Time Guru

What Time Guru is

Time Guru is a metronome for musicians practicing internal pulse when beats disappear. You choose the percentage of beats to mute, and the app randomly silences them before restoring the click. It handles odd time signatures, mixed meters and subdivisions, and lets you program sequences that change tempo and meter over time. Spoken counting and selectable click voices provide alternate practice cues, while routines and exercises can be saved and recalled. The iPad listing adds pattern muting, gradual tempo changes, a practice timer, 35 sound options, counting in five languages and tap tempo from 5–300 BPM. Presets sync across iPad, iPhone and Mac through iCloud. iPad users can practice with podcasts or YouTube and control playback from the lock screen. Time Guru runs on Android, iOS and macOS. The iPad app costs $2.99, paid once; iPadOS 17.0 or later is required, and Mac support needs macOS 14.0 or later with Apple M1 or later.

Who it suits

Time Guru suits musicians working on timing, odd meters, subdivisions and tempo changes. It is available on Android, iOS and macOS, with additional practice features listed for iPad.

Limits

The iPad version requires iPadOS 17.0 or later, and Mac support requires macOS 14.0 or later with an Apple M1 chip or later. The listed iPad purchase costs $2.99, paid once.

Getting started

1. Open the Time Guru page or find the app on a supported platform
2. Install it on Android, iOS, or macOS
3. On iPad, use iPadOS 17.0 or later
4. Purchase the iPad app for $2.99, paid once
5. Create a routine with muting, meters, subdivisions, or tempo changes
6. Save routines and enable iCloud preset syncing across Apple devices

Verdict

Time Guru focuses on pulse practice through randomized silence, structured meters and changing tempo programs. Its iPad version adds extensive sounds, language counting and cross-device preset syncing, while platform requirements and paid access apply.