Comparison

Metronome Step vs UkeLib Chords

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

Head to head
About

Metronome Step

This metronome app helps musicians improve accuracy and speed by automatically increasing tempo during practice sessions. Set custom increments and practice durations to gradually build your skills without manual adjustments.

Highlights
  • Automatic speed increase
  • Customizable tempo increments
  • Adjustable practice duration
  • Tap tempo functionality
  • Universal app support
Features
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Automatically increase your metronome speed as you practise. Metro Step is a metronome designed to help you build accuracy and speed when practising scales, licks, and chord progressions. Start slow to eliminate mistakes, then increase speed gradually. With accuracy comes speed. Metro Step automatically increases the tempo based on your settings. Choose how long you want to practise and how quickly the tempo should increase. Smaller BPM increments are recommended for better control. You can set tempo increases of 1–5 BPM over 4, 8, 16, 24, 32, or 64 bars. The tempo increases automatically, allowing you to focus entirely on practising without interruptions. Features • Universal app — iPhone and iPad, portrait and landscape • Circular arc slider — set BPM from 30 to 240 • Tap tempo • Presets — save and recall your favourite practice configurations • Beats per bar, count-in bars, accent first beat • Plays through the silent switch • Haptic feedback on every control • Full dark mode If you experience any issues, please contact: gerardgrundy@guitareducation.com

About

UkeLib Chords

Access a comprehensive ukulele chord library with all possible positions and suggested fingerings. Hear how chords sound with audio demonstrations and quickly find any chord using the search function. This tool is beneficial for both beginner and advanced ukulele players.

Highlights
  • Vast ukulele chord library
  • Suggested fingering for chords
  • Audio demonstration of chords
  • Search and find chords quickly
  • Multiple ukulele tunings supported
  • Export chords as PNG or MIDI
Features
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Explore the vast and comprehensive collection of ukulele chords in UkeLib Chords. Get all the possible positions of any chord throughout the fretboard along with suggested fingering and audio demonstration of how the chord sounds. You can also use the search to quickly get to any chord you are looking for. Whether​ you are just starting to play the ukulele or you are an advanced player, UkeLib Chords would be an invaluable tool for you. • Vast and comprehensive chord library for ukulele. • Includes suggested fingering for every chord. • Browse all the chords for every root note. • Change the root note with simple taps. • Search and quickly find any chord in any key. • Browse all the possible positions for every chord. • Search any chord directly using Spotlight. • Export any chord as PNG image or MIDI file. • Includes support for Dark Mode. - Support for alternate Ukulele tunings - Standard (gCEA), Baritone (DGBE), and Low G (GCEA). - Support for left-handed chord shapes.

Screenshots

Metronome Step3 screens
UkeLib Chords4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: UkeLib Chords at Free against Metronome Step's $4.99. Metronome Step's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

UkeLib Chords is free to download; Metronome Step costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Metronome Step ships an update every 5 weeks, UkeLib Chords monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Metronome Step versus UkeLib Chords: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetronome StepUkeLib Chords
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating—4.8 (335 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better91.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—335 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGerard GrundyBijoy Thangaraj

Customer experience

Metronome Step

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

UkeLib Chords

All ratings335 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.4%

Bugs and requests

Metronome Step

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

UkeLib Chords

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • D7 chord is wrong
  • App still says KEY after upgrade instead of ROOT

Requested features

9 requests
  • Ability to save chords or song arrangements
  • Ability to see notes corresponding to red dots
  • Improvement similar to the second version of GtrLib Chords
  • Ability to favorite chord positions and categorize them
  • Ideas for song beats
Show 4 more
  • Chord dictionary for various songs
  • Search chords by fretboard position
  • Add songs to the app
  • Upgrade search to include fretboard position

In-app purchases

None

Metronome Step

No in-app purchases

None

UkeLib Chords

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Metronome Step free?
Metronome Step costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is UkeLib Chords free?
UkeLib Chords is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Metronome Step or UkeLib Chords have ads?
UkeLib Chords shows ads; Metronome Step does not.
Which is updated more often, Metronome Step or UkeLib Chords?
Metronome Step ships an update every 5 weeks, and UkeLib Chords monthly. Most recently, Metronome Step was updated on September 23, 2026 and UkeLib Chords on September 22, 2026.

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