Stage Metronome with Setlist
The stage-ready metronome built for live musicians — with setlist management, precise timing, and a display you can read from across the room.
Stage Metronome with Setlist is a free Android metronome designed from the ground up for live performance. Where most metronome apps are built for practice rooms, Stage Metronome is built for the stage: the beat number display is large enough to read from a distance, the app keeps running in the background while other apps are open, and every song setting — tempo, time signature, beat pattern, accent beats — can be saved and recalled instantly via a setlist.
Before a gig, create your setlist with a song entry for every track on your set. Each song stores its own tempo, meter, beat pattern, and accent configuration. On stage, tap a song in your setlist and everything is ready — no fumbling with sliders mid-performance. The full-screen mode eliminates all controls and displays only the beat number and beat lights, giving the whole band a clean, unambiguous visual reference.
The SYNC button lets you re-align the beat mid-song without stopping. Beat lights have three configurable patterns and an adjustable audio-visual delay so the light and the click land at exactly the same moment on your specific device. Tempo can be set by tapping, using the half/double buttons, or using the slider — whichever is fastest in the moment.
Setlists can be shared with bandmates via email or messaging apps and imported directly on another device, so everyone is working from the same set.
Features
Setlist Management
Create named setlists containing any number of songs. Each song stores its own tempo, meter, beat pattern, and accent beat configuration. Songs can be reordered by long-press drag. Multiple setlists can exist simultaneously (e.g., one per venue or event).
Song Settings Per Song
Each saved song has independent: tempo (BPM), time signature / meter, beat pattern preset, and accent beat positions.
12 Beat-Pattern Presets
12 commonly used beat patterns covering standard rhythmic subdivisions.
Configurable Accent Beats
Individual beats within a pattern can be marked as accented (shown in blue on the beat lights). The accented beat sounds and/or lights differently to mark the downbeat.
Time Signature Support
Supports Full (1/1), Half (1/2), Quarter (1/4), and Eighth (1/8) note meters.
6 Time-Keeping Sound Patches
Six different click sounds to choose from. The selected sound is global and applies to all songs.
Big Beat Number Display
A large numeral display showing the current beat number, designed to be readable from a distance. Shown prominently in both the New/Edit and Full Screen views.
Full Screen Mode
A dedicated full-screen view that removes all controls and shows only the beat number and beat lights. Designed for placement on a music stand or monitor visible to the band.
3 Beat Light Patterns
Three configurable beat light visual patterns. Configurable in Settings under Beat Light Pattern.
Audio-Visual Sync Adjustment
A per-device calibration that lets you offset the beat light relative to the click sound by milliseconds until they are perceived as simultaneous.
Background Mode
The metronome continues running when the user switches to another app or the screen turns off.
Real-Time BPM Tap Input
Tap the tempo area repeatedly to set BPM by feel. The app calculates the average of recent taps.
Tempo Range 10–500 BPM
Supports the full practical range of musical tempos.
Half / Double Tempo Buttons
Dedicated buttons that instantly halve or double the current BPM.
SYNC Button
Resets the beat phase (restarts from beat 1) without changing the tempo or stopping the metronome.
Setlist Sharing and Import
Export a setlist as a JSON file and share via email, WhatsApp, or any file-sharing method. Recipients import it by tapping the file.
Local Backup and Restore
All songs and setlists are stored locally on the device. A full backup can be exported as a JSON file and restored on the same or a different device.
Who is this for?
- ✓ Live musicians and bands who need a metronome that keeps up with a real performance workflow
- ✓ Drummers who need a reliable click track visible from the kit
- ✓ Bands who want to standardise tempo and feel for every song in their set before showtime
- ✓ Musicians who rehearse with a click and need the same settings on stage without reconfiguring
- ✓ Solo performers using backing tracks who need to stay locked to a fixed tempo
- ✓ Music teachers running ensemble rehearsals who need to set song-specific tempos quickly
- ✓ Anyone who has lost their tempo mid-gig because their metronome app was too fiddly to use under pressure
How musicians use it
Pre-Gig Setlist Setup
A cover band has a 20-song set. The drummer opens Stage Metronome the night before the gig and enters each song with its correct BPM, time signature, and beat pattern. He saves them to a setlist named "Sat Night Set." He exports the setlist file and sends it to the bassist, who imports it on his own phone. On stage, both players have the same settings loaded and ready.
On-Stage Tempo Reference
A solo guitarist is playing with a backing track. She places a tablet running Stage Metronome in full-screen mode on her music stand. The large beat number is visible at a glance even under stage lighting. She taps the song in her setlist and starts the click — the backing track is already set to the same BPM.
Drummer Dialling In a Click
A drummer is in a loud rehearsal room. He tries different click sounds from the 6 sound patches until he finds one that cuts through the monitor mix without being distracting. He notices the click and the beat light are slightly out of sync on his device, so he opens the sync adjustment in settings and calibrates the offset until they feel simultaneous.
Mid-Song Re-Sync
During a live performance, the band loses count and the drummer can't tell if they are on beat 1 or beat 3. He hits the SYNC button on the Stage Metronome screen, which resets the beat to 1 without changing the tempo. The beat lights restart the count and everyone re-locks within a bar.
Gradual Tempo Build in Rehearsal
A jazz trio wants to practise a piece at incrementally faster tempos. They start at 80 BPM and use the slider to nudge the tempo up by 5 BPM after each run-through. The setlist is not used — they work directly in the New/Edit view during rehearsal.
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