Comparison

Cat Metronome vs RRS PUNCH

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

Head to head
About

Cat Metronome

This app provides a delightful and visually engaging way to keep time for music practice. An animated cat moves to the beat, offering a more motivating alternative to traditional metronomes. It's designed for musicians of all levels, including children and those who benefit from visual cues.

Highlights
  • Animated cat visualizes the beat
  • Ultra-low latency audio
  • Full Italian tempo terms
  • Complete time signatures
  • First-beat accent animation
  • Designed for hearing-impaired users
  • VoiceOver support
Features
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Cat Metronome brings joy to music practice with a lovable animated cat that keeps time with every beat. Unlike cold, mechanical tools, this metronome features a procedurally generated cat that nods, waves its paws, and moves to your rhythm. PERFECT FOR EVERYONE • Musicians of all skill levels seeking a reliable, precise metronome • Children learning instruments who need motivation to practice • Hearing-impaired musicians who benefit from strong visual beat cues • Conductors and teachers who need quick access to tempo markings PROFESSIONAL PRECISION • Ultra-low latency synthesized audio – no perceptible delay • Full Italian tempo terms (Largo to Prestissimo) with one-tap selection • Complete time signatures: 1/4 to 12/8 and beyond • First-beat accent with distinct sound and animation ACCESSIBILITY FIRST • Designed with hearing-impaired users in mind • Strong visual contrast between downbeat and weak beats • The cat's exaggerated first-beat animation makes bar starts unmistakable • Full VoiceOver support • Light and Dark mode for any environment MINIMALIST DESIGN • Clean interface that keeps focus on the cat • No ads, no clutter • Works beautifully on iPhone and iPad • Free to use, no subscription needed Download Cat Metronome and make every practice session a little more delightful.

About

RRS PUNCH

This audio plug-in offers a versatile channel strip with modeled vintage pre-amp, EQ, and compressor. It provides extensive sonic shaping possibilities for both stereo and mono audio, with adjustable parameters for detailed sound control.

Highlights
  • Standalone and AUv3 plug-in
  • Modeled vintage PreAmp, EQ, and Compressor
  • Stereo, Mono, Dual Mono, and Mid/Side modes
  • Undo/Redo and A/B comparison
  • Macro controllers
  • Scalable GUI
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RRS PUNCH AUv3 plug-in — comes as time-limited Demo-version for you to try. It gives you 5 minutes of Free play time. (You can reload the RRS PUNCH AUv3 plug-in as many times as you want, thereby you get the Demo period again and again.) Unlimited version of RRS PUNCH AUv3 plug-in comes as In-App Purchase. The PUNCH combines the efficient design and cohesive sound of analog channel strips with the diverse sonic color and flexible sound-shaping possibilities available only in digital. Features: • Standalone and AUv3 plug-in; • Modeled vintage PreAmp, EQ and Compressor; • Stereo, Mono, Dual Mono and Mid/Side modes; • Undo/Redo; • A/B comparison; • 2x/4x/8x Upsampling; • Macro controllers; • Built-in Gain Match; • Scalable GUI. PREAMP SECTION: • Line Gain — line drive is increased as the knob is rotated counter-clockwise; • Mic Gain — to increase the mic drive, rotate the knob clockwise. PreAmp will not increase gain, just harmonic distortion. The distortion is mild and adds some coloration. EQ SECTION: • High Band — the High Shelf knob offers approximately ±15 dB of smooth fixed frequency shelving equalization at 12 kHz. Rotate the control clockwise to add the famous high-end sheen or counter-clockwise to reduce the treble response; • Midrange Band — the midrange band is controlled by two knobs, delivering smooth semi-parametric midrange equalization. The right knob controls the band gain and the left knob selects the band frequency or band disable. The response for this band has a dependence on the bandwidth as the gain is adjusted. At higher center frequencies the Q goes up for a more focused peak; • Low Band — the low band delivers smooth low frequency shelving equalization, controlled by two knobs. The right knob controls the band gain and the left knob selects the shelf frequency or band disable. The available range is approximately ±15 dB. The band gain is zero when the knob position indicator is pointing straight down; • Low Cut — this knob specifies the fixed frequency of the low cut (high pass) filter. This filter has an 18 dB per octave slope. COMPRESSOR SECTION: • SC Filter (Sidechain filter) — allows removal of low-frequency content from the control sidechain, reducing excessive gain reduction and/or «pumping» on bass-heavy audio signals without reducing bass content of the audio signal itself; • Threshold — determines how much compression will occur. When the input signal exceeds the threshold level, the compressor engages. A smaller value results in more compression; • Makeup — increases the signal level out of the compressor to compensate for reduced levels as a result of compression; • Ratio — this control determines the compressor ratio; • Knee — this control determines the compressor knee; • Attack — determines how fast compression will engage when the signal exceeds the compressor threshold; • Recovery (Release) — is the time it takes for the compressor to stop processing after the signal drops below the threshold value; • Dry/Wet — the output balance between the signal processed by selected compressor and the original dry source signal can be adjusted with Dry/Wet control; • Gain Reduction Meter — indicates the amount of gain reduction that is occurring, in dB. MASTER SECTION: • Input — adjusts the signal level at the input of the plug-in without affecting the sonic character of the signal; • Phase — this button inverts the polarity of the signal. When the switch is engaged, the phase is inverted. Leave the switch in the disengaged for normal phase; • Output — adjusts the signal level at the output of the plug-in without affecting the sonic character of the signal. To use RRS PUNCH as a plug-in, you need an AUv3-compatible host app like GarageBand, Auria, AUM, Cubasis and more — RRS PUNCH will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins in the host app.

Screenshots

Cat Metronome2 screens
RRS PUNCH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cat Metronome at none against RRS PUNCH's 1. RRS PUNCH's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. RRS PUNCH sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cat Metronome asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cat Metronome against 5.0 for RRS PUNCH. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RRS PUNCH has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cat Metronome versus RRS PUNCH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCat MetronomeRRS PUNCH
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings221 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNekopan Lab LLCRRS, OOO

Customer experience

Cat Metronome

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

RRS PUNCH

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cat Metronome

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RRS PUNCH

One-time1
  • RRS PUNCH Unlimited$8.99

Questions

Is Cat Metronome free?
Cat Metronome is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RRS PUNCH free?
RRS PUNCH is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cat Metronome or RRS PUNCH?
Cat Metronome and RRS PUNCH are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 21 ratings respectively.
Do Cat Metronome or RRS PUNCH have ads?
Neither Cat Metronome nor RRS PUNCH shows ads.

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