Comparison

Metronome M1 vs Metronome

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

Metronome

This free metronome app helps musicians and students practice rhythm and timing. It offers adjustable tempo, beat stress, and various rhythmic figures, with a visual and audible metronome cue. Manage practice sessions with a built-in chronometer.

Highlights
  • Adjustable tempo (20-260 BPM)
  • TAP tempo / tempo finder
  • Stress first beat option
  • Multiple rhythmic figures
  • Adjustable chronometer
  • Visual and audible cues
Features
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imusic-group has brought its popular free Online Metronome to iOS! This free metronome app was developed by our team of teachers as well as professional musicians we work with. Our hope is that it will be a useful tool for our students & musicians everywhere. User-friendly & simple to use, this is the ideal tool for practising your rhythm. It’s also a great way to practice playing in a group! Our goal is to offer an elegant tool with enough features to accompany our lessons, studies & masterclasses in guitar, piano, drums & percussions, voice, violin, etc… You’ll enjoy how efficient this metronome is & how it closely resembles the most common electronic metronomes. To help you navigate, there is a simple visual cue that’ll allow you to follow each measure on your screen, as well as an audible cue with an option to “stress the first beat”. You can also easily adjust the number of beats per measure as needed. Need to adjust the tempo? It couldn’t be easier! Simply move the slider - that ranges from 20 to 260 BPM - to your desired tempo. You may also use the ‘+’ & ‘-’ buttons for more precision. To make things even easier, you can immediately find the tempo you’re looking for by tapping the rhythm on the “TAP tempo / tempo finder / TAP BPM” button. The tempo speed is shown in BPM (Beats per Minute) & also shows you the corresponding Italian term (allegro, presto, moderato…), which can be useful if you need to figure out the tempo written on sheet music for example. You can also manage your practice session by setting a fixed time using the adjustable chronometer! Want more variety? Change the time signature to work with different rhythms such as shuffle or tresillo! Just select whichever preset you need. And the best part? This metronome is 100% free and without ads! Learning music takes time & concentration, so we don’t want to interrupt your work or play sessions with unnecessary ads or popups! This metronome App offers: • An adjustable tempo ranging from 20 to 260 BPM that you can set using the cursor, & the corresponding name (Adagio, Moderato, Allegro, Presto…) • A TAP tempo / tempo finder / TAP BPM function • Adjustable number of beats per measure with the option to stress the first beat. • 5 rhythmic figures : quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, tresillo, shuffle, swung notes. Discover a feature-rich metronome that you’ll love using to learn or practice music! Our goal is to make the best possible metronome. We’re open to all suggestions or comments at contact@imusic-group.com

Screenshots

Metronome M14 screens
Metronome2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Metronome M1 at 4.6 against Metronome's 2.9. Metronome M1 also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 57%) and ratings volume (612 vs 36). Metronome's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Metronome M1 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metronome M1 has 612 ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Metronome M1's written reviews are positive against 57% of Metronome's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Metronome M1 ships an update every 3 months, Metronome every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Metronome M1 versus Metronome: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetronome M1Metronome
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (612 ratings) — better2.9 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews — better56.8% of reviews
Number of ratings612 — better36
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBijoy ThangarajKP EDUCATION

Customer experience

Metronome M1

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

Metronome

All ratings36 ratings
Positive47.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative52.8%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative40.5%

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

Metronome

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Metronome M1

No in-app purchases

None

Metronome

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Metronome M1 free?
Metronome M1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Metronome free?
Metronome is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Metronome M1 or Metronome?
Metronome M1 is rated higher. Metronome M1 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 612 ratings, while Metronome averages 2.9 from 36 ratings.
Do Metronome M1 or Metronome have ads?
Metronome M1 shows ads; Metronome does not.
Which is updated more often, Metronome M1 or Metronome?
Metronome M1 ships an update every 3 months, and Metronome every 5 months. Most recently, Metronome M1 was updated on October 22, 2026 and Metronome on October 20, 2026.

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