Comparison

Flying Beat vs Rhythm+

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

Head to head
About

Flying Beat

Develop your musical rhythm skills with a vast library of patterns. Practice at your own pace with real-time feedback and adjustable difficulty. Improve sight-reading and rhythmic recognition for any instrument.

Highlights
  • Thousands of rhythm patterns
  • 26 time signatures
  • 8 difficulty levels
  • Adjustable speed
  • Real-time performance feedback
  • Look ahead mode
  • Instrument selection
  • Both Hands mode
Features
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This app is to train and develop your ability to read and perform musical rhythms accurately. You can practice almost all the rhythm patterns you may encounter, no matter what level of your music skills are. These countless patterns are arranged in increasing difficulty levels. Simply follow the animation and metronome to tap, and you will see how well you are playing in real-time. Make good use of this app, you can definitely improve your ability of sight-reading and rhythmic recognition. Features: • Practice rhythm by playing a game—scores and performance feedback keep every session engaging • thousands of rhythm patterns to explore • 26 types of time signature and 8 difficulty levels for each • allow adjusting the speed to be at your comfortable pace and conquer difficult patterns • intuitive real-time response to show how well you play for each note • “Look ahead” mode makes your eyes always ahead of your hands • various instruments to select just in case you get bored with any of them • Challenge “Both Hands” mode if you play two-hand instruments such as piano • More features are coming…

About

Rhythm+

Features
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Finally, Rhythm+ is here! After many years’ experience as musicians, we’ve never found a metronome that could do everything we wanted, therefore we are proud to present Rhythm+. Rhythm+ is an extremely accurate, user-friendly metronome packed with features and boasting a simple design. In Rhythm+ there is emphasis on easy accessibility, so no maneuvering through menu after menu cluttering up the screen. Offering everything the best professional metronomes do and more, Rhythm+ has a very intuitive ‘Pendulum Mode’ where you can make and adjust rhythmic figures. In pendulum mode as well as working with common beats and subdivisions you can access more advanced polyrhythmic functions, a unique feature to Rhythm+. What we consider to be perhaps the greatest strength of Rhythm+, (and where it differs from the best of the other metronomes), is the ‘Rhythmic Notation’ mode. In the rhythmic notation mode, you are not limited by a selection of ready-made rhythms, but with a clear ‘note keyboard’ you can input exactly the rhythms you want regardless of how complex. Working with up to 4 simultaneous staves (and as many bars as you want) you can easily input simple rhythmic patterns or complex polyrhythms. So, on the one hand you can input a drum groove (hi-hat, snare bass drum etc), alter the feel with flexible swing features add repetitions or even meter changes; and on the other hand, you can create your own time signatures to work with, create irrational rhythms, tuplets within tuplets and a myriad of other unique features. Regardless of the mode you work in, with Rhythm+ you can automate the tempo and select from a range of sounds with the added option of assigning different sounds and volume levels to each of the 4 tracks which you can then store in presets. In our view, Rhythm + is perfect as an educational tool. You can easily enter and play the rhythm you want to teach and or learn, without having to use complicated and expensive notation software. An especially useful feature of Rhythm+ for teachers is the ability to store and share exercises in the many levels of folders and sub-folders. Our ambition - to create the simplest, yet most powerful metronome on the market. So whether you are a seasoned pro or a new beginner we believe you will find Rhythm+ a most valuable tool. Enjoy! Key features: - Professional metronome - Rhythmic notation - Pendulum - Precise timing - Intuitive and easy to use - Huge sound library with programable presets - Practice mode with automated tempo changes - Tempo (tap/swipe) with range from 20 to 500 bpm - Advanced save/playlist with share functionality - In-app light and dark mode Pendulum mode: - Beats - Subdivisions - Polyrhythm Notation mode: - Easy to use notation keyboard - Note/rest values from 1/128 - double whole note - Dots, ties and marcato - Rhythmic notation in up to four staves and as many bars as you want - Navigation arrows with editing features like delete, insert or replace note/rest - Advanced time signature tool with 31 predefined time signatures and possibility to create advanced custom time signatures - Advanced adaptive tuplet tool that matches the most professional music notation software. Possibility for tuplets in tuplets. - Repeat tool - Advanced playback features: - Play click on/off with option to select click sound and click volume - Count in measure(s) - Swing 8th or 16th with possibility for continuous adjustment from light to hard swing. - Loop on/off with option to loop selected bars Playlist: - Save items with title and description text - Add or delete folders and sub folders - Reorder items in folders - Rename items/folders - Update saved items - Share items and folders(mail, airdrop) - Backup items/folders to iCloud

Screenshots

Flying Beat4 screens
Rhythm+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Flying Beat at $2.99 against Rhythm+'s $8.99. On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Flying Beat costs $2.99 and Rhythm+ $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flying Beat ships an update every 3 months, Rhythm+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Flying Beat versus Rhythm+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlying BeatRhythm+
Price$2.99 — better$8.99
Rating3.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlearn LLCBerserk Software AS

In-app purchases

None

Flying Beat

No in-app purchases

None

Rhythm+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flying Beat free?
Flying Beat costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rhythm+ free?
Rhythm+ costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flying Beat or Rhythm+ have ads?
Neither Flying Beat nor Rhythm+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flying Beat or Rhythm+?
Flying Beat ships an update every 3 months, and Rhythm+ every 2 months. Most recently, Flying Beat was updated on October 8, 2026 and Rhythm+ on October 25, 2026.

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