Flat or Sharp vs Visual Metronome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flat or Sharp
This app helps you improve your musical ear by training you to identify flat or sharp intonation in musical intervals. It offers customizable difficulty levels, various interval types, and detailed progress tracking to guide your learning journey.
- Identify flat/sharp intonation
- All musical intervals included
- Customizable difficulty levels
- Melodic and harmonic intervals
- Progress tracking and streaks
- Practice suggestions and tips
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Learn how to hear whether musical intervals are flat or sharp by playing a fun quiz-style game! Flat or Sharp includes all musical intervals from a minor 2nd all the way up to two octaves, in melodic or harmonic varieties. Difficulty levels are fully customizable with a variety of options to accommodate any level of musicianship, from beginner to seasoned pro. - Progressively hone your ear by setting desired tuning accuracy from +/- 50 cents all the way down to +/- 5 cents. - Play notes for as long as 4 seconds or as little as 0.2 seconds to work on how quickly you can recognize the intonation. - Play intervals harmonically or melodically; ascending or descending. - Adjust musical register and timbre of tones to suit your personal preferences. - Track your progress with percentage correct and longest streak of correct guesses, viewable by time frame, so you can see how your ear improves with practice! - Packed full of information on practice suggestions and tips for hearing each of the musical intervals!
Visual Metronome
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See the beat while you practice. Visual Metronome pairs a clear tempo control with 19 animated rhythm scenes, from a classic pendulum to ripples, rings and a pulse orb. PRACTICE AT YOUR PACE Set a tempo from 30 to 300 BPM using the tempo ruler, plus and minus controls, direct number entry, or tap tempo. Choose 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 or 6/8, with quarter notes, eighths, triplets or sixteenths. MAKE THE BEAT YOURS Choose a click sound, adjust volume, and set individual beats to normal, accented or silent. Build a rhythm in the multi-track pattern editor. Mute the click while keeping the visual beat, or enable a haptic pulse on supported devices. BUILD A PRACTICE ROUTINE Use the tempo trainer to move toward a target BPM and the gap trainer to alternate audible and silent bars. Save tempo, meter, accents and sound as presets for your next session. FOCUS ON THE RHYTHM Open a visualizer fullscreen and keep the display awake during playback. Adjust audio delay compensation for your listening setup. No account is required. Settings and presets are stored on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Visual Metronome at none against Flat or Sharp's 7. Visual Metronome also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 65 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Flat or Sharp sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Visual Metronome asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flat or Sharp ships an update every 65 months, Visual Metronome every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flat or Sharp | Visual Metronome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 65 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Euphorophonics, LLC | Minhyung Kim |
In-app purchases
Flat or Sharp
- Flat or Sharp Premium (Monthly)2 Months trial$2.991 Month
- Flat or Sharp Premium (Annual)$14.991 Year
- Both Interval Directions$0.99
- Remove Banner Ad$0.99
- All Duration Options$1.99
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- All Accuracy Options$2.99
- BUNDLE - All Premium Options$4.99
Visual Metronome
No in-app purchases
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