Comparison

WCBE vs Pocket Tempo

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

Head to head
About

WCBE

Stream live radio and local podcasts, view program schedules, and set alarms. Enjoy DVR-like controls for live broadcasts, background listening, and send messages to the station. Access news stories and archived content.

Highlights
  • Live stream listening
  • Podcast playback
  • Program schedule
  • Alarm clock functionality
  • DVR-like controls (pause, rewind, fast forward)
  • Background audio playback
  • Send voice/video messages
Features
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The WCBE App allows you to listen to the WCBE live stream and local podcasts, view the program schedule, and wake up to WCBE with the alarm clock! App Features • DVR-like controls (pause, rewind, and fast forward). You can pause the live stream to have a conversation and pick up right where you left off! Or rewind to catch something you just missed! • Listen to the live stream from WCBE even while traveling! • Integrated program schedule for the WCBE stream! • Listen to WCBE in the background while browsing the web or catching up on your emails! • Send the station a voice mail or video message via the Send Message feature! • Listen to WCBE podcasts and archived content! • Read or listen to WCBE news stories. The WCBE App is brought to you by the great people at the Columbus City School District and Public Media Apps. We work to provide our valued listeners with great mobile solutions. https://www.wcbe.org/ http://www.publicmediaapps.com

About

Pocket Tempo

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Tap it in. Trust every number. Most tempo calculators make you already know the BPM. Pocket Tempo doesn't — tap in time with the real performance (kick, snare, whatever sound is steady) and it locks onto the actual spacing between your taps, telling you if they were steady enough to trust. Reads it as the wrong note value? One tap fixes it — no re-tapping. Already know the tempo? Type it in instead. One anchor gets you every tempo-synced time value — delay, reverb, LFO, and compressor times, all derived from one honest anchor. Studio or stage. Built-in Tips — plain-language help for anyone newer to the terms (free on Delay & Compressor, included on every tab once unlocked) FREE, NO CATCH - Real transient-based tap tempo with a live consistency meter - Manual BPM entry - Half-time / double-time correction - Straight 1/4, 1/8, and 1/16 delay times - Full compressor release calculator — most tempo apps skip this entirely - Built-in metronome click with three sounds - Real time signature support: 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8 — correctly reads a 6/8 ballad as a dotted-quarter beat instead of quietly assuming 4/4 - Built-in Tips — plain-language help for anyone newer to the terms (free on Delay & Compressor, included on every tab once unlocked) PRO — $3.99 ONE-TIME, NO SUBSCRIPTION - Dotted & triplet delay subdivisions - Reverb decay + pre-delay - LFO / modulation rates - Gate hold & release - Delay Tower — a real physics-based distance calculator for live speaker placement, not tempo math - Setlist — save, reorder, and rename tempos per song, recall them instantly at a gig - Light and dark themes - Full Tips coverage on every tab, not just two Built by a working audio engineer and educator, for anyone who's ever had to guess a delay time mid-soundcheck.

Screenshots

WCBE4 screens
Pocket Tempo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WCBE at none against Pocket Tempo's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Pocket Tempo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WCBE asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
WCBE versus Pocket Tempo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWCBEPocket Tempo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (37 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings37 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB38 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperColumbus City School Districtneal schmitt

In-app purchases

None

WCBE

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pocket Tempo

One-time1
  • Pocket Tempo - Pro Unlock$3.99

Questions

Is WCBE free?
WCBE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Tempo free?
Pocket Tempo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WCBE or Pocket Tempo have ads?
Neither WCBE nor Pocket Tempo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WCBE or Pocket Tempo?
WCBE ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pocket Tempo every 3 weeks. Most recently, WCBE was updated on October 20, 2026 and Pocket Tempo on October 25, 2026.

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