Comparison

Flying Beat 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

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 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

Flying Beat4 screens
Rhythm Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rhythm Training at 71% against Flying Beat's 22%. Rhythm Training also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.5 vs 3.5). Flying Beat's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On ads 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

Rhythm Training is free to download; Flying Beat costs $2.99 up front. Rhythm Training sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Flying Beat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rhythm Training holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rhythm Training has 50 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Flying Beat's written reviews are positive against 71% of Rhythm Training's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Flying Beat versus Rhythm Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlying BeatRhythm Training
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (4 ratings)4.5 (50 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings450 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB148 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlearn LLC子潇 周

Customer experience

Flying Beat

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral22.2%
Negative55.6%

Rhythm Training

All ratings50 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

Flying Beat

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Rhythm Training

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

Questions

Is Flying Beat free?
Flying Beat costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rhythm Training free?
Rhythm Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flying Beat or Rhythm Training?
Rhythm Training is rated higher. Flying Beat averages 3.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Rhythm Training averages 4.5 from 50 ratings.
Do Flying Beat or Rhythm Training have ads?
Neither Flying Beat nor Rhythm Training shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flying Beat or Rhythm Training?
Flying Beat ships an update every 3 months, and Rhythm Training every 2 weeks. Most recently, Flying Beat was updated on October 8, 2026 and Rhythm Training on October 25, 2026.

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