RhythmBot vs Loop/Cycle
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
Loop/Cycle
Create complex rhythmic patterns and polyrhythms with a modular builder. Explore odd meters and achieve flow-state practice with meditative, minimalist loops. Features three sampled instruments and adjustable BPM.
- Modular loop and rhythmic cycle builder
- Build sequences with numbered blocks
- Three sampled instruments (piano, marimba, bass)
- Adjustable BPM (40-220)
- Independent volume controls
- Real-time block highlighting
- Dark interface for focus
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Loop/Cycle is a modular loop and rhythmic cycle builder for drummers or any musician ready for advanced rhythmic practice. Turn any combination of time signatures into a meditative, minimalist loop for deep flow-state practice and true mastery of complex rhythms. Two Modes of Creation In Loop mode, stack blocks numbered 1 through 7 to build a repeating sequence. Piano, marimba, and bass weave together automatically, generating fresh melodic patterns with every combination. In Cycle mode, assign blocks independently to each instrument. A 4-block piano against a 5-block bass creates a 20-beat polyrhythmic cycle — the kind of interlocking pattern found in West African drumming and minimalist composition. Features Build loops and polyrhythmic cycles from simple numbered blocks Three sampled instruments: piano, marimba, and bass Adjustable BPM from 40 to 220 Independent volume controls for each instrument and metronome click Real-time block highlighting synced to playback Dark interface designed for focused music-making No account required. No ads. No additional purchases. No internet needed after download. Whether you are exploring odd meters, practicing polyrhythms, or just curious about tapping into the flow state, start tapping blocks and listen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: RhythmBot at Free against Loop/Cycle's $9.99. RhythmBot also leads on ratings volume (143 vs 1). Loop/Cycle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
RhythmBot is free to download; Loop/Cycle costs $9.99 up front. RhythmBot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Loop/Cycle asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RhythmBot against 5.0 for Loop/Cycle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RhythmBot has 143 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | RhythmBot | Loop/Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (143 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 143 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jean-Pierre Bouvet | Adam Sturtevant |
Customer experience
RhythmBot
Loop/Cycle
Bugs and requests
RhythmBot
Requested features
2 requests- Include triplets, tuplets and ties
- Expand rhythm generation capabilities
Loop/Cycle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RhythmBot
- RhythmBot Pro2 variants$4.99
Loop/Cycle
No in-app purchases
Questions
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