Hummingbrrd vs Conducto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hummingbrrd
This app provides the backing audio track for a specific musical piece, allowing users to easily rehearse it. It offers the functionality to start playback at any rehearsal number indicated on the sheet music.
- Backing audio track
- Rehearsal tool
- Start at rehearsal numbers
- Sheet music integration
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The Hummingbrrd iOS app provides the backing audio track for performance of the various versions of Steven Bryant's piece, Hummingbrrd. This app also provides the ability to easily rehearse the piece by starting at any of the rehearsal numbers on the sheet music.
Conducto
This metronome app for Apple Watch provides strong, reliable haptic feedback for every beat, even during performances. It offers tempo training, gap pattern modes to develop internal timing, and customizable sound and haptic styles. The app is optimized for long sessions and runs in the background.
- Strong, noticeable haptic pulses
- Independent haptic and audio control
- Tempo Trainer with gradual BPM changes
- Gap Pattern Mode for internal clock development
- Runs in background and with screen off
- Customizable click sounds and haptic styles
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Most Apple Watch metronomes have a problem: screen goes dark, tempo wavers, or haptics drift. Conducto fixes all three. Feel every beat. Strong haptic pulses you can actually feel, even mid-performance. Toggle haptic and audio independently, choose from multiple click sounds and haptic styles, and dial in your tempo with the Digital Crown or tap tempo. TEMPO TRAINER Set a start and end BPM, choose your step size and duration, and Conducto ramps you up automatically. Optional ramp-down once you hit the top tempo. GAP PATTERN MODE Silence specific bars to force your internal clock to do the work. The click returns on the next bar to keep you honest. Works standalone or combined with Tempo Trainer. Optional "randomize gap" mode allows the gaps to switch to a different bar every measure. FEATURES · Runs forever · Strong haptic pulses you can feel mid-performance · Haptic + audio toggle independently · Multiple click sounds and haptic styles · Tap tempo · Digital Crown tempo control · Custom time signatures with accent beat · Battery-optimized for long sessions · Watch face complication · Apple Watch only: no iPhone required Free to try (45–75 BPM). One purchase unlocks full BPM range and Tempo Trainer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Conducto at Free against Hummingbrrd's $0.99. Conducto also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 38 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). Hummingbrrd's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, 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
Conducto is free to download; Hummingbrrd costs $0.99 up front. Conducto sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hummingbrrd asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hummingbrrd holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Conducto has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hummingbrrd ships an update every 38 months, Conducto every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hummingbrrd | Conducto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | R Steven Bryant | Kenny Lu |
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Hummingbrrd
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In-app purchases
Hummingbrrd
No in-app purchases
Conducto
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