TOCKTOPUS

METRONOME

KEEP THE TIME.
FIND YOUR FLOW.

PHONE IS FREE · NO ACCOUNT · NO PERMISSIONS

A metronome worth opening

Most of them are a number and a click. This one has somewhere to be. Six worlds, each with its own palette, its own four sounds, its own soundtrack and its own resident.

The Tocktopus metronome app in its underwater skin, showing 120 BPM and a diving octopus in the deep
TOCKTOPUS · FREE
The Studio skin: a dark practice room with light through a half-open blind and a metronome set to 120 BPM
STUDIO · FREE
The Candy skin: a pink sweet-shop metronome with rounded buttons
CANDY · FREE
The Neon 84 skin: a synthwave metronome in magenta and cyan with a boombox octopus
NEON 84 · PLUS
The Summer skin: a warm beach-at-sunset metronome
SUMMER · PLUS
The Midnight skin: a violet night-time metronome with a monster leaning out of a wardrobe
MIDNIGHT · PLUS

What is actually in it

A MILLION CLICKS

Nothing is recorded. Each click is built on the spot from its own number — twelve families of click, and just over a million ways to set one up. No two are identical, plenty are close, and the library weighs nothing because there is no library.

SOUNDTRACKS THAT WANDER

Practise along to a shore, a fairground, an arcade or a room with a record on. Written by the app as it plays, so it never loops back to where you heard it start.

TIMING THAT HOLDS

Beats are scheduled ahead against the audio clock, not the screen. Change the tempo, open a panel, take a screenshot — the click does not flinch.

THE WHOLE BAR

Two to seven beats, subdivisions up to four, tap tempo, and a range from 20 to 300. Everything a rehearsal actually asks for and nothing that needs a manual.

SIX WORLDS, AND COUNTING

A skin is not a colour swap: new palette, new button shapes, new sound set, new soundtrack, new character. More of them arrive without you having to update the app.

NOTHING IT DOES NOT NEED

No account, no microphone, no location, no analytics on what you play. It works on a plane. The free tier carries one line of text advertising and that is the whole of it.

The residents

Every world has someone living in it, and they do not leave when you start the metronome.

The six Tocktopus characters together: a deep-sea diver, an ice cream vendor, a beach tourist, a synthwave DJ, a gangster in a white suit and a monster in a wardrobe

Fine print, up front

The things people want to know before they install something, in the place where they are actually wondering it.

ALL AGESNo violence, no chat, no strangers
NO ADS ON PLUSOne text line in the free tier
NO ACCOUNTNothing to sign up to
NO PERMISSIONSNo mic, no camera, no location
WORKS OFFLINEEvery sound is made on the device
20–300 BPMUp to 7 beats, 4 subdivisions
NO LOOT BOXESYou see what you buy before you buy it
SAFE IN PREGNANCYProvided the device is not swallowed

Questions

Is Tocktopus free?

Yes. The metronome is free on iPhone and Android, with one small line of text advertising. Plus removes it and unlocks every skin, the extra time signatures and the soundtracks. Desktop is a separate one-off purchase, not part of the subscription.

Does it work offline?

Completely. Every click and every soundtrack is generated on the device rather than downloaded, so there is nothing to stream and nothing to wait for. The only thing that needs a connection is the advert in the free tier, and its absence does not stop anything.

Does it need an account or any permissions?

Neither. There is no sign-up, no microphone access, no camera and no location. The app declares internet access and nothing else.

How accurate is the timing?

Each click is scheduled ahead of time against the audio clock rather than a screen timer, so the beat does not drift when the interface is busy or the phone is under load.

Is it suitable for children?

Yes. It is rated for all ages, collects nothing about the person using it, and has no chat, no leaderboards and no randomised purchases. The only things for sale are the subscription and the skins, and both go through the normal store confirmation.

Can I use it for lessons or in a school?

Yes, and nothing needs to be set up first. There is no account to create for each pupil and no data leaving the device, which is usually the part that makes an app awkward in a classroom.