Comparison

Time Guru Metronome vs Riff Stash

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

Head to head
About

Time Guru Metronome

This app strengthens your internal sense of rhythm by periodically going silent, testing your ability to maintain tempo. It offers random and patterned muting, complex meter sequences, and gradual tempo changes for comprehensive practice.

Highlights
  • Random and patterned muting
  • Complex meter sequences
  • Gradual tempo changes
  • Practice timer
  • Customizable sound sets
  • Voice counting
Features
Currently charting
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**Strengthen your internal sense of rhythm.** Time Guru is the only metronome that periodically goes silent—randomly, in patterns, or both—so you discover whether you rush, drag, or lose your place. **Random & Pattern Muting** Set any percentage of random muting to test your timekeeping. Or create sequenced muting patterns. Or combine both. You'll quickly learn where your time falls apart—and strengthen it. **Complex Meter Sequences** Build unlimited chains of shifting meters: 4/4 -> 7/8 -> 3/4 -> 11/16 -> 4/4 -> 3/8. Meters go up to 16/x, patterns have no length limit, and you can rearrange them with drag-and-drop. **Gradual Tempo Changes** Automatically speed up or slow down over time—perfect for building technique. **Practice Timer** Set the metronome to stop after a specified duration. **Also includes:** • 35 loud, clear sound sets • Drum machine-style rhythmic patterns • Voice counting in English, Chinese, French, German & Russian • Tap tempo (5–300 BPM) • iCloud backup and sync • Light and dark themes • Full VoiceOver accessibility • Rock-solid timing via custom audio engine Developed by Avi Bortnick and Adam Bellard

About

Riff Stash

Features
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Made for ideas in progress. You know the feeling. Inspiration strikes, you grab your phone, strum a riff into a voice memo… and it joins the hundreds of other "New Recording 47" clips you'll never open again. That's how great ideas die. Riff Stash is the home for your musical ideas — so the riff you caught at 1am is still there, named, tagged and ready, when you're back with your guitar. CAPTURE MORE THAN AUDIO • Record riffs and ideas with a built-in recorder and waveform • Add chords and fretboard / chord-box diagrams • Write lyrics and notes right next to the audio • Set the tuning and capo so you remember how to play it • Snap photos of pdeals, scribbled tab or gear settings • Organise everything into collections and ideas FIND IT LATER • Full-text search across titles, lyrics, notes, tempo and tuning • Favourites for the ideas you keep coming back to • Sort by date, name or number of takes YOURS, EVERYWHERE, SAFELY • Syncs across iPhone and iPad with iCloud • Export a full backup of your library — audio and images included • Import audio straight from other apps Whether it's a two-bar riff, a full song sketch, or a reference sheet for a cover you're learning, Riff Stash keeps it organised and out of the voice-memo graveyard. Start with 60 days free access , then keep everything editable with an annual subscription. SUBSCRIPTION • Riff Stash Annual — £14.99/year (prices may vary by region) • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase • Auto-renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before renewal • Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings • If your subscription lapses, Riff Stash becomes read-only — you can still open, review and play everything, and renewing restores full creative access Terms of Use: https://www.riffstash.info/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.riffstash.info/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Time Guru Metronome4 screens
Riff Stash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Riff Stash at Free against Time Guru Metronome's $2.99. Time Guru Metronome's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Riff Stash is free to download; Time Guru Metronome costs $2.99 up front. Riff Stash sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Time Guru Metronome asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Guru Metronome ships an update weekly, Riff Stash monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Time Guru Metronome versus Riff Stash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime Guru MetronomeRiff Stash
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (455 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings455 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#88 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAvi BortnickWolfen Consulting Ltd

Bugs and requests

Time Guru Metronome

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Skipping beats and glitching
  • Unable to delete saved rhythms
  • Incompatibility with newer devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to rearrange rhythm patterns
  • Option to assign different sounds to beats
  • Gradual tempo increase/decrease
  • Higher quality sound options
  • More time signature options beyond 7 beats

Riff Stash

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Time Guru Metronome

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Riff Stash

Subscriptions1
  • Riff Stash2 Months trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Time Guru Metronome free?
Time Guru Metronome costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Riff Stash free?
Riff Stash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time Guru Metronome or Riff Stash have ads?
Neither Time Guru Metronome nor Riff Stash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Guru Metronome or Riff Stash?
Time Guru Metronome ships an update weekly, and Riff Stash monthly. Most recently, Time Guru Metronome was updated on November 1, 2026 and Riff Stash on October 31, 2026.

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