Comparison

metronome for practice vs ScaleSpin

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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. Save named metronome presets on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, mark your favorites, and return to a complete practice setup in a tap. Presets remember tempo, beats per bar, rhythm, click sound, volume, count-in, and tempo-trainer settings. An optional one- or two-bar count-in gives you time to get ready before practice begins. Set an optional auto-stop for 5, 10, or 15 minutes on every platform. On iPhone, iPad, and Mac, see the target beside elapsed practice time while playing. On Apple Watch, check the time remaining in Settings. Presets, count-in, and auto-stop are included without a subscription. 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

ScaleSpin

This app simplifies daily scale practice for musicians by randomly selecting scales. It aims to make practicing more engaging and enjoyable, inspired by dedicated music teachers.

Highlights
  • Random scale selection
  • Simplified practice routine
  • Engaging practice experience
  • Dedicated to music teachers
Features
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Spin the wheel, discover a scale, and start practicing. ScaleSpin makes daily scale practice simple, engaging, and a little more fun by randomly selecting your next scale. This app is dedicated to my music teachers, Matthew and Ice, whose patience, encouragement, and constant emphasis on the importance of scales have inspired countless hours of practice and growth.

Screenshots

metronome for practice4 screens
ScaleSpin1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScaleSpin 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 · 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. metronome for practice sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. ScaleSpin asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
metronome for practice versus ScaleSpin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermetronome for practiceScaleSpin
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPedro FerreiraShuo Yang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

metronome for practice

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly1 Month trial$1.991 Year
None

ScaleSpin

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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