Rhythm Learning vs Polyrhythm Hero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rhythm Learning
Practice reading musical rhythms from sheet music. This application provides a tool for musicians to hone their sight-reading skills with various rhythmic patterns.
- Practice reading rhythms
- Sheet music integration
- Rhythmic pattern exercises
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This is an app for practicing reading rhythms from sheet music. You can practice 10 times for free.
Polyrhythm Hero
This app combines a metronome with a rhythm game to help users learn complex polyrhythms intuitively. It offers visual aids for subdivisions and haptic feedback for timing practice, making musical skill development engaging.
- Visualize polyrhythms
- Subdivisions from whole to 1/30th notes
- Haptic feedback for timing
- Multiple metronome sounds
- Simple metronome function
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Master complex rhythms the fun way! Polyrhythm Hero is part metronome, part rhythm game. You can learn polyrhythms in a way that feels intuitive, without any math or music-reading ability. Tap along to the notes like you’re playing your favourite rhythm game, and get instant haptic feedback with every hit, or simply use it as a straight-forward metronome. - Visualise polyrhythms with up to 4 subdivisions - Choose subdivisions from whole notes to 1/30th notes - Tap along to train your timing with haptic feedback - Explore multiple metronome sounds, including drum kit one-shots - Simple metronome functionality - no menu diving Ready to level up your musical chops? Polyrhythm Hero makes practice feel like play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Rhythm Learning at 323 against Polyrhythm Hero's 2. Polyrhythm Hero's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Rhythm Learning sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Polyrhythm Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Polyrhythm Hero holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rhythm Learning has 323 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rhythm Learning | Polyrhythm Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (323 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 323 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jumpei Adachi | EVA-RAE MCLEAN |
Customer experience
Rhythm Learning
Polyrhythm Hero
Bugs and requests
Rhythm Learning
Reported bugs
9 issues- No sound after purchasing paid version
- Cannot return after score display
- App freezes/becomes unresponsive
- Cannot play after Level 3 in 4/4 time
- Click sound doesn't start from beat 1
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- Metro sound continues after returning
- App not working on iOS 16.1.2
- App not working after initial install
- Screen doesn't enlarge in landscape mode
Requested features
16 requests- Add sextuplets and 32nd notes
- Simultaneous LH/RH polyrhythms
- Tap length judgment
- Audio delay adjustment
- MIDI support for piano connection
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- Customizable rhythm patterns
- More time signatures
- Smaller screen/more measures setting
- Manual input of ethnic rhythms
- Remove pre-phrase pauses
- Shuffle pattern implementation
- Change color at 100%
- Learning mode with sound/counting
- Add answer check for correct rhythm
- Metronome sound change in bonus mode
- Higher difficulty levels
Polyrhythm Hero
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rhythm Learning
- Paid Version$4.99
Polyrhythm Hero
- Lifetime$2.99
Questions
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