Sensation Drill vs Polyrhythm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sensation Drill
Practice trumpet sight-reading with randomized musical scores featuring unexpected intervals. Focus on intonation and attacks to improve your inner ear and embouchure. The app generates new scores with a tap and allows intuitive zooming.
- Randomized musical score generation
- Unexpected interval exercises
- Focus on intonation and attacks
- Improve inner ear and embouchure
- Intuitive pinch-to-zoom score display
- Real-time music score rendering
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Train your sight reading and trumpet playing skills by playing unexpected intervals. As proposed by Clint 'Pops' McLaughlin the Sensation Drill app generates random scores with intervals you can't remember from well-known melodies. Playing this music-scores with focus on intonation and proper attacks will improve your inner ear and your embouchure. By tapping on the display the app will generate a completely new score. Scores can be zoomed be intuitive pinch gestures which trigger a complete re-formatting of the score. This app uses the GUIDOLib for rendering high quality music scores in real-time.
Polyrhythm
Master complex rhythms with this intuitive trainer. Visualize and practice polyrhythms by toggling beats, adjusting volumes, and setting tempo. Offers a variety of sounds for a personalized practice experience.
- Create and visualize polyrhythms
- Toggle individual beats
- Variety of sound options
- Independent rhythm volume control
- TAP tempo setting
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A simple and intuitive rhythm trainer to help you master complex polyrhythms. Core Features: - Create and visualize a wide range of polyrhythms - Toggle individual beats on or off to practice syncopation - Choose from a variety of sounds - Adjust the volume of the top and bottom rhythms independently - Set the tempo using the TAP button
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sensation Drill at $0.99 against Polyrhythm's $6.99. Polyrhythm's advantage is ratings volume (66 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Sensation Drill costs $0.99 and Polyrhythm $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sensation Drill against 4.9 for Polyrhythm. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Polyrhythm has 66 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Sensation Drill's written reviews are positive against 95% of Polyrhythm's.
Sensation Drill ships an update every 28 months, Polyrhythm every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sensation Drill | Polyrhythm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (66 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 95.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 66 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 14 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kilian IT-Consulting | Autumn Rock Software Development |
Customer experience
Sensation Drill
Polyrhythm
In-app purchases
Sensation Drill
No in-app purchases
Polyrhythm
No in-app purchases
