Comparison

Musician's Metronome vs strng

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

strng

This app generates plucked string sounds using a physical modeling synthesis engine. It offers polyphonic voices, a built-in keyboard, and MIDI control. Shape your sound with delay and resonant filters, and integrate with other music apps.

Highlights
  • Physical modeling string synthesis
  • 16 voice polyphony
  • Built-in 25-key keyboard with aftertouch
  • MIDI controller support (USB/Wi-Fi)
  • Stereo ping-pong delay
  • Two-channel resonant filter with LFOs
  • Audiobus, IAA, and AUv3 support
Features
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Strng is a string synthesiser inspired by the karplus-strong algorithm. The physical modelling starts with a short burst of noise that then guided by a tuned delay buffer and string tension filter, generates plucked string like sounds. No samples are used. Strng is 16 voice polyphonic and can be controlled with an in app 25 key chromatic keyboard or connect prefered midi controller through USB or Wifi. To further shape the sound two post effects are available, a ping-pong stereo delay and two channel resonant filter controlled by two LFOs. Connect to other apps through AudioBus, inter app audio or load in DAWs as AUv3. +++ String synthesis engine +++ 16 voice polyphonic +++ Audiobus, IAA and AUv3 +++ Core MIDI, bluetooth midi and limited MPE +++ 25 multitouch keyboard with aftertouch control +++ Factory presets, save and load your own settings, drag'n drop from files app +++ Aftertouch modulation for attack, sustain, bit crush, resonant filter and detune lfo +++ Stereo ping-pong delay +++ Two channel resonant low pass filter LFOs

Screenshots

Musician's Metronome4 screens
strng4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Musician's Metronome at 5.0 against strng's 4.7. Musician's Metronome also leads on price ($0.99 vs $4.99). strng's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Musician's Metronome costs $0.99 and strng $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Musician's Metronome holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: strng has 35 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Musician's Metronome's written reviews are positive against 84% of strng's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Musician's Metronome ships an update every 10 months, strng every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Musician's Metronome versus strng: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusician's Metronomestrng
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.7 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews84.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings335 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.09.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStefan van den OordErik Sigth

Customer experience

Musician's Metronome

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

strng

All ratings35 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral8.6%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive84.4%
Neutral9.4%
Negative6.3%

In-app purchases

None

Musician's Metronome

No in-app purchases

None

strng

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Musician's Metronome free?
Musician's Metronome costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is strng free?
strng costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Musician's Metronome or strng?
Musician's Metronome is rated higher. Musician's Metronome averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while strng averages 4.7 from 35 ratings.
Do Musician's Metronome or strng have ads?
Neither Musician's Metronome nor strng shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Musician's Metronome or strng?
Musician's Metronome ships an update every 10 months, and strng every 4 months. Most recently, Musician's Metronome was updated on November 1, 2026 and strng on November 1, 2026.

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