Comparison

Cello Map App vs Metro Mate

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

Head to head
About

Cello Map App

This app helps cellists and composers find finger positions for specific harmonics and multiphonics. It provides audio examples, notation, and instructional videos to aid in playing and composing.

Highlights
  • Harmonics and multiphonics exploration
  • Smart search system
  • Audio examples
  • Notation display
  • Instructional videos
  • Advanced settings for microtonality and microphone choice
Features
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Cello MApp is the partner app to the internationally popular Cello Map webpage. Are you a cellist or composer who is asking: WHERE do I put my finger, and on which string, to produce ‘C-sharp two octaves above middle C’ as a natural harmonic? WHAT is the pitch of the 11th harmonic on the A string? Are there some multiphonics that include the 7th and 11th harmonics on the G string, WHERE do I play them? Is there a multiphonic that includes the notes A-sharp, D, and F, WHAT does it sound like and HOW can I notate it? Cello MApp has the answers! First, choose whether you want to explore cello harmonics or cello multiphonics. Then, use the smart search system to choose your starting point (pitch result, note name, string, left-hand position, harmonic number). Continue to add ‘branches’ to this starting point to filter out options. The filtering system will find a result (or several alternative results) and provide you with notations, audio examples, and videos. Use the ‘branching’ system or build several trees to COMPARE the sound and notation of different options. Need playing or composing TIPS? Check out the instructional videos on the ‘How To’ section of the app. Use the ADVANCED settings to -display the microtonality in terms of cents deviation from the harmonic series, or as accidentals with arrows -choose between recordings made with a closely-placed or an omnidirectional microphone.

About

Metro Mate

Features
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Metro Mate is a metronome for drummers. Calm between the beats, clear on the beat. Free, open source, no ads, no subscription, no account. THE CLICK - A wave field of connected dots flows in tempo and jumps on every beat, accents hit harder - Tempo wheel from 1 to 300 BPM with a haptic tick per BPM and a stronger one every 10 - Beat grid with accents and note values from quarters to sixteenth triplets - Tap tempo, shuffle a pattern, save your own presets - 7 click sounds: Classic woodblock, Clean, Claves, Pocket, Cowbell, Punch, Deep - Keeps playing with the ringer on silent and in the background YOUR SOUND - Build your own drum kit for Learn: 8 snares, 6 kicks, 5 hi-hats, 4 open hi-hats and 3 practice pad sounds, each with a preview - Import your own one-shots from the Files app, for example an export from your DAW. They stay on your device LEARN - 70 grooves and exercises in 9 categories, Beginner to Advanced - All-Time Classics in the style of Funky Drummer, Purdie Shuffle, Amen Break and more - Funk and ghost notes, linear grooves, hi-hat work, kick independence, shuffles and triplets, accent studies, chops with R and L sticking - Every groove as a grid you can hear, played on a recorded funk kit - Dynamics on or off, accents and ghost notes or every hit at one level - Touch the grid to hear one column at a time, loop the part you are working on - Remembers your tempo for every groove, one tap back to the target tempo HISTORY - Week view with practice time per day - Month view with calendar, longest streak and tempo progress per groove - Stored on your device only Siri: "Start Metro Mate at 90 BPM". The drum and click samples are recorded instruments released under CC0, the Clean tone is generated in the app. The code is on GitHub, so the no tracking promise is something you can check.

Screenshots

Cello Map App4 screens
Metro Mate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Metro Mate at Free against Cello Map App's $3.99. On update cadence, 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

Metro Mate is free to download; Cello Map App costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cello Map App versus Metro Mate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCello Map AppMetro Mate
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEllen FallowfieldAlexander Friedl

In-app purchases

None

Cello Map App

No in-app purchases

None

Metro Mate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cello Map App free?
Cello Map App costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Metro Mate free?
Metro Mate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cello Map App or Metro Mate have ads?
Neither Cello Map App nor Metro Mate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cello Map App or Metro Mate?
Cello Map App ships an update every 3 months, and Metro Mate every 3 months. Most recently, Cello Map App was updated on November 7, 2026 and Metro Mate on October 30, 2026.

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