Comparison

Polymeter vs Celestial Strings

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

Head to head
About

Polymeter

This metronome helps musicians practice complex time signatures and changing meters without constant resets. Create custom sequences, save them as songs, and share with bandmates.

Highlights
  • Combine multiple time signatures
  • Reorder bars with drag & drop
  • Create custom meters
  • Save and recall song sequences
  • Share songs with other musicians
Features
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Polymeter is a metronome designed for musicians who work with changing time signatures, odd meters, and complex arrangements so you never have to reset your click again. Key Features • Seamlessly combine multiple time signatures (4/4, 3/4, 6/8, 5/4, 7/8, 9/8) into a single continuous sequence. • Reorder instantly: drag & drop bars into the exact order you need • Custom meters: set custom beats + note values,, • Save & recall: save your sequence, title, and tempo as a song and reload anytime • Share a song to fellow musicians or band mates and they’ll be able to open it right in the app. Happy practicing!

About

Celestial Strings

This app provides six essential tools for guitar practice, including a tuner, metronome, chord library, fingerstyle trainer, fretboard trainer, and song library. It focuses on practical functionality without subscriptions or gamified elements, designed for musicians who want focused practice.

Highlights
  • Real-time pitch detection tuner
  • Accurate metronome with various time signatures
  • Chord library with verified fingerings
  • Fingerstyle pattern trainer
  • Fretboard note identification trainer
  • Accurate song riff transcriptions
Features
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Celestial Strings is a practice companion for guitar — six focused tools, no subscription, no streaks or badges nagging you to keep a habit alive. Just the instruments you actually reach for between practice sessions. ORACLE — TUNER Real-time pitch detection built on the McLeod Pitch Method, tuned by ear against a Python reference implementation before a line of Swift shipped. Works for any tuning your instrument uses, with a capo control that shifts what counts as "in tune" without changing which string you're touching. PULSE — METRONOME A clean, accurate metronome with every time signature you'd actually use, swing subdivisions, and a tempo that's remembered the next time you open it. CODEX — CHORD LIBRARY & FRETBOARD Every common chord — majors, minors, sevenths, sus2/sus4, add9 — with real, hand-verified fingerings, not algorithmically nearest-fret guesses. Explore the fretboard note by note, or drill chord changes against a real strum pattern (down-up, pop-rock, reggae skank, and more) at your own tempo. LOOM — FINGERSTYLE TRAINER Learn and practice fingerstyle patterns with a hand diagram that shows exactly which finger plucks which string, in real time. Build your own patterns in the custom editor, or start from patterns you already know. TRIALS — FRETBOARD TRAINER Name the note at a given fret, cold. The fundamental skill under every other room, drilled directly. RIFFS — SONG LIBRARY Real riffs, transcribed accurately — down to the bends, pull-offs, and slides — not simplified stand-ins. Play along at your own pace. No accounts. No ads. No streaks. Just an instrument's worth of tools, built by a guitarist who wanted them to exist.

Screenshots

Polymeter2 screens
Celestial Strings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Celestial Strings at 5.0 against Polymeter's 4.3. Celestial Strings also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. Polymeter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Celestial Strings asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Celestial Strings holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Polymeter versus Celestial Strings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolymeterCelestial Strings
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB151 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJack GruberSandeep Koirala

Customer experience

Polymeter

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Celestial Strings

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Polymeter

One-time1
  • Polymeter Pro$4.99
None

Celestial Strings

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Polymeter free?
Polymeter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Celestial Strings free?
Celestial Strings is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Polymeter or Celestial Strings?
Celestial Strings is rated higher. Polymeter averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Celestial Strings averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Polymeter or Celestial Strings have ads?
Neither Polymeter nor Celestial Strings shows ads.

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