Comparison

Pitchmaster vs Time Guru Metronome

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

Head to head
About

Pitchmaster

This music practice app offers a precise chromatic tuner, metronome, and tone generator. It features advanced signal analysis and supports various tuning systems and waveforms for all instruments and voices.

Highlights
  • Precise chromatic tuner
  • Metronome with customizable time signatures
  • Tone generator with multiple waveforms
  • Drone mode for intonation practice
  • Advanced signal analysis
  • Support for Equal Temperament and Just Intonation
Features
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Pitchmaster - Professional Tuner, Metronome & Tone Generator Originally written for my own use with saxophone and clarinet, Pitchmaster is now the ultimate all-in-one music practice companion. Whether you're tuning your instrument, practicing with a metronome, training your ear, or working on your sound, Pitchmaster has you covered. - TUNER Precise chromatic tuner with visual feedback, accurate down to 32 Hz. Covers the range from bass to piccolo. See your pitch in real-time with cents accuracy. Supports Equal Temperament and Just Intonation tuning systems. - DRONE MODE Practice intonation against a reference tone. Perfect for developing your ear and improving pitch accuracy on any instrument. Use with headphones. - TONE GENERATOR Generate reference tones at any pitch. Choose from sinusoidal, square, triangular, or sawtooth waveforms. Adjust the reference A4 frequency from 415-466 Hz. - METRONOME Jitter-free, sample-accurate metronome with: • 40-240 BPM range • Customizable time signatures (1-7 beats, 2/4/8 subdivisions) • Beat subdivisions: eighth notes, triplets, sixteenth notes • Tap tempo for quick BPM setting • Visual beat indicators - ANALYZER Advanced signal analysis showing: • Stroboscopic tuner • Real-time waveform display • Frequency spectrum visualization • Pitch stability indicator • Signal amplitude and clarity meters Features:  - Beautiful dark theme with modern UI  - Support for Equal Temperament & Just Intonation  - Adjustable reference pitch (A4 = 415-466 Hz)  - Works with all instruments and voices  - No ads, no subscriptions

About

Time Guru Metronome

This app strengthens your internal sense of rhythm by periodically going silent, testing your ability to maintain tempo. It offers random and patterned muting, complex meter sequences, and gradual tempo changes for comprehensive practice.

Highlights
  • Random and patterned muting
  • Complex meter sequences
  • Gradual tempo changes
  • Practice timer
  • Customizable sound sets
  • Voice counting
Features
Currently charting
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**Strengthen your internal sense of rhythm.** Time Guru is the only metronome that periodically goes silent—randomly, in patterns, or both—so you discover whether you rush, drag, or lose your place. **Random & Pattern Muting** Set any percentage of random muting to test your timekeeping. Or create sequenced muting patterns. Or combine both. You'll quickly learn where your time falls apart—and strengthen it. **Complex Meter Sequences** Build unlimited chains of shifting meters: 4/4 -> 7/8 -> 3/4 -> 11/16 -> 4/4 -> 3/8. Meters go up to 16/x, patterns have no length limit, and you can rearrange them with drag-and-drop. **Gradual Tempo Changes** Automatically speed up or slow down over time—perfect for building technique. **Practice Timer** Set the metronome to stop after a specified duration. **Also includes:** • 35 loud, clear sound sets • Drum machine-style rhythmic patterns • Voice counting in English, Chinese, French, German & Russian • Tap tempo (5–300 BPM) • iCloud backup and sync • Light and dark themes • Full VoiceOver accessibility • Rock-solid timing via custom audio engine Developed by Avi Bortnick and Adam Bellard

Screenshots

Pitchmaster4 screens
Time Guru Metronome4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Time Guru Metronome at 80% against Pitchmaster's 30%. Time Guru Metronome also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). Pitchmaster's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Pitchmaster costs $0.99 and Time Guru Metronome $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time Guru Metronome holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Guru Metronome has 455 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Pitchmaster's written reviews are positive against 80% of Time Guru Metronome's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pitchmaster ships an update every 5 months, Time Guru Metronome weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Pitchmaster versus Time Guru Metronome: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPitchmasterTime Guru Metronome
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (455 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews80.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1455 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#41 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael GeilichAvi Bortnick

Customer experience

Pitchmaster

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative60.0%

Time Guru Metronome

All ratings450 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive80.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative14.8%

Bugs and requests

Pitchmaster

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Time Guru Metronome

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Skipping beats and glitching
  • Unable to delete saved rhythms
  • Incompatibility with newer devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to rearrange rhythm patterns
  • Option to assign different sounds to beats
  • Gradual tempo increase/decrease
  • Higher quality sound options
  • More time signature options beyond 7 beats

In-app purchases

None

Pitchmaster

No in-app purchases

None

Time Guru Metronome

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pitchmaster free?
Pitchmaster costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time Guru Metronome free?
Time Guru Metronome costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pitchmaster or Time Guru Metronome?
Time Guru Metronome is rated higher. Pitchmaster averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Time Guru Metronome averages 4.5 from 455 ratings.
Do Pitchmaster or Time Guru Metronome have ads?
Neither Pitchmaster nor Time Guru Metronome shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pitchmaster or Time Guru Metronome?
Pitchmaster ships an update every 5 months, and Time Guru Metronome weekly. Most recently, Pitchmaster was updated on October 31, 2026 and Time Guru Metronome on November 1, 2026.

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