Comparison

MetroMonkey vs RetroCalendar

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

Head to head
About

MetroMonkey

Features
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MetroMonkey is a metronome app designed to be as simple for musicians and artists as possible. “Just work and no distraction” is basic principle. You can set tempo, beat count and accent beats. All super fast and with no hassle. All other things can be distractions. App allows to set unusual time signature from 1/4 up to 32/4 and also quick set up of accent beats making it easy to learn music in exotic rhythms. Improve your skills, follow the rhythm.

About

RetroCalendar

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See time as motion. RetroCalendar is a visual calendar built around two simple ideas: A YEAR IS ONE ORBIT A DAY IS ONE ROTATION YEAR See the whole year as one orbit around the Sun. The twelve months form a circular calendar around the Sun, while the Earth moves through the year according to its astronomical orbital phase. The month markers follow the Earth’s orbital position at the beginning of each month, while the Earth shows its position at the current moment. The illuminated side of the Earth faces the Sun, making the relationship between the calendar year and the Earth’s orbit visible at a glance. The current month, day of year, date, and time update continuously. EARTH Tap the Earth to see the current day through the changing sunlight across the planet. RetroCalendar keeps the standard meridian associated with your current time zone facing you while the real day-and-night boundary moves across the Earth. The Earth view is calculated from the current date, time, and time zone. Daylight saving time does not shift the geographic center of the globe. No GPS or location permission is required. LOCAL CALCULATION RetroCalendar performs its calendar, orbital, Earth-orientation, and sunlight calculations on your device. The Earth land data is stored inside the app. No account is required. No advertising. No analytics or tracking. No subscription. No in-app purchases. No account-based cloud service. RetroCalendar is designed for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Screenshots

MetroMonkey4 screens
RetroCalendar2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RetroCalendar at none against MetroMonkey's 1. RetroCalendar also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. MetroMonkey sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RetroCalendar asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
MetroMonkey versus RetroCalendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetroMonkeyRetroCalendar
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 24 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMikhail Vyrtsev谐 和

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MetroMonkey

One-time1
  • Unlock full app$0.99
None

RetroCalendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MetroMonkey free?
MetroMonkey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RetroCalendar free?
RetroCalendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MetroMonkey or RetroCalendar have ads?
Neither MetroMonkey nor RetroCalendar shows ads.

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