Metronome Beats vs True Metronome

Metronome Beats plays a regular beat at a chosen tempo, mainly to help musicians keep time while practising or playing. The web app lets users set BPM, beats per bar, and clicks per beat, and adjust tempo in one- or five-BPM steps. It supports varied time signatures, including compound time, and beat subdivisions that do not assume every beat is a quarter note. Mobile apps add tap tempo and a speed trainer that changes tempo gradually by bars or seconds. The app also includes programmable drum patterns, multiple kits, and mixer controls. Pro adds setlists, songs with configurable sections, and a Live mode for moving through songs during practice or performance. The maker also describes uses for running, golf practice, and breathing exercises. Metronome Beats is available on Android, iOS, macOS, and the web. The free app costs nothing and contains ads and in-app purchases. The listed iOS Pro purchase costs 8.99 USD once; Android and iOS purchases are separate. The free Android version displays personalized ads.

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.