Metronome Beats Pro vs Metronome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Metronome
Practice music with precision using a customizable metronome. Set tempo, time signatures, and accents. Save practice sessions and use tempo automation for effective training. Personalize the sound to your liking.
- Adjustable tempo
- Multiple time signatures
- Customizable subdivisions
- Accent customization
- Save songs and setlists
- Tempo automation
- Tone customization
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Metronome lets you play and practice with precision. Set your desired tempo, select from a range of time signatures and subdivisions, and customize accents to emphasize specific beats. Save your songs and setlists in the Library for easy access. Practice effectively with Tempo Automation. Customize the tone to your taste. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Metronome at none against Metronome Beats Pro's shown. Metronome Beats Pro's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 69%) and ratings volume (5.6K vs 474). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Metronome sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Metronome Beats Pro against 4.7 for Metronome. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metronome Beats Pro has 5.6K ratings behind it against 474, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Metronome Beats Pro's written reviews are positive against 69% of Metronome's.
Metronome Beats Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, Metronome every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metronome Beats Pro | Metronome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.6K ratings) — better | 4.7 (474 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.7% of reviews — better | 68.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.6K — better | 474 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stonekick Limited | Julian Boehm-Tettelbach |
Customer experience
Metronome Beats Pro
Metronome
User reviews
Metronome Beats Pro
From 5.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 Versatile with many customization options
- 🚀 Accurate and responsive metronome
- 👍 Helpful for practicing music and rhythm
- 👍 Good sound quality and variety of beat options
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional issues with tempo changes or beat drops
- 🐛 Inconsistent performance on some devices
- 🔋 Concerns about battery drain
- 👎 Lack of instructions or guidance for beginners
Metronome
From 474 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Aesthetically pleasing design
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
- 🎵 Great sound quality
- 💡 Innovative features
- 🚀 Lightweight and fast
Room to improve
- 💰 High cost for features
- 👎 Too complex for some
- 💸 Constant payment requests
- 🚫 Background operation issues
- 🗣️ Promotes pro version heavily
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
Metronome
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes during use
- Sound is sometimes too quiet
- Tap needs to be tapped 4 times
- Doesn't work in background
Requested features
16 requests- Bigger numbers for key signatures
- Stronger feedback when rotating wheel
- Silent mode with visual tempo display
- Shazam-like tempo recognition
- Play/stop on lock screen
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- Continue playing while recording voice memos
- Haptic clicks for tempo knob
- Tap time signature sliders to set numbers
- Tap outside window to close
- iPad UI support
- Change app color
- One-time purchase option
- Free monochromatic theme
- Apple Watch app
- Mac app
- iPad app
In-app purchases
Metronome Beats Pro
- Metronome Beats Pro$8.99
Metronome
- Metronome+7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Metronome+7 Days trial$8.991 Year
- Metronome+$19.99
Questions
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