Easy Metronome vs The Metronome by Soundbrenner

Easy Metronome provides a steady beat for music practice, lessons, and live performance. Tempo ranges from 1 to 999 BPM and can be entered as a whole number or decimal, or set by tapping along. Beat controls allow 1–16 beats per bar, 12 time signature presets, subdivisions, and adjustable emphasis for each beat. Included sounds are digital, drum, metronome, sine, and wooden block; additional sound packs are optional in-app purchases.

The practice timer can run for up to 9 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds. Visual options include up to 12 light and dark themes, with wallpaper-colour matching on Android 13 and later. The app is listed for Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. The maker also lists support for phones, tablets, Chromebooks, Mac, Wear OS, and Apple Watch, plus tiles, widgets, and shortcuts. Playback can start via Bluetooth or ignore Bluetooth start requests. The maker says no account or sign-up is required and there are no interrupting ads. Easy Metronome was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Quebec, Canada.

The Metronome by Soundbrenner combines a metronome, practice tracker, and tuner for musicians. Accent markers have four states, and users can assign sounds and visual effects to each state. Songs can be saved to a library, organized into setlists, and shared by link; practice history supports reviewing sessions and building streaks and calendar progress. The app works with Soundbrenner wearables, which users connect from within the app. Ableton Link syncs it over Wi-Fi with Ableton Live and other Link-enabled apps. The maker discontinued DAW synchronization beyond Ableton Link, citing usability and reliability issues. Core app features are free. Soundbrenner Plus adds cloud backup and cross-device library syncing, but its multiple listed subscription prices have no specified billing periods. The app supports iOS 16 or later, iPadOS 16 or later, macOS 13 Ventura or later on Apple silicon Macs, and Android 10 or later. It supports tap tempo, subdivision controls, and custom time signatures, but not polyrhythms.