Bounce Metronome Pro vs Metronome+

Bounce Metronome Pro is a visual metronome for musicians practicing time, rhythm, and tempo. Its rhythm options include odd time signatures, flexible subdivisions, swing, drum rudiments, polyrhythms, additive rhythms, and rare rhythms. Tempo controls include tap tempo, fractional BPM, gradual changes, silent intervals, speed drills, and automatic switching between tempos and rhythms. Musicians can follow bouncing visuals, conducting patterns, and beat or sub-beat counts, or use silent metronome mode. Pro also includes accents, selectable instruments, chord accompaniment, stereo panning, and MIDI output for VSTi and sound fonts. The maker describes accessibility features for blind, visually impaired, and deaf musicians. The download includes a full-featured 30-day Pro trial that users can start when they choose. After that, animations pause every few seconds and audio times out after a few minutes unless an unlock key is purchased. Pro costs $29.99, paid once for Windows desktop; the current download can run on Linux using Wine.

Metronome+ combines a metronome, chromatic tuner, setlist, recorder, and pitch player in one app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The metronome supports customizable accents, tap tempo, and seven custom accent colors. Its tuner and pitch player can run simultaneously with the metronome. Auto loop changes tempo automatically over time. Setlist mode saves favorite settings, while recorder mode lets users record and share practice. The app is free to download, with in-app purchases unlocking modes. The US listing shows Unlock Everything for $9.99 and separate listed purchases for $3.99 each. iPhone and iPad require iOS 15.0 or later and iPadOS 15.0 or later. Mac support requires macOS 12.0 or later and an Apple M1 chip or later. The developer asks users to email bug reports and feature requests. Its privacy disclosure says potentially linked data includes location, identifiers, usage data, and diagnostics; Apple says those practices have not been verified by Apple.