Comparison

Touch Metronome vs KQ Audio Player

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

KQ Audio Player

A music player designed for practice and everyday listening. Offers advanced playback controls like speed and pitch adjustment, along with library management and custom settings for individual tracks. Supports various audio file formats.

Highlights
  • Music playback
  • Library folders
  • Playlist creation
  • Playback speed control
  • Pitch adjustment
  • Marker Function
  • A-B Repeat Between Markers
  • Equalizer function
Features
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KQ Audio Player is a simple yet feature-rich music player, designed to provide greater comfort in your music life. The app is also good for practice. You can change the playback rate and pitch. How about using this app as your everyday music player? Key Features - Music playback: Enjoy smooth and seamless playback of your favorite songs - Shake to change the playback speed. - Library folders: You can freely specify folders for song libraries. - Playlist creation: Easily create and manage your own playlists. - Per-device settings: Allow you to set the playback mode, delay, and volume offset for individual devices. When headphones are connected, its configured settings are applied automatically. - Playback speed control: Adjust the tempo of tracks as needed - Pitch adjustment (Available when not using the system default engine) - Marker Function: Set markers at any point in a track (Available when not using the system default engine) - A-B Repeat Between Markers (Available when not using the system default engine) - Equalizer function (Available when not using the system default engine) - Play Audio Files: Supports playback of .m4a, .mp3, .flac, .wav, .mid files (Available when not using the system default engine). - MIDI file playback (Available when not using the system default engine) - Single-track playback mode: Automatically stops after playing one song - Per-song custom settings: Save individual equalizer and playback speed settings (Globe/3-Sliders Icon) - The volume in this app is independent from the device's volume (Only when not using the system default engine) - Hi-res support: Up to 192kHz (Only when not using the system default engine) Settings: - Playback Rate - Pitch Adjustment* - Repeat Mode - Volume (Independent from Device Settings*) - Song Libraries* (Specify folders) - Equalizer* - Motion* - Reduce Stereo Width* - Time Interval between Songs* - Start Delay* - Sample Rate* - Ping before Playing* - Keep Audio Session Active* - Prevent Sleep - Skip Time - Sort Order - Show Wave View* - Use File Name as Title* - Detect Infinite Loop* (for MIDI files) - Use System Engine *Available when not using system engine. Important Notes - Using the system default engine allows playback of DRM-protected and online music, but some features will be restricted. By default, the system engine is disabled. - Changing the playback speed, changing the pitch, using the equalizer, or MIDI file playback will increase battery consumption. - Settings cannot be fully restored from backups, and exporting playlists to other devices is not supported. I recommend that you use the system music app's playlists. This app and its description contain automatically generated text. This app does not contain any songs.

Screenshots

Touch Metronome4 screens
KQ Audio Player3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: KQ Audio Player at 100% against Touch Metronome's 57%. KQ Audio Player also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 13 months). Touch Metronome's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). 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 KQ Audio Player $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KQ Audio Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Touch Metronome has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Touch Metronome's written reviews are positive against 100% of KQ Audio Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Touch Metronome ships an update every 13 months, KQ Audio Player weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Touch Metronome versus KQ Audio Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouch MetronomeKQ Audio Player
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.4 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Ryouta Kira

Customer experience

Touch Metronome

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral10.7%
Negative32.1%

KQ Audio Player

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Touch Metronome

No in-app purchases

None

KQ Audio Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Touch Metronome free?
Touch Metronome costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is KQ Audio Player free?
KQ Audio Player costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Touch Metronome or KQ Audio Player?
KQ Audio Player is rated higher. Touch Metronome averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while KQ Audio Player averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Touch Metronome or KQ Audio Player have ads?
Neither Touch Metronome nor KQ Audio Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Touch Metronome or KQ Audio Player?
Touch Metronome ships an update every 13 months, and KQ Audio Player weekly. Most recently, Touch Metronome was updated on October 24, 2026 and KQ Audio Player on October 24, 2026.

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