Comparison

True Metronome vs Uke Ukulele Tuner

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

Head to head
About

True Metronome

This app provides a reliable metronome for musicians, featuring realistic acoustic sounds and precise timing. It offers practice tools like tempo training and live detection, along with progress tracking and Apple ecosystem integrations.

Highlights
  • Realistic acoustic metronome sounds
  • Precise timing with zero drift
  • Tempo Trainer for gradual speed increase
  • Live Tempo Detection via microphone
  • Apple Watch and Siri integration
  • Progress tracking and global rankings
Features
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True Metronome — the practice companion musicians have trusted since 2012. No ads. No subscription. Start the metronome in one tap — drag the weight, choose your time signature, and practice. Every beat comes from recordings of real mechanical metronomes, with subtle natural variations that keep long practice sessions pleasant. PRACTICE TOOLS (Pro) - Subdivisions — 11 patterns including triplets, sixteenths and swing - Tempo Trainer — gradually increase the tempo over measures, so you build speed without noticing - Live Tempo Detection — the microphone listens to your playing and shows your actual BPM in real time - Presets — save and load your favorite setups (BPM, time signature, subdivisions) - Flash on Beat — the screen flashes on every beat as a visual cue METRONOME - Zero timing drift — mathematically precise beats - Natural acoustic sound from recordings of real metronomes - Realistic pendulum physics - Time signatures from 1 to 13 beats per measure - Tap tempo to match any song — 5 free detections a day, unlimited with Pro - Beautiful backgrounds and multiple skins APPLE ECOSYSTEM - Apple Watch app — control the metronome from your wrist - Siri — "Hey Siri, start metronome" or "Allegro metronome" - Live Activities & Dynamic Island — tempo always visible - Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets - Background playback TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - Practice stats — daily, weekly, and monthly - Global rankings — compare yourself with musicians in your country and around the world FREE VERSION INCLUDES All tempos (20–400 BPM), all backgrounds, 2 skins, all time signatures, 1 bell accent, and background playback. PRO UPGRADE (one-time purchase) Subdivisions, Tempo Trainer, Live Tempo Detection, Tap Tempo, Presets, Flash on Beat, all skins, all bell accents, Siri, Apple Watch, widgets, and Live Activities. No subscription. Pay once, own it forever. Used by classical musicians, students, and teachers in 190+ countries. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.

About

Uke Ukulele Tuner

Easily tune your ukulele with real-time visual and audio feedback. Offers multiple common tunings and customizable settings for a personalized experience. Get back to playing your favorite songs quickly and accurately.

Highlights
  • Real-time note, octave, and frequency display
  • Audio reference notes
  • Multiple standard tunings included
  • Customizable instrument profiles
  • Left-handed mode
  • Adjustable reference pitch (A4)
  • Adjustable sensitivity
Features
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Your ukulele. In tune. Ready to play. Uke Ukulele Tuner brings the warmth of a real ukulele to your iPhone and iPad. Pluck a string and see its note, octave and frequency in the sound hole, with clear guidance to raise or lower the pitch. Tap a pearl pick to hear a real ukulele reference note. THREE EVERYDAY TUNINGS, FREE • Standard / high G: G4 C4 E4 A4 • Low G: G3 C4 E4 A4 • Baritone: D3 G3 B3 E4 Tune your soprano, concert, tenor or baritone, with friendly explanations of high G, low G and octaves when you need them. A SATISFYING FINISH Each pick earns a discreet check when its string stays close to the target pitch. Check all four and you're ready to play. Your live reading stays visible for three seconds between notes, while the separate session checks remember your progress and clear if a later reading shows a string has drifted. Optional gentle haptics on supported iPhones add a little reassurance. MAKE IT YOURS • Save named instrument profiles, including tuning, reference pitch and string order. • Switch to left-handed ordering, with the reference sounds and indicators mapped correctly. • Adjust the A4 reference from 420 to 460 Hz to match other instruments. • Choose automatic sensitivity or adjust it yourself for your playing space. • Use a calmer waveform display if you prefer less movement. • Loop reference notes, or tap a pick again to stop playback. • Choose a sky view or a close-up with larger picks on iPad. ROOM FOR THE MUSIC There are no advertisements on the iPhone or iPad tuning screen. Promotions for our other apps sit at the bottom of Settings, out of the way. Microphone audio is processed on your device, and tuning works without an internet connection. ONE OPTIONAL UPGRADE A one-time in-app purchase unlocks the specialist D, sopranino, bass, contrabass and slack low-G tunings, transposition up or down by as many as six semitones, and removes advertisements from Settings. No subscription. Open Uke Tuner, pluck a string, and get back to playing.

Screenshots

True Metronome4 screens
Uke Ukulele Tuner4 screens

Verdict

The call

True Metronome and Uke Ukulele Tuner are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. True Metronome sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Uke Ukulele Tuner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
True Metronome versus Uke Ukulele Tuner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrue MetronomeUke Ukulele Tuner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (227 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.6% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings227 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMikhail MotyzhenkovFabulousPanda

Customer experience

True Metronome

All ratings227 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews121 reviews
Positive73.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative17.4%

Uke Ukulele Tuner

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

True Metronome

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Prompts do not disappear, preventing app usage
  • App does not align to iPad's orientation
  • Swinging arm does not match the ticking beat
  • No sound issues reported by multiple users
  • App closes unexpectedly
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  • Volume is too low in newer versions
  • Clicking continues after stopping the arm
  • Clicking continues even when the app is closed (multitask)
  • No sound when phone is muted
  • No sound when connected to dock

Requested features

10 requests
  • Allow background operation when screen is off
  • Minimize interface
  • Subdivision of tempo
  • Lower frequency range (e.g., 36 bpm)
  • Bell on the 8th beat
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  • Stereo sound
  • Silent mode with screen flash
  • Tap to set tempo feature
  • More beat sound options
  • Ability to change the 'ching sound'

Uke Ukulele Tuner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

True Metronome

One-time2
  • Special Skin$0.99
  • True Metronome Pro$9.99
1 purchases

Uke Ukulele Tuner

One-time1
  • Uke Tuner Pro Features$1.99

Questions

Is True Metronome free?
True Metronome is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Uke Ukulele Tuner free?
Uke Ukulele Tuner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do True Metronome or Uke Ukulele Tuner have ads?
Neither True Metronome nor Uke Ukulele Tuner shows ads.

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