TempoPerfect vs Impulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TempoPerfect
This free metronome app helps musicians maintain a precise beat and improve their practice sessions. It allows for accurate BPM setting, beat subdivision for complex rhythms, and includes a tempo guide for Italian musical terms.
- Precise beat keeping
- Adjustable BPM
- Beat subdivision
- Accent first beat
- Tempo guide chart
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TempoPerfect is free metronome software for keeping a clear and precise beat. Metronomes are essential for keeping time, improving practice sessions, and for developing a consistent rhythmic feel. With TempoPerfect musicians can accurately set the correct beats per minute (BPM) for any simple or compound tempo. Additional features allow you to subdivide beat patterns to hear tricky patterns like triplets, or accent the first beat in a measure when working in difficult time signatures. TempoPerfect also includes a tempo guide chart to quickly translate Italian tempo markings, so not only will you practice at the correct BPM, but you'll finally learn the difference between largo, andante, allegro and prestissimo.
Impulse
This app provides a highly accurate and customizable metronome for musicians. It allows users to program complex beat patterns, including subdivisions and rests, with a clear visual interface to understand rhythmic structures. Ideal for serious musicians looking to refine their timing and explore intricate rhythms.
- Visual subdivision editor
- Complex beat pattern programming
- Up to 100 beats per measure
- 20 subdivisions per beat
- Tempo range 10-600 BPM
- Sample-level accuracy
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Impulse is the metronome that lets you program virtually any combination of downbeats, upbeats, subdivisions, and rests. The UI shows you exactly where each beat and subdivision is located in time, helping you better understand complex rhythms. Impulse is also accurate to 0.00002 seconds, making it one of the most stable metronomes on iOS. Impulse is the ideal choice for the serious musician who wants to take their rhythm game to the next level. Features: - Visual subdivision editor - Up to 100 beats per measure and 20 subdivisions per beat - Program virtually any beat pattern & time signature you can think of - Tempo range of 10 - 600 BPM - Accurate to 0.00002 seconds (sample-level accuracy) - Tap for tempo - Simple & easy to understand
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Impulse at 4.7 against TempoPerfect's 4.1. Impulse also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (939 vs 15). TempoPerfect's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Impulse holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Impulse has 939 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of TempoPerfect's written reviews are positive against 92% of Impulse's.
TempoPerfect ships an update every 10 months, Impulse monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TempoPerfect | Impulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (15 ratings) | 4.7 (939 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews | 91.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 939 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NCH Software | Coda Labs Incorporated |
Customer experience
TempoPerfect
Impulse
Bugs and requests
TempoPerfect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Impulse
Reported bugs
3 issues- Fourth beat type not changing sound properly
- Metronome stops working when switching apps
- No sound on some devices
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to create and name custom presets
- Different colors for downbeats
- Quick toggle for sound on/off
- Support for odd time signatures
- Ableton Link/MIDI sync
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- Ability to import custom sounds
- Countdown timer before metronome starts
In-app purchases
TempoPerfect
No in-app purchases
Impulse
No in-app purchases
Questions
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