Comparison

Miyametro vs S98Player for iPhone

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Miyametro

A fun and practical metronome app featuring animated characters that tap out the tempo. Customize your metronome with various sounds and time signatures to create a unique practice tool.

Highlights
  • Animated character tempo display
  • Customizable sound combinations
  • Adjustable tempo via slider or tap
  • Visual beat and accent indicators
  • Configurable time signatures
Features
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宮脇俊郎監修による、実用性と遊び心を備えた楽しいメトロノームです。 ギターやベース本体が左右に振れて、テンポを刻んでくれます。 東京タワーやふくろう、ゴリラなど、ユニークなメトロノームが選べます。 いろんな音色を組み合わせ、自分だけのメトロノームを作ることができます。 ・テンポ機能  スライダーでテンポを素速く設定できます。  また、テンポをタップすることでダイアログが出現し、キーボードからテンポを入力できます。 ・TAP機能  TAPゾーンを叩くことでテンポを確認し、設定できます。 ・拍表示  画面上部で拍が点灯しますので何拍目を刻んでいるのか一目瞭然です。  アクセント部分は大きく点灯します。 ・拍子の設定  2/4~7/4、no accentを設定可能。 ・音色のバリエーション  ノーマルなカチカチ音からゴリラ風の鳴き声まで、さまざまな音色を用意しています。  好きなデザインのメトロノームと音色を組み合わせて、オリジナルなメトロノームを設定できます。

About

S98Player for iPhone

This app plays sound logs in S98 format and PMD files from Yamaha FM sound chips. Enjoy chiptunes with features like album art, loop/shuffle playback, adjustable volume, and CarPlay support for on-the-go listening.

Highlights
  • Plays S98 and PMD file formats
  • High-quality FM synthesis
  • Adjustable sound source volumes
  • Loop and shuffle playback
  • CarPlay support
  • File transfer via Files app
Features
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S98Player plays the FM synth music of the PC-9801 and X68000 on your iPhone and iPad. Alongside sound logs (S98), the PMD, FMP and MDX drivers are built into the app, so you can drop the original song files straight in and play them. Formats - S98 (Version 1 / 3) — .s98 - PMD — .m / .m2 / .mz / .mp / .ms / .pmd - FMP — .opi / .ovi / .ozi / .mfm / .mf2 / .m86 / .m26 - MDX — .mdx (put .pdx in the same folder for songs that use ADPCM) Voiced for the machine The same FM chip sounded different on each computer: the external DAC and the analogue stage after it were not the same. PC-98, PC-88, X68000 and X1turboZ each have their own DAC, output stage, cutoff and per-chip mix. The machine is chosen from the S98 system tag, and can also be set in Settings.plist. Channel monitor Watch every channel on a piano-style keyboard while the music plays, with level meters, stereo panning, rhythm pads and a spectrum analyser. Tap a row to mute it, long-press to solo, and study each part on its own. Waveform seek bar The seek bar is a waveform. It draws the intro and one turn of the loop, and shows which time around you are on by how dark it is. Drag it to jump anywhere. More - Rotate your iPhone for a two-pane view: keyboard and spectrum analyser - Song info shows everything the file contains, unmodified - Album and song details can be edited in the app, album art included - You are told when a PCM file is missing - CarPlay support - Shuffle, and looping over an album Rhythm samples To hear the OPNA rhythm section you need ym2608_adpcm_rom.bin, or the rhythm files (2608_BD.WAV / 2608_HH.WAV / 2608_RIM.WAV / 2608_SD.WAV / 2608_TOM.WAV / 2608_TOP.WAV). Put them in the S98Player folder under "On My iPhone" in the Files app. Song files go there too, in a folder per album. Third-party software - PMDWin Ver. 0.52 Copyright & Programmed by C60 - ymfm Copyright (C) Aaron Giles - 98Fmplayer (fmdriver) Copyright (c) 2016 Takamichi Horikawa - portable_mdx (MXDRV) Copyright (C) 2018 Yosshin (MXDRV: milk. / K.MAEKAWA / Missy.M / Yatsube / GORRY / m_puusan)

Screenshots

Miyametro4 screens
S98Player for iPhone4 screens

Verdict

The call

Miyametro and S98Player for iPhone both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of S98Player for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 67% of Miyametro's. Miyametro's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Miyametro against 5.0 for S98Player for iPhone. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Miyametro's written reviews are positive against 83% of S98Player for iPhone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Miyametro versus S98Player for iPhone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMiyametroS98Player for iPhone
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStone System Corp.Hiroaki Kimura

Customer experience

Miyametro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative20.0%

S98Player for iPhone

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

None

Miyametro

No in-app purchases

None

S98Player for iPhone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Miyametro free?
Miyametro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is S98Player for iPhone free?
S98Player for iPhone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Miyametro or S98Player for iPhone?
Miyametro and S98Player for iPhone are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Miyametro or S98Player for iPhone have ads?
Neither Miyametro nor S98Player for iPhone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Miyametro or S98Player for iPhone?
Miyametro ships an update every 2 months, and S98Player for iPhone every 2 months. Most recently, Miyametro was updated on October 23, 2026 and S98Player for iPhone on October 14, 2026.

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