Comparison

Rhythm Lab vs HISONG Link

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

Head to head
About

Rhythm Lab

This music tool helps users improve rhythmic accuracy and explore complex musical patterns. It offers features for creating, importing, and exporting rhythms, along with a metronome and playback controls. Ideal for musicians and educators, it supports external MIDI devices and Audiobus for expanded functionality.

Highlights
  • Rhythm accuracy testing
  • On-screen and MIDI keyboard support
  • Metronome and playback controls
  • Rhythm creation and import/export
  • Customizable rhythm patterns
  • Worksheet generation for teachers
  • Audiobus 3.0 integration
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Rhythm Lab 4.0 is the best rhythm trainer and rhythm tool for the iPad! New! On-screen keyboard. Play and improvise tunes and chords without being restricted to single tap notes. Integrates seamlessly with any external MIDI keyboard. Simple. Test, Playback, Metronome, Loop, and Audio controls are easy to access on the main screen. Flexible. Use Rhythm Lab to improve rhythmic accuracy, listen to new rhythms, create, copy, and import new rhythms, export rhythms, create rhythm worksheets, group rhythms into custom sets, and more! Use the iPad tap buttons or an external MIDI device to practice and test your accuracy. Many user features are highly customizable. Teachers can create customized student groups and import or export student results. Compatible with Audiobus 3.0 for expanded sound and recording possibilities. Comprehensive. Rhythm Lab patterns are not limited to single patterns, but also include double patterns, drum patterns (left/right snare exercises), or three-part drumkit patterns (hi hat, snare, kick). Patterns can range from very simple, such as whole notes, half notes, quarter notes in simple meters, to very complex - with nested tuplets, mixed and irregular time signatures. Rhythm Lab also allows incomplete (pick-up) measures. Worksheets. The worksheet feature is great for teachers who want to create printable, customized worksheets for students. You have the option of hiding time signatures and barlines, and including open space within measures. Files. Rhythm Lab allows you to import or export patterns and users in JSON format, a standard data format. Worksheets can be exported in PDF format. Individual rhythm patterns can be imported from MusicXML files. Soundfonts can be imported in .sf2 format. Documentation. Help documentation is now web-based, and will continue to expand to include video tutorials, FAQs and other documentation as needed.

About

HISONG Link

This app enhances audio control, recording, and device management for creators using the HISONG AirStudio S1. It offers specialized workflows for music production, content creation, and live performance, with real-time sound shaping tools and flexible recording options.

Highlights
  • Audio control and recording
  • Music production, content creation, live performance workflows
  • Real-time EQ, reverb, noise reduction, compressor, limiter
  • USB dual-track and single-track recording
  • MV video recording
  • OTA firmware updates
  • Bluetooth pairing management
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HISONG Link is the official companion app for HISONG AirStudio S1, designed to simplify audio control, recording, and device management for creators. Built around three core workflows — Music Production, Content Creation, and Live Performance — HISONG Link provides a more focused experience for different creative needs. Users can adjust mic gain, IEM monitoring volume, and music level, access one-tap mute, and shape their sound with real-time tools including EQ, reverb, noise reduction, compressor, and limiter. The app supports USB dual-track recording for flexible post-production, along with single-track audio/video recording with RX Mini and RX Plus for fast and convenient capture. It also supports dry/wet recording switch during USB recording, giving users more control over how their sound is recorded. Additional features such as MV video recording, OTA firmware updates, Bluetooth pairing management, and RX Mini pairing make HISONG Link an essential companion for AirStudio S1 users.

Screenshots

HISONG Link4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HISONG Link at Free against Rhythm Lab's $5.99. Rhythm Lab's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (75% vs 67%). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

HISONG Link is free to download; Rhythm Lab costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Rhythm Lab against 3.9 for HISONG Link. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Rhythm Lab's written reviews are positive against 67% of HISONG Link's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rhythm Lab ships an update every 10 days, HISONG Link monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rhythm Lab versus HISONG Link: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRhythm LabHISONG Link
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (15 ratings)3.9 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB91 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJonathan EnsmingerHisong Music Technology Inc.

Customer experience

Rhythm Lab

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative20.0%

HISONG Link

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Rhythm Lab

No in-app purchases

None

HISONG Link

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rhythm Lab free?
Rhythm Lab costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HISONG Link free?
HISONG Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rhythm Lab or HISONG Link?
Rhythm Lab and HISONG Link are both rated 3.9 out of 5 on the App Store, from 15 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do Rhythm Lab or HISONG Link have ads?
Neither Rhythm Lab nor HISONG Link shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rhythm Lab or HISONG Link?
Rhythm Lab ships an update every 10 days, and HISONG Link monthly. Most recently, Rhythm Lab was updated on June 5, 2026 and HISONG Link on September 14, 2026.

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