Comparison

Beater vs Polymeter

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

Head to head
About

Beater

This digital metronome offers comprehensive features for musicians, allowing for the creation of simple and complex time signatures. Customize individual beats, subdivide them, and practice polyrhythms with high accuracy.

Highlights
  • Customizable time signatures
  • Beat subdivision
  • Beat on/off selection
  • Polyrhythm practice
  • High audio sample accuracy
  • Ad-free and in-app purchase free
Features
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Built by a musician for musicians, Beater is a full-featured and compact digital metronome, containing all the features you need to build simple and complex meters. On the Time and Tempo screen, set the overall meter and tempo. Then for more customization, dive into the beats view, where you can select the sound of individual beats, subdivide beats into parts, and turn beats on and off. Beater is accurate down to a single audio sample. The current version of Beater was designed for practicing polyrhythms in addition to standard meters. By setting a fast tempo and 11 beats per measure for example, the user can use a variety of sounds and accents to practice a repeating meter of 4/4 followed by 3/8. Like all my apps, Beater will always be free of ads and in-app purchases!

About

Polymeter

This metronome helps musicians practice complex time signatures and changing meters without constant resets. Create custom sequences, save them as songs, and share with bandmates.

Highlights
  • Combine multiple time signatures
  • Reorder bars with drag & drop
  • Create custom meters
  • Save and recall song sequences
  • Share songs with other musicians
Features
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Polymeter is a metronome designed for musicians who work with changing time signatures, odd meters, and complex arrangements so you never have to reset your click again. Key Features • Seamlessly combine multiple time signatures (4/4, 3/4, 6/8, 5/4, 7/8, 9/8) into a single continuous sequence. • Reorder instantly: drag & drop bars into the exact order you need • Custom meters: set custom beats + note values,, • Save & recall: save your sequence, title, and tempo as a song and reload anytime • Share a song to fellow musicians or band mates and they’ll be able to open it right in the app. Happy practicing!

Screenshots

Beater2 screens
Polymeter2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Polymeter at Free against Beater's $0.99. Polymeter also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Beater's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Polymeter is free to download; Beater costs $0.99 up front. Polymeter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Beater asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beater holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beater ships an update every 12 months, Polymeter every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Beater versus Polymeter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeaterPolymeter
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael GeilichJack Gruber

Customer experience

Beater

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Polymeter

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Beater

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Polymeter

One-time1
  • Polymeter Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Beater free?
Beater costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Polymeter free?
Polymeter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beater or Polymeter?
Beater is rated higher. Beater averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Polymeter averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Beater or Polymeter have ads?
Neither Beater nor Polymeter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beater or Polymeter?
Beater ships an update every 12 months, and Polymeter every 3 months. Most recently, Beater was updated on October 26, 2026 and Polymeter on October 24, 2026.

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