Comparison

Pulse vs DroneTone

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

Head to head
About

Pulse

This app provides a precise, haptic-driven metronome for musicians. It delivers strong, consistent taps felt through your iPhone or Apple Watch, aiding timing practice in noisy settings or for silent use. Customize tempo, haptics, and subdivision patterns for visual and tactile rhythm guidance.

Highlights
  • Haptic feedback for timing
  • Apple Watch app for standalone use
  • Customizable haptics and subdivisions
  • Visual and tactile rhythm cues
  • Precise tempo control
Features
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A precise, haptic-driven metronome for musicians. Pulse gives you strong, consistent taps you can feel through your iPhone or Apple Watch, making timing practice easier in noisy environments or when you don’t want sound. Set your tempo instantly, customise haptics and subdivision patterns, and stay locked into your rhythm with both visual and tactile cues. The Apple Watch app works on its own... perfect for rehearsals or discreet practice.

About

DroneTone

Generate sustained, hand-tuned drone notes for ambient resonance. Customize pitch, texture, and fade timers for meditation, focus, sleep, or musical practice. Enjoy background audio and AirPlay support.

Highlights
  • Sustained drone notes
  • Full chromatic pitch range
  • Customizable texture and overtones
  • Gentle fade timer
  • Background audio and AirPlay support
  • Ideal for meditation and focus
Features
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This app plays sustained, hand-tuned drone notes that fill the room with deep ambient resonance. Pick any pitch across the full chromatic range and hold it as long as you need — no loops, no seams, just a perfectly steady note with warm overtones. Blend waveforms, soften the attack, and dial in detuned layers to shape the texture. Set a gentle fade timer and let a single tone carry you into stillness. Background audio, AirPlay, and headphones — your drone keeps glowing wherever you go. Perfect for meditation, breathwork, deep focus, sleep, and musical practice or tuning. — SUBSCRIPTION — Premium unlocks all features. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in App Store settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Pulse4 screens
DroneTone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DroneTone at Free against Pulse's $0.99. DroneTone also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). Pulse's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ratings volume, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

DroneTone is free to download; Pulse costs $0.99 up front. DroneTone sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Pulse asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pulse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pulse ships an update every 4 months, DroneTone every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Pulse versus DroneTone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulseDroneTone
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#182 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorge KingPhuc Pham

In-app purchases

None

Pulse

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

DroneTone

Subscriptions2
  • Drone Note Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Drone Note Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$29.99

Questions

Is Pulse free?
Pulse costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DroneTone free?
DroneTone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pulse or DroneTone?
Pulse is rated higher. Pulse averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while DroneTone averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pulse or DroneTone have ads?
Neither Pulse nor DroneTone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pulse or DroneTone?
Pulse ships an update every 4 months, and DroneTone every 6 weeks. Most recently, Pulse was updated on October 28, 2026 and DroneTone on October 31, 2026.

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