Metronome Beats vs Yames

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.

Yames is a free desktop metronome app for musicians, available on Linux, macOS, and Windows. It supports subdivisions, custom time signatures, offline use, and does not require an account. The site describes timing under 1 ms. Thirteen themes and seven fullscreen visuals provide on-screen ways to follow the beat. Jam mode adds drummer, bass, and keyboard parts in styles including rock, blues, funk, jazz, latin, and metal; users can set custom chords and record. Its beta practice coach listens to sessions, scores them, identifies rushing or dragging, and adapts a later tempo. The coach works offline, and the site says playing and scoring remain on the computer. Speed drills can ramp tempo automatically and include countdowns, cyclic repeats, and saved presets. Setlists combine metronome presets, drills, and jams, then advance by bars, minutes, or user input, with optional count-in and rest bars. MIDI messages and hotkeys can control actions such as playback, tempo, and subdivision. A floating widget stays above a DAW and sheet music. Yames is identified as GPL-3.0 licensed.