Flash Tempo vs Writers Session
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flash Tempo
This music app combines a metronome with a music player, allowing simultaneous playback of songs and metronome beats. Customize beat patterns, sounds, and BPM, and personalize the background. It supports various music formats but not DRM-protected files.
- Simultaneous music and metronome playback
- Customizable beat patterns
- Adjustable BPM (60-150)
- Multiple beat sound options
- Tap BPM setting
- Background color/image selection
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A metronome featuring full-screen flashes that pulse in time with the beat. Follow the beat visually as well as by sound—ideal for instrument practice, rhythm training, and situations where you prefer to practice without sound. Features : - Flash: Full-screen flashes synchronized with the beat - Flash Settings: Separate colors and durations for accent and regular beats - BPM: 30 – 240 - Tempo Setting: Set the BPM by tapping along with the rhythm - Time Signature: 1/4 – 8/4 - Beat Display: Marks or numbers - Sound: Separate settings for accent and regular beats - Audio: Plays alongside audio from other apps Functions : During playback, the entire screen flashes with each beat. Customize the flash colors, durations, and sounds for accent and regular beats, and select how the current beat is displayed.
Writers Session
This app helps songwriters by providing a central place to record and organize lyrics and melodic ideas. It features a text editor, audio recorder, rhyming dictionary, thesaurus, and tools for managing song sessions and creative inspiration.
- Full-featured text editor
- Built-in audio recorder
- Offline rhyming dictionary, thesaurus, dictionary
- Organize sessions into folders
- Import backing tracks
- Collections of words and phrases
- Export lyrics and audio
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Writers Session is a perfect songwriter’s companion. It provides a single place to record and organise all your lyrics and melodic ideas. STREAMLINE THE CREATIVE PROCESS It offers a full featured text editor with a scrollable tool bar for quick access to many commonly used songwriting tools. BUILT IN AUDIO RECORDER Quickly Capture multiple recording ideas when inspiration strikes on the go. MANAGE MULTIPLE RECORDINGS Each song session contains an editable list of all your audio recorded ideas. An easy to use audio player is there for quick playback of all the recorded takes as well as exporting options. STAY ORGANIZED WITH FOLDERS Organize all your song Sessions into folders so as to get quick access and manage large lists. A COLLECTION OF WRITING TOOLS It contains a offline Rhyming dictionary, Thesaurus and Dictionary. This means that no WIFI or 3G connectivity is required to use these features. FULLSCREEN AND NIGHTTIME MODE This is great for singers or studio musicians performing in low lighted environments. The text sizes can be quickly adjusted whilst in fullscreen mode which is great for showing lyrics or chords. MORE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS: • You can Import backing tracks from your device media library. • A Collections of Words and Phrases are available for generating ideas, these are grouped into mood categories. • A List of Musical Chord Notations and Song Sections for quick entry. • Features a Quick recorder for capturing those inspirational moments with a few clicks. The recorded audio files can be then easily be transferred to any session afterwards. • Email or Airdrop Export is available to share your song lyrics and recorded audio ideas. • Various Screen Mode themes are available. • Easy Printing of Lyrics which can be sent directly to your WIFI printer. • Songs are Autosaved to prevent accidental loss of ideas. • Song Session Information such as writers credits, royalty splits, publishing details and more can be stored and displayed. These can also be exported as a PDF file. • Sessions can be searched by title or writers names as well as been filtered according to their likes. If you’ve enjoyed using Writer's Session, please leave a review.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Writers Session at none against Flash Tempo's shown. Writers Session also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 33%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Flash Tempo's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flash Tempo ships an update every 4 months, Writers Session monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flash Tempo | Writers Session |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (2.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 54.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Loop-Sessions.LLC. | One In A Billion Ltd |
Customer experience
Flash Tempo
Writers Session
Bugs and requests
Flash Tempo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Writers Session
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to enter text while listening to audio
- Inconsistent behavior when deleting songs
- Issues with audio recording quality and reliability
- Problems with in-app purchases and upgrades
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to edit/format text (bold, italic, etc.)
- Option to organize songs into folders
- Automatic backup and sync across devices
- More customization options (fonts, colors, etc.)
In-app purchases
Flash Tempo
No in-app purchases
Writers Session
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Flash Tempo free?
Is Writers Session free?
Do Flash Tempo or Writers Session have ads?
Which is updated more often, Flash Tempo or Writers Session?
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