Comparison

Music Rhythm Trainer 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

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

Rhythm Training

This app offers a professional suite of tools for practicing musical rhythms. It supports dictation, sight-reading, notation, and playback with customizable settings and multiple practice modes. Designed for musicians of all levels, it provides a clean interface for focused practice.

Highlights
  • Rhythm dictation practice
  • Rhythm sight-reading
  • Notation and playback
  • Random rhythm score generation
  • Customizable generation settings
  • Multiple practice modes (Reading, Notation, Dictation, Stage, Exam)
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

Music Rhythm Trainer4 screens
Rhythm Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Rhythm Training at free against Music Rhythm Trainer's subscription. Rhythm Training also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). Music Rhythm Trainer's advantage is ratings volume (5.1K vs 50) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Music Rhythm Trainer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Rhythm Training sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Music Rhythm Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Music Rhythm Trainer has 5.1K ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 72% and 71% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Music Rhythm Trainer ships an update every 2 weeks, Rhythm Training weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Music Rhythm Trainer versus Rhythm Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusic Rhythm TrainerRhythm Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.1K ratings) — better4.5 (50 ratings)
Positive reviews71.6% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings5.1K — better50
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuitar Tabs LLC子潇 周

Customer experience

Music Rhythm Trainer

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

Rhythm Training

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

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

Rhythm Training

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Music Rhythm Trainer

Subscriptions1
  • Full version$4.991 Month
1 purchases

Rhythm Training

One-time1
  • Full Version$4.99

Questions

Is Music Rhythm Trainer free?
Music Rhythm Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rhythm Training free?
Rhythm Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Music Rhythm Trainer or Rhythm Training?
Music Rhythm Trainer is rated higher. Music Rhythm Trainer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while Rhythm Training averages 4.5 from 50 ratings.
Do Music Rhythm Trainer or Rhythm Training have ads?
Neither Music Rhythm Trainer nor Rhythm Training shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Music Rhythm Trainer or Rhythm Training?
Music Rhythm Trainer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Rhythm Training weekly. Most recently, Music Rhythm Trainer was updated on November 6, 2026 and Rhythm Training on November 7, 2026.

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