Comparison

Rhythm Training vs iRhythm Guitar

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Rhythm dictation practice
  • Rhythm sight-reading
  • Notation and playback
  • Random rhythm score generation
  • Customizable generation settings
  • Multiple practice modes (Reading, Notation, Dictation, Stage, Exam)
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

About

iRhythm Guitar

Features
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iRhythm Guitar is designed for guitarists, students, and teachers who want to improve rhythmic accuracy, consistency, and independence in a practical, immediate, and customizable way. The app generates random exercises by combining four rhythm patterns, allowing you to read, listen to, and play each sequence. You can adjust the BPM, enable the metronome, use drum loops, and adapt every session to your current skill level. Main features: • Random generation of guitar rhythm patterns • Catalog with 162 patterns organized into 8 progressive chapters • Custom selection of the patterns to use • Lock individual patterns during a new random generation • Two-round mode for progressive exercises • Strumming directions displayed above the rhythm patterns • Options to reverse, hide, or randomly generate strumming directions • Adjustable metronome with precount and sound selection • Drum loops in different musical styles • Timer for organizing focused practice sessions • Presets for saving custom configurations • Color themes to adapt the interface to your style • PDF export for creating custom exercises iRhythm Guitar is ideal for developing rhythm, accuracy, and strumming coordination, both during individual practice and in lessons and educational activities.

Screenshots

Rhythm Training4 screens
iRhythm Guitar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rhythm Training at Free against iRhythm Guitar's $5.99. iRhythm Guitar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Rhythm Training is free to download; iRhythm Guitar costs $5.99 up front. Rhythm Training sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iRhythm Guitar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rhythm Training ships an update weekly, iRhythm Guitar every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Rhythm Training versus iRhythm Guitar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRhythm TrainingiRhythm Guitar
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.5 (50 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings50 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB141 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer子潇 周Maurizio Salvi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rhythm Training

One-time1
  • Full Version$4.99
None

iRhythm Guitar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rhythm Training free?
Rhythm Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iRhythm Guitar free?
iRhythm Guitar costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rhythm Training or iRhythm Guitar have ads?
Neither Rhythm Training nor iRhythm Guitar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rhythm Training or iRhythm Guitar?
Rhythm Training ships an update weekly, and iRhythm Guitar every 10 days. Most recently, Rhythm Training was updated on November 3, 2026 and iRhythm Guitar on October 29, 2026.

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