Rhythm Training vs Ear Training
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Rhythm dictation practice
- Rhythmic sight-reading
- Customizable difficulty parameters
- Rhythm pattern library
- Multiple practice modes
- Ad-free experience
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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
Ear Training
This app offers a structured system to improve your ear training and listening skills, from basic note recognition to complex melodies. It provides personalized practice modes, clear progress tracking, and mistake analysis to help users of all levels enhance their musical comprehension.
- Structured learning paths
- Beginner to advanced modules
- Rhythm-focused training
- Level and free practice modes
- Detailed progress stats
- Mistake review and analysis
- Personalized settings
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Want to improve your ear training and listening skills but not sure where to start? Aural provides a structured training system from single-note listening to melody. With about 10 minutes a day, level progression and free practice, plus clear stats and mistake review, every step of your progress becomes visible. Whether you are a beginner, a student preparing for music exams, or a teacher strengthening practical listening, you can find a rhythm that fits. ------------------------------------ CORE FEATURES Structured learning paths, from beginner to advanced - Beginner path: Single notes -> scale degrees -> intervals -> chords (including inversions) -> rhythm and melody cloze, in staged progression. - Exam sprint path: Find weak spots, strengthen weak modules, drill exam-style question types, and review mistakes before full runs. - Rhythm-focused path: From beat feel and basic patterns to syncopation, rests, and rhythm + melody integration. Levels + free practice, two flexible modes - Level mode: Each level has clear goals, mastery targets, and pass conditions; listen -> answer -> get instant feedback. - Free practice: 9 modules including single note, scale degree, interval, chord, chord inversion, cadence, key/mode, melody cloze, and rhythm. Clear stats for targeted improvement - Overview: practice sets, accuracy, and total time with week/month/all-time filters. - Module mastery: progress by module with practice recommendations. - Level progress: completion status across stages and levels. - Module-level trends: accuracy trends and mistake review to fix weak areas. Personalized settings for your own plan - Adjustable difficulty, pitch range, reference tone, playback length, and speed. - Global training settings, history management, and subscription unlock for all modules and advanced stats. ------------------------------------------------ WHO IT IS FOR - Beginners: start from basic pitch awareness with single-note listening. - Exam prep / auditions: use structured paths + exam drills + mistake review. - Music teachers: assign ear-training practice and track progress. - Intermediate learners: freely focus on intervals, chords, cadences, and melody cloze. ------------------------------------------------ WHY AURAL - Structured learning path, not random question stacking. - Short sessions (about 8-10 minutes) that fit daily routines. - Trackable progress with mastery, trends, and mistake review. Download Aural and start your structured ear-training journey. 10 minutes a day, from beginner to confident listening. - The subscriptions are $1.99 weekly with free trial - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that service, where applicable`` - Terms of use:https://support.staveai.com/AuralTerms_en.html - Privacy of use: https://support.staveai.com/AuralPrivacy_en.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rhythm Training at 4.5 against Ear Training's 4.0. Rhythm Training also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (50 vs 2). Ear Training's advantage is review sentiment (95% vs 80%) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Rhythm Training sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Ear Training sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rhythm Training holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rhythm Training has 50 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Rhythm Training's written reviews are positive against 95% of Ear Training's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Rhythm Training ships an update fortnightly, Ear Training every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rhythm Training | Ear Training |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (50 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 95.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 147 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 金阳 游 | 凯 张 |
Customer experience
Rhythm Training
Ear Training
In-app purchases
Rhythm Training
- Sponsor$0.29
- Full Version$2.99
Ear Training
- Weekly Subscription · Aural Pro3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Lifetime Access · Aural Pro$9.99
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