Rhythm Cat 2 vs hrdl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rhythm Cat 2
Master music rhythm reading with this engaging game. Progress through challenging levels and play along to a variety of songs, from originals to classical pieces. Developed with musicians and educators, it's a fun way to improve your musical notation skills for any instrument.
- 60 progressive difficulty levels
- 30 original and classical songs
- Game-like interface
- Learn common musical rhythms
- Improve reading skills for all instruments
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Learn how to read music rhythms with Rhythm Cat 2 - a fun app that follows on from where the popular first one left off - with more rhythms and new music to play along to. As well as being entertaining, Rhythm Cat 2 will teach you how to read and recognize the most commonly used rhythms found in traditional music notation. A helpful tool for improving reading skills that can be applied to all instruments. The app features: - 60 levels that get progressively more challenging. - 30 songs that mix originals and classics from Bach to Chopin - matched for each level of difficulty. - Simple, easy to use interface, presented in a game like format. This app has been developed in collaboration with professional musicians and educators. Although no prior knowledge of music is required, if you are a beginner you may wish to review Rhythm Cat Lite or Rhythm Cat Pro first to familiarize yourself with some of the more basic rhythms. If you have any questions or feedback please go to melodycats.com to get in touch. We hope you enjoy playing.
hrdl
Guess a new song daily by listening to short clips. Test your music knowledge and compete with friends. A fun daily challenge for music lovers.
- Daily new song to guess
- Listen to song clips
- Test music knowledge
- Daily challenge
- Compete with friends
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Have you played Wordle?! Do you love music?! Welcome to hrdl, come back daily for a new song to guess!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rhythm Cat 2 at 69% against hrdl's 0%. Rhythm Cat 2 also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.7) and ratings volume (33 vs 3). hrdl's advantage is price (Free vs $7.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 20 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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
hrdl is free to download; Rhythm Cat 2 costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rhythm Cat 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rhythm Cat 2 has 33 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Rhythm Cat 2's written reviews are positive against 0% of hrdl's.
Rhythm Cat 2 ships an update every 20 months, hrdl every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rhythm Cat 2 | hrdl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (33 ratings) — better | 1.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #77 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | James Uhart | Cameron Moss |
Customer experience
Rhythm Cat 2
hrdl
In-app purchases
Rhythm Cat 2
No in-app purchases
hrdl
No in-app purchases
