Comparison

Makonome vs Ghost Beat

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

Head to head
About

Makonome

Features
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Makonome is a precision metronome designed for musicians who demand accuracy. Built with a sample-accurate audio engine, every click lands exactly where it should—even at the fastest tempos. PRECISE TIMING Our advanced audio engine delivers sub-millisecond accuracy. No more timing drift or inconsistent beats. Whether you're practicing at 40 BPM or pushing 400, Makonome keeps perfect time. PRACTICE SMARTER • Gap Trainer: Alternate between audible and silent bars to develop your internal clock. Start with training wheels, then challenge yourself as the metronome drops out. • Tempo Changer: Automatically increase BPM at set intervals. Perfect for building speed gradually without stopping to adjust. • Tap Tempo: Quickly set your tempo by tapping. Makonome calculates your average and locks in the BPM. • Tempo Detection: Use your microphone to detect the tempo of any song or performance. CUSTOMIZE YOUR CLICK • Subdivisions: Quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, and triplets • Time Signatures: From 1 to 16 beats per bar • Beat Accents: Set any beat to normal, accented, or muted • Sound Options: Choose between classic click or clave sounds • Haptic Feedback: Feel the beat through your device with adjustable intensity TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Practice Sessions: Log your practice time with notes and goals • Session History: Review past sessions and track your improvement • Usage Statistics: See your total practice time at a glance • Presets: Save your favorite configurations for quick recall THOUGHTFUL DESIGN • Clean, focused interface that stays out of your way • Works in the background while you use other apps • Daily practice reminders to keep you on track • Dark theme optimized for stage and studio use Whether you're a drummer working on independence, a guitarist building speed, a pianist perfecting your timing, or a student just starting out—Makonome gives you the tools to practice effectively. Download Makonome and take your timing to the next level.

About

Ghost Beat

This app challenges your internal rhythm by making metronome beats disappear. It helps you maintain tempo by ear and provides a score based on your accuracy. Features include customizable beat patterns, random mutes, and a speed trainer.

Highlights
  • Disappearing beat patterns
  • Random beat muting
  • Accurate timing score with deviation
  • Automatic speed trainer
  • Practice tracking and history
  • Multiple click sounds and pitch shifting
  • Support for various time signatures and subdivisions
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A metronome can keep time for you. Ghost Beat helps you learn to keep it yourself. Ghost Beat alternates between audible clicks and silent bars, giving you room to feel the tempo on your own. When the click comes back, you can hear how well you held it. Use it for drum practice, warm-ups, or working through a tricky rhythm. PRACTICE WITH AND WITHOUT THE CLICK Choose your tempo, time signature, subdivisions, and accents. Set how many bars play and how many stay silent, or use Random Mute to make individual beats disappear. Add spoken counts alongside the click and adjust their volumes separately. BUILD A PRACTICE HABIT Set a daily goal and follow your progress through the day. See your recent practice history, streaks, and weekly totals. Optional on-device detection can count your playing even when you don't need the metronome. Detection requires Ghost Beat to be open and active. START HANDS-FREE Use Start on Sound to begin without reaching for the screen. Calibrate microphone sensitivity for your room and playing, and choose whether silence should stop the metronome automatically. MAKE YOUR OWN ROUTINES Chain exercises with their own tempos, ghost patterns, and time signatures. Choose timed or bar-based steps, loop your routine, and save presets for setups you use often. Free tempo ladders help you work toward a target speed. CHECK YOUR TIMING Tap along in Tap Accuracy mode to see how consistently you land on the beat. Timing grades and deviation measurements give you something concrete to work on next time. PICK UP ON ANOTHER DEVICE Optional private iCloud sync keeps your routines, presets, practice history, daily goal, and saved notes together across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. You don't need a separate Ghost Beat account. FREE TO START The free app includes ghost bars, Random Mute, tempo ladders, daily goals, recent practice stats, up to 4 routines with 6 steps each, and 3 presets. GHOST BEAT PRO A one-time in-app purchase unlocks unlimited routines, routine steps, and presets, plus adjustable click pitch, progressive fade, extended practice statistics, and notes for your routines and presets. No subscription. YOUR PLAYING STAYS YOURS Microphone audio is analyzed live on your device. It is never recorded or uploaded. There are no ads. Ghost Beat uses app-session analytics, separate from your practice content. See the privacy policy for details. Questions or feedback? Reach out at support@ghostbeat.cc.

Screenshots

Makonome4 screens
Ghost Beat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Makonome at every 10 days against Ghost Beat's every 3 months. Ghost Beat's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Makonome sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ghost Beat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Makonome ships an update every 10 days, Ghost Beat every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Makonome versus Ghost Beat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMakonomeGhost Beat
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.116.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSustainable Development d.o.o.LANCE LAVERNE PEDERSON

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Makonome

One-time1
  • Makonome Pro$4.99
1 purchases

Ghost Beat

One-time1
  • Ghost Beat Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Makonome free?
Makonome is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ghost Beat free?
Ghost Beat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Makonome or Ghost Beat have ads?
Neither Makonome nor Ghost Beat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Makonome or Ghost Beat?
Makonome ships an update every 10 days, and Ghost Beat every 3 months. Most recently, Makonome was updated on October 14, 2026 and Ghost Beat on October 10, 2026.

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