Metronome Step vs BTS for GX
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 • MIDI out — trigger a drum machine, sampler, or another app on every beat • 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: gitgambit@gmail.com MORE FROM GUITAR EDUCATION • Guitar Note Blast — learn the fretboard. It hears you play. • Note Master — read notes on the stave in one minute. • Minute Chords — build clean chord changes against the clock. • Piano Note Blast — learn the notes on the piano. • TunerGed — fast, accurate tuning for guitar and more. Built by a working guitar teacher, for the practice room. gitgambit@gmail.com
BTS for GX
Connect your BOSS GX-1/GX-1B to your iPhone or iPad wirelessly to edit tones, manage your sound library, and access a global community of users. Share your creations and discover new sounds from around the world.
- Wireless connection via Bluetooth
- Tone editing
- Tone librarian
- Session function
- Access BOSS TONE EXCHANGE
- Share and download Livesets
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●Connect the BOSS GX-1/GX-1B and your iPhone/iPad via Bluetooth(R) to use this app. * Set up the Bluetooth connection in the Connection window displayed after the app is launched. ●BOSS TONE STUDIO incorporates convenient functions; ‘Tone Edit Function’, ‘Tone Librarian Function’, and ‘Session Function’. ●This app provides an integrated access to the BOSS TONE EXCHANGE. Support share your original Livesets and download users Livesets around the world. * An active internet connection is required to access the BOSS TONE EXCHANGE. * To use BOSS TONE EXCHANGE, iOS15 / iPadOS15 or later is required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BTS for GX at Free against Metronome Step's $4.99. Metronome Step's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 40%). On ads, 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
BTS for GX is free to download; Metronome Step costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Metronome Step | BTS for GX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gerard Grundy | Roland Corporation |
Customer experience
Metronome Step
BTS for GX
In-app purchases
Metronome Step
No in-app purchases
BTS for GX
No in-app purchases
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