Rhythm Training vs BandoPlay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rhythm Training
This app provides a professional platform for practicing musical rhythms through dictation, sight-reading, and notation. It offers customizable generation settings and multiple practice modes to suit various skill levels, from beginners to professionals.
- 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
BandoPlay
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BandoPlay unterstützt Dich beim Erlernen des Bandoneons/der Konzertina. Deine Stücke werden als MusicXML importiert, mit Markierungen für Zug und Druck. Du kannst dann Note für Note das Stück durcharbeiten und die App zeigt Dir an, welche Tasten für welche Noten zu drücken sind.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rhythm Training at Free against BandoPlay's $3.99. BandoPlay's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On update cadence, 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
Rhythm Training is free to download; BandoPlay costs $3.99 up front. Rhythm Training sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BandoPlay asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rhythm Training ships an update every 2 weeks, BandoPlay fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rhythm Training | BandoPlay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (50 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 子潇 周 | Jörg Bleymehl |
In-app purchases
Rhythm Training
- Full Version$4.99
BandoPlay
No in-app purchases
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