Comparison

RhythmBot vs Loop/Cycle

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

RhythmBot4 screens
Loop/Cycle3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
RhythmBot versus Loop/Cycle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRhythmBotLoop/Cycle
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (143 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews96.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings143 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJean-Pierre BouvetAdam Sturtevant

Customer experience

RhythmBot

All ratings143 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive96.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative0.0%

Loop/Cycle

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

1 purchases

RhythmBot

One-time1
  • RhythmBot Pro2 variants$4.99
None

Loop/Cycle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RhythmBot free?
RhythmBot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loop/Cycle free?
Loop/Cycle costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RhythmBot or Loop/Cycle?
RhythmBot and Loop/Cycle are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 143 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do RhythmBot or Loop/Cycle have ads?
Neither RhythmBot nor Loop/Cycle shows ads.

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