# PolyNome: THE Metronome

> Practice, Perform & Map Songs

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id488165644](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id488165644)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id488165644`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** PolyNome Ltd
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (664 ratings)
- **Version:** 26.07.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-28
- **First published:** 2011-12-16
- **Size:** 175 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/polynome-the-metronome/id488165644)
- **Website:** [https://polynome.net](https://polynome.net/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://privacypolicies.com/privacy/view/38f0e3605a94c15634ed642671cb4e4d](https://privacypolicies.com/privacy/view/38f0e3605a94c15634ed642671cb4e4d)

## Description

PolyNome: The Metronome is a musician-designed tool for practicing, performing, and mapping songs. It provides a precise metronome with time signatures, a mixer, subdivision faders, hundreds of sounds, Big Numbers display, tap tempo, rep counter, and a timer, plus two rhythm sequencers for programming grooves.

Designed by musicians and used by pros, PolyNome helps you map songs from Apple Music or YouTube, generate clean lead sheets, learn rudiments, create polyrhythms, automate practice routines, build playlists and setlists, track progress, attach PDFs or videos, and export presets. It works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with hands-free control via Siri or Bluetooth/MIDI devices, and integrates with forScore and other apps.

## Rankings

- #64,796 — Overall
- #90 — improve

## Review summary

PolyNome is a powerful, feature-rich metronome and practice tool with rhythm analysis, notation-driven programming, track markup, set lists, and deep libraries. Users praise its versatility for practice and live performance, plus fast, responsive support and solid sound/UI. The recurring caveats are frustration with a subscription model that locks many features behind a paid plan after an initial purchase, a steep learning curve with hidden menus, and stability issues (crashes or crashes on launch). Overall, it's highly capable for serious musicians, but new users should expect a learning period and ongoing subscription costs.

### Pros

- Powerful, feature-rich metronome with advanced rhythm tools and notation-driven programming.
- Excellent practice/gig tool with progress journaling, set lists, and practice tracking.
- Rich ecosystem including online libraries, exercises, notation, sounds, and Track Markup, plus ForScore integration.
- Responsive, helpful developer support.
- Crisp UI and high-quality sound options.

### Cons

- Subscription model gates many features behind a paid plan after purchase.
- Steep learning curve with hidden menus; not intuitive for new users.
- Stability issues: app can crash or fail to open after closing.

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