Metronome Step vs UkeLib Chords
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Automatic speed increase
- Customizable tempo increments
- Adjustable practice duration
- Tap tempo functionality
- Universal app support
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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
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Metronome Step | UkeLib Chords |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (335 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 91.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 335 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gerard Grundy | Bijoy Thangaraj |
Customer experience
Metronome Step
UkeLib Chords
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
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- Chord dictionary for various songs
- Search chords by fretboard position
- Add songs to the app
- Upgrade search to include fretboard position
In-app purchases
Metronome Step
No in-app purchases
UkeLib Chords
No in-app purchases
Questions
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