Metronome 3D Plus vs Mid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Metronome 3D Plus
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Metronome is easy to use for working on your rhythm. This metronome is an ideal tool for working on your tempo and is indispensable when you are learning to play an instrument. This metronome can be used with any instrument, including guitar, saxophone, violin, drums, piano and more. Features: • Able to set the Tempo BPM by swipe up or down • Able to set tempo range from 20 to 280 BPM • Able to set background colour from light or dark • Metronome visual movement helps in concentration • Able to set stress first beat • Able to set beats per measure from 2 - 12 • 10 sounds effect for selection • Support both portrait and landscape orientations [iPad only] Table of basic tempo indications: Largo [Broadly] 40 – 60 BPM Lento [Slowly] 52 – 68 BPM Adagio [Slow (“at ease”)] 60 – 80 BPM Andante [Moderately slow] 76 – 100 BPM Moderato [Moderately] 88 – 112 BPM Allegretto [Somewhat fast] 100 – 128 BPM Allegro [Fast (joyous)] 112 – 160 BPM Vivace [Fast & Lively] ~ 140 BPM Presto [Very fast] 140 – 200 BPM Prestissimo [Faster than Presto] > 188 BPM The adjustable tempo range from 20 to 280 BPM. You can swipe up or down to the corresponding tempo (BPM). You can adjust the time signature and choose to accentuate the first beat to help you follow the rhythm easily. A Classic Metronome visual movement is available to help during work sequences. You can use this tool in music school or home practice to accompany music lessons and exercises. Composers often use a metronome as a standard tempo reference. They play or sing along to the metronome to derive beats per minute. Most musicians practice with metronomes to improve timing, especially the ability to stick to a tempo. Metronome practice helps internalize a clear sense of timing and tempo. A metronome, from ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, "measure") and νέμω (némo, "I manage", "I lead"), is a device that produces an audible click or other sound at a regular interval that can be set by the user, typically in beats per minute (BPM). Musicians use the device to practice playing to a regular pulse. Metronomes typically include synchronized visual motion. Thanks for your support and do visit nitrio.com for more apps for your iOS devices.
Mid
This app offers unique stereo transformations, allowing for smooth, continuous intervals between L/R and M/S representations. It enables new modulation possibilities and can be used as a width-preserving panner or to transform any stereo effect into an M/S one.
- Continuous mid-side interval
- Width-preserving panning
- Spatial modulation effect
- Transform stereo effects to M/S
- Lossless stereo field preservation
- Tempo sync capable LFO
- Paired mode for effect modulation
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Ever wonder what lies between the L/R and M/S representations? Mid-Side Continuum extends the definition of mid-side encoding to create a smooth, continuous interval allowing in-between values and gradual changes. Channel mode switches can now be turned into faders, opening up new modulation possibilities as well. The algorithm used by the plugin is a true extension of the mid-side encoder/decoder concept and doesn't involve any cross-fading or other artificial constructs. The plugin can be used in two ways: • In standalone mode, as a width-preserving panning effect, or a special modulation effect for spatially balanced sounds • In paired mode, allowing other effects to operate anywhere between L/R and M/S modes, with modulation options available FEATURES: • Provides a new kind of spatial modulation effect for stereo signals • Can be used as a panner that doesn't squash wide components (existing ambience, reverb, stereo FX), strongly panning narrow parts at the same time • A great companion for delays or delay-based effects: explore adding space or change the panoramic character without re-configuring delay taps • Turn any stereo effect or effects chain into a M/S one (or any graduation on the L/R - M/S curve), by sandwiching them between a pair of Mid-Side Continuum instances • Unlike panning, stereo panning, or binaural panning, Mid-Side Continuum preserves the exact geometry of the stereo field by using a lossless transform • Higher rates of change can be used to create additional kinds of effects (chorus, warble/flutter), depending on the width characteristics of the original input • A tempo sync capable LFO is available to add automatic modulation; the LFO phase can be offset to allow precise timing control and alignment THE PANNER FOR REVERB-RICH SOUNDS: Panning high-ambience and reverb-rich sounds need no longer result in squashed stereo images. The exact, full width of the stereo field is preserved when using Mid-Side Continuum as a panning tool. Unlike binaural panning, the overall stereo frequency response is kept maximally flat, thanks to the used algorithm's audio engineering-focused feature set. In fact, Mid-Side Continuum's algorithm is a lossless, completely reversible one (based on True Pan's technology). WRAP ANY EFFECT TO CHANGE / MODULATE THEIR STEREO MODE: Two Mid-Side Continuum instances can be conveniently linked in a way that the second one cancels out the transformation, restoring the original sound. Once linked, the second plugin will automatically re-align if parameters are changed in the first one, without missing a single sample. Between these two points, any number of audio effects can be inserted, all of which will receive the transformed signal instead of the original L/R one. This setup can be used in multiple ways: either to just turn any stereo plugin into a M/S one, or to modulate the stereo field of the wet signals (while keeping the dry signal intact) without the need for setting up additional routing, thus keeping tracks neatly self-contained. VERSATILE EXTENSION TO DELAY-BASED EFFECTS: • Alter stereo delay patterns or turn a mono multi-tap delay into a stereo one on the fly • Instead of having to choose from the two, explore any setting between L/R and M/S delay modes to select the best-fitting stereo response • Remove excessive L/R slappiness without losing any stereo width by spatially equalizing the delay output, filling in directions not populated by L/R taps • Improve the clarity of the mid channel / mono mix when combining panned delays with shorter notes or more rhythmic passages • Lessen any "clockwork-like" quality of panned delays that may be experienced with some instruments or passages • Change or fine-tune delay patterns that emerge in the mono mix when using stereo delays PLEASE NOTE: • An Audio Unit v3 compatible host app is required to use this plugin
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mid at every 14 months against Metronome 3D Plus's every 39 months. Metronome 3D Plus's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $5.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Metronome 3D Plus costs $2.99 and Mid $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Metronome 3D Plus ships an update every 39 months, Mid every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metronome 3D Plus | Mid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 14 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Heng Jia Liang | quantovox |
In-app purchases
Metronome 3D Plus
No in-app purchases
Mid
No in-app purchases








