Comparison

AudioKit Hey Metronome vs Moon Echo

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

Head to head
About

AudioKit Hey Metronome

Practice music hands-free with voice commands. Control tempo, beat patterns, and songs without touching your device. Features professional drum sounds and customizable themes for an engaging practice experience.

Highlights
  • Voice control for play, stop, and tempo
  • Professional drum and beat sounds
  • Customizable themes and backgrounds
  • 100+ subdivision and accent combinations
  • Setlist and song management
  • Ableton Link integration
Features
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Practicing becomes fun again! Whether your passion is guitar, brass, piano, strings, drums, woodwind, voice, dance, band – Hey Metronome is for YOU! “Hey Metronome app could change the way you practice.” – Music Radar "A must-have” – Create Digital Music “Hey Metronome is top-notch.” – Synth Anatomy "Best New Apps!" – Cult of Mac “It's got the groove, I like this!” – Roger Linn (Grammy-winnner, Music Tech Legend) “I can keep my hands on my violin, this is GREAT!” – Shen Yeh, San Francisco Philharmonic Orchestra // Played with Metallica & Megadeath • Fun and professional, yet simple enough for kids • Ditch the Click: Drum sounds by pro sound designers • Use your voice to play, stop, set the tempo, and more • Includes over a dozen themes. You can create your own themes. • Choose from 100+ subdivision & accent combinations • Use Ableton Link to control tempo in your favorite apps “Hey Metronome allows you to play and practice hands-free using voice commands. Effortless play and productivity—all without touching a device.” – KVR Audio Violinists never have to take their hands off their bow. Guitarists can keep their hands on their strings. This is magical. IT SOUNDS SO GOOD YOU’LL FORGET IT’S A METRONOME “You’ll experience drum beats, classic booming drum machines, and sounds designed to inspire and limit ear fatigue.” – KVR Audio • Full Setlist & Song system. Change songs hands free • Pick your time signatures, or through voice commands • Friendly and encouraging: upbeat motivational messages • Keep your hands on your instrument while you practice • Customize the background with family, pets, or band pics With Hey Metronome, you can put your earbuds on and control everything with your voice, from tempo and meter, to beat patterns, to even what song you are practicing. Just say, “Hey metronome set the tempo to 120,” “Hey metronome, shuffle,” or “Hey Metronome, next song,” and you’re off. GREAT FOR BANDS! "This is by far my favorite metronome app! Store tempos for songs and write setlists (drag & drop). It even responds to your voice! So many options, all easy!” – Ryan Chrys, award-winning guitar player / touring band leader “Hey Metronome impressed the heck out of me!” – Tim Webb, editor of Discchord Plus, you're supporting open-source and music education! • 100% of proceeds from this app go to support the AudioKit open-source project • Open Source: Metronome app source code will be released • No Internet required for Voice Control • Practice in airplane mode. Complete data privacy! “Hey Metronome: Now you can get hands-free metronome features while you practice and play – without worrying about privacy or needing signal” – Create Digital Music Please note that we all are volunteers. AudioKit does not have any sponsors or investors. We are all musician/developers who love making apps. Want to see Hey Metronome in action? Visit our website: http://audiokitpro.com/hey-metronome/ For friendly conversation about Hey Metronome, ideas, or to say hello, please email aure@audiokitpro.com

About

Moon Echo

This free music app simulates echoes using the moon as a radio wave reflector. It creates unique, lively, and lo-fi effects modulated by celestial movements, offering a playful tool for both musicians and space enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Moon-based echo simulation
  • Lo-fi musical effect
  • Celestial modulation
  • Space education tool
  • AUv3 and Standalone support
Features
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In our seventh collaboration with Berlin-based musician Hainbach we listen to the stars: Moon Echo is a free to download delay based on a communications technique that uses our closest cosmic neighbor, the moon, as a reflector for radio waves. This results in some rather crunchy and lively echoes, modulated by the movement of Earth and moon. The moon's surface is an imperfect mirror and creates artifacts, unlike any other echo technique. Moon Echo is both a musical lo-fi effect and a playful tool for teaching about space. Available as AUv3 and Standalone.

Screenshots

AudioKit Hey Metronome4 screens
Moon Echo1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Moon Echo at Free against AudioKit Hey Metronome's $0.99. Moon Echo also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%). AudioKit Hey Metronome's advantage is ratings volume (461 vs 21). On rating, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Moon Echo is free to download; AudioKit Hey Metronome costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for AudioKit Hey Metronome against 4.9 for Moon Echo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AudioKit Hey Metronome has 461 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of AudioKit Hey Metronome's written reviews are positive against 100% of Moon Echo's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AudioKit Hey Metronome versus Moon Echo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudioKit Hey MetronomeMoon Echo
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (461 ratings) — better4.9 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings461 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAudioKit ProAudioThing Ltd.

Customer experience

AudioKit Hey Metronome

All ratings456 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative11.7%

Moon Echo

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

AudioKit Hey Metronome

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App crashes immediately on launch with iOS 18.1
  • Metronome stops playing when app is brought to foreground
  • Voice recognition mistakes random noises for commands
  • Screen lock causes audio to become distorted/lo-fi
  • Microphone remains active after app closes
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  • Conflicts with Siri voice activation
  • App doesn't properly close with standard swipe gesture
  • Audio degradation every few bars when screen is locked

Requested features

10 requests
  • Remember tempo and settings between sessions
  • Simple backbeat or one-click metronome option
  • Tap tempo with voice command feedback
  • Mute/unmute touch gesture equivalent
  • Option to disable voice prompts
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  • Bluetooth and AirPlay support
  • IAA and AUv3 plugin compatibility
  • Keep screen on while metronome is playing
  • Proper app exit/quit button
  • Counting off feature with voice commands

Moon Echo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AudioKit Hey Metronome

No in-app purchases

None

Moon Echo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AudioKit Hey Metronome free?
AudioKit Hey Metronome costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Moon Echo free?
Moon Echo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AudioKit Hey Metronome or Moon Echo?
AudioKit Hey Metronome is rated higher. AudioKit Hey Metronome averages 4.9 out of 5 from 461 ratings, while Moon Echo averages 4.9 from 21 ratings.
Do AudioKit Hey Metronome or Moon Echo have ads?
Neither AudioKit Hey Metronome nor Moon Echo shows ads.

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