Comparison

Musician's Metronome vs Electrorchestra

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Electrorchestra

This virtual string machine emulates classic 1970s keyboards, offering multiple string registers, a bass section, and classic effects like vibrato, chorus, and phaser. It's designed for use within AUv3 compatible hosts on iOS devices.

Highlights
  • Classic string machine emulation
  • 3 string registers + bass
  • Attack-release envelope generator
  • Vibrato effect
  • Chorus/flanger effect
  • 4-stage phaser effect
  • AUv3 compatible
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GSi Electrorchestra for iPad is the portable version of the very same Virtual String Machine of the GSi Gemini. A simulation of a classic string machine is one of the 15 synth engines of the GSi Gemini. This particular instrument is not a reproduction of a specific existing model. It's inspired by some of the most famous string keyboards of the seventies, such as the ARP Solina, the Logan String Melody and the SIEL Orchestra. It offers 3 string registers plus one bass, features the classic attack-release envelope generator with break-point (which was mainly used to mimic the presence of a natural reverberation without using an additional reverberator), vibrato and a classic chorus/flanger effect that gives that distinguishable shimmer to the sound. A classic 4-stage phaser effect completes the set. Use it in your favorite AUv3 host along with other GSi effects such as GS-201 Mark II, ECHO B2, TimeVerb-X. Don't forget to visit www.GenuineSoundware.com for more products, more sounds!

Screenshots

Musician's Metronome4 screens
Electrorchestra2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Musician's Metronome at $0.99 against Electrorchestra's $11.99. Musician's Metronome also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). Electrorchestra's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Musician's Metronome costs $0.99 and Electrorchestra $11.99 up front. 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 Musician's Metronome against 5.0 for Electrorchestra. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Musician's Metronome's written reviews are positive against 100% of Electrorchestra's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Musician's Metronome ships an update every 10 months, Electrorchestra every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Musician's Metronome versus Electrorchestra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusician's MetronomeElectrorchestra
Price$0.99 — better$11.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStefan van den OordGenuine Soundware

Customer experience

Musician's Metronome

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Electrorchestra

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Musician's Metronome

No in-app purchases

None

Electrorchestra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Musician's Metronome free?
Musician's Metronome costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Electrorchestra free?
Electrorchestra costs $11.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Musician's Metronome or Electrorchestra?
Musician's Metronome and Electrorchestra are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Musician's Metronome or Electrorchestra have ads?
Neither Musician's Metronome nor Electrorchestra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Musician's Metronome or Electrorchestra?
Musician's Metronome ships an update every 10 months, and Electrorchestra every 16 months. Most recently, Musician's Metronome was updated on October 11, 2026 and Electrorchestra on October 13, 2026.

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