Wilsonic vs Poly Metronome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wilsonic
Explore new musical possibilities beyond the 12-note scale. This app provides access to unique tuning systems and scale designs, allowing you to discover and create never-before-heard music. No prior music theory knowledge is needed to experiment with these innovative tonal worlds.
- Access Ervin Wilson's tuning research
- Explore 12-note scale alternatives
- Discover new melodic patterns and harmonies
- Export scales as Scala files
- Share favorite scales
- Audiobus 2.3.x compatible
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Wilsonic is your portal to new musical universes. Ervin Wilson's 65 years of tuning research and discovery are now at your fingertips. By touching, hearing, and feeling Wilson's designs you can intuitively break free of the limits of the 12 note scale used by historical musical instruments such as the piano and guitar to pioneer new music never-before heard by mankind. No previous knowledge of music theory is required. These tonal worlds are based on an entirely unique mode of thought that has little to do with historical musical thinking. The app features Wilson's most profound scale designs. Your hands and ears naturally find new melodic patterns and harmonies that touch on those feelings and emotions you couldn't find before. When you find that perfect scale export it as a Scala file to tune up your favorite software synthesizers. Share your favorite scales with your friends. This version of Wilsonic has the scales "Moments Of Symmetry", Co-Prime Grid, Tetrany Major, Hexany, Tetrany Minor, Mandala (Hexany Stellate), Tetradic Diamond, Hexany Diamond, Aggregate Rotations of Euler Genus 4, Eikosany, Partch 43, Harmonic Spiral, Highland Bagpipes, and Recurrence Relations. Wilsonic is Audiobus 2.3.x compatible.
Poly Metronome
Master rhythm with a precise metronome offering advanced features like subdivisions and polyrhythms. Create complex patterns, save setups, and train your timing with built-in tools. Visual, flash, and vibrate modes ensure you stay on beat in any environment.
- Subdivisions per beat
- Polyrhythm creation
- Programmable setlists
- Coach Trainer with mute
- Automator tempo progression
- Visual, flash, and vibrate modes
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Poly Metronome is a precise, modern practice tool for musicians who want more than just a click. Set any time signature, shape odd meters with accent groupings, layer polyrhythms, then save your setups as presets and setlists — or build up speed with practice sessions that track your progress. A clean interface scales from iPhone to iPad, with a live pulse ring that shows every voice and accent at a glance — and stays in sync with the sound on the speaker, headphones, AirPods or AirPlay. FREE FEATURES • Studio-grade timing engine, 1–800 BPM • Any time signature: 1–32 beats per bar, counted in quarter or eighth notes — 5/4, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8 and more • Accents and groupings such as 2+2+3 for odd meters • Two-voice polyrhythms such as 3:2 or 4:7 • Count-in before playback • Tap tempo and manual BPM entry • Vibration and LED flash on the beat (iPhone) • Foot pedal and Bluetooth keyboard control • Siri and Shortcuts: start, stop and set the tempo hands-free • Lock Screen, Dynamic Island and Control Center controls • AirPlay and Bluetooth speakers, with a latency notice • Searchable user guide with live examples • Ad-free, with dark, light or system theme PRO FEATURES — one-time purchase, Family Sharing supported • Up to 5 polyrhythm voices, each with its own sound, color, accents and pattern • 18 sound banks (10 metronome + 8 polyrhythm) • 16 built-in rhythm patterns and a custom pattern editor with real notation — even a different subdivision on every beat • Presets: create, edit and duplicate, with notes such as the key or capo shown on stage • Setlists: songs in order, each with its own tempo, notes and auto-advance on the downbeat — the app reopens on the same song if it closes mid-gig • Practice sessions: Coach mutes bars to test your inner time, Automator ramps the tempo by bars or seconds, and session goals keep you on track • Practice log: day streak, minutes per day and your top-tempo progress • Siri and Spotlight for your presets, practices and setlists • iCloud sync across all your devices Ideal for drummers, guitarists, pianists, singers, dancers and any musician serious about timing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wilsonic at 93% against Poly Metronome's 23%. Wilsonic also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Poly Metronome's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (204 vs 66). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Poly Metronome sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wilsonic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wilsonic holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 66 and 204 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Wilsonic's written reviews are positive against 23% of Poly Metronome's.
Wilsonic ships an update monthly, Poly Metronome every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wilsonic | Poly Metronome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (66 ratings) — better | 4.3 (204 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.7% of reviews — better | 22.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 66 | 204 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcus Satellite | Imre Virag |
Customer experience
Wilsonic
Poly Metronome
In-app purchases
Wilsonic
No in-app purchases
Poly Metronome
- Pro Version$4.99









