Caternome vs SheetCue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Caternome
This app offers a unique metronome experience with a visual caterpillar that moves to the rhythm. Customize tempo, division types, and beat division levels to suit your practice needs.
- Visual caterpillar animation
- Customizable tempo
- Duple or triple division types
- Adjustable beat division levels
- Pulse, division, and subdivision visualization
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Feel the beat as you move along with the caterpillar in this fun metronome alternative. Choose your: - tempo - division type (duple or triple) - beat division level (pulse, division, subdivision) The caterpillar sways with the pulse (macrobeat), stomps to the duple or triple beat division (microbeat), and pulses to the subdivision.
SheetCue
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SheetCue is a sheet music app for turning your own PDF scores or score photos into a measure-by-measure practice view. It shows the current and next measures together, helping you stay with the score instead of repeatedly scrolling. Import a PDF or up to 20 JPEG/PNG score images. Mark score rows to create measure boxes, then add, split, merge, resize, or delete them as needed. Key features: - Import PDF sheet music or score photos in your chosen order - Mark score rows to create measures and correct them manually - Repeat, skip, and rearrange measures into a custom practice order - Set BPM, beat count, and timing by measure - Use count-in, metronome, and A-B loop, and adjust how quickly the score view advances - Switch between current-and-next-measure and full-page views - Add annotations to the current page or measure - Export and import SheetCue presets - Keep score files and practice data stored locally on your device SheetCue does not listen to your performance or automatically play or interpret musical notes. The score view advances according to the timing and order you confirm. SheetCue requires a SheetCue Plus subscription (monthly or annual). Eligible accounts can start with a 14-day free trial, as shown in the App Store. Payment is charged to your Apple Account, and the subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://sheetcue.com/privacy/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SheetCue at Free against Caternome's $0.99. Caternome's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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
SheetCue is free to download; Caternome costs $0.99 up front. SheetCue sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Caternome asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Caternome | SheetCue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Laura Gabrielson | Kwangho Bae |
In-app purchases
Caternome
No in-app purchases
SheetCue
- SheetCue Plus Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- SheetCue Plus Annual14 Days trial$19.991 Year









