Comparison

Fingering vs Metronome+

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

Head to head
About

Fingering

Access interactive fingering charts for a wide range of woodwind and brass instruments, including alternate fingerings and trills. Features a piano interface to visualize notes and their notations across various clefs, with transposition options.

Highlights
  • Interactive fingering charts
  • Alternate fingerings and trills
  • Piano visualization
  • Multiple clef support
  • Transposition options
  • Instrument-specific guides
Currently charting
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“This is a must have app for every music teacher, students and enthusiast.” Immediate access to fingerings (with alternates and trills) for each instrument’s entire playable range. Get fingerings from the written or concert pitch. Support for Key Signatures to more easily find a fingering in the music you're working on. Woodwinds: Piccolo, Concert, Alto and Bass Flutes, Oboe and Cor Anglais, Soprano, Alto, Bass and Contrabass Clarinets, Bassoon and Contrabassoon, Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Baritone Saxophones Brass: F/Bb Double French Horn, A, Bb, C and D Trumpets (Cornet, Flugelhorn), Bb/F Tenorbass and Bb/F/Gb/D Bass Trombones, Euphonium and Baritone, BBb, CC, Eb and F Tubas The 'Piano' instrument simultaneously displays the note names, the locations on the piano, and the musical notations of up to 5 pitches in either Treble, Alto, Tenor or Bass clef. The Notation can be transposed for most all instrumental transpositions. • All woodwinds have trill fingerings for minor 2nd and major 2nd intervals. • Flutes and Saxophones have additional fingerings for minor 3rd and major 3rd trills. • Alto and Tenor Sax include altissimo fingerings up to written F, two octaves above the top line F of the treble clef. • All Woodwinds include visual guides to the key names and locations on the instrument to understand the fingering charts better. • Trombones include position guides for the different valve combinations. Common Clefs for Select Instruments: • Bassoon and Contrabassoon include Treble, Tenor and Bass clefs. • Bb/F Tenorbass Trombone, Bb/F/Gb/D Bass Trombone, Euphonium and Baritone include Treble, Tenor and Bass clefs. • F/Bb Double French Horn, BBb Tuba, CC Tuba, Eb Tuba, and F Tuba include Treble and Bass clefs. Treble clef on the brass instruments follow British Band tradition of being in transposing notation for non-transposing instruments. Affects Bb/F Tenorbass and Bb/F/Gb/D Bass Trombones, Euphonium, Baritone, and BBb, Eb and F Tubas. How to Use: Pick a written note (touch the staff) and have the fingering displayed and concert pitch played. Touch a button and reveal the note on the piano. Play a concert pitch on the piano, and have that pitch's fingering displayed. Touch a button and reveal the transposed note written on the staff. • If there are alternate fingerings available for a note or trill, a button will allow you to navigate through them. • Use the 'Play Note' or 'Play Trill' button to repeatedly hear what's being displayed. • Use the mute button to access the fingerings without hearing the pitches. Selecting a Pitch: Using the Staff (transposed for the current instrument): Simply touch and slide up and down on the staff to select the note, slide to the right or left of the note for sharps and flats. Using the Piano (concert pitch): drag in the area below the keyboard to move the keyboard, touch to play notes, touch & slide to change the pitch. When you glissando up the keyboard, notes will be notated as a raised value (sharps), when you glissando down, notes will be notated as lowered values (flats). Use the up and down arrows to move chromatically up and down without touching the music staff or piano keyboard.

About

Metronome+

This app provides a versatile metronome with additional tools for musicians. It includes a chromatic tuner, recording capabilities, looping functions, and setlist management, all of which can operate alongside the metronome. Unlock all features with an in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Metronome with customizable accents
  • Chromatic tuner
  • Practice recorder
  • Auto loop function
  • Setlist saving
  • Pitch player
Features
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Metronome+ is so much more than just a metronome. It also offers a chromatic tuner, record mode, loop mode, setlist and pitch player- that all work simultaneously with the Metronome. ______________________________________ "Simple to use and brilliantly designed" -Evolver.fm/Wired.com "...cleanest, smoothest-operating metronome app we’ve ever come across" -ibtimes.com "'...offers everything you need in a metronome." -AppAdvice.com ______________________________________ Features: Metronome Mode - Customize accents and more Chromatic Tuner - works simultaneously with Metronome! Recorder - Record and share your practice Auto Loop Function- adjusts tempo automatically over time Setlist - Save your favorite settings 7 custom accent colors Metronome+ is free with an in app purchase to unlock all modes.

Screenshots

Fingering4 screens
Metronome+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Metronome+ at Free against Fingering's $4.99. Metronome+ also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 157). Fingering's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Metronome+ is free to download; Fingering costs $4.99 up front. Metronome+ sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Fingering asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fingering holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metronome+ has 1.2K ratings behind it against 157, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Fingering's written reviews are positive against 68% of Metronome+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fingering ships an update every 7 months, Metronome+ every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard11 real differences · 0 level
Fingering versus Metronome+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFingeringMetronome+
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (157 ratings) — better4.5 (1.2K ratings)
Positive reviews84.8% of reviews — better68.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1571.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#197 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size183 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick Q. KellyDynamic App Design LLC

Customer experience

Fingering

All ratings157 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative12.1%

Metronome+

All ratings1,199 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews211 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral8.1%
Negative23.7%

Bugs and requests

Fingering

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Metronome+

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Metronome stops when app is in background
  • Subdivisions not saving in setlists
  • Frequent crashes when changing settings

Requested features

5 requests
  • Vibration option for metronome
  • Ability to save custom tempo presets
  • Dark mode or theme options
  • Ability to export/share recorded practice sessions
  • Metronome volume control

In-app purchases

None

Fingering

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Metronome+

One-time7
  • Record Mode$3.99
  • Pitch Mode$3.99
  • Setlist Mode$3.99
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  • Practice Mode$3.99
  • Options menu and settings$3.99
  • Enable Option Menu$3.99
  • Unlock Everything$9.99

Questions

Is Fingering free?
Fingering costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Metronome+ free?
Metronome+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fingering or Metronome+?
Fingering is rated higher. Fingering averages 4.8 out of 5 from 157 ratings, while Metronome+ averages 4.5 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Fingering or Metronome+ have ads?
Metronome+ shows ads; Fingering does not.
Which is updated more often, Fingering or Metronome+?
Fingering ships an update every 7 months, and Metronome+ every 6 weeks. Most recently, Fingering was updated on September 22, 2026 and Metronome+ on September 25, 2026.

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