Comparison

True Metronome vs Flash Metro

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

Flash Metro

A beautifully designed metronome app offering high-quality sounds and customizable colors. Control tempo, sounds, and colors with Siri Shortcuts and manage it from your lock screen with a dynamic widget.

Highlights
  • High-quality sound options
  • Customizable color themes
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
  • Dynamic lock screen widget
  • Tap tempo functionality
  • Fullscreen flash mode
  • Background audio support
Features
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Flash Metro is a simple beautifully designed metronome with high quality sounds and gorgeous colors. Flash Metro fully supports iOS Shortcuts. Use iOS Shortcuts to create presets to control Flash Metro from lock screen, or with Siri. Colors: Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Purple White Sounds: High Woodblock Mid Woodblock Low Woodblock High Cowbell Low Cowbell Hi-hat Snare Drum Kick Drum iOS Shortcuts Toggle Metro Toggle Flash Toggle Mute Set Tempo Set Click Set Color Simple Design Simple Controls Tap Tempo Fullscreen Flash Tempo Range of 1 - 999 BPM Clicks with 22µs Accuracy Adaptive Layout Flawless Background Audio

Screenshots

True Metronome4 screens
Flash Metro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: True Metronome at Free against Flash Metro's $1.99. True Metronome also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (74% vs 50%). Flash Metro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On 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

True Metronome is free to download; Flash Metro costs $1.99 up front. True Metronome sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Flash Metro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

True Metronome holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: True Metronome has 242 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of True Metronome's written reviews are positive against 50% of Flash Metro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
True Metronome versus Flash Metro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrue MetronomeFlash Metro
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (242 ratings) — better4.2 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews73.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings242 — better6
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMikhail MotyzhenkovExistential Audio

Customer experience

True Metronome

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

Flash Metro

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

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'

Flash Metro

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
None

Flash Metro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is True Metronome free?
True Metronome is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flash Metro free?
Flash Metro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, True Metronome or Flash Metro?
True Metronome is rated higher. True Metronome averages 4.6 out of 5 from 242 ratings, while Flash Metro averages 4.2 from 6 ratings.
Do True Metronome or Flash Metro have ads?
Neither True Metronome nor Flash Metro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, True Metronome or Flash Metro?
True Metronome ships an update weekly, and Flash Metro weekly. Most recently, True Metronome was updated on October 24, 2026 and Flash Metro on October 24, 2026.

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