Musician's Metronome vs Studio Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Musician's Metronome
This advanced metronome offers unparalleled customization for musicians. Easily input complex time signatures, define accent patterns, and set tempo changes per measure. Save and share your musical pieces with colleagues for efficient practice.
- Custom time signatures per measure
- Configurable accent patterns
- Tempo changes per measure
- Tap tempo functionality
- Rehearse specific musical sections
- Adjustable metronome pitch
- Save and share musical pieces
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What customers are saying: ***** "THE metronome for serious classical musicians" ***** "The program doesn't choke on unusual time signatures- you can make them yourself and quickly configure any accent pattern you want." ***** "For what it does, it is the cleanest , fastest and most logical one I've found. It's worth the money if you need the functionality it provides." ***** "This is a GREAT app for any serious classical musician, and I will continue to encourage all my IOS colleagues and students to buy it." ***** "Well worth the small amount charged for this thoughtful and well-engineered tool. I've never seen anything as good for any price." Most complete metronome available on iOS: – Enter the measures of your own musical pieces – Specify any time signature, even per measure if you want – Specify where the accents are (e.g. 7/8 as 3+2+2 or 2+2+3) – Specify any tempo, even per measure if you want – Specify a tempo by tapping it ("tap tempo") – Select and play a set of measures to rehearse difficult parts – Slow down or speed up the metronome to rehearse more effectively – Configure the pitch of the metronome to best match your instrument – Maintain a list of your musical pieces and share them with others Musician's Metronome is a high precision, advanced, yet easy to use metronome. In its simplest form, it plays rhythms just like any other metronome. You can, however, also play complex rhythms very easily. It gets even better when your music has many different time signatures and tempos. The user interface of this metronome is designed in such a way that you can enter music very rapidly: after setting up the preset buttons, a single tap will add a new measure with the desired time signature. To rehearse a specific part of your music, you can select it. When you hit the play button, only the selected measures will be played. If you have enabled auto-repeat in the settings, the part will play over and over again, so that you can thoroughly train it. You can even set it to play slower or faster. You can set up the time signature preset buttons for every piece. Using the two wheels, you can choose the number of beats in the measure, and the beat duration. Using the buttons at the bottom of the screen, you can indicate the accents in the measure. The numbers on the buttons indicate how the measure should be counted. These accents play with a different sound, so that you can actually hear the difference between 7/8 that is played as 2+2+3 and one that is played as 3+2+2. You can have many pieces in your library. You can edit the details, add new pieces, delete pieces. You can even share them with fellow musicians: by clicking the action button, you can send the selected piece by e-mail. When you receive a piece by e-mail, just click the attachment to open it, and import it. It will be added to your library so that you can use it in any way you like. Using the settings window, you can configure how many measures must be counted of before the actual playing starts. Also, you can configure the metronome sounds, whether playing should auto-repeat, and how much detail you want to see in the measures. Use the built-in help function to learn how everything works. Please note: depending on your settings, this app may collect anonymous usage statistics. The sole purpose of this is to better understand how the app is used, so that we can further improve it in the future.
Studio Calculator
This app provides fast, smart, and accurate music-related calculations for audio professionals. It intelligently determines results based on the values you input, eliminating the need to search external resources. Stay focused on your work with instant answers for tempo, delay, pitch, duration, and more.
- BPM & tempo calculations
- Delay & phase alignment
- Time-stretch & pitch shift
- Duration & file size
- Frequency to MIDI note
- Frame-based timing
- Tap tempo input
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Studio Calculator is your go-to app for fast, smart, and accurate music-related calculations. Simply add the values you know and the app will intelligently figure out what it can calculate for you.. No more digging through menus or websites mid-session. Stay in focus and get instant answers for: BPM & tempo calculations Delay & phase alignment Time-stretch & pitch shift Duration & file size Frequency to MIDI note Frame-based timing for video ...and much more ### Real-World Examples: • Microphone delay in samples? Just enter the distance in meters. The app gives you time in seconds, samples, and more (automatically adjusted to your sample rate) • Need all delay times for a BPM? Tap or enter the BPM—see delay times in ms, seconds, or Hz instantly. • Have a 2-bar loop and want the BPM? Enter the loop length in seconds or samples and the number of bars and get the correct BPM for any time signature. • Changing from 440 Hz to 432 Hz? Input both frequencies and get the pitch shift in semitones and the time-stretch percentage. • Song duration from BPM and bars? Enter BPM and bar count, total time is calculated. • Working in 6/8? Input your metronome tempo to get the DAW’s BPM. • Total time of multiple songs? Add all times and get the sum. • Need to know disk space for a 75-minute multitrack? Enter the time, set your sample rate, bit depth, and channel count; your file size is calculated. ### Features: • Clean, minimalist UI with dark mode • Copy any result and reuse it as new input. • Tap tempo input for fast and accurate BPM entry • Supports irregular, simple, and compound time signatures • Accurate 64-bit floating-point calculations • Share an image of your calculation • Built-in support for 9 standard frame rates • Frequency -> MIDI note conversion • File size calculations based on duration and audio specs • Customizable: sample rate, bit depth, channel count, time signature, tuning and frame rate • Collapsible results for a clean overview ### The Studio Calculator is your perfect assistant. Give it the values you have, and it will calculate everything there is to know. More calculations are coming! If you’re missing a calculation, let us know, your feedback is much appreciated.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Studio Calculator at every 5 weeks against Musician's Metronome's every 10 months. Musician's Metronome's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Musician's Metronome costs $0.99 and Studio Calculator $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Musician's Metronome against 5.0 for Studio Calculator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Musician's Metronome ships an update every 10 months, Studio Calculator every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Musician's Metronome | Studio Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stefan van den Oord | The RedHouse Apps |
Customer experience
Musician's Metronome
Studio Calculator
In-app purchases
Musician's Metronome
No in-app purchases
Studio Calculator
No in-app purchases
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