Comparison

Hearing 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

Hearing

Develop your musical ear with ear training exercises and melodic dictations. Practice identifying notes and transcribing music using various instruments and notation systems. Improve your sight-reading and singing skills to become a better musician.

Highlights
  • Ear training exercises
  • Melodic dictations
  • Note identification
  • Sight-reading practice
  • Multiple instrument support
  • Various musical notations
Features
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How to identify musical notes by ear? Want to transcribe or play music by ear? Want to improve your hearing skills? Do ear training exercises. A well-developed relative or absolute pitch is necessary for every musician. Practice melodic dictations. Train sight reading to read sheet music and 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

About

Rhythm Training

This app provides a professional platform for practicing musical rhythms through dictation, sight-reading, and notation. It offers customizable generation settings and multiple practice modes to suit various skill levels, from beginners to professionals.

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

Hearing4 screens
Rhythm Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hearing at none against Rhythm Training's 1. Hearing also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Rhythm Training's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (71% vs 40%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Rhythm Training sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hearing asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Hearing against 4.5 for Rhythm Training. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 120 and 50 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Hearing's written reviews are positive against 71% of Rhythm Training's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hearing ships an update every 6 months, Rhythm Training weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hearing versus Rhythm Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHearingRhythm Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (120 ratings) — better4.5 (50 ratings)
Positive reviews40.4% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings120 — better50
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexey Ovod子潇 周

Customer experience

Hearing

All ratings120 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive40.4%
Neutral15.2%
Negative44.4%

Rhythm Training

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

In-app purchases

None

Hearing

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Rhythm Training

One-time1
  • Full Version$4.99

Questions

Is Hearing free?
Hearing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rhythm Training free?
Rhythm Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hearing or Rhythm Training?
Hearing is rated higher. Hearing averages 4.6 out of 5 from 120 ratings, while Rhythm Training averages 4.5 from 50 ratings.
Do Hearing or Rhythm Training have ads?
Hearing shows ads; Rhythm Training does not.
Which is updated more often, Hearing or Rhythm Training?
Hearing ships an update every 6 months, and Rhythm Training weekly. Most recently, Hearing was updated on November 3, 2026 and Rhythm Training on November 3, 2026.

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