Comparison

Metronotes3 vs FirstChair

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

Head to head
About

Metronotes3

This app is a comprehensive tool for musicians, offering a precise metronome, setlist management, and song organization. It allows for tempo and time signature customization, note annotation, and image attachment for sheet music, enhancing live performances and rehearsals.

Highlights
  • Precision metronome with tempo and time signature settings
  • Intuitive setlist management
  • Song customization and arrangement
  • Note annotation for songs
  • Attach images of sheet music
  • Performance enhancement tools
Features
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Metronotes: The Ultimate Musician's Companion Metronotes is your all-in-one solution, meticulously crafted for musicians, especially drummers, to elevate your performance on stage and during rehearsals. Seamlessly blending a powerful metronome, setlist management, and song organization features, Metronotes redefines convenience and precision for performers of all genres. Metronome Mastery: Precision timing is at your fingertips. Tailored for drummers and musicians, our metronome offers unparalleled customization with adjustable tempo, time signature, and beat accents. Feel the rhythm, stay in sync, and enhance your musical prowess effortlessly. Setlist & Song Arrangement: Organize your performances flawlessly. Create, arrange, and manage setlists with ease. Arrange your songs in a sequence that resonates with your performance flow, ensuring a seamless experience on stage. Song Management Simplified: Personalize your songs to perfection. Set tempo, time signature, and annotate notes directly within the app. Capture and attach images of your music sheets, ensuring easy access while performing live. Annotate and highlight sections for quick reference, enabling a smooth and confident performance every time. Key Features: Precision Metronome for Musicians & Drummers Intuitive Setlist Management Song Customization with Tempo & Time Signature Settings Note Annotation and Image Attachment for Performance References Effortless Performance Enhancement Experience the evolution of stage performance with Metronotes. Elevate your music, amplify your stage presence, and own the spotlight with confidence. Join thousands of musicians worldwide who trust Metronotes for their musical journey. Download Metronotes now and set the stage ablaze with your rhythmic brilliance!

About

FirstChair

Easily plan and organize seating arrangements for musical ensembles. Create customizable virtual stages with flexible layouts for bands, orchestras, and choirs, and add names to your charts. Save and export your seating charts for rehearsals and performances.

Highlights
  • Customizable seating charts
  • Virtual stages
  • Flexible grid and arc layouts
  • Add names to charts
  • Export seating charts
Features
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Are you a band, orchestra, or choir director looking for an easier way to plan and organize your seating arrangements? First Chair is designed specifically for you! Whether you're leading a small ensemble or a full orchestra, this app helps you create, customize, and manage seating charts for your musical groups with ease. Key Features: - Customizable Seating Charts: Easily arrange your students in any configuration that suits your ensemble’s needs. Create layouts for bands, orchestras, and choirs. - Virtual Stages: Set up multiple seating arrangements and save them for future use, making it easy to prepare for concerts, rehearsals, and classroom setups - Flexible Layouts: Support for both grid-based and arc-based seating designs to accommodate different performance settings - Chairs and Stands: Get over all numbers and per row chairs and stands - Names: Add names to your seating charts - Export: Save or print images of your seating charts

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Metronotes3 at 100% against FirstChair's 50%. Metronotes3 also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.6 vs 4.0). FirstChair's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Metronotes3 is free to download; FirstChair costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Metronotes3 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metronotes3 has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Metronotes3's written reviews are positive against 50% of FirstChair's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Metronotes3 ships an update every 3 weeks, FirstChair monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Metronotes3 versus FirstChair: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetronotes3FirstChair
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (7 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJerome DanthinneSteven Quinn

Customer experience

Metronotes3

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FirstChair

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Metronotes3

No in-app purchases

None

FirstChair

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Metronotes3 free?
Metronotes3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FirstChair free?
FirstChair costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Metronotes3 or FirstChair?
Metronotes3 is rated higher. Metronotes3 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while FirstChair averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Metronotes3 or FirstChair have ads?
Neither Metronotes3 nor FirstChair shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Metronotes3 or FirstChair?
Metronotes3 ships an update every 3 weeks, and FirstChair monthly. Most recently, Metronotes3 was updated on October 11, 2026 and FirstChair on October 4, 2026.

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