Metronome - Tap Tempo & Rhythm Reviews

by Carlosm1498

Thought I’d try out Metronome since it seemed interesting. First I thought it was weird that it wasn’t letting continue through Metronome without making me subscribe to their “premium” offer of 1 week free trial. So I did thinking that if I didn’t like it I could always cancel my next bill which turned out I wasn’t really a fan of Metronome so when I went to go cancel my subscription, no where on the bottom of the subscription offers could i find an option to cancel it. This really made me angry since I felt like this company was trying to cheat us into making us pay, I almost called apple into helping me cancel my subscription but before I did I went on my computer and onto the ITunes app and luckily found the option to cancel it their so for all you people out their who can’t cancel their subscription, if you have a laptop, go on your iTunes their to cancel it and save your self some time from calling apple. Metronome should be taken down until it can fix its subscription cancellation option on the phone.

by 4SealGirl

I’m an aspiring musician and need a this app for my work. Every. Single. Time. you pause and play the this app there’s an ad. It’s absolutely infuriating. I understand that app developers need to make money somehow but this is absolutely the wrong way to do it. And no I’m not paying them to stop playing the ads, if you’re going to do that then why not spend your money on an actual this app that you can hold and set without ads? it’ll cost you less i’m the long run. to anyone who needs a this app this is not one you want. please go buy a regular this app.

by Goheelz

After clicking on Metronome through an advertisement that made it seem like it’d be a fun rhythm game, I’m disappointed in myself for being foolish enough to think I could do anything in this thing without paying $50 (no joke) for unlimited access. You heard me right, folks. $50 for a this app you can buy at a music store for $2. “But what about that sweet button game??” You ask? You can play that... once. Then, of course, you’re asked to pay $50 to play it again.

But don’t you worry — you can count simple 4/4 rhythms on the backs of red and green colored birds like you did in grade school until your little heart is content. Price for that? Only suffering through a few advertisements for how life-changing the $50 version of the this app will be.

So why a one-star rating? The one star is really for myself, to be honest. For clicking on an Instagram ad. For downloading an app like this. For believing that maybe this wasn’t a total scam app written by some middling music theory major with a minor in entrepreneurship trying to make a quick buck (or $50!!!!!!!!!) off the backs of average Americans just looking to tap out some rhythms with their poor overworked thumbs on a random Wednesday night.

This one star rating is for me.

And for you for even reading the reviews of this sorry app.

by McValester

I did the free trial and it was actually a pretty neat this app app, but the subscription cost seemed a bit excessive to me so I cancelled my subscription before my card was charged.

Months later, I was showing Metronome to a friend of mine. When I first opened it, it had some text on it and a big orange “next” button. The following pages were the exact same, but with different text and the same big orange “next” button. Naturally, anyone who wants to just use Metronome is going to quickly click “next” until the this app appears. They know that. And that is why at the last page. They placed the exact same button at the exact same spot, except that time it said “subscribe” on it. Obviously, I tapped it by accident, and my instinct was to close out of Metronome , it when I clicked my iPhone’s home button, Apple Pay read my fingerprint and the payment was processed.

Call me crazy, but I don’t believe this was “coincidentally” set up that way and I’m sure I’m not the only one this has happened to.

Any app that does this trickery to try to scam you into an extremely expensive subscription for the value deserves a 1-star rating in my book.

by Mary :) 05 11 04

again, like many other people i have seen on these reviews, i would vote 0 stars if possible. this is the worst app i have ever used in my whole entire life and i wish it was non existent. after downloading it, i opened Metronome to see that i needed to pay 8 dollars PER WEEK?!? are you kidding me? there is no option to do anything on Metronome and everything about it is slow and horrible. a couple minutes after i downloaded it, i deleted because it was truly horrible. now, (a week later) i get a bill for 10 dollars and i am truly disgusted because i had canceled my subscription, yet, it still charged me. with all my life i beg you to use your money on MUCH better things. DO NOT BUY Metronome. anyways, have a splendid day.

by Djtcugfug

I just want a this app that whenever I open Metronome it doesn’t give me an add, and every 5 times I stop it, it gives me in add, it’s so f$&?!?$?7$?&?&$?&!!?&$?!?$&?&!!?$&&$?!?$&&$$$&?!?$?7$?&?&$?&!!?&$?!?$&?&!!?$&&$?!?$&&$$$&?!?$?7$?&?&$?&!!?&$?!?$&?&!!?$&&$?!?$&&$$$&?!?$?7$?&?&$?&!!?&$?!?$&?&!!?$&&$?!?$&&$$$&?!?$?7$?&?&$?&!!?&$?!?$&?&!!?$&&$?!?$&&$$ing annoying plz have a way to tern off adds. Plz don’t get Metronome in till they fix this for your own good. And what is the point of paying for a this app Anyway!!!

