True Metronome Lite4.6.2 - App Store

The most accurate metronome app, designed by musicians for serious practice.

Why Musicians Choose True Metronome

* Perfect timing, zero timing drift. Not “almost correct”, but mathematically precise beats for professional practice.
* Natural acoustic sound with real overtones and subtle variation. No robotic clicks, no harsh synthetic loops.
* Feels like a real metronome.

Features

* All common and advanced time signatures: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 beats per measure
* Precise tempo adjustment in 1 BPM steps
* Realistic pendulum swing that matches your tempo
* Clean, distraction-free design focused on practice
* Optional bell accent on the downbeat

Perfect For

* Classical musicians who need reliable timing
* Music students and teachers
* Players frustrated with “close enough” metronome apps
* Long practice sessions (natural sound that does not become annoying)

How It Works

Drag the weight to set your tempo, choose your time signature below, and tap anywhere to start. The interface behaves like a real mechanical metronome because that is what serious musicians are used to.

Lite Version

* Tempos up to 160 BPM

Unlock the full version and enjoy

* An unlimited tempo range
* Tap tempo input
* A variety of visual skins
* Full landscape support on iPad
* Seamless Apple Watch integration
* Live Activities and widgets on your lock screen
* Siri Shortcuts
* A completely ad-free experience

True Metronome does not cut corners. While many apps rely on generic synthetic clicks, we recorded real mechanical metronomes to capture their natural tone and feel. Our custom audio engine delivers the hardware-level timing accuracy that demanding musicians expect.

Download now and hear the difference in your practice.

Version History True Metronome is now completely free! Switch to the full version for a better experience: no ads, all tempos up to 208 BPM, Italian tempo markings, and 4 beautiful backgrounds. This is the final update for the Lite version. 4.6.2 Apr 12 True Metronome is now completely free! Switch to the full version for a better experience: no ads, all tempos up to 208 BPM, Italian tempo markings, and 4 beautiful backgrounds. This is the final update for the Lite version. 4.6.1 Mar 20 • World rankings — compare your practice time with musicians in your country and worldwide
• Improved power efficiency in background mode
• Fixed an issue with practice time calculation 4.6 Jan 1 Bottom text now shows current beat number during the playback.
New icon. 4.5 12/30/2025 Improved tooltips
Added haptic feedback on buttons
Fixed a few bugs 4.4 12/22/2025 Fixed the problems in lower power mode 4.3 12/21/2025 Fixed a few rare bugs affecting the pendulum animation and sound volume. 4.2 12/18/2025 iOS 26 style with liquid glass effect in setting
Bug fixes 4.1 12/10/2025 New background with moving curtains
Updated icon
Button sounds
Improved bell sound 1
Statistics screen
Bug fixes 4.0 12/03/2025 New icon
Fixed bugs 3.15 12/03/2025 The pendulum now moves with true-to-life physics!
Also added multiple bell sounds so you can choose your favorite. 3.14 11/20/2025 Replaced the bell sound
Fixed bugs 3.13 11/15/2025 Update for iOS 26 3.12 10/03/2025 Minor update 3.11.6 08/24/2025 Built with latest SDK 3.11.5 12/11/2024 Built with latest SDK 3.11.4 12/06/2024 Built with latest SDK 3.11.3 11/27/2024 Added help tips for first-time users
Added value "1" for the bell 3.11.2 09/17/2024 Added help tips for first-time users
Added value "1" for the bell 3.11.1 09/13/2024 Added help tips for first-time users
Added value "1" for the bell 3.11 09/12/2024 Bug fixes. 3.8 06/16/2023 New meters: 8, 10, 11, 13 3.7 03/07/2021 Haptic feedback 3.6 08/16/2020 Fix ads position for iPad mini and iPad 9.7 inches. 3.5.1 04/22/2020 - new setting for volume control
- bug fixes 3.5 03/06/2020