Metronome M1 vs TappaTappa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
TappaTappa
A minimalist metronome app offering visual and audio feedback for practice. It aims to help users improve their skills more efficiently. The app is free and contains no advertisements.
- Visual metronome feedback
- Audio metronome feedback
- Minimalist design
- Ad-free experience
- Practice enhancement
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Tappa Tappa is a minimalist metronome with visual and audio feedback. No ads now or ever. Practice more in less time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: TappaTappa at none against Metronome M1's shown. TappaTappa also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Metronome M1's advantage is ratings volume (607 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TappaTappa holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metronome M1 has 607 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Metronome M1 ships an update every 3 months, TappaTappa every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metronome M1 | TappaTappa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (607 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 607 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bijoy Thangaraj | Edwin Olson |
Customer experience
Metronome M1
TappaTappa
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
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- 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
TappaTappa
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Metronome M1
No in-app purchases
TappaTappa
No in-app purchases
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