Comparison

MelodyTrainer vs Rhythm Training

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MelodyTrainer

Practice melodic ear-training with this customizable app. Learn to identify melodies of varying difficulty, with options to adjust scales, intervals, and keys. Perfect for musicians looking to improve their skills.

Highlights
  • Melodic ear-training practice
  • Customizable difficulty settings
  • Select scales and modes
  • Adjust interval size
  • Choose melody generation style
  • Practice specific keys
  • Quiz mode with high scores
Features
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MelodyTrainer is a fun, easy to use, highly customisable way to practice melodic ear-training. Learn to play-by-ear and clearly pick out the melodies of varying levels of difficulty generated by MelodyTrainer. Customise the settings to match your skills, level, or personal needs. *Totally Free - No ads, No in-app purchases* Have fun and become a better musician. Work against the clock in quiz mode, and try to get a new high score! In MelodyTrainer, you can use any of 5 preset difficulty settings or: - choose which scales and modes will be used to generate the melodies (Major, Harmonic Minor, Dorian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Blues Scale, Chromatic, and more) choose the maximum interval size that can occur in the melodies - choose natural melodies (where small intervals occur more often) or more challenging randomly distributed melodies - choose the key or set of keys you want to practice - restrict the keyboard to allow only scale tones, for beginners

About

Rhythm Training

This app helps music students and teachers improve their rhythm skills through dictation and sight-reading exercises. It offers customizable parameters and multiple practice modes for various learning needs.

Highlights
  • Rhythm dictation practice
  • Rhythmic sight-reading
  • Customizable difficulty parameters
  • Rhythm pattern library
  • Multiple practice modes
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Contact the developer: zxzdev0.feedback@gmail.com * “Rhythm Training” is a professional rhythm practice app designed for music teachers, students, and enthusiasts. It supports multiple practice modes, including rhythm dictation, rhythm sight-reading, notation, and playback. * Randomly generate rhythm scores and audio for dictation, sight-reading, or sight-singing practice. The built-in rhythm pattern library ensures musically reasonable results. * When you encounter a complex rhythm while learning a new score, enter and play it in Notation Mode to quickly confirm and understand the rhythm. * Freely generate anything from basic rhythms to complex rhythmic combinations, meeting the needs of beginners, advanced learners, and professionals alike. * Focused functionality, a clean interface, and no subscription. * Generation settings can be adjusted for different practice needs: 1. Time signature: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 3/8, 6/8, … 2. Tempo: set the tempo and beat unit 3. Voices: choose one or two voices 4. Pattern Library: choose which rhythm patterns are used for random generation. All common rhythm patterns are included in the app. 5. Tuplet Library: provides common tuplet types, including triplets, 3 against 4, 4 against 3, 5 against 4, and more 6. Advanced Tuplet Library: provides tuplets containing internal rests and ties 7. Rest switch: when enabled, the first note of a rhythm pattern may be replaced with a rest 8. Tie switch: when enabled, the last note of one rhythm pattern may be tied to the first note of the next rhythm pattern 9. Swing: eighth-note swing and sixteenth-note swing 10. Other settings: pick-up bar, number of measures, and more * Includes 5 modes for different practice needs: 1. Reading Mode: practice sight-reading or sight-singing with randomly generated rhythm scores 2. Notation Mode: enter a rhythm score and play it, with Save & Load support 3. Dictation Mode: enter notes according to the rhythm you hear, and check the answer at any time 4. Stage Mode: progress step by step through different rhythm themes and difficulty levels 5. Exam Mode: complete rhythm dictation at a specified difficulty, then view your percentage correct after finishing

Screenshots

MelodyTrainer3 screens
Rhythm Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MelodyTrainer at 5.0 against Rhythm Training's 4.5. MelodyTrainer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Rhythm Training's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (49 vs 3). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rhythm Training sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. MelodyTrainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MelodyTrainer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rhythm Training has 49 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of MelodyTrainer's written reviews are positive against 80% of Rhythm Training's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MelodyTrainer ships an update every 2 months, Rhythm Training fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MelodyTrainer versus Rhythm Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMelodyTrainerRhythm Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.5 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings349 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB144 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeff Holtzkener金阳 游

Customer experience

MelodyTrainer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Rhythm Training

All ratings49 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

MelodyTrainer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Rhythm Training

One-time2
  • Sponsor$0.29
  • Full Version$2.99

Questions

Is MelodyTrainer free?
MelodyTrainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rhythm Training free?
Rhythm Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MelodyTrainer or Rhythm Training?
MelodyTrainer is rated higher. MelodyTrainer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Rhythm Training averages 4.5 from 49 ratings.
Do MelodyTrainer or Rhythm Training have ads?
Neither MelodyTrainer nor Rhythm Training shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MelodyTrainer or Rhythm Training?
MelodyTrainer ships an update every 2 months, and Rhythm Training fortnightly. Most recently, MelodyTrainer was updated on September 24, 2026 and Rhythm Training on September 21, 2026.

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