# Rhythm Generator — Music Sight Reading & Recall

> App for practicing and generating rhythm sight-reading challenges for musicians. (iPhone/iPad app by PolyNome Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rhythm-generator/id6741359170 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [PolyNome Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/988568871)
- Category: Music, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 56 App Store ratings · 14 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.5 · 22 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-04-04
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rhythm-generator/id6741359170/reviews.md

## What is Rhythm Generator?

Master Your Rhythm Sight Reading. Generate endless rhythm challenges. Record your screen with a live camera feed. Share what you create.

Rhythm Generator is your essential practice partner for sharpening rhythm sight-reading, recall, and timing precision. Whether you're a drummer, pianist, guitarist, or any musician striving for rhythmic excellence, this app delivers endless challenges at your fingertips.

Why Musicians Love Rhythm Generator:

- Random Rhythm Challenges: Instantly generate new rhythms to test and build your sight-reading skills.
- Adjustable Difficulty: Eight difficulty levels take you from beginner to advanced reading.
- Any Time Signature: Create rhythms in any time signature—from standard 4/4 to exotic 21/16 and beyond.
- Customisable: Choose your own note groups for building rhythms including quintuplets and septuplets.
- Shuffle Custom Rhythms: Mix up bars and notes within pre-set rhythms, including the Table of Time.
- Flexible Training Mode: Repeat full bars to reinforce learning at your own pace.
- Hear and Improve: Play back rhythms to check your accuracy and refine your timing.
- Authentic Sight-Reading Mode: Mute the first play through so you can practice reading before you listen.
- Auto Shuffle: Keep sessions fresh with automatic rhythm generation.
- Swing Variations: Practice with triplet swing, 16th swing, quintuplet swing, and more.
- Dark Mode: Comfortable practice at any hour, no eye strain.


Create & Share Content:

Record your screen with an optional live camera feed - perfect for documenting your practice or creating content to share. Add a custom title, adjust the layout to suit your shot, and hit record. Every video ends with a QR code and link so anyone watching can open the exact same rhythm in Rhythm Generator and play it themselves. Great for social media, online lessons, or challenging your followers.


For Music Teachers:

Create and print endless rhythm worksheets for your students with PDF Export (up to 20 randomised exercises at a time). Each printed rhythm includes a QR code your students can scan to hear it played back instantly in Rhythm Generator—for free. Unlimited fresh material, zero prep time.


Powerful Integration & Sharing:

- PolyNome Integration: Use PolyNome to design custom rhythms and send them directly to Rhythm Generator.
- Sharing: Share rhythms instantly. Shared rhythms can be opened and played back for free by anyone with the app.
- Import Rhythms: Install popular rhythm sets like the Table of Time from the app menu, or enter rhythm ID codes from the Rhythm Generator Instagram channel.
- Shuffle Imported Rhythms: Remix any rhythm you've imported for fresh variations every time.

Free to Start: Explore core features at no cost. Unlock full rhythm controls and every advanced feature with a subscription.

Rhythm Generator is actively developed, with new features and updates rolling out regularly.

ONE SUBSCRIPTION. ENDLESS RHYTHMS.
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Random rhythm challenges
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Support for any time signature
- Customizable note groups
- Flexible training modes
- Screen recording with camera feed
- PDF export for worksheets

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Annual Plan | $15.99 | per year |
| Monthly Plan | $3.99 | per month |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 14)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rhythm-generator/id6741359170/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Superb for Sight Reading Practice

*2026-06-29*

An excellent app that has really improved my sight-reading and rhythmic accuracy. The flexibility is superb, with so many options to create exercises tailored to your needs. As with all of Joe Crabtree’s work, the app is regularly updated, thoughtfully developed, and beautifully polished. Highly recommended for drummers wanting to take their reading and timing to the next level. Paul

**Developer response:** Thanks for the kind words. It’s been fun developing it and I’m looking forward to adding more features!

### 4/5 — Compound Time Beaming

*2026-06-19*

Would be so nice if 6/8, 9/8, etc. were beamed properly.

### 5/5 — Great Classroom Tool

*2026-01-04*

This app helps so much in my classroom rhythm training exercises. Much more efficient than writing rhythms on the fly or using a set of cards that students end up memorizing.

I love that you can set it to generate a new rhythm every x repeats and that it can get progressively harder

Completely worth the purchase!

**Developer response:** Thanks for much the the great review. I’m so pleased you’re finding useful in the classroom. 

Best,
Joe

### 2/5 — Constantly demanding payment

*2025-10-30*

They call it free?  Every time I hit the play button it just gives two options:  pay every month or pay every year.  Choosing Maybe later doesn’t free the app to continue functioning.

**Developer response:** Hi,
It’s free to play levels 1-4, or rhythms from the library (when you tap Shuffle at the top), or rhythms scanned from QR codes. 
You should only see the paywall if you’re trying to play a rhythm of a higher level, or shuffle a pattern from the library. 
If that’s not the case, please email me at support@polynome.net so I can help you get it working again. 
Best,
Joe

### 1/5 — Predatory paywalls

*2025-06-10*

It puts paywalls to hear rhythms. This stoops to a new low as instead of gatekeeping features they limit your ability to play certain rhythms.

