Music Rhythm Trainer vs Solfa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Music Rhythm Trainer
Master essential rhythmic skills with fun, field-tested exercises. Improve your sight-reading and ear training by practicing daily. This app offers a more efficient and exciting alternative to traditional metronome exercises.
- Master rhythmic skills
- Sight reading practice
- Ear training exercises
- Metronome beat training
- Learn to repeat rhythms
- Develop sense of rhythm
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Rhythm Trainer is a series of fun field-tested exercises for mastering your essential rhythmic skills no matter what instrument you play. Practice 15 minutes a day in an individual session. Test your rhythmic skills. Get hang of the metronome beat. Learn to repeat different rhythms. Improve your sight reading skill. It won’t take long to see that the app is much more efficient and exciting compared to conventional exercises along with a metronome. Whether you practice alone or with a teacher, Rhythm Trainer will help you to: • Develop a sense of rhythm. • Sight-read rhythm notation. • Accurately play a rhythm from notes. • Hear mistakes in a rhythm by ear. Rhythm is the heart of music. Learn the skill once, play rhythmically forever. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS The Rhythm Trainer offers an auto-renewing subscription for 4.99 USD per month. Terms: - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Read more about our terms and conditions here: - Terms of service: https://rhythmtest.online/terms - Privacy policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/47478545
Solfa
This app is a quiz game designed to help beginners and children learn to read sheet music and identify musical notes. It supports various clefs and note naming systems, making it versatile for different instruments and learning styles.
- Learn musical notes
- Read sheet music
- Supports multiple clefs
- Train sight-reading
- Learn tonality and chords
- Multiple note naming systems
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How to learn notes? How to read sheet music? How to remember note names? "Solfa" helps you learn notes for piano, guitar or singing. "Solfa / Musical Notes" is a quiz game for kids and beginners that helps you learn simple music theory. - train sight-reading - read notes of alto, bass, tenor, treble clef staff - learn tonality and chord names - switch between English, German note names You can use "Solfa" for ear training and basics of solfège. List of musical instruments: - singing - piano - guitar - flute - clarinet Types of musical notations: - C D E F G A B - C D E F G A H - Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si - До Ре Ми Фа Соль Ля Си - Ντο Ρε Μι Φα Σολ Λα Σι - ハ ニ ホ ヘ ト イ ロ - 다 라 마 바 사 가 나 - स रे ग म प ध नि - ด ร ม ฟ ซ ล ท
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Solfa at none against Music Rhythm Trainer's 1. Solfa also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Music Rhythm Trainer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (72% vs 49%). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Music Rhythm Trainer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Solfa asks for nothing beyond the download.
Music Rhythm Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Music Rhythm Trainer has 5.1K ratings behind it against 806, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Music Rhythm Trainer's written reviews are positive against 49% of Solfa's.
Music Rhythm Trainer ships an update every 2 weeks, Solfa every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Music Rhythm Trainer | Solfa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5.1K ratings) — better | 4.6 (806 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.6% of reviews — better | 49.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.1K — better | 806 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guitar Tabs LLC | Alexey Ovod |
Customer experience
Music Rhythm Trainer
Solfa
User reviews
Music Rhythm Trainer
From 5.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful for improving rhythm skills
- 🚀 Effective rhythm training
- 💡 Customizable difficulty levels
- 🎨 Visually appealing interface
- 📈 Noticeable improvement in rhythm
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
- 🐛 Strict timing requirements
- 🔇 Lack of audio feedback when tapping
- 🕰️ Automatic tempo changes can be disruptive
- 🤔 Limited time for free usage
Solfa
From 806 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple but effective
- 👍 Great for guitar players
- 👍 Teaches fundamentals well
- 👍 Helps improve musicianship
Room to improve
- 🔍 Too many ads
- 🐛 Crashes with MIDI connection
- 🐛 Glitchy and buggy
- 🔍 Limited features and options
Bugs and requests
Music Rhythm Trainer
Reported bugs
4 issues- Rhythm not registering correctly
- Bluetooth connectivity issues
- App freezing or crashing
- Inconsistent feedback on performance
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to set custom tempo
- More time signature options
- Sight reading exercises with no pre-hearing
- Metronome volume adjustment
- Progress tracking and statistics
Solfa
Reported bugs
4 issues- Displaying notes outside instrument range
- Incorrectly identifying notes
- Sound not working
- Unable to advance past first screen
Requested features
6 requests- Option to remove note names
- Thicker lines for guitar frets
- Sight reading component
- Mezzo soprano, baritone clefs
- Ability to choose number of notes per round
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- Purchasable ad-free version
In-app purchases
Music Rhythm Trainer
- Full version$4.991 Month
Solfa
No in-app purchases
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