Comparison

Metronome Step vs BTS for GX

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 • 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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Wireless connection via Bluetooth
  • Tone editing
  • Tone librarian
  • Session function
  • Access BOSS TONE EXCHANGE
  • Share and download Livesets
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Metronome Step3 screens
BTS for GX4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Metronome Step versus BTS for GX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetronome StepBTS for GX
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating—3.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGerard GrundyRoland Corporation

Customer experience

Metronome Step

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

BTS for GX

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Metronome Step

No in-app purchases

None

BTS for GX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Metronome Step free?
Metronome Step costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BTS for GX free?
BTS for GX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Metronome Step or BTS for GX have ads?
Neither Metronome Step nor BTS for GX shows ads.

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