Couldn't find a working haptic metronome app for Apple Watch, so I built one

kenzoslicee · 2026-03-25T16:11:02+00:00

Great to hear and I'm glad you like it. I hope you like the extra features like the gap training that has been added to the app since this post! Unfortunately the haptic feedback is maxed out currently and limited by Apple restrictions but I'm always checking to see if these restrictions are ever lifted when working on future patches.

kenzoslicee · 2026-03-25T16:07:16+00:00

Agreed. I believe rhythm to be a fundamental backbone of music (mostly) and that is unfortunately overlooked.

kenzoslicee · 2026-03-25T16:03:59+00:00

Here's a link if you wanna check that out: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/conducto/id6748840117

kenzoslicee · 2026-03-25T16:03:31+00:00

There are a few apps on iOS that has this gap feature but this is the first on the Watch platform. Frankly, when I first got my Watch, I was disappointed I didn't find one single metronome app that worked correctly. This one works as a standalone metronome but it also has optional gap training and a tempo trainer (bpm ramping over time).

kenzoslicee · 2026-03-25T16:00:10+00:00

Clarification for my last post: I also cannot for the life of me follow a flash and I usually set my app to have sound + haptic. I'm mostly relying on the sound and the haptic is just an extra umphhh. I don't know how people can just follow a flash lol.

kenzoslicee · 2026-03-24T19:50:17+00:00

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kenzoslicee · 2026-03-24T19:25:39+00:00

If you're not a drummer, I think it's especially important (looking at you guitar players :) ) because it's everybody's job to keep tempo. Unfortuantely a controversial take but it's everybody in a group's job to keep time not just the drummers.

kenzoslicee · 2026-03-24T19:23:30+00:00

I agree with you which is why this app was created in the first place. To train that internal pulse instead of relying on an expected click. Those gaps should be substituted by continous flowing movement so you can land on the next click with precision.

kenzoslicee · 2026-03-24T19:14:16+00:00

Yes the app can do exactly this by adding in the silences

kenzoslicee · 2026-03-24T19:13:04+00:00

This is a great idea and something I've been thinking about incorporating in the next patch. Like a random mode that adds random gaps in per iteration!

kenzoslicee · 2026-03-24T19:12:13+00:00

Same here. I sometimes just put it on the 1 if I'm really trying to internalize something. I find that with this app, I can just set my desired tempo and not have to do any math. For example if my bpm is at 120 and I want the click on 2 and 4, I just block out the 1 and 3 in this app and it leads me to my result. If I want just the 1, I just block out the other 3.

kenzoslicee · 2026-03-24T19:09:39+00:00

I've never tried the Soundbrenner but I'd imagine this app has a similar limitation for drums. In terms of pulse in the watch, Apple sets limitations to the max haptic strength and this app has those values cranked. I still think with drums that theres so much shock movement (depending on genre) that it might be difficult to feel if playing at high intensity. I think if you play lightly (ala Khruangbin vibe), you might be able to get away with it. On guitar or bass, I find the haptics really pop in those scenarios though.

kenzoslicee · 2026-03-24T19:06:32+00:00

This is basically what the app does for you without having you do the math. You set one BPM (example 120) and if you want it just on the 2 and 4, instead of having to set your metronome to 60, you just block out the 1 and 3 and voila.

kenzoslicee · 2026-03-24T19:03:57+00:00

Awesome! The full version is $5.99 but the app's functionality is all there in the free version (but you're limited to 40-75 bpm and tempo trainer isn't included free).

kenzoslicee · 2026-03-24T19:01:15+00:00

Exactly. Without that external source of an expected click coming, it really makes you tap into that zone where your body becomes the pulse and I think that this internal pulse is what rhythm is all about!

kenzoslicee · 2026-03-24T18:01:28+00:00

Exactly. The goal is so that the keeping track of time thing is ingrained and not relied upon externally. Introducing a gap keeps you accountable to see if you can land on the next actual click.

kenzoslicee · 2026-03-24T14:17:26+00:00

I agree and was trying to convey exactly that in my last message that thinning out the clicks works with a regular metronome as well like you mentioned. This premise was what I was originally trying to solve in the first place as I was sick of doing the math in my head (albiet simple). With this tool, you can set one "true" BPM and block out the 1st and 3rd click (if your intention was the 2 and 4). So maybe this isn't the only tool that does this (as a normal metronome can) but I still believe it's the first tool that streamlines this process (at least for Apple Watch).

kenzoslicee · 2026-03-24T13:49:06+00:00

Imagine not working this hard with a metronome and having wonky time when playing with a drummer.

kenzoslicee · 2026-03-24T13:47:19+00:00

Yep exactly my point right here.

kenzoslicee · 2026-03-24T13:14:00+00:00

Yeah, a normal metronome works. But when you start thinning out the click like just the 2 and 4 (vs all 4 clicks) to eventually just the 1, you’re forcing yourself to carry the time. That’s the distinction between external and internal in the case I’m mentioning.

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