Comparison

Tambu vs Rhythm Generator

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

Head to head
About

Tambu

This app serves as a digital notebook for musicians to store practice materials, record sessions, and monitor progress. It allows users to plan practice routines, organize their music library, and review past sessions to identify areas for improvement.

Highlights
  • Digital practice notebook
  • Record audio clips
  • Track practice progress
  • Plan practice sessions
  • Organize music library
  • Log session details
Features
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Tambu is your digital practice notebook. Store the exercises and pieces you are practicing, record your practice sessions and track your progress. - Track your practice: easily see notes and details from past practice sessions and track your progress - Record audio clips: listen back to spot issues and improve - Choose what to track: only jot down a quick note about the session, or log everything you practiced and how it went - it’s up to you - Plan your sessions: easily get sidetracked? Structure your session at the start, then work your way through it - Organise your practice library: keep notes and easily see what you haven’t practiced in a while Terms of Use: https://www.tambu.fm/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.tambu.fm/privacy-policy

About

Rhythm Generator

Master rhythm sight-reading and recall with endless, customizable challenges. Practice timing precision with various modes and share your creations. Ideal for musicians of all levels, including teachers creating custom worksheets.

Highlights
  • Random rhythm challenges
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Support for any time signature
  • Customizable note groups
  • Flexible training modes
  • Screen recording with camera feed
  • PDF export for worksheets
Features
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Master Your Rhythm Sight Reading. Generate endless rhythm challenges. Record your screen with a live camera feed. Share what you create. Rhythm Generator is your essential practice partner for sharpening rhythm sight-reading, recall, and timing precision. Whether you're a drummer, pianist, guitarist, or any musician striving for rhythmic excellence, this app delivers endless challenges at your fingertips. Why Musicians Love Rhythm Generator: - Random Rhythm Challenges: Instantly generate new rhythms to test and build your sight-reading skills. - Adjustable Difficulty: Eight difficulty levels take you from beginner to advanced reading. - Any Time Signature: Create rhythms in any time signature—from standard 4/4 to exotic 21/16 and beyond. - Customisable: Choose your own note groups for building rhythms including quintuplets and septuplets. - Shuffle Custom Rhythms: Mix up bars and notes within pre-set rhythms, including the Table of Time. - Flexible Training Mode: Repeat full bars to reinforce learning at your own pace. - Hear and Improve: Play back rhythms to check your accuracy and refine your timing. - Authentic Sight-Reading Mode: Mute the first play through so you can practice reading before you listen. - Auto Shuffle: Keep sessions fresh with automatic rhythm generation. - Swing Variations: Practice with triplet swing, 16th swing, quintuplet swing, and more. - Dark Mode: Comfortable practice at any hour, no eye strain. Create & Share Content: Record your screen with an optional live camera feed - perfect for documenting your practice or creating content to share. Add a custom title, adjust the layout to suit your shot, and hit record. Every video ends with a QR code and link so anyone watching can open the exact same rhythm in Rhythm Generator and play it themselves. Great for social media, online lessons, or challenging your followers. For Music Teachers: Create and print endless rhythm worksheets for your students with PDF Export (up to 20 randomised exercises at a time). Each printed rhythm includes a QR code your students can scan to hear it played back instantly in Rhythm Generator—for free. Unlimited fresh material, zero prep time. Powerful Integration & Sharing: - PolyNome Integration: Use PolyNome to design custom rhythms and send them directly to Rhythm Generator. - Sharing: Share rhythms instantly. Shared rhythms can be opened and played back for free by anyone with the app. - Import Rhythms: Install popular rhythm sets like the Table of Time from the app menu, or enter rhythm ID codes from the Rhythm Generator Instagram channel. - Shuffle Imported Rhythms: Remix any rhythm you've imported for fresh variations every time. Free to Start: Explore core features at no cost. Unlock full rhythm controls and every advanced feature with a subscription. Rhythm Generator is actively developed, with new features and updates rolling out regularly. ONE SUBSCRIPTION. ENDLESS RHYTHMS. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tambu4 screens
Rhythm Generator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tambu at 100% against Rhythm Generator's 79%. Tambu also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.5). Rhythm Generator's advantage is ratings volume (56 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Tambu sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.00 per month and Rhythm Generator sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tambu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rhythm Generator has 56 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Tambu's written reviews are positive against 79% of Rhythm Generator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tambu ships an update every 9 days, Rhythm Generator fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tambu versus Rhythm Generator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTambuRhythm Generator
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (56 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better78.6% of reviews
Number of ratings256 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTambu LtdPolyNome Ltd

Customer experience

Tambu

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Rhythm Generator

All ratings56 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tambu

Subscriptions1
  • Early Adopter - Monthly7 Days trial$1.001 Month
2 purchases

Rhythm Generator

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$3.991 Month
  • Annual Plan$15.991 Year

Questions

Is Tambu free?
Tambu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rhythm Generator free?
Rhythm Generator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tambu or Rhythm Generator?
Tambu is rated higher. Tambu averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Rhythm Generator averages 4.8 from 56 ratings.
Do Tambu or Rhythm Generator have ads?
Neither Tambu nor Rhythm Generator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tambu or Rhythm Generator?
Tambu ships an update every 9 days, and Rhythm Generator fortnightly. Most recently, Tambu was updated on September 24, 2026 and Rhythm Generator on October 9, 2026.

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