Comparison

Complete 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

Complete Rhythm Trainer

Master musical rhythm with this comprehensive training app. It offers progressive drills, diverse rhythm exercises, and interactive modes designed to make learning enjoyable. Track your progress and compete with others.

Highlights
  • 252 progressive drills
  • Multiple time signatures and note values
  • 5 drill types (imitation, reading, dictation)
  • Arcade and polyrhythm modes
  • Custom drill creation
  • Teacher-student program features
  • Cloud sync
Features
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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/

About

Rhythm Training

This app helps music students and teachers improve their rhythm skills through dictation and sight-reading exercises. It offers customizable parameters and multiple practice modes for various learning needs.

Highlights
  • Rhythm dictation practice
  • Rhythmic sight-reading
  • Customizable difficulty parameters
  • Rhythm pattern library
  • Multiple practice modes
  • Ad-free experience
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

Complete Rhythm Trainer4 screens
Rhythm Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

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 rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (88% vs 80%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Complete Rhythm Trainer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Rhythm Training sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Complete Rhythm Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 105 and 49 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Complete Rhythm Trainer's written reviews are positive against 80% of Rhythm Training's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Complete Rhythm Trainer versus Rhythm Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComplete Rhythm TrainerRhythm Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (105 ratings) — better4.5 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings105 — better49
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB144 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBinary Guilt金阳 游

Customer experience

Complete Rhythm Trainer

All ratings105 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral6.6%
Negative5.3%

Rhythm Training

All ratings49 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Complete Rhythm Trainer

Subscriptions2
  • Cloud Sync and Web access$0.991 Month
  • Cloud Sync and Web access$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Version$6.99
2 purchases

Rhythm Training

One-time2
  • Sponsor$0.29
  • Full Version$2.99

Questions

Is Complete Rhythm Trainer free?
Complete 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, Complete Rhythm Trainer or Rhythm Training?
Complete Rhythm Trainer is rated higher. Complete Rhythm Trainer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 105 ratings, while Rhythm Training averages 4.5 from 49 ratings.
Do Complete Rhythm Trainer or Rhythm Training have ads?
Neither Complete Rhythm Trainer nor Rhythm Training shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Complete Rhythm Trainer or Rhythm Training?
Complete Rhythm Trainer ships an update fortnightly, and Rhythm Training fortnightly. Most recently, Complete Rhythm Trainer was updated on October 1, 2026 and Rhythm Training on September 21, 2026.

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