BPM vs Music Practice Tool Metronotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BPM
Measure music tempo by tapping along to the beat. It can also retrieve and display information about currently playing songs from your music library. Share your tempo and song data easily with others.
- Tempo measurement by tapping
- Average or individual tap tempo display
- Lock/unlock tempo display
- Retrieve song information
- Share tempo and song data
- Ad removal purchase
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"BPM" is an application that measures tempo (BPM) by tapping a button. - Tempo Measurement By tapping the "TAP!" button in time with the tempo of the music (once per beat), it measures the tempo (BPM). Turning on the "Average mode" displays the average tempo of the taps, while turning it off shows the tempo for each individual tap. If you don't tap for more than 3 seconds, the tempo will be reset. Tapping the text "BPM" will lock the tempo, preventing automatic updates to the tempo and song information. Tapping it again will unlock it. Additionally, tapping the numerical value of BPM will reset the tempo. - Song Information Retrieval It displays song information for music playing in the iPhone/iPad Music app (this feature is not available in third-party apps like Spotify or AWA). Turning on "Shazam mode" retrieves and displays information about the currently playing music, which may take a few seconds to obtain. - Sharing Tempo Information Pressing the "Action" button allows you to copy the song information and BPM as text or share them with other apps. - Advertising Advertisements are displayed, but you can remove them by tapping the "Remove Ad" button to purchase the "Ad Removal Feature". Ads are automatically hidden while measuring the tempo.
Music Practice Tool Metronotes
This app helps musicians improve their practice sessions with a BPM counter and a customizable metronome. Record song tempos, manage them in notes, and easily recall them for playback.
- BPM counter with tap input
- Record and playback song tempos
- Customizable metronome (BPM, time signature)
- Manage practice notes
- Tempo playback from notes
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Metronotes is an app that supports your musical instrument practice. BPM counter, metronome playback, and BPM of practice songs can be recorded and played back at any time. • BPM counter Open the tap tab. After that, tap the Tap button according to the rhythm to measure BPM. You can add the measured song to the memo by tapping the Add to memo button. • Metronome There is a simple metronome when you open the metronome tab. BPM can be set with 1 to 300, and time signature can be set with 0 to 9. When the time signature is 0, no accent is used, and when the time signature is 1, all are accented. You can also add it to the notes by tapping the add button. • Song notes The added notes can be managed on the Notes tab. You can check the tempo immediately by tapping the play button next to the note.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Music Practice Tool Metronotes at 4.0 against BPM's 3.3. Music Practice Tool Metronotes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (91% vs 77%). BPM's advantage is ratings volume (34 vs 8). On price, update cadence, 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. BPM sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Music Practice Tool Metronotes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Music Practice Tool Metronotes holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of BPM's written reviews are positive against 91% of Music Practice Tool Metronotes's.
BPM ships an update every 4 months, Music Practice Tool Metronotes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BPM | Music Practice Tool Metronotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (34 ratings) | 4.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.6% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Motokazu Sekine | Junya Iwanami |
Customer experience
BPM
Music Practice Tool Metronotes
Bugs and requests
BPM
Reported bugs
6 issues- Music stops when app opens
- Inaccurate BPM readings after updates
- App requires newer iOS version
- Does not work on iPad
- Advertisements are unavoidable
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- Copy function is unclear
Requested features
8 requests- Reset button for average BPM
- Apple Watch compatibility
- Microphone-oriented BPM counter
- Help in Japanese
- Acoustic counter option
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- Ability to export BPM to song tags
- Direct sound import for mix preparation
- Integration with Logic and GarageBand over Wifi or USB
Music Practice Tool Metronotes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BPM
- Remove Ads$1.99
Music Practice Tool Metronotes
No in-app purchases
Questions
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