Comparison
Gap Click alternatives: metronome apps with silent bars
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“Gap click” practice means playing along with a metronome that drops out for some bars, so you have to keep time on your own. Several apps offer it, often together with a tempo ramp that raises the speed automatically. This page compares what each app’s own store listing says.
Sources: the official App Store and Google Play listings (US storefront), accessed 9 October 2026. “Not stated” means the listing does not mention the feature, not that the app lacks it. Listings change; check the store before you buy. Accel Metronome is made by the author of this site.
At a glance
| App | Platforms | Price model | Silent bars | Automatic tempo increase | Tap tempo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accel Metronome | iOS 15+, Android 8+ | Free download; optional one-time Accel Pro purchase | Yes: fixed pattern (free); random and ladder patterns (Pro) | Yes: by bars (free) or by time (Pro); optional ramp back down (Pro) | Yes, 30–400 BPM |
| Gap Click by Benny Greb | iOS / iPadOS (also Mac with Apple silicon and visionOS) | Paid, one-time purchase, no in-app purchases | Yes: click and gap length in measures, syncopated patterns | Not stated | Yes, 10–300 BPM |
| Metronome Beats (Stonekick) | Android; iOS as Metronome Beats Pro | Android: free with ads and in-app purchases, or a separate paid Pro app. iOS: free with in-app purchase | iOS: mute every few bars. Android: randomised bar muting in the Pro app | Yes: Speed Trainer by bars or seconds | Yes |
| Pro Metronome (EUMLab) | iOS, Android | Free with in-app purchases | Yes: Rhythm Trainer (Pro feature) | Yes: Practice Mode (Pro feature) | Yes |
| Tempo (Frozen Ape) | iOS, Android | Paid, with in-app purchases; free Tempo Lite also referenced | Yes: Coach Mode alternates muted and unmuted bars | Yes: every n bars or n amount of time | Yes |
Gap Click by Benny Greb
Developed by Kick Snare Hat Apps, LLC for iPhone and iPad. The listing describes a “gap” of time in which the metronome drops out, with a choice of syncopated patterns and of the number of measures for both the click and the gap. The screen can flash when the app switches between the two. A “Gap Bar” moves the click from the downbeat to another position. Time signatures 2/4 to 7/4, binary or ternary rhythms, an accent on beat 1 that can be turned off, and tap tempo from 10 to 300 BPM. It is a one-time purchase; the listing states there are no in-app purchases. The listing does not mention an automatic tempo increase, and we found no Google Play listing.
Metronome Beats
Developed by Stonekick. On Android, the free app lists a Speed Trainer that gradually increases or decreases the tempo by bars or seconds, tap tempo, tempos from 1 to 900 BPM, subdivisions up to 16 clicks per beat and background playback. The free Android app contains ads and in-app purchases; a separate paid Pro app lists randomised bar and beat muting as a Pro-only feature. On iOS, Metronome Beats Pro is a free download with an in-app purchase, and its listing says the metronome can speed up over time or mute every few bars.
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Pro Metronome
By EUMLab (Polybeat Limited on the App Store), for iOS and Android. Free to download with in-app purchases. Its Pro features include Practice Mode, which programs automatic tempo changes, and a Rhythm Trainer that mutes bars; the Android listing describes playing one bar and muting the next, with longer mute times as you improve. It also lists tap tempo, accent settings, 13 time-keeping sounds including a counting voice, and background playback.
Tempo
By Frozen Ape, for iOS and Android. A paid app with in-app purchases; the iOS listing also points to a free Tempo Lite. It lists automatic tempo adjustment every n bars or n amount of time, a Coach Mode that alternates between muted and unmuted bars, tap tempo, custom accents, setlists and background playback. The tempo range is listed as 10 to 800 BPM on iOS and 10 to 400 BPM on Android.
Accel Metronome
For iOS 15+ and Android 8+. Free to download, no account and no ads. The gap trainer silences whole bars while the clock keeps counting, with a fixed pattern (1 to 8 bars click, 1 to 8 silent) and three presets in the free version; random gaps (10 to 80 percent silence) and a ladder that grows gaps up to 16 bars come with the optional one-time Accel Pro purchase. Dynamic mode raises the tempo by 1 to 50 BPM every 1 to 64 bars and lands exactly on the target; holding each tempo for a set time and ramping back down are part of Accel Pro. Tap tempo covers 30 to 400 BPM. The two modes are explained in detail on the gap trainer and dynamic metronome pages.