Metronome + Tuner Apps
Free apps every musician needs.
Why every musician needs these
- Metronome keeps you on time — like a steady drum.
- Tuner ensures instrument sounds right.
- No more borrowed or expensive devices.
- Free apps now better than $30 dedicated devices.
- Always with you — phone in pocket.
- Make practice more effective.
Best free metronomes
- Pro Metronome — most popular, free with ads.
- Soundbrenner Metronome — beautiful interface, free.
- Metronome Beats — simple + reliable.
- Google Metronome — search "metronome" in Google.
- All work on iPhone + Android.
- No need to buy dedicated metronome anymore.
Best free tuners
- GuitarTuna — guitar, ukulele, bass, violin.
- Most accurate free tuner available.
- BOSS Tuner — pro-quality, free.
- insTuner — chromatic for any instrument.
- Fender Tune — guitar, bass, ukulele.
- All work via phone microphone.
How to tune your guitar
- Open GuitarTuna — point phone toward guitar.
- Pluck the lowest (thickest) string.
- App shows current note + target.
- Turn tuning peg until needle centers.
- Repeat for all 6 strings.
- Re-check first string — tuning affects others.
Using a metronome
- Start slow — 60 BPM (beats per minute).
- Tap or click on each beat.
- Speed up gradually as you get comfortable.
- Most songs are 80–140 BPM.
- Steady tempo beats fast tempo.
- Use for practice, not performance.
Other useful music apps
- Ultimate Guitar — chord library, tabs for thousands of songs.
- Anytune — slow down songs to learn parts.
- Chordify — auto-detect chords in any song.
- iReal Pro — backing tracks for jamming.
- Tonebridge — guitar tone effects.
- All free or low-cost.
GuitarTuna for tuning, Pro Metronome for time
If you play guitar, ukulele, or any string instrument: download GuitarTuna (free). It's replaced the need for $30 clip-on tuners for most players. For metronome, Pro Metronome (free) does everything you need. Both apps would have cost $50+ in dedicated devices a decade ago. Now they're free in your pocket.