Comparison

Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer vs Complete Rhythm Trainer

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

Head to head
About

Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer

Master rhythmic accuracy with instant feedback and graduated levels. Practice diverse rhythms, from beginner to professional, with customizable exercises and multiple input methods. Improve your musicality faster than traditional practice.

Highlights
  • Instant feedback on timing accuracy
  • Graduated levels from beginner to professional
  • Diverse exercises with common and rare rhythms
  • Thousands of random and fixed exercises
  • Rhythm editor for customization
  • Practice and test modes
  • Microphone and MIDI input support
Features
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Accelerate your sight reading skills with instant feedback on timing accuracy. Our carefully graduated levels, from beginner to professional, allow you to start at your optimal skill level and progress at your own pace. You'll improve more rapidly than practicing solely on your instrument. Practice anytime and anywhere. Many advanced features. KEY FEATURES DIVERSE EXERCISES - Explore common and rare rhythms from 2 to 12 beats per bar (2/2, 3/2, 4/2, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 3/8, 5/8, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8). - More than 200 fixed exercises (100 (longer ones) on iPad). - Thousands of random exercises. - Suitable for absolute beginners as well as professionals. - Challenge yourself with exercises involving rests, ties, syncopations, duplets, triplets, quadruplets and quintuplets. - Add swing to quarter note meter exercises with varying degrees of swing intensity. - Automatic count-off with one or two bars. - Longer (random) exercises in landscape orientation. PRACTICE & TEST MODE - Practice mode: listen or tap along while the rhythm is played. - Test mode: hear the metronome and read/tap the rhythm. - Visual feedback instantly displays accuracy with each tap (color and position). - Easily adjust metronome tempo by sliding or keypad. - Two tap buttons for higher tempos or tapping with alternating fingers. RHYTHM EDITOR - Edit any exercise to suit your preferences. - Intuitive editor with minimal taps. - Includes an editor for ties. - Unlimited undo. - Add your exercises to favorites. - Share exercises with others. EXTRA CHALLENGES - Expert mode: higher default tempo and more accuracy required. - Endurance test (continuous reading). - Speeding-up tests. - Left- and right-hand independence: tap the beat and rhythm with two buttons. - Note duration test. - Count 6/8 in two (dotted quarter as the beat). - Ear training function for rhythmic dictation. - Maintain rhythm focus while notes from a chord progression are played. REPORTING - View a frequency chart of your tap results. - Access progress reports for fixed and random exercises. - Share your results, such as a 100% score graphic or progress reports, via email. SOUNDS - Choose from various percussive instruments for app player, metronome, and taps. - Play chord progressions with guitar, e-piano, marimba, or bass. - Optional stereo sound with taps in the right ear and metronome/player in the left ear. - Optional beat-counting voice function. MICROPHONE - Utilize the microphone for an alternative to tap buttons. - Play rhythms with hand claps, finger-snaps, or an instrument. - Adjust sensitivity settings. - Supports external microphones. MIDI - Receive taps from a Midi device connected via Apple USB camera adapter or USB-C (e.g., keyboard, guitar, drum kit). - Automatic device detection. - Touch-sensitivity support. - Export any exercise as a MIDI file. OTHER FEATURES - Experience very low latency with instant response. - Support for left-handed tapping. - Choose between classical and flat interface themes. - Support for dark mode (iOS13+). - Universal app (iPhone, iPhone Duo and iPad). - Supports all screen sizes. - Tested on iOS and iPadOS 27.

About

Complete Rhythm Trainer

Master musical rhythm with this gamified training app. Learn to read, recognize, tap, and write complex rhythms through progressive drills and interactive challenges. Features include custom programs, instrument sound banks, and cloud sync.

Highlights
  • 252 progressive drills across 4 levels
  • Extensive rhythm content including complex time signatures
  • 5 drill types: imitation, reading, dictation, two-voice
  • Arcade mode with 11 selectable drills
  • Custom drill and program creation
  • Cloud sync across devices
  • 23 instrument sound banks
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/

Screenshots

Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer4 screens
Complete Rhythm Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Complete Rhythm Trainer at Free against Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer's $3.99. Complete Rhythm Trainer also leads on iOS requirement (17.5 vs 26.6). Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Complete Rhythm Trainer is free to download; Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer costs $3.99 up front. Complete Rhythm Trainer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer against 4.7 for Complete Rhythm Trainer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 125 and 106 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer's written reviews are positive against 88% of Complete Rhythm Trainer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer ships an update fortnightly, Complete Rhythm Trainer every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer versus Complete Rhythm Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRhythm Sight Reading TrainerComplete Rhythm Trainer
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (125 ratings) — better4.7 (106 ratings)
Positive reviews91.8% of reviews — better88.5% of reviews
Number of ratings125 — better106
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.617.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRolfs AppsBinary Guilt

Customer experience

Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer

All ratings125 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews280 reviews
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative3.9%

Complete Rhythm Trainer

All ratings106 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral6.4%
Negative5.1%

Bugs and requests

Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when tapping the 'i' button for info
  • Metronome beep timing not intuitive

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to practice on headphones
  • Increase size of tapping area
  • Add more options for time signatures beyond even meters
  • Implement side-scrolling mode for sight-reading practice
  • Allow creating longer, multi-measure exercises

Complete Rhythm Trainer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer

No 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

Questions

Is Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer free?
Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Complete Rhythm Trainer free?
Complete Rhythm Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer or Complete Rhythm Trainer?
Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer is rated higher. Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 125 ratings, while Complete Rhythm Trainer averages 4.7 from 106 ratings.
Do Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer or Complete Rhythm Trainer have ads?
Neither Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer nor Complete Rhythm Trainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer or Complete Rhythm Trainer?
Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer ships an update fortnightly, and Complete Rhythm Trainer every 10 days. Most recently, Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer was updated on November 6, 2026 and Complete Rhythm Trainer on November 7, 2026.

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