Comparison

Complete Rhythm Trainer vs Absolute Pitch Trainer

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 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.

Highlights
  • 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
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

Absolute Pitch Trainer

Improve your musical ear with daily exercises focused on identifying notes and chords. Progress through nine difficulty levels with various game modes and detailed statistics to track your improvement. Designed for musicians of all ages to sharpen their pitch recognition.

Highlights
  • 9 difficulty levels
  • 5 game modes
  • Daily challenges
  • Reference tuning fork
  • Per-note mastery tracking
  • Historical accuracy curve
  • Streak systems
Features
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Perfect pitch and ear training in 5 minutes a day. Hear a tone — name the note. Nine difficulty levels from beginner to chord progressions, free to start. Absolute Pitch Trainer turns ear training into a daily habit you'll actually keep. Hear a pure tone. Tap the note you heard. Watch your accuracy climb session over session — through nine levels of difficulty, from three colored notes for absolute beginners to full chord progressions and melodies for serious students. THE SCIENCE Folk wisdom says perfect pitch is "inborn or never." That's only half the story. Children can develop full absolute pitch during a critical childhood window — especially with early musical training. But adult ears keep learning too: focused, repeated practice still sharpens accurate note recognition at any age. We built the app on the part of the science that works for grown-up brains. BUILT FOR REAL EARS • 9 difficulty levels — from 3 notes with color hints to full chords and melodies • Five game modes — Practice (calm, no pressure), Quiz (timed, scored), Survival (one life: how many notes in a row?), Weak Notes (drills exactly the notes you miss and mix up) and Custom Notes (train only the notes you pick, like the black keys) • Daily Challenge — a different challenge for every day of the week: white keys, black keys, intervals, three octaves, chords, precision and melodies • Reference tuning fork — tap for a clean C-D-E-F-G-A-B reference scale • A real recorded concert grand, violin and clarinet, every note tuned exactly to A = 440 Hz — or the classic E-Piano • Ear Reset — an optional masking sound between notes, so you name each note on its own instead of hearing the step from the last one • Transposition for B-flat, A, E-flat and F instruments — see and answer with the note your clarinet, trumpet, sax or horn reads, with the sounding note shown small underneath PROGRESSION YOU CAN FEEL • XP and ranked progression from beginner to master • Two streak systems side-by-side — a daily-play streak that rewards showing up across sessions, plus an in-quiz answer streak that ignites an "On Fire" mode once you chain enough correct answers in a row • Achievement system across Common / Rare / Epic / Legendary rarities • Per-note mastery tracking — after every round, see which notes you missed and what you heard instead • Streak calendar showing every day you played this month STATS YOU'LL ACTUALLY READ • Historical accuracy curve — 7 days, 30 days, 90 days, or a full year of progress • Time played, total quizzes, correct answers, longest streak • Note mastery rings for every pitch class • Game Center leaderboards for career XP, best quiz score and longest Survival run • Share your streak or score as a story-ready image — and dare your friends to beat it POLISH WHERE IT MATTERS • Four hand-tuned color palettes (Tube Glow, Jukebox Chrome, Reel-to-Reel, Rainbow Pride) • Multiple alternate app icons • Optional daily reminders so a busy week doesn't break your streak • iCloud sync — your progress moves with you to a new iPhone and survives a reinstall • Six languages: English, Deutsch, Español, Français, 日本語, 简体中文 PREMIUM Premium Lifetime is a one-time purchase, no subscription. It unlocks the higher difficulty levels, Weak Notes and Custom Notes training, violin, clarinet and guitar, transposition, and exclusive app icons. It's not too late to start. — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://emign.github.io/absolute-pitch-trainer-legal/

Screenshots

Complete Rhythm Trainer4 screens
Absolute Pitch Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Complete Rhythm Trainer at 4.7 against Absolute Pitch Trainer's 3.7. Complete Rhythm Trainer also leads on ratings volume (106 vs 3). Absolute Pitch Trainer's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 days). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Absolute Pitch Trainer 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

Complete Rhythm Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Complete Rhythm Trainer has 106 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Complete Rhythm Trainer ships an update every 10 days, Absolute Pitch Trainer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Complete Rhythm Trainer versus Absolute Pitch Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComplete Rhythm TrainerAbsolute Pitch Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (106 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings106 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBinary GuiltNicolai Emig

Customer experience

Complete Rhythm Trainer

All ratings106 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral6.4%
Negative5.1%

Absolute Pitch Trainer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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
1 purchases

Absolute Pitch Trainer

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$6.99

Questions

Is Complete Rhythm Trainer free?
Complete Rhythm Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Absolute Pitch Trainer free?
Absolute Pitch Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Complete Rhythm Trainer or Absolute Pitch Trainer?
Complete Rhythm Trainer is rated higher. Complete Rhythm Trainer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 106 ratings, while Absolute Pitch Trainer averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Complete Rhythm Trainer or Absolute Pitch Trainer have ads?
Neither Complete Rhythm Trainer nor Absolute Pitch Trainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Complete Rhythm Trainer or Absolute Pitch Trainer?
Complete Rhythm Trainer ships an update every 10 days, and Absolute Pitch Trainer every 5 days. Most recently, Complete Rhythm Trainer was updated on November 3, 2026 and Absolute Pitch Trainer on November 5, 2026.

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