aiMetronome
Proper & adaptive metronome
$2.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Pro metronome features without subscriptions or in-app purchases.
New in V2: Tunes (saved sequences), MusicXML & MIDI import, share & backup, playback loop.
aiMetronome — pro-level metronome features in a one-time purchase, no subscription. Built by a musician, for musicians. New in V2: program whole pieces with Tunes, import MusicXML & MIDI, share with students, jump to any bar, loop sections, and set smooth rit. / accel. ramps.
--- TUNES ---
A tune is a saved sequence of blocks. Each block has its own time signature, tempo, subdivisions, length in bars, optional rit. / accel. ramp into the next block, optional cesura (silent gap) at its end, and a "count-in" flag for the first block. Rehearse with a click that follows your tempo and meter.
--- IMPORT MIDI & MUSICXML ---
Drop a MIDI or MusicXML file from any notation app (Sibelius, MuseScore, Dorico, Logic). aiMetronome reads tempo markings, time-signature changes, repeats, voltas, cesuras and fermatas — and builds the tune for you. No more re-typing a 100-bar piece bar by bar.
--- SHARE & BACK UP ---
Send a single tune (.aitune) or your whole library (.aitunes) via AirDrop, Files, iCloud Drive — any iOS share destination. Great for teachers handing students rehearsal plans, or personal backup.
--- PLAYBACK LOOP & JUMP TO ANY BAR ---
Long-press a block to set loop start / end — the selected range loops indefinitely until cleared. Or drag the red playhead dot on the main-screen banner to jump to any bar instantly.
--- TEMPO ---
Accurate from 10 to 300 BPM. Twist the big knob for fast moves. Use the +/– buttons for 1 BPM precision. Tap the centre to set tempo by feel — your taps are averaged, so the BPM settles smoothly instead of bouncing on every tap.
New in V2: standalone ritardando or accelerando ramps over any number of beats or measures, from any tempo to any target.
--- aiVolume™ ---
aiVolume™ listens and adapts the click volume to your dynamic range.
• Loud playing: click turns up.
• Quiet playing: click backs off.
• Volume Boost (10 / 20 s) gives a clearer click for count-ins, then fades back to aiVolume™.
The click sits naturally in the background of your music — and disappears in the quiet moments where it would otherwise stand out.
• Lessons — backs off during discussion, comes up when you play.
• Recording sessions — click goes quiet during exposed passages, less bleed into the mic.
• Live performance — rises with stage volume, drops in quiet moments where the audience could otherwise hear it leaking from in-ears.
--- TIME SIGNATURES & CLICK SOUNDS ---
Set any time signature with the new notation-style picker — numerator over a fraction line, denominator below, just like engraved music. Subdivisions in a simple wheel.
Pick a click timbre — Claves, Click, or Beep — or mix them. New in V2: choose any timbre to play at half velocity on non-accented beats — a fuller texture that still tracks the downbeat.
--- VISUAL & PRACTICAL ---
• On-screen flash, device torch, or both.
• Layout adapts cleanly: iPhone SE through Pro Max, every iPad (Split View / Slide Over included).
• Works in the background — close the screen, save battery.
• Bluetooth output: route click to headphones or speakers. The mic for aiVolume™ stays on your iPhone / iPad, listening to your actual playing in the room.
• Screen no longer locks while aiMetronome is on screen.
• Clean, dark interface.
Important: focus your device's mic 0.5–2 m from the sound source. Don't place the device directly on the instrument (e.g. on a piano body) — it can cause unnaturally high ambient readings and distort aiVolume™'s behaviour.
--- NO SUBSCRIPTION, NO IN-APP PURCHASES ---
Every feature in this app is included in your one-time purchase. Future updates are free. No "Premium" tier, no per-feature unlock, no ads, no tracking. The metronome you buy stays the metronome you have.
--- FROM THE DEVELOPER ---
I'm a musician, and aiMetronome started because I waited too long for one that behaved the way I needed. Every feature here exists because it solved a real practice annoyance. Made by a musician, for musicians.
ainars
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V2 introduces major new features in the same one-time-buy app and a stack of refinements across the metronome itself.
- NEW: Tunes
A tune is a saved sequence of blocks. Each block has its own time signature, tempo, subdivisions, length in bars, optional ritardando or accelerando into the next block, an optional cesura (silent gap) at its end, and an optional "count-in" flag for the first block. Program an entire piece exactly the way it's notated, then arm a tune on the main screen and rehearse.
- NEW: Import scores
Drop a MusicXML or MIDI file from any app (like Sibelius, MuseScore, Dorico, Logic) - aiMetronome reads tempo markings, time-signature changes, repeat barlines, cesura / fermata / breath marks and builds the tune for you.
- NEW: Share & back up
Send a single tune (.aitune) or your whole library (.aitunes) via AirDrop, Files, iCloud Drive, Mail, Messages - any iOS share destination. Re-importing offers merge or replace.
- NEW: Playback loop
Long-press a block in the tune editor - "Set as loop start" / "Set as loop end". The selected range loops indefinitely until you clear it.
- NEW: Main-screen tune banner
When a tune is armed, the main screen shows it with the current bar / total bars. The bar is scrubbable drag the playhead dot to jump to any bar.
- NEW: Standalone ritardando / accelerando
Outside of tunes, set a smooth tempo ramp over any number of beats or measures from any current tempo to any target.
- UPDATED: Timbres
Mix multiple timbres together (Click + Beep + Claves), and choose any of them to play on the non-accented beats at half velocity.
- Plus polish across the board:
- Screen no longer locks while aiMetronome is on screen.
- Knob touch area enlarged and rotation direction reversed so the BPM number stays visible while you adjust.
- Time-signature picker now reads as a real engraved fraction.
- Layout adapts to every iPhone (iPhone SE through Pro Max) and iPad (Split View / Slide Over included).
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Information
- Seller
- AINARS SABLOVSKIS
- Size
- 4.1 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Ainars Sablovskis
