RhythmBot vs KingMetronome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RhythmBot
This app serves as a personal music coach, offering tools for sight-reading practice, rhythm creation, and metronome functionality. It helps musicians master complex rhythms and enhance their creativity through customizable exercises and performance tracking.
- Infinite rhythm generation
- Customizable rhythm parameters
- Sight-reading practice mode
- Play-along accuracy tracking
- Advanced metronome functions
- Stepwise rhythm trainer
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RhythmBot is your personal sight-reading coach, creative tool, and metronome. Master complex rhythms and become more creative on your instrument. RhythmBot creates infinite new rhythms according to the parameters you set, which include complexity, tempo, time signature, subdivision, playback sound, swing percentage, and more. *READING MODE: An infinite scroll of sight-reading practice at your complexity level. *PLAY ALONG MODE: RhythmBot measures your accuracy and longest streak as you tap the rhythms. - Start simple and increase complexity. - See your stats after each attempt. - Push yourself by drilling rhythms that you missed. METRONOME - Tempo control - Tap tempo - Innovative outer wheels for subdivision and signature - Practice timer - Individual click volume control - Individual click accent or rest - *Gap click - *Stepwise trainer (increase, decrease, alternate) - *Save to setlist *Upgrade to RHYTHMBOT PRO to unlock: - Sight-reading mode - Play along mode - Playback sound controls - Subdivision controls - Time signature controls - Presets - Swing percentage - “Add space” slider - Metronome setlist, gap click, and stepwise trainer
KingMetronome
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Your metronome doesn't train you. It just clicks. KingMetronome is a rhythm training lab for drummers and serious musicians: polyrhythms, sight-reading, metric modulation, claves, displacement and more specialized modules. One-time payment, no subscriptions, no ads. 15 SPECIALIZED MODULES: Metronome, Rhythm Reader, Claves, Negative Space, Timing Test, Adaptation, Amalgams, Displacement, Polyrhythms, Metric Modulation, Tap Trainer. - Elastic Phrase — Phrases with gradually changing tempo - Polymeter — Two time signatures playing simultaneously - Microrhythm Masterclass by Malcolm Braff — Infinite phrasing slider between straight pulse and grooved feel WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT: ◆ MICRORHYTHM MASTERCLASS — Built around Malcolm Braff's General Theory of Rhythm. The infinite zone between straight and grooved that no other app has. ◆ TIMING TEST — Find out how precise you are, down to the millisecond. ◆ NEGATIVE SPACE — The metronome disappears for 1, 2 or 4 bars. Can you hold the tempo alone? ◆ POLYRHYTHM TRAINER — 3:2, 4:3, 5:4, 7:5. Hear them, feel them, master them. ◆ AMALGAMS — Additive rhythms (4+3, 3+3+2). Hypnotic and addictive. ◆ METRIC MODULATION BUILDER — Build any tempo equivalence you can imagine. ◆ TAP TRAINER — Tap along to find your average tempo and consistency. KEY FEATURES: - Works 100% offline - Premium audio samples - Available in English, Spanish, French - Odd meters (5/8, 7/8, 9/8, 11/8, 13/8) and Balkan presets - Swing/Feel slider on every module - One-time purchases. No subscriptions. No ads. BUILT FOR: Drummers, percussionists, guitarists, bassists, pianists, music students, teachers — anyone tired of "good enough" timing. PRICING: Core metronome + several modules = FREE Full Premium unlock + optional add-ons = one-time purchases. "Most metronome apps are built by developers. This one was built by a musician who actually practices." Download KingMetronome. Your timing will thank you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: KingMetronome at every 4 days against RhythmBot's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. RhythmBot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and KingMetronome sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RhythmBot ships an update every 2 weeks, KingMetronome every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RhythmBot | KingMetronome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (147 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 96.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 147 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jean-Pierre Bouvet | Martin Moroni |
Bugs and requests
RhythmBot
Requested features
2 requests- Include triplets, tuplets and ties
- Expand rhythm generation capabilities
KingMetronome
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RhythmBot
- RhythmBot Pro2 variants$4.99
KingMetronome
- Polymeter$1.99
- Elastic Phrase$3.99
- Premium Unlock$9.99
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- Microrhythm Masterclass$9.99









