Comparison

Metronome M1 vs iMetronom

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Metronome M1

This application provides a simple, accurate, and highly customizable metronome for musicians. It offers a wide tempo range, various time signatures, and tap tempo functionality for immediate practice. Haptic feedback is also available to enhance the practice experience.

Highlights
  • Accurate metronome functionality
  • Wide tempo range (10-300 BPM)
  • Support for various simple and compound time signatures
  • Tap Tempo feature
  • Customizable note values for tempo marking
  • Haptic feedback
Features
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Metronome M1 is a simple and extremely accurate metronome for mobile devices. The simple and clean user interface of Metronome M1 lets you get to practicing your instrument immediately without having to spend any time exploring the app. 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. 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 the free Metronome M1 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. Download Metronome M1 for free today!

About

iMetronom

This music tool offers a simple and intuitive interface for musicians to practice, perform, or compose. Easily set your desired tempo by tapping the screen or using the ClickWheel, and control playback with a single tap. It also features Apple Watch integration for tempo tapping and setting.

Highlights
  • Tap tempo detection
  • ClickWheel tempo adjustment
  • Play/stop metronome
  • Apple Watch tempo control
  • Simple user interface
Features
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A powerful, simple and pleasant toolkit that helps you practice, performance or compose music. How to use it? Just Tap the screen to get your tempo or just move your finger directly on ClickWheel and set the tempo you want. Tap the play button to start metronome and tap again ti stop it. So thats it! Now just play something. New. Apple Watch support: You can Tap your tempo on your Apple Watch too or set with Digital Crown.

Screenshots

Metronome M14 screens
iMetronom2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Metronome M1 at 4.6 against iMetronom's 3.7. Metronome M1 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (613 vs 9). iMetronom's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.2 vs 13.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iMetronom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Metronome M1 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Metronome M1 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metronome M1 has 613 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Metronome M1 ships an update every 3 months, iMetronom every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Metronome M1 versus iMetronom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetronome M1iMetronom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (613 ratings) — better3.7 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings613 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBijoy ThangarajDaniel Mekis

Customer experience

Metronome M1

All ratings607 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral4.4%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral8.2%
Negative15.5%

iMetronom

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

Bugs and requests

Metronome M1

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App slowdown/performance degradation (resolved in recent update)
  • Apple Watch app non-functional
  • Random ad playback during use
  • Ads with sound playing unexpectedly

Requested features

10 requests
  • Cut time (₵) time signature option
  • Non-pitched sound options (woodblock, etc.)
  • 5 BPM increment buttons
  • Setlist/folder organization for songs
  • Maximum tempo limit for acceleration feature
Show 5 more
  • Amp fader-style bars for complex accents
  • Time duration banner/counter
  • Volume control on main page
  • Additional time signatures (7/8, 5/8, 3/2)
  • More diverse sound selections

iMetronom

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Metronome M1

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

iMetronom

One-time1
  • Hide banner$0.99

Questions

Is Metronome M1 free?
Metronome M1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iMetronom free?
iMetronom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Metronome M1 or iMetronom?
Metronome M1 is rated higher. Metronome M1 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 613 ratings, while iMetronom averages 3.7 from 9 ratings.
Do Metronome M1 or iMetronom have ads?
Metronome M1 shows ads; iMetronom does not.
Which is updated more often, Metronome M1 or iMetronom?
Metronome M1 ships an update every 3 months, and iMetronom every 13 months. Most recently, Metronome M1 was updated on November 5, 2026 and iMetronom on November 2, 2026.

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