Comparison

Metronome Beats Pro vs Plectrum Pick Guide

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

Plectrum Pick Guide

Features
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Plectrum is the definitive offline reference for guitar players who want to understand the picks in their hand — and find the right one for every style. Browse 12 pick types across a spectrum from Light Celluloid to Jazz III to Thumb Pick, with precise thickness measurements, material details, tone character descriptions, and genre recommendations. Whether you play folk, metal, jazz, or bluegrass, Plectrum helps you understand why your pick sounds the way it does. Explore 6 material families — Celluloid, Nylon, Delrin, Ultex, Tortex, and Exotic — with sustain, attack, and durability ratings plus detailed notes on how each material affects your tone and feel. Understand the science behind your sound. Track your personal collection with brand, type, gauge, and condition for every pick you own. Add new picks, mark worn ones, and retire the ones that have seen better days. Everything works fully offline. No account required, no ads, no tracking. Features: - 12 detailed pick types with thickness, material, tone character, and best-for genre - 6 material families with sustain, attack, and durability ratings - Personal collection tracker with condition tracking (Mint / Good / Worn / Retired) - Full offline — no internet connection needed

Screenshots

Metronome Beats Pro4 screens
Plectrum Pick Guide3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plectrum Pick Guide at none against Metronome Beats Pro's 1. Plectrum Pick Guide also leads on ads (none vs shown). Metronome Beats Pro's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Plectrum Pick Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Metronome Beats Pro versus Plectrum Pick Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetronome Beats ProPlectrum Pick Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStonekick LimitedLinh Phan Nhat Khanh

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

Plectrum Pick Guide

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

Plectrum Pick Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Metronome Beats Pro free?
Metronome Beats Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plectrum Pick Guide free?
Plectrum Pick Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Metronome Beats Pro or Plectrum Pick Guide have ads?
Metronome Beats Pro shows ads; Plectrum Pick Guide does not.

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