Simple Metronome with No Ads
See the beat.
Simple Metronome with No Ads is a free iPhone metronome: no ads at all, no sign-up and no settings screen. A single circle pulses at the very instant you hear each click, as strongly as the click is loud.
Free · No ads or in-app purchases · iPhone with iOS 17 or later
What it does
A pulse in step with what you hear
The circle swells on every beat and settles back, like jelly, before the next. It follows the sound as you hear it, allowing for the delay of Bluetooth headphones and AirPlay speakers. The downbeat swells more.
Tap a tempo
Hold the circle, then tap it along with a song or the tempo in your head. While you tap, it stays silent and gives the beat back as a vibration. Stop tapping, and the clicks fade in at your tempo.
One screen
30–300 BPM with − / + or by dragging the number. 1–7 beats per bar: tap right of the dots for more, left for fewer. A mellow electronic click that stands out from instruments without hurting your ears.
Steady for hours
Every click is placed to the sample, so the tempo does not drift however long it plays. It plays with the silent switch on, keeps going when the screen locks, and plays along with music from other apps.
At a glance
- Price
- Free. No ads, no in-app purchases, no subscription.
- Device
- iPhone with iOS 17 or later. Also runs on iPad as an iPhone app.
- Range
- 30–300 BPM. 1–7 beats per bar; 1 means no accent.
- Language
- The screen shows only numbers and “BPM”, so it works the same in any language. Help pages are in English and Japanese.
- Privacy
- No account and no tracking. The app collects no data and makes no network requests of its own. Privacy Policy
- Left out on purpose
- Subdivisions, sound choices, presets and setlists.
Questions
Is there a metronome app for iPhone with no ads?
Yes. Simple Metronome with No Ads is free and shows no ads at all. It has no in-app purchases, no subscription and no sign-up, and it collects no data.
Does it stay in sync with Bluetooth headphones?
Yes. The circle pulses when each click is heard, allowing for the output delay that iOS reports for Bluetooth headphones and AirPlay speakers. On some devices the reported delay differs from the real one, and the two may look slightly out of step.
Can it find the tempo of a song?
Yes. Hold the circle, then tap it along with the song. While you tap it stays silent and gives the beat back as a vibration; when you stop, the clicks fade in at the tapped tempo.
Does it keep playing with the screen locked or the silent switch on?
Yes. It plays with the silent switch on, keeps going when the screen locks or you open another app, and plays along with music from other apps without stopping it.
Does it have subdivisions, other sounds or presets?
No, on purpose. It keeps one screen: tempo from 30 to 300 BPM, 1 to 7 beats per bar with an accented downbeat, and one mellow click. If you need subdivisions, polyrhythms or setlists, a fuller metronome app will suit you better.
Is it available for Android, iPad or Apple Watch?
It is an iPhone app for iOS 17 or later. It also runs on iPad as an iPhone app. There is no Android or Apple Watch version.
More on every gesture: Support.
Made by a saxophone student who wanted a metronome that does one thing well, with nothing in the way.