Comparison

Touch Metronome vs 笙Time

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

Head to head
About

Touch Metronome

This music app offers intuitive operation and a customizable interface for musicians. It provides accurate rhythm selection and advanced functionality for tempo control and beat adjustment. Developed by a leading instrument manufacturer, it's designed for iOS devices.

Highlights
  • Intuitive single-screen operation
  • Customizable interface layout and colors
  • Accurate tempo control (10-1000 bpm)
  • Adjustable rhythms with beat muting/accenting
  • Save and load common settings
  • Background play compatible
Features
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〓 Intuitive, enjoyable operation 〓 Elegant, customisable interface 〓 Accurate, diverse rhythm selection ◎ Developed for musicians by a leading musical instrument manufacturer. ◎ Designed for iOS, with a clean, elegant interface. ===================================== ● Matching Touch Tuner app also available! ===================================== ■Key strengths 1: Operability - All operations available from a single screen - Effortless, single-finger operation - Intuitive interface with swipeable control dials - Realistic animation effects ■Key strengths 2: Customisability - Freely adjustable interface layout and colour - Amusing ‘auto-layout’ mode - Selectable wallpaper background with accent flash - Adjustable pendulum position and motion settings ■Key strengths 3: Functionality - The highest level of tempo accuracy possible with an iPhone - Adjustable tempo range from 10 to 1000 bpm - Simultaneously set the number of beats and tempo with multi-tapping - Background play compatible - Fine adjustment and dynamically changeable tempo - Adjustable rhythms by muting/accenting individual beats - Load and save common settings as Songsets

About

笙Time

This app simulates a traditional Japanese instrument called the Sho, used in Gagaku music. It features 17 bamboo pipes that produce a sound similar to a small pipe organ. Users can play notes by pressing buttons, adjust volume by tilting the device, and hold notes by dragging their finger.

Highlights
  • Sho instrument simulation
  • Traditional Japanese music (Gagaku)
  • 17 bamboo pipes sound
  • Volume control via tilting
  • Note holding functionality
  • Adjustable fingering modes
  • Customizable attack/release envelope
  • Selectable tone colors
Features
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"笙Time" is a "笙(Sho)" simulator. "笙(Sho)" is traditional Japanese instrument for "雅楽(Gagaku - Japanese traditional music)" It has thin 17 bamboo pipes. It sounds like small pipe organ. Each button play blow notes. ( ' means upper octave notes) "乞" : { A, E, A', B', E', F#' } "一" : { B, D, E, A', B', F#' } "工" : { C#, D, E, G#, A', B' } "凢" : { D, E, A', B', E', F#' } "乙" : { E, A', B', D', E', F#' } "下" : { F#, G#, A', B', D', F#' } "十" : { F#, G, A', B', D', E' } "美" : { G#, A', B', C', D', F#' } "行" : { A', B', D', E', F#' } "比" : { A', B', C', D', E', F#' } Each note is not on "Equal Temperament", but on "Pure Temperament" or "Pythagorean Temperament". Also the default base key A=430Hz Tilting your phone, the playing volume change. Push a button and drag your finger to out of the button, then the note can be hold. Setting view can set below parameters. - Available fingering mode "Sho" has limit fingerings. If you want to use all button, set this mode off. - Attack and Release Envelope You can set envelope time (0 to 1000 ms) - Tone Color You can select tone color (Hard/Medium/Soft)

Screenshots

Touch Metronome4 screens
笙Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Touch Metronome at every 13 months against 笙Time's every 38 months. Touch Metronome also leads on price ($0.99 vs $3.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Touch Metronome costs $0.99 and 笙Time $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Touch Metronome ships an update every 13 months, 笙Time every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Touch Metronome versus 笙Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouch Metronome笙Time
Price$0.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 months — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Tomohisa Himeno

In-app purchases

None

Touch Metronome

No in-app purchases

None

笙Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Touch Metronome free?
Touch Metronome costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 笙Time free?
笙Time costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Touch Metronome or 笙Time have ads?
Neither Touch Metronome nor 笙Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Touch Metronome or 笙Time?
Touch Metronome ships an update every 13 months, and 笙Time every 38 months. Most recently, Touch Metronome was updated on September 30, 2026 and 笙Time on September 17, 2026.

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