Metronome M1 Pro vs Visual Piano
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Metronome M1 Pro
This app provides a versatile metronome for musicians, supporting a wide tempo range and various time signatures. It offers tap tempo functionality, customizable note values, and haptic feedback to aid practice and improve aural skills.
- Wide tempo range (10-300 BPM)
- Supports various simple and compound time signatures
- Customizable time signatures
- Tap Tempo feature
- Adjustable note values for tempo marking
- Haptic feedback on beats
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Metronome M1 supports a wide tempo range between 10-300 BPM, ranging from Grave to Prestissimo covering all popular styles including Lento, Largo, Adagio, Andante, Moderato, Allegro, Vivace and Presto. The "Tap Tempo" feature lets you quickly set your desired tempo with the ease of tapping a button. Metronome M1 supports the following common Time Signatures and more. Simple time signatures: - 2/4 (duple): Commonly used for polkas or marches. - 3/4 (triple): Used widely for waltzes, minuets, scherzi, country & western ballads, R&B. Also occasionally used in pop. - 4/4 (quadruple): Also known as common time, this is used widely in most forms of Western popular music. It is also the most common time signature in rock, blues, country, funk, and pop. Most students start practicing with this time signature. Compound time signatures: - 6/8 (duple): This compound time signature is used in double jigs, polkas, sega, salegy, tarantella, marches, barcarolles, Irish jigs, loures, and some rock music. - 9/8 (triple): Also known as compound triple time, this is used in triple jigs. - 12/8 (quadruple): Commonly used in slower blues (where it is called a shuffle) and doo-wop; also used more recently in rock music. With the latest update, you can now set any time signature you want. You also have the ability to set any of these note values for the tempo marking - Quarter note, Dotted quarter note, Half note, Dotted half note, Eighth note. You can also get haptic feedback on metronome beats. Now you no longer have to give an excuse for practicing without a metronome as you can have this app on your mobile device all the time. Make metronome your best friend and always practice with it. Moreover, practicing with metronome is proven to improve your aural skills.
Visual Piano
Learn to play the piano with realistic sound and 3D visuals. Import sheet music and MIDI files, practice with interactive learning modes, and explore a library of classical pieces.
- Realistic concert grand piano in 3D
- Sheet music display and playback
- MIDI file import and playback
- Interactive learning and help functions
- Visualization of piano mechanics
- Includes classical piano pieces
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Features: - Realistic piano sound including dynamic reverb and audio effects - Realistic concert grand piano including mechanics in 3D - Pedals can be activated (sustain, sostenuto, soft pedal) - Illustration of the piano mechanics with dampers and hammers - Display and playback of sheet music (MusicXML) - Importing Midi files and sheet music* - Using a Midi keyboard* - Learning and help functions for piano playing (left/right hand) - Learning mode for sheet music (played notes are checked for correctness) - Includes many classical piano pieces - Visualization of sheet music in 3D * Features included in the Professional Edition (can be unlocked via one-time In-App purchase)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Metronome M1 Pro at none against Visual Piano's 1. Metronome M1 Pro also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and review sentiment (74% vs 63%). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Metronome M1 Pro costs $2.99 and Visual Piano $3.99 up front. Visual Piano sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Metronome M1 Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Metronome M1 Pro against 4.7 for Visual Piano. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 128 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Metronome M1 Pro's written reviews are positive against 63% of Visual Piano's.
Metronome M1 Pro ships an update every 2 months, Visual Piano every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metronome M1 Pro | Visual Piano |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (68 ratings) | 4.7 (128 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.2% of reviews — better | 63.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 68 | 128 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 271 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bijoy Thangaraj | Ronny Weidemann |
Customer experience
Metronome M1 Pro
Visual Piano
In-app purchases
Metronome M1 Pro
No in-app purchases
Visual Piano
- Visual Piano Professional$9.99
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