Comparison

Complete Rhythm Trainer vs Practice Timer for Musicians

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

Practice Timer for Musicians

Features
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Practice Timer for Musicians is a simple practice tracker designed to help musicians build consistent habits. Track practice sessions, set daily goals, build streaks and review your progress over time. Features: • Practice timer • Session categories • Practice notes • Daily goals • Practice streaks • Session history • Weekly statistics Designed for musicians who want a focused, distraction-free practice companion. No accounts. No subscriptions. No tracking.

Screenshots

Complete Rhythm Trainer4 screens
Practice Timer for Musicians4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Practice Timer for Musicians at none against Complete Rhythm Trainer's 3. Complete Rhythm Trainer's advantage is iOS requirement (17.5 vs 26.1). On price, ads 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. Complete Rhythm Trainer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Practice Timer for Musicians asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Complete Rhythm Trainer versus Practice Timer for Musicians: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComplete Rhythm TrainerPractice Timer for Musicians
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (105 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings105 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.5 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBinary GuiltImage and Music

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
None

Practice Timer for Musicians

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Complete Rhythm Trainer free?
Complete Rhythm Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Practice Timer for Musicians free?
Practice Timer for Musicians is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Complete Rhythm Trainer or Practice Timer for Musicians have ads?
Neither Complete Rhythm Trainer nor Practice Timer for Musicians shows ads.

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