Comparison

Metronome Beats Pro vs BPM Tap

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

Head to head
About

Metronome Beats Pro

This app provides a versatile metronome with advanced features for musicians and other users. It offers tempo control, rhythm training, and an integrated drum machine. Save custom settings, create songs, and organize them into setlists for practice or live performance.

Highlights
  • Tempo control from 1 to 900 BPM
  • Subdivision options up to 16 clicks per beat
  • Tap tempo functionality
  • Tempo Trainer for rhythm mastery
  • Integrated drum machine
  • Save settings as presets and create setlists
Features
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An interactive Metronome App , Speed Trainer, and Drum Machine designed by musicians. Metronome Beats is already used worldwide by over 25 million musicians for solo and group music practice, teaching and live concerts. It is also used to keep a steady tempo during running, golf putting practice, dancing, and many other activities. FEATURES - Select any tempo from 1 to 900 beats per minute. - Subdivide the beat with up to 16 clicks per beat – so you can practice the timing of your triplets. - Don’t know how many beats per minute you need? Then use the tap tempo button to select a tempo. - Master your rhythm with the Tempo Trainer - Option to keep the metronome playing when you exit allowing you to use it with other apps - Set a timer to stop the metronome after a certain number of bars - Displays Italian tempo markings – handy if you’re not sure how fast Vivace should be. - Choose whether to accent the first beat of the bar. - Visual beat indication - mute the sound and use the visualisations to follow the beat. - Change the pitch of the sound to make the metronome easier to hear over your instrument. - Save your settings as Presets - Create songs with different tempo settings - Organise your favourite songs in to setlists and play through these in “Live” mode - Advanced rhythms including Polyrhythms and Swing - Integrated Drum Machine ADJUST THE TEMPO WITH ONE TOUCH Designed with ease of use in mind, Metronome Beats has controls for easily increasing and decreasing the tempo in small increments by one touch of the screen. The visual beat indicators help you to keep track of where you are in the bar and enable you to mute the metronome whilst still monitoring the tempo visually. You can also create your own custom sound settings or simply change the pitch to make Metronome Beats easier to hear over your instrument. RHYTHM AND TEMPO TRAINING Metronome Beats has a tempo trainer to help you master your rhythm. Set the metronome to speed up over time or mute every few bars to test your playing. Only need a few bars lead in? Use the timer function to stop Metronome Beats when you want. You can also use Metronome Beats at the same time as other apps, allowing you to read sheet music off your Tablet whilst playing the metronome to check your tempo. ADVANCED RHYTHMS AND INTEGRATED DRUM MACHINE The advanced rhythms section allows you to program in more complex rhythms including polyrhythms and swing. There is also an integrated drum machine. Use this to generate a backing track to practice against, or simply have fun generating different rhythms. SAVE YOUR SETTINGS AND CREATE SETLISTS AND SONGS In the pro version of Metronome Beats you can save your Settings as Presets to access later. You can use these to create song of varying tempos or generate setlists of songs and play through these one by one – useful for solo and group practice as well as playing live on stage. CONTACT US If you need any help or have any questions about Metronome Beats you can always contact us at support@stonekick.com.

About

BPM Tap

This application allows users to measure the tempo of music or any rhythm in beats per minute (BPM). It features a built-in metronome and a user-friendly interface, making it ideal for musicians and DJs.

Highlights
  • BPM Counter
  • Built-in Metronome
  • Quick and Easy to Use
  • Customizable Settings
  • Fancy User Interface
Features
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Measure any tempo, like the rhythm of a song, in beats per minute (BPM). Usage: Are you a DJ or do you play music and need to count the tempo of a song in BPM? Then this app is for you. Do you need to count any tempo in beats per minute? Then this app is for you. Features: - BPM Counter - Quick & easy to use - Metronome built-in - Fancy user interface - Customizable through settings - Free to download How to use: Simply keep tapping anywhere on your screen to count the average BPM since the start. Once the BPM stays stable you can stop tapping and the metronome function will start if enabled. Tap once to reset the BPM or immediately start tapping again if you want to start over.

Screenshots

Metronome Beats Pro4 screens
BPM Tap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Metronome Beats Pro at 4.7 against BPM Tap's 3.8. Metronome Beats Pro also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 50%) and ratings volume (5.6K vs 5). BPM Tap's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). 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. Metronome Beats Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BPM Tap asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Metronome Beats Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metronome Beats Pro has 5.6K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Metronome Beats Pro's written reviews are positive against 50% of BPM Tap's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Metronome Beats Pro versus BPM Tap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetronome Beats ProBPM Tap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5.6K ratings) — better3.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews82.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5.6K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStonekick LimitedIgnace Maes

Customer experience

Metronome Beats Pro

All ratings5,565 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews734 reviews
Positive82.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative13.1%

BPM Tap

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Metronome Beats Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Metronome tempo randomly changes during use
  • Drum beat feature not functioning properly
  • Scrolling issues when using drum beat mode

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to save and load custom presets
  • Implement a timer or stopwatch feature
  • Improve Apple Watch integration and controls
  • Expand sound library and allow custom sounds

BPM Tap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Metronome Beats Pro

One-time1
  • Metronome Beats Pro$8.99
None

BPM Tap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Metronome Beats Pro free?
Metronome Beats Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BPM Tap free?
BPM Tap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Metronome Beats Pro or BPM Tap?
Metronome Beats Pro is rated higher. Metronome Beats Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5.6K ratings, while BPM Tap averages 3.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Metronome Beats Pro or BPM Tap have ads?
Both Metronome Beats Pro and BPM Tap show ads.

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