Impulse Reviews

The ability to create various meter and/or accent patterns in the same measure without having to spend ten minutes making a loop is amazing. My only issue is that I’ve been getting a bug where, about one out of five times I hit play, nothing happens. If I shut down Impulse completely, it conveniently brings me back to the preset I was just using and Impulse works fine. I love all the unique things Impulse can accomplish, however it can be slightly infuriating when the play button does not work consistently on a $4 metronome app.

By far my favorite met app on the platform. I’m on an iPhone XR and for some reason when I pause the metronome to do something else, when I return back and press play the met won’t work. It happens every time I do this unless I leave it playing in the background. Would love to see this bug fixed!

I really love Impulse. It has a minimal and easy UX that allows you to get straight to the good stuff quickly. The ability to change the sounds for up to four different pips, not only makes it more sonically pleasing than most metronomes, it also means it doubles as a great beat machine than can easily program far more complex rhythms than many iOS beat machines available. One bug I’ve noticed - the fourth pip (dark gray), which starts out default as silent, only changes sound when you scroll to another sound setting, then exit/re-enter Impulse . I also just discovered that whatever changes you make with a preset selected, overwrite the preset! This is definitely NOT desirable behavior and I just lost several programmed patterns due to this (not a bug per se but still annoying). Please change this so you only write to a preset when selecting to save and give it a name, to avoid accidental destructive edits.

Feature requests for the developer: please add Ableton Link/midi clock sync capability, and consider compatibility with AudioBus, AudioShare, and other iOS pro audio apps! In addition, the ability to upload user sounds as sources. Would make this already quite potent tool, absolutely formidable.

Four stars for now due to the bug, preset handling, and lack of inter-app integration, but I hope to come back and make it five stars in the future. Overall I’m highly impressed with this app!!

Absolutely fantastic metronome! The usability and feature set make this perfect for everyone, from beginner to advanced!

I do wish I could play and pause the met directly from the number pad though, but that’s a minor inconvenience.

Nice clean UI and very flexible. The sound set is not to my taste, but sound prefs are promised. My main ask is a way to change the number of steps in a column without changing the timing of the steps — this will make it more intuitive to set up subdivisions like a 4/4 beat divided into 3-3-2.

This metronome is simply the best. Easy to use and allows you to save your rhythms and has automated tempo progression for speed practice. Simply the best. Looking forward to the future enhancement allowing custom sequences!

It gives you the ability to program combinations of subdivisions and accents with 3 distinct basic metronome sounds.

This is a great metronome with a bunch of useful features that will help you progress as a player. Highly recommended.

I have most of his apps and this one is definitely one of my favorites. To be able to select the sound effect this would be nice 😂. Other than that 13/10

Been looking for a new metronome. This is the best one I’ve seen to date. Subdivisions are a snap. Even polyrhythmic beats can be easily set up. Compared to the long list of metronomes available this sits at top of the heap. I’m giving it 5+ stars.

I was a drummer for over 25 years and wish I had something like this growing up! My Son is now into drums and he really likes this app too!
It’s great that you can dial in an infinite number of combinations. Keep up the good work! Maybe a save function and or Share?

This is easily one of the best free metronomes on Impulse Store. Its minimalist aesthetic is also very pleasing. I would like to see an addition of hotkeys to make simply switching time signatures easier for those who don’t have as complex understandings of rhythms. However the customization allowed by the interface makes Impulse very appealing over other metronome apps; most that allow for similar customization are behind paywalls. Overall, I’m very pleased with Impulse and optimistic for its future!

I just figured out how to change the sounds. The only suggestion I have is to have a countdown timer for getting time to get yourself ready. Playing the guitar (learning) is challenging enough without having to get into position fast..

A must for teachers to recommend for students of any instrument and a great tool for pros as well. The flexibility and ease of use is what many of us have been looking for. I would pay a few dollars if it was a paid app. That it is free makes it even sweeter.

I am so glad I ran into Impulse. It has been very helpful for me to practice all different rhythms , this is very unique in training free in all rhythms

Including western and Indian

Highly recommend

I will echo another review I’ve seen: it’s got so much potential and a lot of fun to work with. Only thing I wish it had is subdivisions that could be divided at equal speeds (for example a 2+2+3 8th note subdivision for a 7/8 meter). Other than that I’m excited to see how Impulse will progress!

Impulse puts dr. Beat to shame and for about $175 less(last I checked the local shop). If you take the time to learn Impulse the possibilities and applications are almost endless. You can program an actual rhythm and/or metric modulation with the pulse at the same time. Could not recommend this enough to any musician!!! Especially Invaluable for drummers or any instrument requiring linear independence. A+++ Definitely geekn’ out for Impulse.

this app is a great metronome and offers so many options. I love the ease of changing time signature and the fact that you can have a different subdivision on every beat. My only issue right now is that if you’re using Impulse , go to a different app, then come back to this app it won’t respond anymore. You have to close out and re-open. I’m sure it’s a simple fix, and Impulse is amazing other than that!

Each rhythm has its own feel. I was having trouble feeling different subdivisions and even more trouble trying to add rests. Impulse is a life saver! Create the rhythm and it plays it for you. A larger selection of sounds makes it much easier to sit and listen to. It’s also just a beautiful app, a true piece of art! Its a must have for any musician and opens up a world of possibilities for rhythm in improv!

Impulse is simple and works perfectly. No cruft or ads or in-app purchases. I wish more apps were designed this way.