Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer vs Music Tutor Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
Music Tutor Plus
Master sheet music and enhance your sight-reading abilities. Practice identifying musical notes across various clefs with timed or untimed sessions. Review your performance to track progress and correct mistakes.
- Learn sheet music identification
- Improve speed and accuracy
- Practice treble, bass, and alto clefs
- Timed and untimed sessions
- Mistake review and progress tracking
- Customizable note practice range
- MIDI keyboard support
- Companion Apple Watch app
Read full descriptionHide full description
Learn to read sheet music and improve your sight-reading skills with Music Tutor. Develop your speed and accuracy in reading sheet music by identifying music notes in timed sessions. Choose to practice with notes in treble, bass and alto clefs in timed or untimed sessions. After each test, you can review your mistakes and see your progress. Other features of Music Tutor include: • Custom Practice Range - Set your own range of notes that you want to practice with. • Supports notes up to 4 ledger lines above or below the staff on any of the clefs. • Notes Reference Charts - For Treble, Bass and Alto clefs. • MIDI Support - Connect your keyboard or digital piano using Lightning to USB Camera Adapter and respond directly from your instrument. • Companion Apple Watch app using which you can practice recognising music notes on the go.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer at fortnightly against Music Tutor Plus's every 2 months. Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and chart position (#52 vs unranked). Music Tutor Plus's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and price ($2.99 vs $3.99). On ratings volume, 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
Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer costs $3.99 and Music Tutor Plus $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 125 and 251 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer's written reviews are positive against 82% of Music Tutor Plus's.
Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer ships an update fortnightly, Music Tutor Plus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer | Music Tutor Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (125 ratings) — better | 4.5 (251 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.8% of reviews — better | 82.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 125 | 251 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #52 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rolfs Apps | Bijoy Thangaraj |
Customer experience
Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer
Music Tutor Plus
User reviews
Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer
From 125 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful for improving rhythm and timing
- 🚀 Customizable with many features
- 💡 Allows creating custom exercises
- 👍 Great for beginners and advanced musicians
- 👍 Provides accurate feedback on timing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional issues with MIDI support
- 👎 Navigation and interface could be improved
- 👎 Lack of ability to review previous practice exercises
Music Tutor Plus
From 251 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Helps improve sight reading quickly
- 🎓 Great for learning and practicing notes
- 💡 Customizable note ranges
- 🎮 Fun and addictive
Room to improve
- 🐛 Note sounds don't match the displayed notes
- 🔍 Lacks tutorial or progressive learning
- 🔍 Not suitable for complete beginners
- 🔍 Limited to note recognition, no rhythm training
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
Music Tutor Plus
Reported bugs
2 issues- Sound sometimes stops working
- Ads still present in paid 'Pro' version
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for chords and chord recognition
- Implement a landscape mode with larger keyboard
- Allow MIDI input from connected instruments
- Provide more detailed progress tracking and statistics
In-app purchases
Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer
No in-app purchases
Music Tutor Plus
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer free?
Is Music Tutor Plus free?
Which has better reviews, Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer or Music Tutor Plus?
Do Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer or Music Tutor Plus have ads?
Which is updated more often, Rhythm Sight Reading Trainer or Music Tutor Plus?
Other comparisons















