ideal for drummers, guitarists, pianists, singers, dancers and any musician serious about timing.

About

Metro'n Drums

This app provides a metronome function combined with a drum set for music practice. Create custom rhythm patterns using drum sounds and save your settings. Pre-set rhythms are available, and it's controllable from Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Basic metronome function
  • Rhythm patterns with drum set sounds
  • Save metronome settings and patterns
  • Pre-set rhythm patterns
  • Apple Watch control
Features
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Metro'n Drums is a metronome app for music practice that combines a metronome and a drum set. *Basic metronome function *Rhythm patterns can be created with the sounds of drum sets *User memory function that can save your metronome settings and rhythm patterns *A simple rhythm pattern is prepared in advance in the preset memory. *It can also be controlled from your Apple Watch.

Screenshots

Poly Metronome4 screens
Metro'n Drums3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Metro'n Drums at none against Poly Metronome's 1. Metro'n Drums also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). Poly Metronome's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). On price 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. Poly Metronome sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Metro'n Drums asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Poly Metronome holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poly Metronome has 204 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poly Metronome ships an update every 5 days, Metro'n Drums every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Poly Metronome versus Metro'n Drums: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoly MetronomeMetro'n Drums
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (204 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews22.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings204 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImre ViragYasuto Saito

Customer experience

Poly Metronome

All ratings204 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral1.0%
Negative16.2%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive22.6%
Neutral9.7%
Negative67.7%

Metro'n Drums

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Poly Metronome

One-time1
  • Pro Version$4.99
None

Metro'n Drums

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Poly Metronome free?
Poly Metronome is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Metro'n Drums free?
Metro'n Drums is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Poly Metronome or Metro'n Drums?
Poly Metronome is rated higher. Poly Metronome averages 4.3 out of 5 from 204 ratings, while Metro'n Drums averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Poly Metronome or Metro'n Drums have ads?
Metro'n Drums shows ads; Poly Metronome does not.
Which is updated more often, Poly Metronome or Metro'n Drums?
Poly Metronome ships an update every 5 days, and Metro'n Drums every 5 months. Most recently, Poly Metronome was updated on October 15, 2026 and Metro'n Drums on October 16, 2026.

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