Comparison

Click Metronome vs Bagpipe Player

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Bagpipe Player

Learn, play, and compose bagpipe music with this app. It supports popular music file formats, offers authentic sounds, and provides tools for practice and creation. Manage your tunes, export them, and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Play bagpipe music with authentic sounds
  • View sheet music for BWW, BMW, ABC files
  • Compose new tunes with a graphical editor
  • Practice tools: section repeat, playback delay
  • Export music as PDF or MIDI
  • Organize tunes with folders
  • Sync files via iCloud
Features
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The Bagpipe Player is app for IOS uses very popular format BWW, BMW, ABC files for writing music of the bagpipe . Basic functions: show bww file as musical notes sheet, for playing and printing. The app useful for learning a new tunes and writing a new tune. Bagpipe Player play tunes like Great Highland Bagpipe with drones and embellishments. Authentic sound sampled from real GHB and Practice chanter. Ability to choose: - sound of the practice chanter or bagpipe ; - sound of the drones; - volume sound of drones and chanter; - duration of grace notes; - tempo change; - tone of sound on +- 5 halftone; - height of the music staff; - background for the sheet of notes; There is an ability: - create PDF, print it, send it email ; - create folders in main folder to store certain tunes; - to delay begin of playback for training; - highlight a section of the tune and repeat it; - turn on sound of the metronome; - use demo tuner; - create midi file of the tune and to send it to the email; - create own bww file in the graphical editor. The Bagpipe Player contains some .bww files for demonstration purpose. This is tunes from Tutor 1 and Tutor 3 The College of Piping and also my favorite tunes. Remember tap on button (i) you get info about control in the app. Your files can to download to iPad from a PC using iTunes file sharing or download from DropBox, attachment email, websites and etc. Posibility to sync files between devices using iCloud. Can to upload files from the app to the DropBox folder. Count of files is not limited. The preferred source to produce files .bww is a lot of network resources. I think, app Bagpipe Player will be useful for beginners and professional bagpipers for purposes learning new tunes and writing new tunes. The Bagpipe Player created for everybody who want, learn, plays and to loves sound of the bagpipe.

Screenshots

Click Metronome4 screens
Bagpipe Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Click Metronome at Free against Bagpipe Player's $14.99. Click Metronome also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On update cadence, ads 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

Click Metronome is free to download; Bagpipe Player costs $14.99 up front. Bagpipe Player sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Click Metronome asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Click Metronome holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Click Metronome has 294 ratings behind it against 25, 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 62% of Bagpipe Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Click Metronome ships an update every 3 months, Bagpipe Player every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Click Metronome versus Bagpipe Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClick MetronomeBagpipe Player
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating4.6 (294 ratings) — better4.0 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews — better61.5% of reviews
Number of ratings294 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHawks Hill Software, LLCAleksey Vasilyev

Customer experience

Click Metronome

All ratings290 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral7.5%
Negative10.8%

Bagpipe Player

All ratings25 ratings
Positive76.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative24.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral12.8%
Negative25.6%

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

Bagpipe Player

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Click Metronome

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Bagpipe Player

One-time4
  • Unlock save$0.99
  • Tip Jar 1$0.99
  • Tip Jar 2$1.99
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  • Tip Jar 3$2.99

Questions

Is Click Metronome free?
Click Metronome is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bagpipe Player free?
Bagpipe Player costs $14.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Click Metronome or Bagpipe Player?
Click Metronome is rated higher. Click Metronome averages 4.6 out of 5 from 294 ratings, while Bagpipe Player averages 4.0 from 25 ratings.
Do Click Metronome or Bagpipe Player have ads?
Neither Click Metronome nor Bagpipe Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Click Metronome or Bagpipe Player?
Click Metronome ships an update every 3 months, and Bagpipe Player every 2 months. Most recently, Click Metronome was updated on October 20, 2026 and Bagpipe Player on October 22, 2026.

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