Comparison

Metronome Beats Pro vs Guitar Dictionary

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

Guitar Dictionary

Visualize and customize guitar scales and chords with this app. It offers a flexible engine to help players of all levels internalize theory and develop fretboard fluency through personalized visual systems.

Highlights
  • Scale visualization and customization
  • 2000 chord shapes
  • 50 scales available
  • Customizable interval styling
  • Save multiple scale styles
  • Ideal for educators and students
Features
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Guitar Tuner, Chords and Scales! 50 Scales, 2000 Chord Shapes! Guitar Dictionary is a unique guitar scale visualization and customization app designed to help players better understand and navigate the fretboard. With intuitive tools for customizing interval shapes and colors, users can create a personalized visual system that enhances memory and pattern recognition. Choose from a wide selection of scales—major, minor, pentatonic and apply them to any root note.  Each interval can be styled individually with custom icons and colors, allowing players to emphasize chord tones, tensions, or modal characteristics in a way that makes sense visually. Whether you're a beginner learning basic shapes or an advanced player exploring exotic modes, Guitar Dictionary adapts to your workflow. Save multiple styles for the same scale, revisit past setups, and use the app as a daily visual reference for practice, improvisation, or composition. The app is also ideal for educators and students looking to simplify scale instruction with consistent visual cues. Guitar Dictionary’s clean interface and flexible scale engine make it more than just a reference—it's a creative tool that helps you internalize theory and develop fretboard fluency. If you're looking for a smarter, more visual way to practice guitar scales, Guitar Dictionary provides a powerful and customizable experience. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Premium unlocks access to advanced guitar scales, custom chord libraries, AI-powered improvisation tools, and exclusive visual themes. Pricing: * 1 Month: $6.99 * 3 Months: $17.99 * 12 Months: $69.99 Subscription Details: * Payment will be charged to your Apple ID 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. * Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. * You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal in Account Settings after purchase. * Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use:https://venanziz.github.io/Pages/site2/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://venanziz.github.io/Pages/site2/privacy-policy.html Standard EULA: [https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)

Screenshots

Metronome Beats Pro4 screens
Guitar Dictionary3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Guitar Dictionary at none against Metronome Beats Pro's shown. Guitar Dictionary also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Metronome Beats Pro's advantage is ratings volume (5.6K vs 3) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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 and Guitar Dictionary sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Guitar Dictionary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metronome Beats Pro has 5.6K ratings behind it against 3, 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 100% of Guitar Dictionary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Metronome Beats Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, Guitar Dictionary fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Metronome Beats Pro versus Guitar Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetronome Beats ProGuitar Dictionary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5.6K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.6K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStonekick LimitedRedbrd Technologies LLC

Customer experience

Metronome Beats Pro

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

Guitar Dictionary

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Guitar Dictionary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Metronome Beats Pro

One-time1
  • Metronome Beats Pro$8.99
5 purchases

Guitar Dictionary

Subscriptions3
  • AI Chat 1 Month Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • AI Chat 3 Month Subscription.$24.993 Months
  • AI Chat 12 month Subscription$59.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium Scales$2.99
  • Content Bundle$4.99

Questions

Is Metronome Beats Pro free?
Metronome Beats Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Guitar Dictionary free?
Guitar Dictionary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Metronome Beats Pro or Guitar Dictionary?
Guitar Dictionary is rated higher. Metronome Beats Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5.6K ratings, while Guitar Dictionary averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Metronome Beats Pro or Guitar Dictionary have ads?
Metronome Beats Pro shows ads; Guitar Dictionary does not.
Which is updated more often, Metronome Beats Pro or Guitar Dictionary?
Metronome Beats Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, and Guitar Dictionary fortnightly. Most recently, Metronome Beats Pro was updated on November 8, 2026 and Guitar Dictionary on November 5, 2026.

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