Maestro vs Music Rhythm Trainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Maestro
This app offers a visually engaging metronome designed for musicians and conductors. It provides animated beat patterns that mimic traditional conducting gestures, helping users maintain tempo and understand musical phrasing without relying solely on auditory cues. Practice with or without sound, and gain a deeper understanding of rhythmic structure.
- Animated beat patterns
- Conductor's Point of View
- Performer's Point of View
- Adjustable tempo (16-256 bpm)
- 48 beat patterns
- Optional beat subdivisions
- Pick-up beats
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A musically visual metronome that inspires musical expression rather than mechanical execution. When practicing with this metronome, the animated beat patterns will reinforce the peripheral vision used when following a conductor. Be able to practice without the click, while keeping to a strict tempo. Always know where you are INSIDE the beat with the traditional musical beat patterns developed over ages of musical performance practice, not an arbitrary circle or side to side motion for all meters and styles. This metronome is an invaluable learning tool for conductors when using the Conductor's Point of View. All the conducting patterns are based on Max Rudolf's "Grammar of Conducting" and my professional conducting experience of 20+ years. Instructions: Double tap to start. Swipe horizontally or pinch to stop. Long Press triggers Tap Tempo, tap anywhere more than twice to set the tempo. Then wait and it will start conducting. Apple Watch Support: On the Apple Watch, view animations from 1 through 12 beats (time signatures). Adjust the tempo with the crown or by sliding on the animating pattern or the setting tempo bar. Features: • Adjust the tempo, 16 to 256 bpm, by dragging up/down anywhere, using the + and - buttons, or by tapping it via Tap Tempo • 48 different beat patterns (meters): 1 through 12(3+3+3+3) • Staccato, Neutral, Legato, and Reduced (see below) pattern styles • Patterns are displayed from the Performer's or Conductor's Point of View • Optional 2, 3, or 4 subdivisions of the beat • Set 0, 1, or 2 'pick-up' beats (get playing quicker) Preferences: • Choose from 16 pairs of 'tick and 'tock' sounds • Customizable colors of the baton, pattern and texts • Customizable transparencies of the beat pattern and background image A note about pattern variations and reductions: A 5/4 bar can be divided either 3+2 or 2+3 depending on the music. The 'Reduced' style: At faster tempos, a legato 3 pattern turns into a one pattern while still clicking the three beats. A 6(2+2+2) changes into 3 while a 6(3+3) changes into 2 while still clicking 6 beats. The Automatic Reduction setting automatically adjusts the pattern when the tempo reaches a level that requires it. Switching the Reduced Pattern switch on, forces the reduced pattern at all tempos. Conductor's Point of View - automatically flips the beat pattern for conductors to learn and practice the patterns. This mode shows you the path the tip of your baton should take while conducting. Performer’s Point of View - the conductor’s beat pattern as seen from the ensemble musicians. Recommended view while practicing your instrument. Supports all orientations for easier use while plugged in.
Music Rhythm Trainer
Master essential rhythmic skills with fun, field-tested exercises. Improve your sight-reading and ear training by practicing daily. This app offers a more efficient and exciting alternative to traditional metronome exercises.
- Master rhythmic skills
- Sight reading practice
- Ear training exercises
- Metronome beat training
- Learn to repeat rhythms
- Develop sense of rhythm
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Rhythm Trainer is a series of fun field-tested exercises for mastering your essential rhythmic skills no matter what instrument you play. Practice 15 minutes a day in an individual session. Test your rhythmic skills. Get hang of the metronome beat. Learn to repeat different rhythms. Improve your sight reading skill. It won’t take long to see that the app is much more efficient and exciting compared to conventional exercises along with a metronome. Whether you practice alone or with a teacher, Rhythm Trainer will help you to: • Develop a sense of rhythm. • Sight-read rhythm notation. • Accurately play a rhythm from notes. • Hear mistakes in a rhythm by ear. Rhythm is the heart of music. Learn the skill once, play rhythmically forever. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS The Rhythm Trainer offers an auto-renewing subscription for 4.99 USD per month. Terms: - 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. Read more about our terms and conditions here: - Terms of service: https://rhythmtest.online/terms - Privacy policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/47478545
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Music Rhythm Trainer at Free against Maestro's $2.99. Music Rhythm Trainer also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (5.1K vs 57). Maestro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Music Rhythm Trainer is free to download; Maestro costs $2.99 up front. Music Rhythm Trainer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Maestro asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Maestro against 4.8 for Music Rhythm Trainer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Music Rhythm Trainer has 5.1K ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Maestro's written reviews are positive against 72% of Music Rhythm Trainer's.
Maestro ships an update every 10 months, Music Rhythm Trainer every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Maestro | Music Rhythm Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (57 ratings) — better | 4.8 (5.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.7% of reviews — better | 71.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 | 5.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick Q. Kelly | Guitar Tabs LLC |
Customer experience
Maestro
Music Rhythm Trainer
Bugs and requests
Maestro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Music Rhythm Trainer
Reported bugs
4 issues- Rhythm not registering correctly
- Bluetooth connectivity issues
- App freezing or crashing
- Inconsistent feedback on performance
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to set custom tempo
- More time signature options
- Sight reading exercises with no pre-hearing
- Metronome volume adjustment
- Progress tracking and statistics
In-app purchases
Maestro
No in-app purchases
Music Rhythm Trainer
- Full version$4.991 Month
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