Email floorapps@icloud.com with Woodblock in the subject, and say which iPhone or iPad you have and which headphones, if any. A screenshot helps if something looks wrong.
What’s free? The whole metronome: every time signature, subdivision and sound, tap tempo, the flash, haptics, headphone sync, the Lock Screen, Control Center, Siri and the Shortcuts app. Woodblock Practice adds the speed and gap trainers, songs and setlists that sync between your devices, and the practice log with its widgets. You pay once, with no subscription, and Family Sharing is included.
The lit beat and the flash land late on my AirPods. Bluetooth headphones play the click late. Tap the gear on the metronome, then Headphone sync, and tap along with 16 clicks. Woodblock keeps the delay for that pair and uses it whenever they’re connected.
Does the click play with my iPhone on silent? Yes. It also plays over Music, YouTube or a recording, and they keep playing. A phone call or Siri stops it, and so does disconnecting your headphones, so it doesn’t carry on through the speaker.
How do I start it without opening the app? Say “Start Woodblock” or “Stop Woodblock” to Siri, or add the Woodblock control to Control Center or the Action button. “Set the tempo in Woodblock” asks for the number. With Woodblock Practice, “Play” and a song’s name, then “in Woodblock”, loads that song and plays it.
I don’t see Woodblock on my Lock Screen. It shows while the click plays, with Stop, − and +, and for five minutes after with Play. Make sure Live Activities are on for Woodblock in the Settings app, under Apps, then Woodblock.
Haptics stop when my iPhone locks. iOS plays haptics only while the app is on screen, so keep Woodblock open when you practice by feel.
Where does the practice time come from? From the minutes the click played. Stretches under a minute aren’t kept, and stopping for less than ten minutes on the same song carries on the same session, so working on a bar doesn’t break it up.
Can I use a keyboard on iPad? Yes. Space plays and stops, the arrow keys change the tempo and T taps it.
My songs don’t show up on my other iPhone, iPad or Mac. Check that both are signed in to the same Apple Account, with iCloud on for Woodblock. Songs and Practice say when iCloud is off. Changes can take a minute to arrive.
I bought Woodblock Practice on another device. Tap the gear on the metronome, then Restore purchase.
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