Comparison

Metronome · Tempo Wheel vs TempoUp

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

Head to head
About

Metronome · Tempo Wheel

Features
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A precise metronome built to feel like an instrument. Turn the tactile Tempo Wheel to choose any speed from 10 to 300 BPM. Spin it for a natural glide, tap the center to find a tempo, and use traditional Italian tempo markings as familiar reference points. A clear visual pulse and sample-accurate click keep your attention on the music—not the tool. FOR FOCUSED PRACTICE • Set an exact BPM or use Tap • Feel each step through responsive wheel haptics • Practice 1–4 beats per bar • Choose quarter-note, eighth-note, triplet, or sixteenth-note subdivisions • Follow the beat with an immediate visual pulse • Use light, dark, or system appearance INCLUDED FREE Practice across the full 10–300 BPM range with all four subdivisions, the Classic click, and the Precision wheel theme. There are no ads, accounts, analytics, or tracking. UNLOCK METRONOME PRO ONCE Metronome Pro is a single lifetime purchase—never a subscription. • Advanced Rhythm: use meters up to 16 beats and accent or mute individual beats • Tempo Trainer: raise or lower the BPM automatically after complete bars • Quiet Count: alternate audible and silent bars to strengthen your internal pulse • Background & Lock Screen Playback: keep the click running outside the app • Live Activity: follow the current tempo and stop playback from the Lock Screen • Wood Click: choose a focused mechanical tock • Extra Themes: choose Graphite, Ultramarine, Viridian, Rosewood, or Atelier Orange finishes Whether you practice violin, piano, guitar, drums, or another instrument, Metronome gives you precise timing without clutter.

About

TempoUp

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TempoUp is a 3-in-1 practice companion for guitar, bass, ukulele and other string players: a pro metronome, a chromatic tuner and a fretboard scale map that plays every note you tap. One app for iPhone, iPad and Mac. ■ Precise Metronome • 1–500 BPM, set the tempo with the dial or tap it in, with Italian tempo markings • Any time signature: 1–16 beats over 2, 4, 8 or 16 • Four accent levels per beat, so 7/8 = 2+2+3 and other compound grooves take seconds to set up • Subdivisions: eighths, sixteenths, triplets, quintuplets, sextuplets, dotted and syncopated • 20 percussion sounds: classic mechanical, woodblock, cowbell, snare, conga, cajón, shaker and more • Multiple visual themes • Keeps ticking in the background and on the lock screen; time and bar counters show how much you've practiced • Presets & setlists: each song saves tempo, time signature, accents and sound, so you can switch songs in one tap at rehearsal or on stage • Rhythm training: alternate playing and muted bars, or mute at random, to test your inner clock • Vibration, screen flash and flashlight follow the beat, so you can see and feel it even in a loud room (vibration and flashlight on iPhone only) ■ Pro Tuner • Chromatic auto-detection with cent-accurate readout • 14 instruments: 6/7/12-string guitar, 4/5-string bass, ukulele, mandolin, banjo, balalaika, cavaquinho, violin, viola, cello • Dozens of tunings: Standard, Drop D, DADGAD, Half-Step Down, Open G and more • Reference pitch adjustable from 416 to 466 Hz, with playable reference tones to tune by ear ■ Fretboard Scales • Fretboards for guitar, bass, ukulele, violin and more, sharing instrument and tuning with the tuner • 12 scales and modes highlighted: Major, Natural / Harmonic / Melodic Minor, Major and Minor Pentatonic, Blues, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Locrian • Tap to hear any note, with slides and bends; root notes stand out • Sharp/flat note names, left-handed mirror, up to 24 frets ■ Speed Trainer • Set a start tempo, target tempo, step and bar count, and the metronome speeds up automatically • Starts after a count-in; review your practice history anytime ■ Fretboard Note Trainer • Single-note drills: play the note shown on screen anywhere on the neck • Interval drills: find the note a given interval above the root, from a minor 2nd to a major 13th • The microphone checks every answer; set the session length and pick the intervals to practice • More practice modes on the way ■ Fully Offline, Privacy First No account, no data collection, no ads. ■ TempoUp Pro The free version includes the full metronome, tuner and core fretboard features. Pro unlocks Speed Trainer, Presets & Setlists, Count-in Bars, Rhythm Training, Vibration / Screen Flash / Flashlight beat cues, Sound Selection, Subdivision Rhythms, Set Reference Pitch and Chromatic Mode for the tuner, More Instrument Tunings, Advanced Scales & Modes, Fretboard Note Trainer, plus every future Pro feature. Pro is available as a quarterly subscription, a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be cancelled anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://shi1543389.github.io/tempoup/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Metronome · Tempo Wheel4 screens
TempoUp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TempoUp at every 3 weeks against Metronome · Tempo Wheel's every 6 weeks. 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. Metronome · Tempo Wheel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TempoUp sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Metronome · Tempo Wheel ships an update every 6 weeks, TempoUp every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Metronome · Tempo Wheel versus TempoUp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetronome · Tempo WheelTempoUp
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWangyue Huishi彪 石

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Metronome · Tempo Wheel

One-time1
  • Metronome Pro$4.99
3 purchases

TempoUp

Subscriptions2
  • TempoUp Pro Quarterly$2.993 Months
  • TempoUp Pro Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • TempoUp Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Metronome · Tempo Wheel free?
Metronome · Tempo Wheel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TempoUp free?
TempoUp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Metronome · Tempo Wheel or TempoUp have ads?
Neither Metronome · Tempo Wheel nor TempoUp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Metronome · Tempo Wheel or TempoUp?
Metronome · Tempo Wheel ships an update every 6 weeks, and TempoUp every 3 weeks. Most recently, Metronome · Tempo Wheel was updated on October 20, 2026 and TempoUp on October 24, 2026.

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