Comparison

Optical Simulator vs Pulsar Metronome

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

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Optical Simulator

Features
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Optical Simulator is a Lens simulation platform for pre visualizing how you would see through different Lenses directly from your mobile device. Browse through a variety of Ski Goggles, Driving Glasses, Computer Glasses and More!

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Pulsar Metronome

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Pulsar is the metronome you feel. Instead of a click you hear, Pulsar gives a crisp haptic pulse you feel: perfect for practicing in silence, internalizing tempo through your body, and keeping a group in time without a sound. • Silent and precise: practice at night, in an apartment, or backstage. • Apple Watch: the wrist is where haptics are sharpest. The Watch app works on its own, without your iPhone, and keeps going with your wrist down. • The silent conductor: create a session, share it with a QR code, and everyone nearby feels the exact same beat, no sound. • Meters from 2/4 to 12/8, with strong, medium, normal or muted beats, and subdivisions with automatic thinning at fast tempos. • Practice tools: muted bars, step-by-step speed trainer and count-in. • Feel it, hear it, or see it: haptic, click, or on-screen flash (great for deaf and hard-of-hearing musicians). • Presets, setlists for your gigs, and Siri shortcuts. • Tap tempo, VoiceOver and larger text support. Completely free.

Screenshots

Optical Simulator4 screens
Pulsar Metronome4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pulsar Metronome at every 2 months against Optical Simulator's every 4 months. Optical Simulator's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Optical Simulator ships an update every 4 months, Pulsar Metronome every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Optical Simulator versus Pulsar Metronome: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOptical SimulatorPulsar Metronome
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTreeview Studio SASBloomwise SAS

In-app purchases

None

Optical Simulator

No in-app purchases

None

Pulsar Metronome

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Optical Simulator free?
Optical Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pulsar Metronome free?
Pulsar Metronome is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Optical Simulator or Pulsar Metronome have ads?
Neither Optical Simulator nor Pulsar Metronome shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Optical Simulator or Pulsar Metronome?
Optical Simulator ships an update every 4 months, and Pulsar Metronome every 2 months. Most recently, Optical Simulator was updated on October 25, 2026 and Pulsar Metronome on October 24, 2026.

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