Comparison

metronome for practice vs ChordScope

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

Head to head
About

metronome for practice

Features
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Practice and improve your performance with a metronome and tuner on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, plus a haptic metronome for Apple Watch. On iPhone, iPad, and Mac, set the BPM, beats per bar, rhythm subdivision, and beat accents. Choose between classic, woodblock, clave, rimshot, and digital click sounds. Sound and tuner options apply and save immediately, and Reset restores their defaults. Use the microphone tuner with an adjustable A4 reference, play reference notes, and explore common guitar tunings. A yearly subscription unlocks Pro tap tempo and a tempo trainer with automatic BPM steps after a configurable number of bars. The included Apple Watch app runs independently of your iPhone and is free to use without a subscription. It offers haptic beats, Digital Crown tempo control from 30–300 BPM, tap tempo, 1–12 beats per bar, and separately configurable regular and first-beat haptic patterns. Wrist-down playback can continue while the Watch app remains open, for sessions of up to one hour. The tuner, click sounds, and tempo trainer are available in the iPhone, iPad, and Mac app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ChordScope

Features
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ChordScope visualizes harmony in real time from MIDI input. Connect a MIDI keyboard or controller and play. ChordScope detects the chord you’re playing and highlights the corresponding notes on a one-octave piano keyboard.Β  Notes that belong to the chord’s scale are shown clearly, making harmonic relationships easy to understand at a glance. Ideal for musicians, composers, and learners, ChordScope provides immediate visual feedback to help you explore chords and progressions as you play.

Screenshots

metronome for practice4 screens
ChordScope2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChordScope at none against metronome for practice's 1. metronome for practice's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. metronome for practice sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. ChordScope asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
metronome for practice versus ChordScope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermetronome for practiceChordScope
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPedro FerreiraTimo Seeberger

In-app purchases

1 purchases

metronome for practice

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly1 Month trial$1.991 Year
None

ChordScope

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is metronome for practice free?
metronome for practice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChordScope free?
ChordScope is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do metronome for practice or ChordScope have ads?
Neither metronome for practice nor ChordScope shows ads.

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