Really, are you serious, that is the whole point, your app says that it’s FREE but it’s not. just make it a payed app.

Omg stop that’s only for 3 days that doesn’t help even a little.

by Nooneishere444

I know a lot of apps have in app purchases or like monthly pay subscriptions for other features. I don’t have a problem with that. How else are free apps supposed to make money? What I do have a problem with is when I hit the exit button to the add telling purchase a monthly subscription for other features of Metronome it automatically made me pay even though I pressed the exit button. It said I can cancel anytime but It doesn’t say how at all in the settings. It’s not even a good this app just some cheap one and then they try to grab your money. Don’t get Metronome!

by Shammrokk

I’ll start with the good: The this app itself is actually quite a good tool and seemingly well developed. I enjoyed using it.

Next, the bad:
The games section (at least the free part) is atrocious. It’s glitchy, lackluster, and not worth your time. Stick with the this app.

Finally, the REALLY bad:
You have to be completely out of your mind if you think $6.99 per week for a this app app is a good value for your customers. I have a feeling a vast majority of your subscriptions at this level are accidental. I understand you need to make money to continue development, pay your employees fairly, and grow, but come on guys. Quit being predatory and show a little respect for your customer base. These kinds of shady practices are going to ruin Metronome Store for good. You are trading long-term customer loyalty for a quick dollar. Maybe that’s your goal, but it doesn’t look good on you.

I don’t need a generic and dismissive PR reply to this. You know what you are doing, and I highly suggest you rethink your business practices and focus on bringing a loyal customer base for the long-term.

by Tx.Mom

Initially looks "cool" but that quickly fades when you realize you don't have much control with the traditional this app setting.

The sounds are neat and the flashing is fun but to set anything it's with "multi-taps" you can't just, say, tap the "timing" area and set 6/8, you have to tap until it shows up and heaven forbid you pass it and have to start over again. Same with the beat. Setting the beat is tricky, I never was able to get 120, it jumped from 96 to 144. I like a little more control with my settings.

I'm definitely willing to pay for a good app but I'll have to pass on this one.

by Pokeruler546

So, as many free apps do, Metronome has many ads that pop up. This is fine, since it doesn’t make much of a difference to Metronome . But, I started to notice that the ads don’t even need to be clicked to open. So, I was casually just practicing a piece for the cello, when an ad opened up that started playing a high pitches siren/fire alarm-type of sound that scared the **** out of me. Shame on the devs for allowing this kind of thing. Uninstalled, and now I use a different this app app.

by One Of Those Reviews

This this app app is pretty useful- especially for my clarinet practices and I like the games but the this app setup and how fast or slow the this app goes is pretty confusing. I never seemed to get the timing exactly right. All in all good app. (The premium thing is a little annoying too. Could you try to allow more access without having to pay for premium please?)

by DrummerGirl423

The ONLY reason I'm giving this game 4 stars is because the game IS great. But you cant play ANYTHING except for ONE of the games. You gotta pay to play anything else. Also I played the button game and then it locked it and said i had to get the subscription so i rest my case. Like WHY can’t they just make it a one time purchase for the whole app in the first place LIKE THEY USED TO???? Then you didn’t have to worry about ads or in-app purchases and those were THE DAYS. Bc that’s what you get with “free” games. You pay by having to waste half your time your in Metronome watching ads and STILL PAYING for other features in the game.
So deleting this one.

by Vagabond01

Simple and pretty straight forward. The few options you have with the free version are nice. There is an ad bar on the bottom, which is fine. I’d rather have ads than exporting any information. But, after a certain amount of time, when stop the this app, Metronome pops up its request for a monthly fee for the full app without ads. This is annoying even for a free app. I would probably buy Metronome, but it’s not worth a monthly fee to me.

by A Tenor Horn

This is a very clean this app app — nothing fancy, nothing unnecessary. The developers have added a few improvements from time to time, and for Metronome that doesn’t mean they’ve added stuff that make the interface complicated for little gain. It’s easier now to change from 3/4 to 4/4 than it was a few versions ago.

