rythmic vs METRONOME Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
rythmic
This music utility app offers a minimalist metronome with polyrhythmic capabilities and a chromatic tuner. It features interchangeable sounds, a beautiful design, and premium options like dark mode and background playback.
- Polyrhythmic metronome
- Chromatic and standard guitar tuner
- 9 interchangeable metronome sounds
- Minimalist and beautiful design
- Dark mode
- Background metronome playback
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Rythmic is the best looking, minimalist (polyrhythmic) metronome and a tuner on the AppStore. Features: - Metronome with a tap tempo functionality - Tuner with chromatic and guitar modes - 9 sounds - Ad-free clean design inspired by sheet music - Tap on parts of sheet music to edit them Premium Features (accessible via in-app purchase): - Dark mode - Polyrhythmic metronome - Accent first note - Play in the background - Change app icon
METRONOME Connect
This app provides a metronome with advanced features like saving presets, unlimited playlists, and tempo setting via microphone. It also includes a built-in tuner and allows for synchronous playback across multiple devices.
- Synchronous playback on multiple devices
- Save and manage presets
- Unlimited playlist creation
- Tempo setting via microphone
- Built-in chromatic tuner
- Create clicktracks with tempo changes
- Polyrhythm support
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"Metronome Connect" is a metronome application with a connection function for synchronous playback on multiple devices. Main functions: - Saving presets; - Unlimited playlists; - Set the tempo using the microphone; - Creating a clicktrack with different tempos and sizes, there is a slowdown / acceleration; - Print playlist; - Built-in tuner; - Synchronization of presets in iCloud; - Ability to upload your own metronome sounds; - Polyrhythm; - Working together with "PLAYBACK With Metronome". Happy using! ;)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: METRONOME Connect at none against rythmic's 1. METRONOME Connect also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 17.6). rythmic's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 74%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. rythmic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. METRONOME Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for rythmic against 4.8 for METRONOME Connect. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 34 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of rythmic's written reviews are positive against 74% of METRONOME Connect's.
rythmic ships an update every 3 months, METRONOME Connect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | rythmic | METRONOME Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) | 4.8 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 73.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quassum MB | Ivan Cherepanov |
Customer experience
rythmic
METRONOME Connect
Bugs and requests
rythmic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
METRONOME Connect
Reported bugs
15 issues- Metronome has no sound on USB speakers if beat 1 and 3 are off
- Crashes when accessing tuner or setup modes
- Presets disappear when Sync is selected
- In polyrhythm mode, changing speed while active does nothing
- Changing speed disconnects metronome on all devices when connected to server
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- Sound disappears on Mac until output interface is switched
- App crashes on startup
- App drains battery significantly when running in background
- 6/8, 9/8, 12/8 pulse defaults to quarter instead of dotted quarter
- Custom sound import not working
- App crashes on opening
- Default volume set to max on first play through earphones
- On iPhone SE 1st gen, phone reboots randomly when app is running
- Sound disappears until tuner button is clicked and closed
- App crashes a couple of times
Requested features
10 requests- Plugin to work within and sync to Logic Pro
- Visual metronome when sound is not audible
- Add increment by interval up to 20 BPM
- Allow pressing any key on Mac keyboard for tap feature
- Add sixteenths and more complicated rhythms
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- Fix speed trainer to stop at requested tempo
- Add validation for custom sound uploads
- Allow landscape mode on tablets
- Add a manual/instructions for some options
- Improve custom sound import functionality
In-app purchases
rythmic
- Premium Features$14.99
METRONOME Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is rythmic free?
Is METRONOME Connect free?
Which has better reviews, rythmic or METRONOME Connect?
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