Comparison

Poly Metronome vs RhythmBot

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

Head to head
About

Poly Metronome

Master rhythm with a precise metronome offering advanced features like subdivisions and polyrhythms. Create complex patterns, save setups, and train your timing with built-in tools. Visual, flash, and vibrate modes ensure you stay on beat in any environment.

Highlights
  • Subdivisions per beat
  • Polyrhythm creation
  • Programmable setlists
  • Coach Trainer with mute
  • Automator tempo progression
  • Visual, flash, and vibrate modes
Features
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Poly Metronome is a precise, modern practice tool for musicians who want more than just a click. Set any time signature, shape odd meters with accent groupings, layer polyrhythms, then save your setups as presets and setlists — or build up speed with practice sessions that track your progress. A clean interface scales from iPhone to iPad, with a live pulse ring that shows every voice and accent at a glance — and stays in sync with the sound on the speaker, headphones, AirPods or AirPlay. FREE FEATURES • Studio-grade timing engine, 1–800 BPM • Any time signature: 1–32 beats per bar, counted in quarter or eighth notes — 5/4, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8 and more • Accents and groupings such as 2+2+3 for odd meters • Two-voice polyrhythms such as 3:2 or 4:7 • Count-in before playback • Tap tempo and manual BPM entry • Vibration and LED flash on the beat (iPhone) • Foot pedal and Bluetooth keyboard control • Siri and Shortcuts: start, stop and set the tempo hands-free • Lock Screen, Dynamic Island and Control Center controls • AirPlay and Bluetooth speakers, with a latency notice • Searchable user guide with live examples • Ad-free, with dark, light or system theme PRO FEATURES — one-time purchase, Family Sharing supported • Up to 5 polyrhythm voices, each with its own sound, color, accents and pattern • 18 sound banks (10 metronome + 8 polyrhythm) • 16 built-in rhythm patterns and a custom pattern editor with real notation — even a different subdivision on every beat • Presets: create, edit and duplicate, with notes such as the key or capo shown on stage • Setlists: songs in order, each with its own tempo, notes and auto-advance on the downbeat — the app reopens on the same song if it closes mid-gig • Practice sessions: Coach mutes bars to test your inner time, Automator ramps the tempo by bars or seconds, and session goals keep you on track • Practice log: day streak, minutes per day and your top-tempo progress • Siri and Spotlight for your presets, practices and setlists • iCloud sync across all your devices Ideal for drummers, guitarists, pianists, singers, dancers and any musician serious about timing.

About

RhythmBot

This app serves as a personal music coach, offering tools for sight-reading practice, rhythm creation, and metronome functionality. It helps musicians master complex rhythms and enhance their creativity through customizable exercises and performance tracking.

Highlights
  • Infinite rhythm generation
  • Customizable rhythm parameters
  • Sight-reading practice mode
  • Play-along accuracy tracking
  • Advanced metronome functions
  • Stepwise rhythm trainer
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RhythmBot is your personal sight-reading coach, creative tool, and metronome. Master complex rhythms and become more creative on your instrument. RhythmBot creates infinite new rhythms according to the parameters you set, which include complexity, tempo, time signature, subdivision, playback sound, swing percentage, and more. *READING MODE: An infinite scroll of sight-reading practice at your complexity level. *PLAY ALONG MODE: RhythmBot measures your accuracy and longest streak as you tap the rhythms. - Start simple and increase complexity. - See your stats after each attempt. - Push yourself by drilling rhythms that you missed. METRONOME - Tempo control - Tap tempo - Innovative outer wheels for subdivision and signature - Practice timer - Individual click volume control - Individual click accent or rest - *Gap click - *Stepwise trainer (increase, decrease, alternate) - *Save to setlist *Upgrade to RHYTHMBOT PRO to unlock: - Sight-reading mode - Play along mode - Playback sound controls - Subdivision controls - Time signature controls - Presets - Swing percentage - “Add space” slider - Metronome setlist, gap click, and stepwise trainer

Screenshots

Poly Metronome4 screens
RhythmBot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RhythmBot at 96% against Poly Metronome's 23%. RhythmBot also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Poly Metronome's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. Poly Metronome sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RhythmBot 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

RhythmBot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 204 and 147 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Poly Metronome's written reviews are positive against 96% of RhythmBot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poly Metronome ships an update every 5 days, RhythmBot every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Poly Metronome versus RhythmBot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoly MetronomeRhythmBot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (204 ratings)5.0 (147 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.6% of reviews96.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings204 — better147
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImre ViragJean-Pierre Bouvet

Customer experience

Poly Metronome

All ratings204 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral1.0%
Negative16.2%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive22.6%
Neutral9.7%
Negative67.7%

RhythmBot

All ratings143 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive96.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative0.0%

User reviews

Poly Metronome

From 204 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great tool for rhythm practice
  • 💡 Unique visual interface
  • 👍 Easy to set up and convenient
  • 👍 Best metronome app with polyrhythms

Room to improve

  • 💰 Misleading pricing and paywalls
  • 🥁 Uneven or inaccurate beats
  • 😩 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 📢 Annoying pop-up ads
  • 🔇 Sound not working

RhythmBot

From 147 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Thoughtfully designed
  • 🚀 Flexible and deep functionality
  • 👍 Useful for students and professionals
  • 👍 Stimulates creativity and sight reading practice
  • 👍 Supports odd time signatures

Bugs and requests

Poly Metronome

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Beats lag
  • App stops when changing settings
  • Cannot keep a steady tempo
  • Rhythm is not aligned
  • Feedback keeps bugging
Show 13 more
  • Pulsation is not regular
  • No sound
  • Rhythm is not even
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Tempo is not precise
  • App freezes above 300 BPM when switching modes
  • App stops when changing accents
  • Sound stops working
  • Metronome stops at 4 bars and shows ad
  • App has to be restarted multiple times
  • Polyrhythm does not work in parallel for the whole bar
  • Have to re-enter time signature when switching tracks
  • Tones of polys are not well-matched

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to save different presets
  • Easier saving of different sessions
  • Option to disable beat 1 sound
  • Save different presets
  • Save different sessions more easily
Show 2 more
  • Ability to disable beat 1 sound
  • Tuner feature

RhythmBot

Requested features

2 requests
  • Include triplets, tuplets and ties
  • Expand rhythm generation capabilities

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Poly Metronome

One-time1
  • Pro Version$4.99
1 purchases

RhythmBot

One-time1
  • RhythmBot Pro2 variants$4.99

Questions

Is Poly Metronome free?
Poly Metronome is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RhythmBot free?
RhythmBot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Poly Metronome or RhythmBot?
RhythmBot is rated higher. Poly Metronome averages 4.3 out of 5 from 204 ratings, while RhythmBot averages 5.0 from 147 ratings.
Do Poly Metronome or RhythmBot have ads?
Neither Poly Metronome nor RhythmBot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Poly Metronome or RhythmBot?
Poly Metronome ships an update every 5 days, and RhythmBot every 2 weeks. Most recently, Poly Metronome was updated on November 2, 2026 and RhythmBot on November 8, 2026.

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