True Metronome Lite vs Click Metronome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
True Metronome Lite
This app provides a highly accurate metronome with natural acoustic sounds, designed for serious musical practice. It offers precise timing, various time signatures, and a realistic feel, mimicking a mechanical metronome.
- Mathematically precise beats
- Natural acoustic sound with overtones
- Realistic pendulum swing
- All common and advanced time signatures
- Precise tempo adjustment in 1 BPM steps
- Optional bell accent on downbeat
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The most accurate metronome app, designed by musicians for serious practice. Why Musicians Choose True Metronome * Perfect timing, zero timing drift. Not “almost correct”, but mathematically precise beats for professional practice. * Natural acoustic sound with real overtones and subtle variation. No robotic clicks, no harsh synthetic loops. * Feels like a real metronome. Features * All common and advanced time signatures: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 beats per measure * Precise tempo adjustment in 1 BPM steps * Realistic pendulum swing that matches your tempo * Clean, distraction-free design focused on practice * Optional bell accent on the downbeat Perfect For * Classical musicians who need reliable timing * Music students and teachers * Players frustrated with “close enough” metronome apps * Long practice sessions (natural sound that does not become annoying) How It Works Drag the weight to set your tempo, choose your time signature below, and tap anywhere to start. The interface behaves like a real mechanical metronome because that is what serious musicians are used to. Lite Version * Tempos up to 160 BPM Unlock the full version and enjoy * An unlimited tempo range * Tap tempo input * A variety of visual skins * Full landscape support on iPad * Seamless Apple Watch integration * Live Activities and widgets on your lock screen * Siri Shortcuts * A completely ad-free experience True Metronome does not cut corners. While many apps rely on generic synthetic clicks, we recorded real mechanical metronomes to capture their natural tone and feel. Our custom audio engine delivers the hardware-level timing accuracy that demanding musicians expect. Download now and hear the difference in your practice.
Click Metronome
This powerful metronome offers multiple visual modes like animated numbers, fullscreen flash, and a traditional pendulum. It includes a standalone Apple Watch app for haptic or audio tempo reference and an iPhone remote control. Save presets with setlists for practice and performance.
- Multiple visual metronome modes
- Standalone Apple Watch app
- Setlist functionality for presets
- Wide tempo and time signature range
- Beat subdivisions and various sounds
- Fullscreen focus mode
- Tap Tempo feature
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Beautiful, powerful, setlist metronome with multiple visual modes and a standalone Apple Watch app. Animated beat numbers, fullscreen flash, traditional pendulum, standalone Apple Watch app with haptic or audio and an iPhone remote control -- Click gives you what you need for practice and performance, and then gets out of your way so you can focus on what's most important, making great music! Turn on the NUMBER DISPLAY to help you count out a complicated phrasing or that odd time signature. Use the FULLSCREEN FLASH for watching out of the corner of your eye on your music stand. Or use the PENDULUM mode for a more classic feel. Wide tempo range, beat subdivisions, a variety of time signatures, multiple sound types, and a fullscreen mode for total focus make Click a powerful but easy to use solution for practice and performance. And, use the new setlists feature to save it all and recall your presets instantly! SETLISTS • Save presets for your next gig and stay on tempo and stress-free all night! • Dial in your favorite practice routines. • Fullscreen mode gives you the same large, easy-to-see visualization that Click is known for and combines it with the ability to switch quickly between preset songs. APPLE WATCH APP • Standalone metronome, with audio or haptic, for a quick tempo reference, even when your iPhone isn't nearby. Audio can also play indefinitely in the background on supported devices/iOS versions. Includes Tap Tempo feature, so can also use it to quickly find the tempo of any song. • Use remote control mode to control play/stop and tempo settings for Click on your iPhone MULTIPLE VISUAL MODES • Large Beat Numbers • Fullscreen Flash • Traditional "Pendulum" style, with or without beat numbering AUDIO • Tempo from 10 to 400 BPM • 21 different time signatures • Subdivide beats: Eighths, Triplets, Shuffles, Sixteenths in various patterns • Woodblock, Clave, Beep, and Cowbell sounds PLUS • Tap Tempo • Downbeat flash option • Downbeat accent option • Change subdivision volume for a more musical sound • Fullscreen mode: set your tempo, time signature, etc., then close the controls for easier viewing and total focus • Easily operate the metronome and all controls with one hand, even on large screen devices If you like Click and find it a useful tool, please consider leaving a review or rating on the App Store. It means a lot to me and helps others find the app as well! Feel free to contact me with questions or comments. I'd love to hear from you! email: support@gigbagapps.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Click Metronome at none against True Metronome Lite's shown. Click Metronome also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 60%) and ratings volume (295 vs 54). True Metronome Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for True Metronome Lite against 4.6 for Click Metronome. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Click Metronome has 295 ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of True Metronome Lite's written reviews are positive against 82% of Click Metronome's.
True Metronome Lite ships an update every 8 days, Click Metronome every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | True Metronome Lite | Click Metronome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (54 ratings) | 4.6 (295 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.6% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 54 | 295 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mikhail Motyzhenkov | Hawks Hill Software, LLC |
Customer experience
True Metronome Lite
Click Metronome
User reviews
True Metronome Lite
From 54 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and reliable
- 👍 Authentic sound and feel
- 👍 Great for practice and timing
- 👍 Works well as a background app
Room to improve
- 🚫 Ads can be disruptive
- 🔒 Limited functionality in free version
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes
- 🔋 High battery consumption
Click Metronome
From 295 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
- 💡 Excellent visual metronome with customizable settings
- 🚀 Responsive and smooth performance
- 🔒 No ads or in-app purchases
- 👍 Clean and minimalist design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional freezing or crashing issues
- 🔋 Apple Watch app stops working when screen turns off
- 🔋 Low volume on some devices
- 🐛 Difficulty adjusting tempo precisely
- 🐛 Compatibility issues on iPad
Bugs and requests
True Metronome Lite
Reported bugs
3 issues- Metronome stops working after updates
- Tempo slider is overly sensitive
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Expand tempo range beyond 160 BPM
- Add more sound options and customization
- Improve sensitivity and responsiveness of controls
Click Metronome
Reported bugs
3 issues- Metronome stops working when Apple Watch screen turns off
- Visual orientation issues on iPad
- Occasional freezing or lagging
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to copy/paste song information and set lists
- Timer and more subdivision options
- Haptic feedback on iPhone
- Ability to sync set lists across devices
- Option to accent beats other than the 1
In-app purchases
True Metronome Lite
No in-app purchases
Click Metronome
No in-app purchases
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