Metronome vs Things
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Metronome
This app provides a highly accurate and reliable metronome designed by professional musicians. It offers a wide tempo range, multiple sound sets, and unique features like intonation drones and live sound drum loops for practice and performance.
- Intonation Drones
- Live Sound Drum Loops
- CD Quality Recording
- Slow Motion Playback
- Wide Tempo Range (30-280)
- Variable Beats per Measure
- Subdivision to 16th notes
- Tempo Tap In
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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.
Things
This app provides a versatile audio effect plugin featuring a multimode filter and a bit crusher. It can be used as a standalone application or as an AUv3 plugin for further audio manipulation.
- Multimode filter (lowpass, highpass, bandpass, notch)
- 2 or 4-pole filter options
- Crisp bit crusher
- Downsampling and bit reduction
- Harshness control
- Output gain control
- Standalone and AUv3 plugin support
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Crusher is an easy-to-use Filter and Bit Crusher effect available as an AUv3 plugin and standalone. This plugin is inspired by the effect section of our instrument plugin Noises. Crusher features a multimode filter (lowpass, highpass, bandpass, notch) with 2 or 4-pole and an output gain, along with a crisp bit crusher (bits, downsample, mix) paired with a harshness control taken from our plugin Reels.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Things at 5.0 against Metronome's 4.5. Things also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 85%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). Metronome's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 17 months) and price ($1.99 vs $6.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Metronome costs $1.99 and Things $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Things holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metronome has 48 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Metronome's written reviews are positive against 100% of Things's.
Metronome ships an update every 2 weeks, Things every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metronome | Things |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (48 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gil Estes | AudioThing Ltd. |
Customer experience
Metronome
Things
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
Things
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Metronome
No in-app purchases
Things
No in-app purchases









