Comparison

Music Rhythm Trainer vs Hearing PRO

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Master rhythmic skills
  • Sight reading practice
  • Ear training exercises
  • Metronome beat training
  • Learn to repeat rhythms
  • Develop sense of rhythm
Features
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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

About

Hearing PRO

Develop your musical ear with a variety of exercises. Practice melodic dictations, learn to read music notes, and train your vocal pitch. Supports multiple instruments and musical notation systems.

Highlights
  • Melodic dictation practice
  • Music note reading training
  • Vocal pitch training
  • Supports multiple instruments
  • Multiple musical notation systems
Features
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Hearing PRO - Do ear training exercises. A well-developed relative or absolute pitch is necessary for every musician. Practice melodic dictations. Train to read music notes. Learn to sing according to notes. Develop musical hearing with us. You can practice musical ear using following instruments: - vocals - piano - guitar - bass-guitar - violin - cello - double bass 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

Screenshots

Music Rhythm Trainer4 screens
Hearing PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Music Rhythm Trainer at 72% against Hearing PRO's 21%. Music Rhythm Trainer also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.8 vs 3.9). Hearing PRO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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

Music Rhythm Trainer is free to download; Hearing PRO costs $1.99 up front. Music Rhythm Trainer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Hearing PRO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Music Rhythm Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Music Rhythm Trainer has 5.1K ratings behind it against 21, 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 21% of Hearing PRO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Music Rhythm Trainer ships an update every 2 weeks, Hearing PRO every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Music Rhythm Trainer versus Hearing PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusic Rhythm TrainerHearing PRO
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.8 (5.1K ratings) — better3.9 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews71.6% of reviews — better20.5% of reviews
Number of ratings5.1K — better21
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 32 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuitar Tabs LLCDmitry Zaika

Customer experience

Music Rhythm Trainer

All ratings5,050 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews401 reviews
Positive71.6%
Neutral13.2%
Negative15.2%

Hearing PRO

All ratings21 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive20.5%
Neutral17.9%
Negative61.5%

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

Hearing PRO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Music Rhythm Trainer

Subscriptions1
  • Full version$4.991 Month
None

Hearing PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Music Rhythm Trainer free?
Music Rhythm Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hearing PRO free?
Hearing PRO costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Music Rhythm Trainer or Hearing PRO?
Music Rhythm Trainer is rated higher. Music Rhythm Trainer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while Hearing PRO averages 3.9 from 21 ratings.
Do Music Rhythm Trainer or Hearing PRO have ads?
Neither Music Rhythm Trainer nor Hearing PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Music Rhythm Trainer or Hearing PRO?
Music Rhythm Trainer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Hearing PRO every 32 months. Most recently, Music Rhythm Trainer was updated on November 2, 2026 and Hearing PRO on November 3, 2026.

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