The nagging is a drag, though, and at $5 a week, the subscription is pretty steep.

by Caribbean Jim

Of course, it fits in my pocket,in a device I already carry with me. I can use it anywhere on the spur of the moment. Metronome stands out among its competitors because of its interface, the ease of use and variety of sounds used to mark the time. My only beef is that on the various iPhones I have it on, it does not recall the time signature. It always starts with anything BUT the last one used. However, it does remember all the remaining settings. As for the adverts: “generally” they are unobtrusive, and anyhow you’re not looking at the screen. However, every now and then, just as soon as you touch any control it pops up a full-screen advert at you. Fortunately, the this app just keeps ticking away.

by Vocabfan

I got Metronome in need of a this app, but when I try to use it I can’t get it to turn off. In the end I take almost 5mins trying to turn it off! I also saw some reviews saying you had to pay to use it. Where it says that, it also says in the very middle of the page “or continue with the limited version”.

by Phanic! At The Dan And Phil

I think that beginners and advanced players, can really benefit from Metronome.
I am a 10 year old child who plays piano and saxophone, all-throughout my life I have struggled with counting and rhythms, I knew how to count but I never got into the habit of doing so. This make my so much easier. I love how you can find the perfect beat for what ever piece you are playing and you can choose how many beats per measure and get very detailed and specific with what you want.

by Gamesarefun22

Hi musicians! I totally recommend Metronome because it helps a lot and there are games to it that makes it more fun. I play the piano and this this app helps with counting. The games are fun. I think the pop up to get the premium should pop up less often because it is annoying. I also like to change the sound of the clicks to this drum sound because personally it helps me better. You can change the tempo easily.

by Steve-MN

I especially like the different sounds, including the typical this app click. I do wish that you could change the meter up or down; its time consuming to have to circle through all the possibilities to get to the one you want, but realistically it only takes a few seconds so not a huge problem.

Update: I figured out how to easily change the meter, simply hold the meter button down and you can set the meter easily for any rate,

by Hugh380

It took me about 5 minutes to understand all of the functions that are useful to me. Once I was done with the learning process, I realized just how good this new app is. Its strength is that it is simple. If you want to increase the tempo, just turn the dial clockwise. Turn it counter clockwise to reduce the tempo. To change the time signature press the button on the bottom left corner, and a window appears where the time signature can be changed to just about anything that you would want. There are other features that are like icing on the cake. The tick sound can be changed from a simple tick to the tick sound of a piano, drum, etc... this is a free app with better than expected features.

by Titty Fudger

I did the free trial and it was actually a pretty neat this app app, but the subscription cost seemed a bit excessive to me so I cancelled my subscription before my card was charged.

Months later, I was showing Metronome to a friend of mine. When I first opened it, it had some text on it and a big orange “next” button. The following pages were the exact same, but with different text and the same big orange “next” button. Naturally, anyone who wants to just use Metronome is going to quickly click “next” until the this app appears. They know that. And that is why at the last page. They placed the exact same button at the exact same spot, except that time it said “subscribe” on it. Obviously, I tapped it by accident, and my instinct was to close out of Metronome , it when I clicked my iPhone’s home button, Apple Pay read my fingerprint and the payment was processed.

Call me crazy, but I don’t believe this was “coincidentally” set up that way and I’m sure I’m not the only one this has happened to.

Any app that does this trickery to try to scam you into an extremely expensive subscription for the value deserves a 1-star rating in my book.

by Enyar12

I take piano classes, and play the piano. I was recently recommended Metronome, and I love it! Whenever I have 4 3 time, I always use this because that’s the time I get most mixed up with! Using this will help me in classes, and definitely is a life saver. I also love the games, it helps me get a beat and very fun too.
I have one con though, and that’s the ads. I know the developers have to make money, but it’s kind of a pain to stop my timer to get an ad. I know I should probably get VIP so that can be fixed, but I currently am saving up for something, and don’t want to spend money right now. I don’t want to complain, but maybe just add the ads to another part of Metronome ?
But all in all, Metronome is a life saver for me, and is one of my favorites!