Metro X on Apple Watch: the beat on your wrist
A standalone watch app: a metronome with taps and clicks, the String tuner, Play and Sync rooms, even without your iPhone nearby. With the iPhone close, it follows the phone's beat and adds remotes for the metronome and the Play player. Included with Metro X on iPhone; requires watchOS 10 or later.
What you get
- Haptic metronome. A tap and a click on every beat, with a stronger tap on the downbeat. Set the tempo with the Digital Crown and keep tapping with the screen dimmed.
- Works without the iPhone. The metronome, the String tuner, Play and Sync rooms run on the watch itself. If the iPhone can't be reached, the watch tells you.
- String tuner. Tune with the watch's microphone, in the same String view as the Tune tab.
- Sync rooms on the wrist. Join a room with its code and the watch taps the host's beat.
- Follows the phone. While the Beat tab or a Sync room is playing on your iPhone, the watch taps that beat, aligned to the phone's clock and corrected for the Taptic Engine's delay.
- Beat and Play remotes. With the iPhone nearby, start and stop the phone's metronome and change its tempo, or play and stop the piano accompaniment at 75, 90, 100 or 110%.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a metronome for Apple Watch that taps the beat on your wrist?
Yes. Metro X on Apple Watch taps every beat on your wrist, with a stronger tap on the downbeat, and you set the tempo with the Digital Crown. It keeps running on the always-on display.
Does the Apple Watch metronome work without the iPhone?
Yes. The watch app works on its own without your iPhone nearby. It requires watchOS 10 or later.
Can the watch follow a Sync room or the metronome on my iPhone?
Yes. While the Beat tab or a Sync room is playing on your iPhone, the watch taps that beat, aligned to the phone's clock and corrected for the Taptic Engine's delay. The watch can also join a room with its code.
Can I control the metronome and the accompaniment from the watch?
Yes. With the iPhone nearby, remotes on the watch start and stop the phone's metronome and change its tempo, and play or stop the piano accompaniment at 75, 90, 100 or 110%.
Is there a tuner on Apple Watch?
Yes. The String tuner runs on the watch using the watch's microphone.
How much does the Apple Watch app cost?
Nothing. The Apple Watch app is included free with Metro X on iPhone.
Related
Keep the whole room on one beat → The metronome and the ORB →