Complete Rhythm Trainer vs Rhythm Training
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Complete Rhythm Trainer
Master musical rhythm with this gamified training app. Learn to read, recognize, tap, and write complex rhythms through progressive drills and interactive challenges. Features include custom programs, instrument sound banks, and cloud sync.
- 252 progressive drills across 4 levels
- Extensive rhythm content including complex time signatures
- 5 drill types: imitation, reading, dictation, two-voice
- Arcade mode with 11 selectable drills
- Custom drill and program creation
- Cloud sync across devices
- 23 instrument sound banks
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The ultimate rhythm training app for musicians. Learn to read, recognize, tap and write rhythms from simplest to most advanced. Rhythm is one of the most important aspects of music and one that every musician should become proficient with. Designed like a video game and with strong pedagogical concepts in mind, this app will make you master rhythm while rendering the learning process enjoyable. Features • 252 progressive drills arranged over 4 levels / 30 chapters • Extensive content: from simple time signatures to compound and asymmetric time signatures, from half notes and quarter notes to thirty-second notes, triplets, swing eighths, double dotted notes, quintuplets, ... • 5 drill types: rhythm imitation drills, rhythm reading drills, rhythm dictations, two-voice reading drills and two-voice dictations • Play a selection of 11 drills in arcade mode • Play and practice polyrhythms in a dedicated polyrhythm section • Most of the drills are randomly generated, enabling you to practice the studied rhythms as many times as needed • 23 instrument sound banks with actual recorded sounds: piano, guitar, pizzicato violin, conga, bongo, djembe, darabuka, woodblock, ... • Designed like a video game: earn 3 stars in each drill of a chapter to complete it. Or will you be able to obtain perfect 5-star scores? • Don't want to follow the preestablished path of progression? Create and save your own custom drills and rehearse them at your own convenience • Create full custom training programs and invite friends or students to join them. If for example you're a teacher you can create custom programs for your students, add drills every week and view their scores on private leaderboards • Never lose any progress: cloud sync across your various devices • 25 achievements to unlock • Leaderboards to compare arcade mode scores with other players worldwide • Nice and clean user interface with 2 display themes: light and dark • 4 sheet music display styles: modern, classic, handwritten and jazz • Designed by a musician and music teacher with a Royal Conservatory master's degree Full Version • Download the app and try out the first two chapters for free • One-time in-app purchase to unlock the full version on all your devices Having a problem? Got a suggestion? You can reach us at hello@completerhythmtrainer.com Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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.
- Rhythm dictation practice
- Rhythm sight-reading
- Notation and playback
- Random rhythm score generation
- Customizable generation settings
- Multiple practice modes (Reading, Notation, Dictation, Stage, Exam)
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Rhythm Training at free against Complete Rhythm Trainer's free with in-app purchases. Complete Rhythm Trainer's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 71%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Complete Rhythm Trainer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Rhythm Training sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Complete Rhythm Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 106 and 50 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Complete Rhythm Trainer's written reviews are positive against 71% of Rhythm Training's.
Complete Rhythm Trainer ships an update every 10 days, Rhythm Training weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Complete Rhythm Trainer | Rhythm Training |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (106 ratings) — better | 4.5 (50 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.5% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 106 — better | 50 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 153 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Binary Guilt | 子潇 周 |
Customer experience
Complete Rhythm Trainer
Rhythm Training
In-app purchases
Complete Rhythm Trainer
- Cloud Sync and Web access$0.991 Month
- Cloud Sync and Web access$9.991 Year
- Full Version$6.99
Rhythm Training
- Full Version$4.99
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