Click Metronome vs Taptronome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Click Metronome
This powerful metronome offers multiple visual modes like animated numbers, fullscreen flash, and a traditional pendulum. It includes a standalone Apple Watch app for haptic or audio tempo reference and an iPhone remote control. Save presets with setlists for practice and performance.
- Multiple visual metronome modes
- Standalone Apple Watch app
- Setlist functionality for presets
- Wide tempo and time signature range
- Beat subdivisions and various sounds
- Fullscreen focus mode
- Tap Tempo feature
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Beautiful, powerful, setlist metronome with multiple visual modes and a standalone Apple Watch app. Animated beat numbers, fullscreen flash, traditional pendulum, standalone Apple Watch app with haptic or audio and an iPhone remote control -- Click gives you what you need for practice and performance, and then gets out of your way so you can focus on what's most important, making great music! Turn on the NUMBER DISPLAY to help you count out a complicated phrasing or that odd time signature. Use the FULLSCREEN FLASH for watching out of the corner of your eye on your music stand. Or use the PENDULUM mode for a more classic feel. Wide tempo range, beat subdivisions, a variety of time signatures, multiple sound types, and a fullscreen mode for total focus make Click a powerful but easy to use solution for practice and performance. And, use the new setlists feature to save it all and recall your presets instantly! SETLISTS • Save presets for your next gig and stay on tempo and stress-free all night! • Dial in your favorite practice routines. • Fullscreen mode gives you the same large, easy-to-see visualization that Click is known for and combines it with the ability to switch quickly between preset songs. APPLE WATCH APP • Standalone metronome, with audio or haptic, for a quick tempo reference, even when your iPhone isn't nearby. Audio can also play indefinitely in the background on supported devices/iOS versions. Includes Tap Tempo feature, so can also use it to quickly find the tempo of any song. • Use remote control mode to control play/stop and tempo settings for Click on your iPhone MULTIPLE VISUAL MODES • Large Beat Numbers • Fullscreen Flash • Traditional "Pendulum" style, with or without beat numbering AUDIO • Tempo from 10 to 400 BPM • 21 different time signatures • Subdivide beats: Eighths, Triplets, Shuffles, Sixteenths in various patterns • Woodblock, Clave, Beep, and Cowbell sounds PLUS • Tap Tempo • Downbeat flash option • Downbeat accent option • Change subdivision volume for a more musical sound • Fullscreen mode: set your tempo, time signature, etc., then close the controls for easier viewing and total focus • Easily operate the metronome and all controls with one hand, even on large screen devices If you like Click and find it a useful tool, please consider leaving a review or rating on the App Store. It means a lot to me and helps others find the app as well! Feel free to contact me with questions or comments. I'd love to hear from you! email: support@gigbagapps.com
Taptronome
Set your rhythm by simply tapping the beat. Adjust tempo with a swipe. Choose from various metronome sounds to suit your practice or performance needs.
- Tap to set beat
- Swipe to adjust tempo
- Multiple metronome sounds
- Intuitive interface
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Taptronome is a metronome where you set the beat by tapping it out. Tap to set the beat, Swipe to adjust the beat. Multiple metronome sounds are available.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Taptronome at free against Click Metronome's paid. Taptronome also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). Click Metronome's advantage is ratings volume (294 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Taptronome holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Click Metronome has 294 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Click Metronome's written reviews are positive against 100% of Taptronome's.
| Parameter | Click Metronome | Taptronome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (294 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 294 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hawks Hill Software, LLC | Yichen Cao |
Customer experience
Click Metronome
Taptronome
Bugs and requests
Click Metronome
Reported bugs
3 issues- Metronome stops working when Apple Watch screen turns off
- Visual orientation issues on iPad
- Occasional freezing or lagging
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to copy/paste song information and set lists
- Timer and more subdivision options
- Haptic feedback on iPhone
- Ability to sync set lists across devices
- Option to accent beats other than the 1
Taptronome
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Click Metronome
No in-app purchases
Taptronome
No in-app purchases









