Comparison

PolyNome vs Multiple Polyrhythms

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

Head to head
About

PolyNome

This app offers advanced metronome features for musicians, including rhythm programming, tempo automation, and practice tracking. It helps users learn songs faster with looping and slowing down capabilities, and perform with setlists and notes. Designed by musicians for musicians, it supports various practice and performance needs.

Highlights
  • Sample-accurate metronome
  • Rhythm programming
  • Tempo automation
  • Song learning with looping and slowing
  • Setlist creation
  • Practice tracking and logging
  • Polyrhythm visualizations
Features
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LEARN — Loop and slow down songs, program rudiments and difficult rhythms, and add counting. PRACTICE — Test your speed, automate tempo changes, chart live tempo, and track progress. PERFORM — Create Setlists with count-offs, performance notes, and PDF charts. Basic includes the metronome, programming for virtually any rhythm, tempo automation, polyrhythms, and standard Speed Tests. Premium adds Playlists, Media Tracks, Cue Tracks, Live Tempo, advanced Practice Log features, and more via In-App Purchase. Try Premium free for one month if eligible. Designed by a musician, for musicians. Used by Vinnie Colaiuta, Peter Erskine, Virgil Donati, Dennis Chambers & more. ◆ THE BASICS ▶ Sample-accurate metronome for any time signature, with automatic or randomized tempo changes, subdivision faders, tap tempo, Big Numbers, and a pendulum. ▶ Choose from hundreds of sounds, including voice counting. With Premium, import or record samples. ▶ Use the repeat counter and timer to track your work or stop automatically at your target. ▶ Build clicks and rhythms fast in Simple Mode, with accents, subdivisions, and swing. ▶ Layer two independent rhythms or time signatures. ▶ Built-in tuner, plus hands-free Siri or Bluetooth/MIDI control. ◆ LEARN › Learn songs faster with Media Tracks ▶ Works with Apple Music, YouTube, or your own audio and video files. ▶ Add bar and section markers, then jump anywhere with a tap—no scrubbing. ▶ Loop and slow down passages, add chords, and print a Lead Sheet with just the information you need to get through the track. ▶ Transpose local recordings without changing speed. › Learn with interactive resources ▶ Explore interactive rhythms, videos, scores, and notes, or create your own resources. › Hear, see, and understand complex rhythms ▶ Program virtually any rhythm—even irrational meters such as 4/5—with precise accents, flams, drags, rolls, and ties. ▶ Add spoken and written counting and rudiment Stroke Guides. Print notation or export editable MusicXML scores. ▶ Explore two- and three-way polyrhythms with animated visualizations. ◆ PRACTICE › Plan ahead. Then just play ▶ Use Goals to choose what to work on, when, and for how long—with targets that tell you when to move on. ▶ Build routines with Playlists, automations, repeats, and voice cues. Keep timers, charts, scores, videos, and notes one tap away. ▶ Chart live BPM on a tempo graph, record rehearsals, or analyze an audio file. Review tempo changes and turn recordings into Media Tracks. ▶ Speed Test counts strokes and saves bests. Explore detailed charts without Premium. Record video on iPhone/iPad. Join the public leaderboard, track your progress and be inspired by other drummers. › See the work add up ▶ Automatically log every exercise, tempo, duration, and date. Follow streaks, spot neglected tempos, and compare practice periods. ▶ Add event notes and see how much practice led to each milestone. ▶ Print PDF reports or export CSV. Teachers can review what students practiced and read notes made while difficulties were fresh. ◆ PERFORM — Everything you need to organize and play a gig. ▶ Build a Setlist with clicks, Cue Tracks, and Media Tracks. Attach text notes, PDF charts, or forScore links so the right information appears with each track. ▶ Build Cue Tracks with sections, changing tempos and meters, count-ins, and spoken cues. Follow each bar on stage or export the click as audio. ▶ Print a professional Setlist in a couple of taps. ▶ Use Tap To Start to join at another player’s tempo, or haptics for a silent click. ◆ ORGANIZE, DISCOVER & SHARE ▶ Organize Rhythms, Clicks, Media, Playlists, Setlists, and Shortcuts with search, labels, sorting, and filtering. ▶ Discover examples from Home, explore the free Public Library, or join the Practice Room for live Q&As, support, and courses. ▶ Share with PolyNome users or export MIDI and audio files. ▶ Supports VoiceOver. ▶ Send audio to other apps with Audiobus or Inter-App Audio.

About

Multiple Polyrhythms

Enhance your rhythmic abilities by practicing multiple meters at once. This application allows for the simultaneous use of up to four distinct time signatures, offering a unique approach to polyrhythm training.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous meter practice
  • Up to four meters at once
  • Rhythm skill development
  • Polyrhythm training tool
Features
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Practice your polyrhythm-skills with this app! Unlike most other polyrhythm-apps, you'll be able to play up to four different meters simultaneously.

Screenshots

PolyNome4 screens
Multiple Polyrhythms2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PolyNome at 85% against Multiple Polyrhythms's 33%. PolyNome also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Multiple Polyrhythms's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Multiple Polyrhythms is free to download; PolyNome costs $9.99 up front. PolyNome sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Multiple Polyrhythms asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PolyNome holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PolyNome has 667 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of PolyNome's written reviews are positive against 33% of Multiple Polyrhythms's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PolyNome ships an update fortnightly, Multiple Polyrhythms every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
PolyNome versus Multiple Polyrhythms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolyNomeMultiple Polyrhythms
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (667 ratings) — better3.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews84.8% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings667 — better6
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.511.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size219 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolyNome LtdAudun Jørstad Lillekjendlie

Customer experience

PolyNome

All ratings667 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews381 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative11.0%

Multiple Polyrhythms

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

PolyNome

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Playlists and presets sometimes lost after updates
  • Tempo automation features not working as expected
  • Compatibility issues with certain iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • More sound options for the metronome click
  • Ability to easily change time signatures within a preset
  • Improved playlist management and sharing capabilities
  • Integration with other music apps and services

Multiple Polyrhythms

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

PolyNome

Subscriptions5
  • Premium - 1 Month$7.991 Month
  • Premium - 1 Month1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • Premium - 1 Year7 Days trial$32.001 Year
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  • Premium - 1 Year7 Days trial$36.991 Year
  • Premium - 1 Year1 Month trial$36.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pro Upgrade$49.99
  • Premium Lifetime$139.00
None

Multiple Polyrhythms

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PolyNome free?
PolyNome costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Multiple Polyrhythms free?
Multiple Polyrhythms is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PolyNome or Multiple Polyrhythms?
PolyNome is rated higher. PolyNome averages 4.7 out of 5 from 667 ratings, while Multiple Polyrhythms averages 3.7 from 6 ratings.
Do PolyNome or Multiple Polyrhythms have ads?
Neither PolyNome nor Multiple Polyrhythms shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PolyNome or Multiple Polyrhythms?
PolyNome ships an update fortnightly, and Multiple Polyrhythms every 3 months. Most recently, PolyNome was updated on November 10, 2026 and Multiple Polyrhythms on November 4, 2026.

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