Comparison

Ticks vs TextMetronome

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

Head to head
About

Ticks

This professional metronome helps musicians maintain rhythm with high accuracy and diverse settings. It offers customizable setlists, various time signatures, subdivisions, and quality sounds, along with visual cues like a full-screen flash for silent practice.

Highlights
  • 11 time signatures
  • 8 subdivisions
  • 10 high-quality sounds
  • Tap tempo function
  • Setlist creation
  • Full-screen flash
  • Background audio support
Features
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The new must-have metronome for musicians. The Ticks professional metronome will help you stay in the correct rhythm during practices or performances in an easier and more enjoyable way. With all the professional functions included, this metronome still maintains its utmost simplification of design and excellent accessibility. Ticks have a MIDI clock of high accuracy, with diversified time signatures, speeds, and subdivisions, and there are ten built-in quality sounds for you to choose from. In addition, the time meter can be set countdowns or bars counting, which makes the practices more convenient. You can still keep the tempo even in a mute mode with the full-screen flash function. More surprises! We have an excellent design of setlists, with which personalized lists can be created. You can also store your frequently-used presets in the setlists for use at any time and in any place, no matter you are practicing or giving a performance. Features: • 11 different time signatures • 8 Subdivisions • 10 High-Quality Sounds • Tap tempo function • Track number of bars played or time • Store presets in multiple setlists • Full-screen flash • Classical tempo markings • Colorful themes • Support background audio • Support external MIDI controller Specifications: • Beat: 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8, 5/8, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8 • Tempo Range: 30~300 BPM • Rhythm: Quarter, Eighth, Triplets, Triplets with inner beat omitted, Triplets with the third beat omitted, Quadruplets, Quadruplets with middle beats omitted, Quadruplets with the third and fourth beats omitted • Metronome Sound:Clave, Cowbell, Woodblock, Digital, Hihat, Rimshot, Snap, Shaker, Tambourine, Bongo -------- Ticks+ Subscription • Free for the first 7 days • $1.49(USD)/Month or $9.99(USD)/Year after trial ends Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. PRIVACY POLICY: https://sonarmusic.app/ticks/privacy/ TERMS OF USE: https://sonarmusic.app/ticks/terms/

About

TextMetronome

Features
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TextMetronome is a rhythm practice tool built around a simple idea: type a rhythm, hear and see it immediately. Try it in your browser: https://textmetronome.peckels.com/ Instead of building patterns through menus and clicking, you enter them as text. A syntax such as 4q 4e can be entered in seconds, while fraction-based polyrhythms such as 3:2, 5:3x, 4:7e, 14:3, and 16:3 are also supported. Visual feedback helps you follow the cycle, either as a single circular view or through individual rhythmic pairings. This makes it fast to test note values, tuplets, dotted notes, rests, accents, and polyrhythmic relationships in a direct and flexible way. Whether you are practicing, teaching, composing, or checking an idea, TextMetronome helps you hear rhythmic structures quickly and clearly. # Features: - Text-based rhythm input - One single input field and one play button - Pattern Orbit Visualisation - Digital and sample based click sounds - Fast syntax such as simple patterns 4q 4e (q-uarter e-ight notes) and tuplets. up to 9 (t-riplets, etc.) - Support for fraction-based polyrhythms such as 3:2 14:3, and 16:3 but also precise ratios e.g.: 5:3t (5 clicks over 3 triplets) - Circular visualisation of rhythmic cycles - Alternative visualisation of individual rhythm pairs - Presets save - Built-in example presets - Light and dark themes

Screenshots

Ticks4 screens
TextMetronome4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ticks at Free against TextMetronome's $2.99. Ticks also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). TextMetronome's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Ticks is free to download; TextMetronome costs $2.99 up front. Ticks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. TextMetronome asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ticks ships an update every 3 months, TextMetronome every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ticks versus TextMetronome: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTicksTextMetronome
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.4 (238 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings238 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSonar MultimediaFunkyDrumTutor

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ticks

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$5.991 Year
None

TextMetronome

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ticks free?
Ticks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TextMetronome free?
TextMetronome costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ticks or TextMetronome have ads?
Ticks shows ads; TextMetronome does not.
Which is updated more often, Ticks or TextMetronome?
Ticks ships an update every 3 months, and TextMetronome every 6 days. Most recently, Ticks was updated on October 24, 2026 and TextMetronome on October 20, 2026.

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