Tempo Advance vs Spectrogram Pro (with super
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tempo Advance
This advanced metronome app offers hyper-accurate audio with a focus on visual cues. It supports complex time signatures, polyrhythms, and customizable rhythm patterns. Program setlists for songs with varying tempos and time signatures for seamless practice or performance.
- Polyrhythm Mode for concurrent playback of two meters
- Customizable rhythm patterns with 4 states
- Unlimited preset buttons for time signatures and rhythm patterns
- Setlist management for songs with varying tempos and time signatures
- Auto setlist advancement for hands-free operation
- Tracker and Automator for monitoring and tempo adjustments
- Hyper-accurate audio engine with visual cues
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Approved and used by Mike Mangini (Dream Theater, Drummer of the Year*), Tempo Advance is the metronome app to bring your musicianship to the next level. Now our exclusive consultant, Mike has been using Tempo Advance since its inception as a practice tool and an invaluable companion for his Rhythm Knowledge drumming system. The new Polyrhythm Mode enables concurrent playback of two meters with different beats per measure, synced on the bar. Find out what any combination of up to 20 beats per measure sounds like. Retaining the hyper-accurate audio engine from our bestselling Tempo, the UI on Tempo Advance has been rethought to focus on the metronome visual cues. Auto setlist advancement, accelerando, ritardando and playback tracking makes it possible for you to program count-ins or complex songs with varying tempo, time signatures and rhythms. Visit tempoadvance.com for demo videos. *As voted in the 2013 Drummies! Awards held by DRUM! Magazine Time Signatures • In Subdivide Mode, up to 20 beats per measure and 20 subdivisions per beat • In Polyrhythm Mode, up to 20 beats per measure on either channel • Adjust with gestures with delightful animations or select directly Rhythm Patterns • Configure every beat and subdivision to one of 4 states: Accent 1, Accent 2, Regular, Silent • Choose from 15 sound sets, including Voice Count and one tuned for live drumming • Assign any sound and vibration state (iPhone only) to each of the tick states • Set individual volumes for each of the tick states • Separate settings for 2nd channel in Polyrhythm Mode Tempo • Ranges from 10 to 800 BPM • Four ways to edit tempo: gestures, tap tempo, adjustment buttons and direct input • Beat interval and frequency display Tracker and Automator • Keep track of number of measures played or time passed • Option to stop metronome and/or reset Tracker automatically when limit reached • Automatic adjustment of tempo by X BPM every X bars or X amount of time Presets • Store time signatures and rhythm patterns in unlimited preset buttons • Drag presets to reorder them or select them for deletion Setlists • Store tempo, meter, rhythm pattern, sound, Tracker and Automator settings in songs organized into setlists • Full editing of saved songs • Advanced management including search, multi-row deletion and duplication of songs to same or other setlist • Turn on auto setlist advance for hands free operation, or program complex songs • Loop setlist • Share and import individual setlists via email • Backup setlist data via iTunes File Sharing Audio • Mute switch • Playback over audio from other apps, when screen is locked and when app is in background • Separate volume control for metronome • Pan anywhere from extreme left to extreme right Themes • Select from 5 default themes, or create your own • Switch between flat and skeuomorphic styles • Intuitive Theme Editor shows your changes in realtime • Texturize the center panel with a variety of 25 patterns • Share and import themes via email Miscellaneous • Resizeable Presets/Setlist panel • Take control with Bluetooth foot pedals and the iPhone’s proximity sensor • Built-in Tutorial section • Option to flash display on first or every beat • Reference tones for all 12 chromatic notes, calibrate from A = 414 to 466 Hz
Spectrogram Pro (with super
Analyze sounds in real-time with spectral analysis. Discover hidden patterns in music, identify bird calls, or pinpoint annoying high-frequency noises. Save and share your visual sound analyses.
- Real-time spectral analysis
- Adjustable FFT resolution
- Logarithmic/linear frequency and amplitude scales
- Multiple color schemes
- Adjustable sensitivity
- Save and share spectrogram images
- Bode plot modes with averaging
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Spectrogram Pro does a real-time spectral analysis of the sounds around you. You can use it for discovering hidden images in music, analyzing birdsongs or capturing that annoying high frequency whistling of your electronic device. You can choose between four FFT-resolutions, logarithmic or linear fequency and amplitude scale and four color-schemes and adjust the sensitivity. Also you can share and save the spectrogram-images. There are also bode plot-modes with averaging and maximum-calculation. The spectrogram is updated with 60Hz for a super-smooth and comfortable experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tempo Advance at 4.8 against Spectrogram Pro (with super's 3.8. Tempo Advance also leads on ratings volume (725 vs 27) and review sentiment (84% vs 68%). Spectrogram Pro (with super's advantage is chart position (#163 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Tempo Advance costs $3.99 and Spectrogram Pro (with super $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tempo Advance holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tempo Advance has 725 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Tempo Advance's written reviews are positive against 68% of Spectrogram Pro (with super's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tempo Advance | Spectrogram Pro (with super |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (725 ratings) — better | 3.8 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews — better | 67.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 725 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #163 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frozen Ape Pte. Ltd. | Dominik Seibold |
Customer experience
Tempo Advance
Spectrogram Pro (with super
Bugs and requests
Tempo Advance
Reported bugs
3 issues- Tempo changes not always consistent
- Subdivisions not always in perfect time
- Setlist export functionality not working for some users
Requested features
5 requests- Add Apple Watch integration
- Improve setlist management and sorting
- Allow more customization of sounds and visuals
- Implement a randomizer for tempo and rhythm changes
- Add MIDI and Audiobus support
Spectrogram Pro (with super
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tempo Advance
No in-app purchases
Spectrogram Pro (with super
No in-app purchases
Questions
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