Tempo by Frozen Ape
Tempo by Frozen Ape is a metronome app for Android and iOS, with free Lite editions and paid versions.
What Tempo by Frozen Ape is
Tempo by Frozen Ape is a metronome app for Android and iOS, with free Lite editions and paid versions. The iOS app lists a tempo range of 10 to 800 BPM, 35 time signatures, and rhythm patterns for both simple and compound meters. Users can save presets in multiple setlists and share them by email as Tempo files or text; Android setlist files also work with iOS. On iOS, practice can be tracked by bars or elapsed time, with playback set to stop at a chosen limit. Listed sound and display options include 14 sound sets, voice counting, vibration, stereo panning, pulsating LEDs, and full-screen display. The app supports external input devices such as AirTurn, iRig BlueBoard, PageFlip Cicada, and headphone remotes. Tempo Lite for Android is free, contains ads, and has in-app purchases; Tempo Lite for iOS is free and has in-app purchases. The paid Android app is $1.49, paid once, while the paid iOS app is $2.99, paid once; both include in-app purchases.
Good
- iOS version lists 35 time signatures
- Setlists can be shared by email
- iOS practice tracking can stop at a set limit
- Supports listed external input devices
Watch out
- Android Lite contains ads
- Lite editions include in-app purchases
- Paid editions also include in-app purchases
Who it suits
Tempo may suit performing artists, teachers, and students who need metronome features and shareable setlists. Its listed practice tracking is also aimed at drills and organized workouts, and the maker describes golfers and bodybuilders among its users.
Verdict
Tempo offers metronome and setlist features across Android and iOS, with additional practice tracking and sound options listed for iOS. Choose between the free Lite editions and paid apps while noting the listed ads and in-app purchases.
Plans and prices
From Tempo by Frozen Ape's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Tempo Lite for Android | Free | Free Lite version · Contains ads · In-app purchases |
| Tempo Lite for iOS | Free | Free Lite version · In-app purchases |
| Tempo for Android | $1.49, paid once | Paid Android metronome app · In-app purchases |
| Tempo for iOS | $2.99, paid once | Paid metronome app · In-app purchases |
The facts
Each one read from Tempo by Frozen Ape's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Android edition
- Tempo for Android has a Special Edition on Amazon with orange highlights for the Dark Theme to match Kindle Fire's native interface.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Android setlist compatibility
- Tempo for Android says its setlist files are compatible with iOS.checked 9 Oct 2001
- iOS privacy disclosure
- Apple's listing says the developer indicated that the iOS Tempo app does not collect data.checked 9 Oct 2001
What it does
- Audio and display
- The iOS feature list includes 14 sound sets, voice counting, vibration, stereo panning, pulsating LEDs and full-screen display.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Controller integrations
- Tempo lists support for AirTurn, iRig BlueBoard, PageFlip Cicada, headphones remotes and other external input devices.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Developer location
- Google Play lists Frozen Ape Pte. Ltd. at 33 Oxley Rise #09-01 Visioncrest, Singapore 238710.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Meters and rhythms
- The iOS app lists 35 time signatures, six rhythm patterns for simple meters and three for compound meters.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Practice tools
- The iOS app can track practice by bars or elapsed time and stop playback automatically when a limit is reached.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Privacy disclosure
- Google Play lists no data collected and no data shared with third parties for the Android Tempo app.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Tempo is a mobile metronome app described for performing artists, teachers, students, golfers and bodybuilders.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Setlists
- Users can save presets in multiple setlists and share setlists by email as Tempo files or text files.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Support
- Google Play lists [email protected] as the Android app support email.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Target users
- The maker describes the iOS app's practice tracking as useful for drills and organized workouts, and its Android page highlights sharing presets with friends.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Tempo range
- The iOS Tempo app supports tempos from 10 to 800 BPM.checked 9 Oct 2001
The company
- Headquarters
- Singaporechecked 28 Sep 2001
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