Metronome Hero1.2

The metronome that listens back.

Metronome Hero is a free rhythm training app for musicians. Play your instrument, tap the screen, or connect MIDI - and see exactly whether you’re early, late, or right on the beat.

All core features are free, including scoring, adaptive tempo, MIDI input, challenges, Band Sync, and session summaries. An optional one-time purchase unlocks the practice calendar with iCloud sync so you can track your progress over time.

REAL-TIME TIMING FEEDBACK
See your notes in six live visualizations: Note Highway, Playhead, Circular, Tube, Spiral, and Scrolling History.

PLAY ANY WAY
Use tap input, microphone detection with automatic gain, or MIDI with latency calibration.

TRAIN SMARTER
Adaptive Tempo increases BPM when accuracy improves and backs off when consistency drops.

BUILD INTERNAL TIME
Practice with click dropouts, backbeat-only modes, random mute cycling, subdivisions, and multiple difficulty levels.

PRACTICE TOGETHER
Band Sync lets groups share the same pulse, compare timing, and improve ensemble groove in real time.

KEEP IT MUSICAL
Choose from drum sounds, instrument voices, scales, chords, and arpeggios.

WORKS WITH YOUR SETUP
Supports Ableton Link, AUv3 hosts, and iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.

TRACK YOUR PROGRESS
Review streaks, scoring, timing distribution, and tempo changes after every session.

Metronome Hero is more than a metronome. It’s a rhythm training system for musicians who want stronger groove, better accuracy, and more confidence.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://metronomehero.com/privacy-policy.html

Version History Color by Note
- Every pad, drum, or string now gets its own color, so you can see at a glance which one rushes and which one drags
- A per-note table shows count, early/late bias in milliseconds, and spread for your ten most-played notes
- Notes name themselves — drum names for a kit, pitch names otherwise — and you can rename any of them
- Per-note stats are saved with your session history and appear in the Audio Unit too

Sequences
- Chain bars into a sequence: three bars of the groove, then a fill, cycling as you play
- Start one from any groove, set the order and repeats, and edit any bar in the groove editor
- Import multi-bar MIDI and MusicXML files as sequences, with a preview before you commit
- Export a sequence as a single multi-bar MIDI file

Goal Tempo
- Set a target BPM and automatic level-ups stop there instead of climbing forever
- The last step lands exactly on your goal, with a Goal Reached card in the session summary

Groove Editor
- Pick a snap resolution: 16ths, 32nds, 8th or 16th triplets, or free placement
- Toms and crash joined the click sound palette
- More room to work on iPad

Input and Timing
- A MIDI note range filter ignores stray very-low and very-high notes from MIDI guitars and pads, with a "Learn from this session" button that sets the range for you
- Calibration now matches your input: MIDI gets an offset slider, audio gets the microphone controls, and microphone access is actually requested
- Notes grow in real time as you hold them instead of jumping to the minimum length, with configurable minimum and maximum
- Advanced scoring parameters persist per device and save with presets on Custom difficulty
- Clearer explanation of what the consistency score actually measures

Fixes
- Fixed hung MIDI notes when note-off arrived for a different note
- Fixed a second hit on an already-scored beat counting twice
- Fixed the difficulty levels listing out of order in the Audio Unit plug-in
- Fixed the groove editor stacking clicks in a single slot
- Floating panel layout is remembered per device
- Practice timer gains a reset control and whole-minute stepping 1.2 Oct 2 Groove Timing Fixes
- Fixed an issue where hits weren't aligning correctly with groove patterns in compound time signatures (6/8, 9/8, 12/8)
- Visualization grid lines now match exactly where your hits are scored
- Improved accuracy when playing grooves with mixed note densities

Other Improvements
- Groove editor now displays time signature names for easier editing
- Better MIDI drum pattern import from any channel
- Minor UI text improvements 1.1.1 Jul 18 Practice Real Grooves — Play along with real drum patterns instead of a simple click. Explore rock, hip-hop, Latin rhythms, shuffles, and more while seeing your timing in real time with live notation.

New “Hard” Difficulty — By popular demand, Hard mode bridges the gap between Mid and Pro for players ready to tighten up without jumping to pro-level precision.

Quest For Groove Patterns — Practice grooves from questforgroove.com’s beginner course, with more patterns coming soon.

Presets Sync via iCloud — Your custom presets now follow you automatically across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Lock Your Visualization — Prevent accidental view changes while practicing.

Plus notation improvements and stability fixes. 1.1 Jul 14 Improved accuracy and bug fixes at very slow tempos. 1.0.6 May 1 Small UI enhancements and the ability to save the shift-click setting within presets. 1.0.5 Apr 21 Two new ways to sharpen your timing.

Practice Timer — Set a duration and let the metronome handle the rest. Perfect for focused warm-ups, timeboxed practice blocks, or finally honoring “just ten more minutes.”

Shift the Click — An advanced internal-time exercise: keep playing on the downbeat while the click moves to the e, and, or a. Train yourself to feel the pulse instead of relying on hearing downbeat clicks. 1.0.4 Apr 16 Metronome Hero is now free. All core rhythm training features are fully unlocked, including MIDI and audio input, scoring, adaptive tempo, challenges, Band Sync, and session summaries. An optional one-time purchase unlocks the Practice Calendar with iCloud sync for long-term progress tracking. 1.0.3 Apr 14 New in this version:
• Added Lifetime Access as a one-time purchase option for players who prefer to buy once and unlock all premium features forever
• Improvements to the Premium upgrade flow and purchase options 1.0.2 Apr 12 Added advanced timing controls for power users based on early community feedback. Thank you for helping shape Metronome Hero. 1.0.1 Apr 6 1.0 Apr 4