Comparison

Maestro vs Anytune Pro+

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

Head to head
About

Maestro

This app offers a visually engaging metronome designed for musicians and conductors. It provides animated beat patterns that mimic traditional conducting gestures, helping users maintain tempo and understand musical phrasing without relying solely on auditory cues. Practice with or without sound, and gain a deeper understanding of rhythmic structure.

Highlights
  • Animated beat patterns
  • Conductor's Point of View
  • Performer's Point of View
  • Adjustable tempo (16-256 bpm)
  • 48 beat patterns
  • Optional beat subdivisions
  • Pick-up beats
Features
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A musically visual metronome that inspires musical expression rather than mechanical execution. When practicing with this metronome, the animated beat patterns will reinforce the peripheral vision used when following a conductor. Be able to practice without the click, while keeping to a strict tempo. Always know where you are INSIDE the beat with the traditional musical beat patterns developed over ages of musical performance practice, not an arbitrary circle or side to side motion for all meters and styles. This metronome is an invaluable learning tool for conductors when using the Conductor's Point of View. All the conducting patterns are based on Max Rudolf's "Grammar of Conducting" and my professional conducting experience of 20+ years. Instructions: Double tap to start. Swipe horizontally or pinch to stop. Long Press triggers Tap Tempo, tap anywhere more than twice to set the tempo. Then wait and it will start conducting. Apple Watch Support: On the Apple Watch, view animations from 1 through 12 beats (time signatures). Adjust the tempo with the crown or by sliding on the animating pattern or the setting tempo bar. Features: • Adjust the tempo, 16 to 256 bpm, by dragging up/down anywhere, using the + and - buttons, or by tapping it via Tap Tempo • 48 different beat patterns (meters): 1 through 12(3+3+3+3) • Staccato, Neutral, Legato, and Reduced (see below) pattern styles • Patterns are displayed from the Performer's or Conductor's Point of View • Optional 2, 3, or 4 subdivisions of the beat • Set 0, 1, or 2 'pick-up' beats (get playing quicker) Preferences: • Choose from 16 pairs of 'tick and 'tock' sounds • Customizable colors of the baton, pattern and texts • Customizable transparencies of the beat pattern and background image A note about pattern variations and reductions: A 5/4 bar can be divided either 3+2 or 2+3 depending on the music. The 'Reduced' style: At faster tempos, a legato 3 pattern turns into a one pattern while still clicking the three beats. A 6(2+2+2) changes into 3 while a 6(3+3) changes into 2 while still clicking 6 beats. The Automatic Reduction setting automatically adjusts the pattern when the tempo reaches a level that requires it. Switching the Reduced Pattern switch on, forces the reduced pattern at all tempos. Conductor's Point of View - automatically flips the beat pattern for conductors to learn and practice the patterns. This mode shows you the path the tip of your baton should take while conducting. Performer’s Point of View - the conductor’s beat pattern as seen from the ensemble musicians. Recommended view while practicing your instrument. Supports all orientations for easier use while plugged in.

About

Anytune Pro+

This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for musicians to learn, practice, and teach music. It allows users to adjust tempo and pitch, create loops, and isolate instruments to master songs at their own pace.

