Comparison

Composer Lab vs Tonaly Beat

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

Head to head
About

Composer Lab

Explore harmonic structures, scales, and microtonal tuning systems. This app offers tools for organizing pitch material, crafting custom tunings, and managing rhythmic units for songwriting and composition.

Highlights
  • Harmonic structure exploration
  • Custom tuning system creation
  • Rhythmic unit management
  • Microtonal scale playback
  • DAW file export (.scl, .tun)
  • Pitch set theory principles
Features
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Set Module:
 The Set Module enables musicians to explore harmonic structures and scales of all kinds, and discover new ways of organizing pitch material. Built on the principles of pitch set theory, it offers an intuitive interface along with a rich set of practical tools. Features include fixed superset, fixed subset, invariance calculation, interval vector constraints, unfolding, and numeric recombination mode. The module is designed to make working with complex musical ideas easier and more intuitive, and can be used in songwriting, arranging, film scoring, and concert music composition. Tempo Module:
 The Tempo Module allows users to set a range for rhythmic units and define a tolerance for timing variations. It supports a system where up to six different tempos can be freely switched and converted. Tuning Module:
 Start at 1/1 and craft your own tuning system with cents or ratios. Map it onto a standard keyboard so you can transpose in 12ET or in precise cent steps. Hear your microtonal scales live, then export .scl and .tun files straight to your DAW—unlocking boundless realms beyond the twelve-tone limit. New Euclid and Orbit modules added! Detailed guide will be updated shortly.

About

Tonaly Beat

This application provides a precise and visually appealing metronome with two distinct styles: a classic wooden design with a swinging pendulum or a modern digital panel. It offers customizable time signatures, subdivisions, and vibration feedback, ensuring a steady beat for practice.

Highlights
  • Sample-accurate timing
  • Adjustable BPM and tap tempo
  • Multiple time signatures and subdivisions
  • Optional vibration feedback
  • Live Activity for Dynamic Island/Lock Screen
  • Background operation
  • Customizable visual styles and colors
Features
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Tonaly Beat keeps perfect time and looks the part. Two styles: a classic wooden metronome with a swinging pendulum and a warm, woody tick, or a back-lit digital panel with a clean electronic beep. Seven colours between them — pick the one you like looking at. • Sample-accurate timing — clicks are scheduled at exact audio sample positions, so the beat stays steady even while the screen animates • 40–208 BPM, with tap tempo • Time signatures 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8, with an accented downbeat • Subdivisions: eighths, triplets, sixteenths • Changing the subdivision or time signature takes effect on the next bar, so the count never stumbles mid-practice • Vibration on every beat, or off — for a phone resting on a piano lid, or practising through headphones • On iPhone and iPad, in portrait and landscape • Live Activity — tempo in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen, with a Stop button • Keeps going when you leave — switch to your sheet music or lock the screen and the beat carries on • Remembers your settings No ads, no accounts, no analytics, no network connections. Nothing is collected. Everything stays on your device.

Screenshots

Composer Lab4 screens
Tonaly Beat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tonaly Beat at Free against Composer Lab's $17.99. Composer Lab's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Tonaly Beat is free to download; Composer Lab costs $17.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Composer Lab against 5.0 for Tonaly Beat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Composer Lab ships an update every 3 days, Tonaly Beat weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Composer Lab versus Tonaly Beat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComposer LabTonaly Beat
Price$17.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer笑一 杨MU SU

Customer experience

Composer Lab

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tonaly Beat

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Composer Lab

No in-app purchases

None

Tonaly Beat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Composer Lab free?
Composer Lab costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tonaly Beat free?
Tonaly Beat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Composer Lab or Tonaly Beat?
Composer Lab and Tonaly Beat are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Composer Lab or Tonaly Beat have ads?
Neither Composer Lab nor Tonaly Beat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Composer Lab or Tonaly Beat?
Composer Lab ships an update every 3 days, and Tonaly Beat weekly. Most recently, Composer Lab was updated on October 5, 2026 and Tonaly Beat on October 6, 2026.

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