Metronom 137 vs GrooveMeter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Metronom 137
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Metronom 137 keeps you in time - all along your setlists. Worn on your wrist, it vibrates on every beat so you can feel the tempo during practice, on stage, or in the rehearsal room. Adjust the BPM with a single swipe, tap in the center for tap tempo, or change the time signature with a flick. NEW: TEMPO CHECK Not sure if you're actually playing on tempo? Tempo Check listens to what you're playing and compares it in real time to your target BPM, with a live graph showing how close you are. A short session is free to try; unlock unlimited Tempo Check sessions with a one-time purchase. APPLE WATCH • Metronome from 20 to 320 BPM • Swipe to adjust tempo instantly, or use the Digital Crown for fine control • Tap tempo - tap in the center of the screen • Time signatures: 4/4, 3/4, 6/8, and more • 4 feedback modes: vibration + sound (iPhone only), sound only, vibration only, or silent (discrete) • Save songs to your setlist with their BPM and time signature • Skip to the previous or next song with one tap • See and control Tempo Check right from your wrist, including starting or stopping a session remotely iPHONE COMPANION APP • Full metronome with the same features as the Apple Watch app, plus a redesigned, easier-to-read track list and setlist browser • Multiple named local setlists, reorderable with a simple drag • Multiple setlists from The Live Setlists (see below) • Tempo, time signature, setlist selection, and Tempo Check all stay perfectly in sync between iPhone and Apple Watch in real time - whichever device you touch, the other follows THE LIVE SETLISTS INTEGRATION (optional) Metronom 137 partners with The Live Setlists - a platform where you build and share setlists with your bandmates. Any setlist you create there is available directly in the app. Load a setlist in one tap, and when you adjust the tempo or time signature during rehearsal, the change can be saved back so your whole band always sees the latest values. No account required to use the app, but account needed to access The Live Setlists setlists. Your music, your tempo, on your wrist.
GrooveMeter
This app provides real-time BPM tracking for musicians to improve their timing. It listens to your playing and displays your tempo, offering visual feedback and session recording for practice analysis.
- Real-time BPM detection
- Confidence indicator for tempo accuracy
- Scrolling BPM history graph
- Target BPM feedback with color cues
- Tap tempo functionality
- Practice session recording with audio and BPM
- Session export with audio and PDF report
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GrooveMeter is a real-time BPM (Beats Per Minute) meter and practice tool for musicians who want to improve their timing. It listens to your playing through the microphone and continuously detects your tempo, making it easy to see how steady you really are. GrooveMeter runs as a stand-alone app or as an AUv3 plug-in inside compatible AUv3 hosts such as Logic Pro, AUM or GarageBand. Simply open the app, grant microphone access, and start playing. Within seconds, your tempo appears on screen and updates in real time. The main BPM display shows a smoothed tempo reading alongside a confidence indicator, so you can tell when the detector is certain about what it hears. When the audio is unclear or too quiet, GrooveMeter's confidence indicator will let you know by dropping to a lower percentage. A scrolling BPM history graph visualizes how your tempo changes over time. You can adjust the visible time window and set a target BPM to get immediate feedback on how close you are to the desired tempo. Color cues show whether you are on target, slightly off, or drifting significantly. Tap tempo is built directly into the graph. Tap in time to get a quick read on your tempo manually, which is useful when you want to compare live playing against a tempo in your head rather than relying on audio detection. GrooveMeter can record practice sessions, capturing both mono audio and a BPM snapshot every second. After recording, you can scrub through the session, see the tempo at any point, and review overall statistics such as median BPM and tempo stability. All recorded sessions are stored locally and accessible through the session browser. Each session includes clear statistics like duration, median BPM, minimum and maximum tempo, and a stability percentage that reflects timing consistency. Sessions can be exported as a zip archive containing the raw audio recording and a PDF practice report. The report includes a BPM timeline graph, summary statistics, and a written assessment of your timing with practice-oriented feedback.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Metronom 137 at none against GrooveMeter's 1. GrooveMeter's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. GrooveMeter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Metronom 137 asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Metronom 137 | GrooveMeter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thibault Ducray | Jan Maes |
In-app purchases
Metronom 137
No in-app purchases
GrooveMeter
- GrooveMeter activation$4.99









