Read every beat.
Follow the current beat in the notation. Set 20–300 BPM with the tempo ruler, plus and minus controls, or Tap Tempo.
A metronome you can read
Read the beat.
Feel the rhythm.
The written bar is your metronome. See each beat, hear the grouping, and keep your place in the music—from a steady pulse to an irregular phrase.
Available now for iPhone and iPad · iOS 18 or later
Free metronome. Optional Pro unlock, one purchase.
20–300BPM, with tap tempo
Up to 4 barsLoop a mixed-meter phrase
Free to startEveryday metronome included
Pro, onceNo subscription
The free metronome
See the music
behind the click.
A readable bar, a clear pulse, and quick controls for everyday practice. Start with familiar meters or give an odd meter the grouping it needs.
Loop odd meters.
Use common or custom meters with explicit groupings such as 2+2+3. Combine up to four bars, including different meters, into a repeating phrase.
Make the pulse yours.
Choose compatible subdivisions, adjust accents and click balance, and add a one-bar count-in. Supported background audio keeps the click going.
Common Time Pro
Shape every beat.
Practice in stages.
Build mixed rhythms and structured practice sessions when a repeating pulse is only the beginning.
- Divide beats independently, with accents, articulations, and rests
- Explore advanced tuplets, including quintuplets, sextuplets, and septuplets
- Save practice plans with sections, bar counts, tempos, meters, and rhythms
- Use tempo changes, an optional count-in before each section, and section duplication
Pro is a one-time in-app purchase. Current pricing and Restore Purchases are available in the app.
Pro musician tools
Tune.
Then play.
Check your pitch with the chromatic tuner, or switch to a traditional pendulum that follows your current tempo, meter, subdivision, and sound.
The tuner shows live pitch feedback and an adjustable concert A reference. Opening it pauses the metronome. Microphone access is needed for tuning.
The pendulum and main screen share tempo controls. Both tools are part of Pro; the free app includes a two-measure pendulum preview.
Inside Common Time
Built for your
next practice.
A closer look at the free metronome, Pro rhythm editing, practice plans, and musician tools.
Ready when you are
Make time
for practice.
Start with the free metronome on iPhone or iPad. Unlock Pro when you want deeper rhythm editing and practice tools.
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