Comparison

GetLiveBPM vs TempoKey

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

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About

GetLiveBPM

Features
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Keep your tempo perfectly on track with GetLiveBPM the ultimate real-time tempo detector and BPM counter designed for musicians, drummers, and bands. Whether you are practicing in your room, rehearsing with your band, or playing a live gig, GetLiveBPM acts as your passive audio companion to instantly identify and track the exact speed of your music. KEY FEATURES: • Live BPM Detection via Microphone: No cables needed. Simply point your device's microphone at the audio source (drums, speakers, or acoustic instruments) to get an instant, real-time tempo measurement. • Accurate Tempo History Chart: Visualizing your timing is key. Track your tempo drift over time with an intuitive live chart. See exactly where you are rushing or dragging during your set. • Tap Tempo Fallback Mode: In ultra-noisy environments or during silent rehearsals? Seamlessly switch to manual tap mode. Tap along with the rhythm to get an instant, accurate average BPM. • Decimal & Sub-Integer Precision: Powered by advanced audio analysis and parabolic interpolation, GetLiveBPM gives you hyper-accurate decimal precision that standard tap tools can't match. • 100% On-Device Audio Processing: Your privacy matters. The advanced detection model runs entirely locally. No internet connection, account signup, or data usage required. WHO IS GETLIVEBPM FOR? • Drummers: Ditch the rigid metronome click and check your natural pocket during live drum practice. • Bands & Live Acts: Keep rehearsals tight and ensure the entire ensemble is locked into the correct tempo. • DJs & Music Producers: Quickly identify the BPM of live tracks or external vinyl audio sources on the fly. • Fitness Instructors: Match your choreography perfectly to the beat of any background track. Download GetLiveBPM today and take control of your musical timing!

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TempoKey

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Know every song's tempo before you walk on stage. TempoKey analyzes an audio file you already own and returns its BPM in seconds — and it always shows two readings, the primary tempo and its half-time or double-time alternative, because that ambiguity is real in almost every library. You choose the one that matches how you count the song. From there it goes straight into a setlist you can reorder, annotate, and read from the stage. WHAT'S INSIDE • Automatic BPM analysis — Import a local audio file through the Files picker or drag and drop, and an on-device engine returns the tempo: Apple's Music Understanding framework on iOS 27, or the built-in DSP engine on earlier systems. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is copied, nothing leaves your phone. • Dual reading, by design — Every result shows a primary BPM next to its half-time or double-time alternative, for example "87 Ā· or 174". One tap swaps them, and you can type a value in by hand when you disagree with both. • Song Map and auto key on iOS 27 — See the song's structure at a glance: sections, bar grid, where vocals, drums and bass enter, and overall loudness. The detected key is shown with an honest alternate reading; a key you type yourself always takes priority. On earlier systems the key field is typed in by you. • Tap tempo — Tap along four or more times and watch the tempo settle live. Made for rehearsal rooms, live counts, and anything you cannot import as a file. • Setlist library — Build ordered setlists with song title, BPM, a musical key, and your own notes. Drag to reorder until the running order is right. • Home screen widgets — An extra-large widget shows the next song in your setlist with tempo and key, readable from across the stage (iOS 27; medium size on earlier systems). • Performance Mode — A large-type card built for a dark stage: title, tempo and key readable at a glance, swipe left and right to move through the set, screen stays awake. • Transpose and tempo math — Capo and semitone transposition, BPM to milliseconds for delay and echo, and 75% / 50% practice-speed references. Pure arithmetic, no audio processing. • Spotlight and Siri — Your songs and setlists are searchable from the system search and openable by Siri (iOS 18.4 or later). • Completely offline — No account, no sign-in, no network requests, no cloud sync, no ads. WHAT TEMPOKEY IS NOT • Not a metronome. The app makes no sound at all. • Not a player. There is no playback, no now-playing screen, no media library browsing. • Not a tuner, not a notation app, not an audio editor. • No subscription, no advertising, no account. FILE SUPPORT Local, DRM-free audio only — MP3, WAV, M4A, AIFF and FLAC, imported from Files or dropped in. DRM-protected downloads cannot be analyzed, and the app says so plainly instead of failing quietly. Tempo detection covers 50–210 BPM; outside that range you get an explicit message rather than a wrong number. PRIVACY Your audio is decoded in memory for the length of the analysis and then released. TempoKey never copies, caches or uploads a file. Only the results — tempo, alternative reading, confidence, file name and duration — along with your setlists and notes are stored on the device. The app requests no microphone, no media library, no location, no contacts and no photos. PAY ONCE TempoKey opens and works without a purchase: tap tempo and every calculator are always free, and so are your first three analyses and one setlist of up to five songs. A single Lifetime unlock removes the limits — unlimited analyses, unlimited setlists and songs, and Performance Mode. One payment, no subscription. Built for the ten minutes before you go on.

Screenshots

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TempoKey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TempoKey at daily against GetLiveBPM's weekly. GetLiveBPM's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GetLiveBPM ships an update weekly, TempoKey daily. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
GetLiveBPM versus TempoKey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGetLiveBPMTempoKey
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLennard MeijerZcode

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GetLiveBPM

One-time1
  • Unlock Pro$5.99
1 purchases

TempoKey

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$3.99

Questions

Is GetLiveBPM free?
GetLiveBPM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TempoKey free?
TempoKey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GetLiveBPM or TempoKey have ads?
Neither GetLiveBPM nor TempoKey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GetLiveBPM or TempoKey?
GetLiveBPM ships an update weekly, and TempoKey daily. Most recently, GetLiveBPM was updated on September 30, 2026 and TempoKey on September 22, 2026.

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