Comparison

Poly Metronome vs ORhythmic

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

ORhythmic

This app transforms traditional metronomes into interactive rhythmic trees for practicing complex tuplets. It offers near-unlimited nested tuplets with intuitive editing and extensive BPM and time signature controls.

Highlights
  • Near unlimited nested tuplets
  • Intuitive edit controls
  • BPM controls (1-500)
  • Flexible time signatures
  • Interactive rhythmic trees
Features
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For too long, metronomes have made practicing tuplets hard and clunky. ORhythmic turns traditional click-tracks into interactive rhythmic trees, allowing you to create structures previously confined to your innermost thoughts. Top features: - Near unlimited nested tuplets at the click of a button. - Intuitive edit controls without diving into complex menus. - BPM controls from 1 to 500. - Time signatures from 1/1 to 100/100. For iOS 17+ Privacy policy: https://prospero23.github.io/orhythmicsite/legal/privacy-policy.html Terms of use: https://prospero23.github.io/orhythmicsite/legal/terms-of-service.html

Screenshots

Poly Metronome4 screens
ORhythmic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ORhythmic at 100% against Poly Metronome's 23%. ORhythmic also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Poly Metronome's advantage is ratings volume (204 vs 5) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Poly Metronome sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ORhythmic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ORhythmic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poly Metronome has 204 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Poly Metronome's written reviews are positive against 100% of ORhythmic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poly Metronome ships an update every 5 days, ORhythmic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Poly Metronome versus ORhythmic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoly MetronomeORhythmic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (204 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings204 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImre ViragBenjamin Eugene Eidson

Customer experience

Poly Metronome

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

ORhythmic

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Poly Metronome

One-time1
  • Pro Version$4.99
None

ORhythmic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Poly Metronome free?
Poly Metronome is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ORhythmic free?
ORhythmic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Poly Metronome or ORhythmic?
ORhythmic is rated higher. Poly Metronome averages 4.3 out of 5 from 204 ratings, while ORhythmic averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Poly Metronome or ORhythmic have ads?
Neither Poly Metronome nor ORhythmic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Poly Metronome or ORhythmic?
Poly Metronome ships an update every 5 days, and ORhythmic every 2 weeks. Most recently, Poly Metronome was updated on October 15, 2026 and ORhythmic on September 28, 2026.

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