**Developer response:** Hi there! I really appreciate you trying out Rhythm Generator and taking the time to leave a review. I totally understand how paywalls can feel frustrating, so let me explain how this one actually works:
	•	I built the app so it’s free to install and you can generate as many rhythms as you like, no limits.
	•	You can also play back basic rhythms at no cost—perfect for building your skills and experimenting.
	•	When you try advanced rhythms, that’s when the small, clearly‑shown subscription prompt appears. That means you can see what advanced features cost before committing—but you don’t have to subscribe unless you choose to. 

So there’s no sneaky trick here—just a soft paywall that preserves free access to most features and only asks for support when you want more complexity.

I wanted to make sure you can really experience the app first. If the advanced rhythms feel valuable to you, great—your subscription supports continued development. If not, no pressure at all. My hope is that this setup is respectful, transparent, and dependable.

I’m always listening though—if there’s a better way to phrase the messaging, layout, or paywall experience, I’d love to hear your ideas. You can reach me anytime at support!

Thanks again for giving Rhythm Generator a go. I hope you enjoy your practice, with or without the advanced features. 😊

Joe

### 5/5 — Awsome

*2025-05-31*

It’s great to use it for my drum lessons.

### 5/5 — Great app!

*2025-04-23*

I have been waiting for something like this for a long time. Well done!

**Developer response:** Thank you! I’m so pleased you like it. Some fun additions coming with the next update with the ability to shuffle imported rhythms.

### 5/5 — Excellent

*2025-04-17*

Comme Polynome et Polyrhythm Explorer, cette app est une réussite ! 

On peut paramétrer en détail, faire tourner un rythme en boucle, ou au contraire en changer aléatoirement toutes les x mesures, choisir les figures rythmiques à combiner sur x temps, mettre un son de grosse caisse pour le clic et de caisse claire pour les patterns (ou d’autres sons), exporter vers Polynome. Un must have pour tout musicien qui veut travailler le rythme. Je refuse systématiquement les abonnements pour les apps, mais j’ai fait une exception pour celle-ci. 

Et le développeur fait évoluer régulièrement ses apps, ajoutant de nombreuses options.  👌

### 3/5 — Review

*2025-04-14*

cool app but random pop up causing you to restart and you have to pay for the majority of the app.

**Developer response:** Thanks Fredrick. 
You can use all functions of the app in the free version. It’s only the higher difficulty levels and custom rhythms that require the subscription.
I’m already working on some great new features for the next update. 

May I ask how often you see the random popup? It shouldn’t show more than once a day, and you can just dismiss it and continue. You can email me at support@polynome.net. 

Best,
Joe

### 5/5 — Ged Lynch

*2025-04-11*

I so wish i’d had access to this tool about 30 years ago..So clever, intuitive and fun. Inspired in every sense, thanks for this..gxX

## Frequently asked questions about Rhythm Generator

### What is the core function of Rhythm Generator?

Rhythm Generator's core function is to provide users with an endless supply of customizable rhythm challenges to improve their sight-reading, recall, and timing precision. It offers features like adjustable difficulty and various time signatures to cater to different skill levels.

### How does Rhythm Generator help music teachers?

Music teachers can use Rhythm Generator to create and print unlimited rhythm worksheets for their students, with up to 20 randomized exercises at a time. Each printed rhythm includes a QR code that students can scan to hear it played back in the app for free.

### What are the subscription options for Rhythm Generator?

Rhythm Generator offers a monthly subscription plan for $3.99 and an annual plan for $15.99. These subscriptions unlock full rhythm controls and advanced features beyond the core free offerings.

### Can I use Rhythm Generator offline?

The provided data does not specify offline functionality. However, features like generating challenges and practicing rhythms are typically designed to work without an internet connection, though sharing and updates would require it.

### What devices is Rhythm Generator available on?

Rhythm Generator is available on iPhone and iPad. It is designed for iOS devices, allowing musicians to practice on their preferred Apple hardware.

### How often is Rhythm Generator updated?

Rhythm Generator is actively developed, with new features and updates rolling out regularly. The latest version is 2.0.1, and it was last updated on April 2, 2026.

### What is the age rating for Rhythm Generator?

Rhythm Generator has an age rating of 4+. This indicates it is suitable for users of all ages, with no content restrictions.

### Can I share my practice sessions or created rhythms?

Yes, you can record your screen with an optional live camera feed and share what you create. Shared rhythms can be opened and played back for free by anyone with the app, making it great for social media or challenging others.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.3 — 2026-06-29

Fixes to background battery usage and games.

### 2.0.2 — 2026-06-14

Rhythm Games, UI improvements, and more...

### 2.0.1 — 2026-04-02

Fixed issues with the camera, importing presets, trimming videos and more.

Previously:
- Challenges: join a Rhythm Generator challenge and share your results for a chance to be featured.
 
Please let me know if you have any issues -  support@polynome.net

If you enjoy using Rhythm Generator, please consider leaving a review. They help a lot!
Thanks,
Joe

### 2.0 — 2026-03-31

- Challenges: join a Rhythm Generator challenge and share your results for a chance to be featured.
 
Please let me know if you have any issues -  support@polynome.net

If you enjoy using Rhythm Generator, please consider leaving a review. They help a lot!
Thanks,
Joe

### 1.1.8 — 2026-03-29

- Added “Challenges” to the ellipsis button (top right)
- Added a “Recently Imported” section to the same menu
- You can now record your screen (optionally including the camera) in the layout button (top left)
Please let me know if you have any issues -  support@polynome.net

If you enjoy the app and have a moment to leave a review, they really help.

Thanks for using Rhythm Generator!
- Joe

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