Easy Metronome vs True Metronome
Easy Metronome
easymetronome.app
True Metronome
truemetronome.appSide by side
| Figure | Easy Metronome | True Metronome |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 5 |
| Spec score · Metronome Apps | 9.2 (#2) | 8.6 (#4) |
| Praise: simplicity | Chrome-Stats summarizes repeated praise for the app's simple interface, reliability, ad-free use and straightforward tempo and subdivision controls. | MWM reports repeated praise for the simple interface and classic metronome design. |
| Rating on Apple App Store | 4.7 out of 5 from 409 ratings | 4.6 out of 5 from 230 ratings |
| Rating on Google Play | 4.9 out of 5 from 36.9K reviews | 4.6 out of 5 from 311 reviews |
| What it does | Easy Metronome provides a steady beat for music practice, lessons and live performance. | True Metronome is a metronome for musicians with tempo control, pendulum animation, Italian markings and recorded mechanical-metronome sounds. |
Plans
Easy Metronome
- FreeFree
- Free appFree
- Drums & percussion pack$1.49, paid once
- Instrument pack$1.49, paid once
- Meditation pack$1.49, paid once
- Pro version$1.99, paid once
True Metronome
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Special Skin$0.99, paid once
- True Metronome Pro$9.99, paid once
- True Metronome Pro$9.99, paid once
In their own words
Easy Metronome
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.
True Metronome
True Metronome is a metronome app for musicians, with a pendulum display, Italian tempo markings, and natural reverb sound. It supports tempos from 20 to 400 BPM, custom time signatures, and subdivision control. Its frame-accurate audio engine is designed for precise timing, while practice tracking displays daily, weekly, and monthly progress. Beat Detection uses a microphone to identify tempo from an audio source in real time. The maker says this processing happens on the device and audio is never recorded, stored, or transmitted. The web version works in modern browsers without a download and includes tap tempo and pendulum animation. The free version requires no account and has no ads during practice, but free users can use Tap Tempo up to five times per day. Free includes two skins and one bell accent. True Metronome Pro costs 9.99 USD once and adds unlimited Tap Tempo, a Tempo Trainer, live tempo detection, presets, more subdivision patterns, and other features. A special skin costs 0.99 USD once. The app is available on Android, iOS, macOS, and web.