Metronome vs Country Jam Tracks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Metronome
This tool helps musicians improve their timing and master difficult passages by allowing gradual tempo increases. It offers flexibility to customize the beat for various musical pieces and skill levels, making practice more effective.
- Gradual tempo increases
- Customizable beat settings
- Develop internal pulse
- Strengthen rhythmic consistency
- Suitable for all skill levels
- Integrated recorder
- Drones for intonation
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PRACTICE SMARTER. PLAY WITH BETTER TIME. Metronome Plus was created by a musician and educator for the way musicians actually practice. A metronome can tell you where the beat is. A great practice tool should help you develop better time, master difficult passages, and eventually need the metronome less. PRACTICE WITH A PURPOSE Slow difficult music down to where you can play it correctly, then gradually build toward your goal tempo. Instead of simply repeating a passage and hoping it gets better, turn it into a series of achievable steps. Accuracy first. Speed follows. BUILD TIME YOU CAN TAKE ONSTAGE Following a click isn’t the goal. Developing a reliable internal pulse is. Use Metronome Plus to recognize where you rush or drag, strengthen rhythmic consistency, and become more confident maintaining the pulse on your own. MAKE THE METRONOME FIT THE MUSIC A scale, orchestral excerpt, jazz chart, technical exercise, and ensemble part don’t necessarily need the same kind of click. Metronome Plus gives you the flexibility to shape the beat around what you’re practicing and the problem you’re trying to solve. FOR MUSICIANS AT EVERY LEVEL From students developing their first sense of steady time to experienced musicians preparing for tonight’s performance, Metronome Plus is designed to stay useful as your musicianship grows. Practice time is valuable. Spend less of it mindlessly repeating and more of it actually improving. METRONOME PLUS Practice with purpose. Play with confidence.
Country Jam Tracks
Practice country guitar with free play-along backing tracks. Explore various country styles and improve your soloing skills with tracks optimized for seamless audio streaming on your iOS device.
- Free play-along backing tracks
- Multiple country music styles
- Suitable for acoustic and electric guitars
- Long track durations for practice
- Soloing technique secrets
- Optimized audio streaming
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Looking to elevate your country guitar playing skills? Look no further than "Country JamTracks" from GuitarJamz.com, now available for your iOS device. Our FREE play-along backing tracks will have you jamming like a pro in no time. These 6 Backing JamTracks work with BOTH acoustic or electric guitars, and include country blues in A, country blues in E 2, country blues in G, country D funky country, country funk in C, and country rock blues in E. These tracks range from 4:08 to 9:59 minutes each, giving you plenty of opportunities to practice and perfect your guitar skills. With our app, you'll uncover all the guitar soloing secrets that will take your country playing to the next level. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced player, our easy-to-use app will help you improve your skills and have fun in the process. Our optimized audio streaming ensures that the tracks sound great whether you're using WiFi, 3G, or Edge networks, so you can enjoy a seamless listening experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Country Jam Tracks at Free against Metronome's $1.99. Country Jam Tracks also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 18.6). Metronome's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 27 months) and ratings volume (49 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Country Jam Tracks is free to download; Metronome costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Country Jam Tracks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metronome has 49 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Metronome's written reviews are positive against 67% of Country Jam Tracks's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Metronome ships an update every 2 weeks, Country Jam Tracks every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metronome | Country Jam Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (49 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.5% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gil Estes | Guitar Jamz Inc |
Customer experience
Metronome
Country Jam Tracks
Bugs and requests
Metronome
Reported bugs
9 issues- Upgrade tied metronome to display and brightness settings, causing it to sleep
- New version turns off after 3 minutes
- App frozen and won't open
- Erratic first beat in playlist
- Metronome is off after update
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- Tempo fluctuates and subdivisions are off
- Beat is erratic and unusable after new update
- Irregular rhythms in previous version (now fixed)
- Tempo was off after update (now fixed)
Requested features
10 requests- Set 7/8, 12/8, or 15/16 time signatures
- Timer feature
- Option to record with taps
- App to play metronome and drone simultaneously
- Tempos down to 20 bpm
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- Ability to use tapping feature while listening to music
- Pause, volume indicator, and multiple recording save capability for recorder
- Wider wooden tap selection
- More preset bpm settings with less of a gap
- Ability to get very loud
Country Jam Tracks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Metronome
No in-app purchases
Country Jam Tracks
No in-app purchases









