Metronome Beats vs PadLoop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Metronome Beats
This app provides a metronome with customizable drum loops, time signatures, and strumming patterns. It features a speed trainer, timer, and BPM calculator, ideal for musicians practicing any instrument. Enjoy accurate tempo with advanced playback technology.
- Customizable drum loops and strumming patterns
- Adjustable time signatures
- Speed trainer with progressive BPM increase
- Real-time BPM calculator
- Flash and vibrate modes
- Timer for practice sessions
- Multiple metronome sound options
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Metronome BEATS allows you to keep your internal time steady as you practice your musical instrument, using great sounding drum beats and moving pendulum with motion blur effects! You can change Time signatures, Drum loops, Strumming patterns and color themes. *** How to use Metronome BEATS ? *** A metronome is a practice tool that produces a steady beat (or pulse) to help musicians play rhythms accurately. The pulses are measured in beats-per-minute (BPM). * Click on the Play button to hear the metronome sound * Select Beats per Minute (BPM) from 10 up to 360 using + or - buttons (you can use the vertical or horizontal slider too) * Change the accent or mute any of the beats by tapping on the animated blocks * Change the Dynamic Time Signature by selecting from 1 to 16 sub BEAT divisions, from 1 to 32 sub NOTE divisions - choose a subdivisions including triplets, dotted notes, and many more * Enable Flash & Vibrate Modes * Enable Speed Trainer – helps to develop your steady beats progressively (+1 BPM every 5 secondes) * Choose from 20 drum loops and 29 built-in strumming patterns with voice * Enable Timer to help you keep track of your session * Calculate BPM by tapping in real time on the Tap button * Choose from 10 different metronome sounds * Enjoy the intuitive interface by changing color themes Metronome BEATS uses RTP (Real-Time Playback) technology to ensure accuracy to 20 microseconds (±20µs). It also supports a background play mode. It's the ideal tool for - working on your tempo - learning to play an instrument (indispensable) - playing with other musicians (necessary) Metronome BEATS can be used with any instrument: guitar, piano, drums, saxophone, violin, Ukulele … PREMIUM ACCESS SUBSCRIPTION You can subscribe for premium access with the Premium subscription. Once a premium member you get all themes and extra premium features. - The subscription is $7.99 weekly with 3 days free trial. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Store Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable - Metronome Beats Premium Pass is an option and the app can be used for free without it Terms : https://coachguitar.com/metronome/terms
PadLoop
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Sixteen pads, a track looper and a sampler: PadLoop turns your phone into a real instrument for making beats with your fingers - no musical training needed. Try everything free for 7 days. After that PadLoop stays free with 2 banks, 2 looper tracks and one project, or you unlock everything with a single one-time purchase. No subscription. NEW • Ready beats: 24 complete grooves (Trap soul, Afrobeats, Deep house, UK drill, Funk, Lo-fi...), each with its own bank, tempo and swing, drums and music already recorded. One tap and you play over them • Optional plugins: 6 sound kits (Reggaeton, Afro & Amapiano, Jungle & DnB, Phonk, Drum Machines, Percussion) and 4 instruments with real recorded notes (grand piano, marimba & vibraphone, strings, winds) • Split a song: the Stem split plugin separates a track into vocals, drums, bass and the rest, right on your phone, no internet needed. Then put the parts on your pads (needs 3 GB of RAM or more) • Pedals: MIDI pedals run the looper hands-free • More precise mic recording: the delay is stored separately for speaker, headphones and Bluetooth • On first launch, if you like, an example to listen to or a step-by-step guide PLAY • 8 sound banks (128 pads): drums, basses, synths, vocals - all replaceable • Touch dynamics: hard at the bottom, soft at the top, like real pads • Keyboard: play any sound in a scale with no wrong notes, chords included • Note repeat with Latch, an arpeggiator, 16 Levels (the same sound at sixteen velocities), hold-down effects (filter, echo, reverb, lo-fi...) • Shape every pad: pitch, reverse, envelope, filter, echo, lo-fi RECORD LOOPS • Hit REC and play: the loop records itself and keeps going, layer after layer • Up to 16 synced tracks: name them and drag them into your own order, without stopping the loop • Time-stretch: a loop follows the project BPM without changing pitch • Quantization with a selectable grid (8ths, 16ths, triplets, 1/32) or off - and you can change it afterwards • Step sequencer with per-cell hit strength: accents and ghost notes • Mute in time, per-layer undo, loop doubling, swing SAMPLE ANYTHING • Record from the mic, import audio files, take the sound from a video, or resample the app itself • Trim with handles, split on hits automatically or chop by hand; clean up steady background noise • Sound library with 558 ready-made sounds and 29 pre-built banks SING AND SHARE • Record your voice straight onto a track, in time with the beat • Save your own banks and share them with friends as a file • Record your live performance, effects and mistakes included • Export to MP3/WAV or as separate tracks, at the same full level you hear in the app BUILT FOR REAL PLAYING • A "?" on the main screens explains every button, with the full guide one tap away • Two calibrations, for taps and for the mic, so what you record lands where you played it • MIDI controllers and keyboards, USB and Bluetooth, with MIDI learn • Autosave and one-file project backup HONEST • No ads. Ever. For anyone. • No subscriptions: a 7-day trial with everything unlocked, plugins included, then playing stays free forever (2 banks full of sounds, 2 looper tracks with the microphone too, one project) • A single one-time purchase unlocks everything: the full sampler, all 8 banks, 16 tracks, 558 sounds, 29 ready-made banks, 24 Ready beats, all plugins, export, performance recording, unlimited projects • Everything you create stays yours and keeps playing, no matter what Make your first beat in thirty seconds. The rest follows.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PadLoop at none against Metronome Beats's shown. PadLoop also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Metronome Beats sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and PadLoop sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Metronome Beats ships an update every 5 days, PadLoop every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metronome Beats | PadLoop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Manomaya SA | POSITIVE VIBRATION, SOCIEDAD LIMITADA. |
Bugs and requests
Metronome Beats
Reported bugs
3 issues- Metronome sound and visual cues out of sync
- Vibration feature not working as expected
- Crashes and freezes on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- More free beat options
- Ability to create custom beats
- Improved syncing between audio and visuals
- Better battery optimization
PadLoop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Metronome Beats
- Premium Access3 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Premium Access3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- One week Premium Plan3 Days trial$3.997 Days
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- Premium Access3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- One Week Premium3 Days trial2 variants$4.997 Days
- One Week Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- One year premium$39.991 Year
- One year premium3 Days trial$39.991 Year
PadLoop
- 7-Day Free TrialFree
- Full Unlock$9.99
Questions
Is Metronome Beats free?
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Do Metronome Beats or PadLoop have ads?
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