Highlights
  • Adjust tempo without affecting pitch
  • Adjust pitch (± 24.0 semitones)
  • Create marks and loops for focused practice
  • Isolate vocals or instruments
  • Import music from various sources
  • Record and analyze performance
Features
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Transform Your Music Journey with Anytune™! Discover a new way to learn, practice, and teach music with Anytune™ – the ultimate music practice app. Learn faster, transcribe easier, and play along at your pace to make practice more fun. A complete suite of tools to practice better. For over a decade, Anytune has been changing the lives of musical artists worldwide. With tons of user-requested features, Anytune gives you unparalleled power over your practice sessions, making it easier than ever to learn new songs, perfect challenging pieces, and enhance your musical skills. Anytune is perfect for singers, dancers, and musicians of all kinds. Adjust the tempo, choose the perfect pitch, repeat loops, and set marks to master every note. HEAR IT FROM MUSICIANS • “Anytune takes you right to the music, it is a game changer … moves everything out of your way … makes you a much better musician.” - Peter Martin • “Anytune is my priceless personal trainer, helping me practice parts, songs, or an entire setlist. It organizes my playlists, slows down tricky sections while remembering detune settings, and with LiveMix I can learn Anything, Anytime, Anywhere.” - Phil Soussan ***** “Great App - Anytune Pro is the most-used app on my iPad. It’s the best thing for learning tunes that would be too fast or too out of tune to learn easily. Saves me a lot of time. I love it!” ***** “The Best!!! - Worth absolutely every penny. Other similar apps don’t come close to the quality of this one! It will slow things down to a crawl without a loss of quality. Looping and pitch adjusting at the touch of a finger. If you’re looking for better you won’t find it!” GET STARTED FOR FREE Download Anytune today and discover why it’s a game-changer for musicians worldwide. The free version is fully functional with options for advanced Pro+ features. FEATURES Discover what makes Anytune the top-rated music practice app: • Practice at your pace by easily adjusting tempo without affecting pitch, with amazing HQ audio quality down to 0.05x • Adjust the pitch (± 24.0 semitones) of your music to your instrument or transcribe directly into a different key • Use marks and loops to break down the song and use advanced looping for focused, efficient practice • Visualize your song to find the part you want quickly and easily • Organize tracks into playlists for efficient practice sessions with Shuffle • Import your music from the Files app, Dropbox, WiFi, Paste from AudioCopy, and Open-In • Record and analyze your performance to correct mistakes before they become habits • Play songs directly from your Apple Music Library, import audio files, and extract audio from video files • Display lyrics or textual TABs that scroll to your music • Audible and Visual Count-In • Step-it-Up Loop Interval Trainer • Transcribe Mode to easily work through a song • ReFrame™ Audio Isolation to solo and mute vocals or instruments • Pinpoint your instrument in the song with FineTouch™ EQ • Feel as though you’re playing in the band with LiveMix™ • Queue up a mark for playback with Play Next • Fade-In or Fade-Out music when playing or pausing • Gain and Pan Control • Custom Skins to customize the look Need a little more? Additional EXPORT AND REMOTE CONTROL & WATCH APP Add-ons are available. Anytune cannot play DRM-protected songs, including songs through subscription services like Apple Music. CONNECT WITH US See us on YouTube: AnytuneApp Like us on Facebook: /Anytune Follow us on X (formerly Twitter) or Instagram: @AnytuneApp Contact us with your questions and suggestions! Anytune is a Universal App. Buy it once for all your iOS devices. Anytune (Mac) is available separately from the Mac App Store. Learn new songs and perfect your technique faster and more efficiently.

Screenshots

Maestro4 screens
Anytune Pro+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Maestro at $2.99 against Anytune Pro+'s $14.99. Maestro also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Anytune Pro+'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (8.3K vs 57). On rating, ads, device support 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

Maestro costs $2.99 and Anytune Pro+ $14.99 up front. Anytune Pro+ sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Maestro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Maestro against 4.9 for Anytune Pro+. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anytune Pro+ has 8.3K ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Maestro's written reviews are positive against 88% of Anytune Pro+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maestro ships an update every 10 months, Anytune Pro+ every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Maestro versus Anytune Pro+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaestroAnytune Pro+
Price$2.99 — better$14.99
Rating4.8 (57 ratings)4.9 (8.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews88.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings578.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#48 — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick Q. KellyAnytune Inc.

Customer experience

Maestro

All ratings57 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative20.7%

Anytune Pro+

All ratings8,275 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews463 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative7.3%

In-app purchases

None

Maestro

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Anytune Pro+

One-time3
  • PromoFree
  • Export Tuned Tracks Add On$4.99
  • Remote Control & Watch app$4.99

Questions

Is Maestro free?
Maestro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anytune Pro+ free?
Anytune Pro+ costs $14.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Maestro or Anytune Pro+?
Anytune Pro+ is rated higher. Maestro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Anytune Pro+ averages 4.9 from 8.3K ratings.
Do Maestro or Anytune Pro+ have ads?
Neither Maestro nor Anytune Pro+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maestro or Anytune Pro+?
Maestro ships an update every 10 months, and Anytune Pro+ every 5 weeks. Most recently, Maestro was updated on October 13, 2026 and Anytune Pro+ on October 15, 2026.

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