MusicMath vs Light Metronome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MusicMath
This musical tool offers a comprehensive suite of calculators for audio professionals and musicians. It includes converters for timecode, tempo, note frequencies, and sample lengths, alongside a tap tempo metronome and detailed note-to-frequency tables with customizable temperaments.
- Timecode calculator with frame format management
- Tap tempo with metronome
- Tempo to delay (milliseconds/hertz) converter
- Note to frequency converter with temperaments
- Sample length converter
- Frequency to note converter
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"MusicMath" is a musical tool that includes a timecode calculator, a tap tempo, a tempo to delay in milliseconds and hertz converter, a note to frequency table converter, a sample length converter, a tempo change converter, and a frequency to note converter. Timecode calculator: • Add and subtract timecodes or frames • Convert a number of frames to timecodes • Simultaneously convert the number of frames and the timecode • Conversion of timecode when changing the frame format • Managing frame formats 23.976 fps, 24 fps, 25 fps, 29.94 fps, 29.97 fps, 29.97 fps drop frame, 30 fps, 50 fps, 59.94 fps, 60 fps • Real-time display for formats 23.976 fps, 29.94 fps, 29.97 fps, 59.94 fps • Unlimited history calculations • History can be saved and exported to other applications Tap tempo: • Improved algorithm for impresize tap • Metronome • Transfer calculated tempo to other MusicMath tools Tempo to delay table: • Convert tempo to milliseconds and hertz • Convert for whole-note, half-note, quarter-note, eighth-note, sixteenth-note, thirty-note, and sixty-fourth-note for dotted notes and triplets Note to frequency table: • Convert MIDI notes to frequencies • Adjustable diapason and root note • One hundred selectable temperaments • Visualization of intervals in cents for each temperament • Taking into account the temperament for the calculation of frequencies • Plays piano sound when notes are touched Sample length converter: • Convert length between samples, milliseconds, and tempo Tempo change converter: • Calculates tempo change by ratio (%) and transposition Frequency to note converter: • Convert a frequency to the closest note and the cents needed • Plays the frequency
Light Metronome
This application provides a visual metronome that flashes tempo cues, allowing musicians to focus on their music rather than auditory distractions. It offers customizable beat patterns and color schemes for a personalized experience.
- Visual tempo flashing
- Customizable beat patterns
- Multiple color options
- Decimal BPM precision
- Adjustable time signatures
- Full-screen display
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Yes, there are tons of Metronome apps out there, but no, none are like this. Simply, it is a Metronome you can use to flash a tempo. Unlike the other apps, this is full screen, so you can see it with your peripherals. This is perhaps the most simple and useful app that musicians have never used before. Why use it? Because when you play music, you should be listening to the music. Not a metronome. Not only can it be drowned out by sound, but it also can be distracting. - Change your BPM (with decimal precision) - Change your Time Signature - One color for the background and use up to 3 colors for beats - Customizable beat patterns (like 1,2,2,2,1,2,2,3 or 1,2,1,1,2) - Simple, easy to use controls. Tap to start. Tap to stop. Nuff said. No, it doesn't have all the bells and whistles as some of the other ones. But it has a certain utility like no other.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MusicMath at 4.3 against Light Metronome's 2.0. MusicMath also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 50%). Light Metronome's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $9.99) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 7 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
MusicMath costs $9.99 and Light Metronome $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MusicMath holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of MusicMath's written reviews are positive against 50% of Light Metronome's.
MusicMath ships an update every 7 months, Light Metronome every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MusicMath | Light Metronome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better | 2.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Laurent Colson | POP POP LLC |
Customer experience
MusicMath
Light Metronome
In-app purchases
MusicMath
No in-app purchases
Light Metronome
No in-app purchases









