Comparison

Rhythm Trainer vs Practical Ear Training

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

Head to head
About

Rhythm Trainer

Develop your musical ear and rhythm skills with interactive exercises. Practice tapping along to diverse rhythmic patterns, track your progress, and set personalized goals. Suitable for musicians of all levels.

Highlights
  • Rhythm tapping practice
  • One and two-hand rhythm practice
  • Progress tracking
  • Proficiency monitoring
  • Personalized goal setting
Features
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Rhythm Ear Trainer is the ultimate tool for honing your rhythm skills and developing a keen musical ear. With a plethora of features designed to enhance your musicality, this app is perfect for beginners and seasoned musicians alike. KEY FEATURES: ⌘ RHYTHM TRAINING > Practice tapping along to a variety of rhythmic patterns, ranging from simple to complex. > Improve your timing and groove by matching your taps precisely to the beat. > Also you can practice rhythms with one or two hands. ⌘ PROGRESS TRACKING > Monitor your progress over time > Track your proficiency in rhythm practice. > Set personalized goals to improve your skills. Rhythm Ear Trainer is a comprehensive tool suitable for beginners embarking on their musical journey and experienced musicians looking to enhance their skills. With its diverse range of training exercises and features, the app offers a dynamic and interactive platform for musicians to refine their rhythm and ear training abilities. Download now and embark on a journey to musical excellence!

About

Practical Ear Training

Features
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Practical Ear Training helps musicians recognize what they hear and connect it to the notes they play. Practice five essential listening skills: • Melodies — listen, explore the piano, then reproduce each phrase • Intervals — identify every interval from unison to octave • Chord progressions — recognize common, functional, minor-key and modal patterns • Chord qualities — distinguish major, minor, diminished and augmented triads • Scales — learn major, minor, pentatonic, blues, modal, whole-tone and diminished sounds MAKE PRACTICE YOUR OWN Choose the key, scale, octave and tempo. Focus on exactly the intervals, chords, scales and progression types you want to learn. Start with simple root-position chords and short melodies, then add inversions, open voicings, rhythmic chords and longer phrases. LISTEN WITH DIFFERENT SOUNDS Train with sampled grand piano, nylon guitar, trumpet and clarinet sounds. Changing the instrument helps you recognize musical ideas by pitch and structure instead of memorizing one timbre. PLAY, SEE AND UNDERSTAND Use the touch piano to find notes before answering or to perform a melody. After revealing the answer, follow it on an animated piano roll, piano keyboard, guitar, bass, ukulele or mandolin fretboard. Chord exercises show both chord names and Roman numerals. CHECK YOUR SKILLS Take a balanced 20-question ear test covering melodies, intervals, chord progressions, chord qualities and scales. See an overall result plus a score for each skill, then repeat the test later to compare your progress. BUILD A PRACTICE HABIT Track recent accuracy, completed exercises and individual strengths. Your practice history and test results stay on your device. Practical Ear Training is designed for music students, self-taught musicians, pianists, guitarists and anyone who wants a more confident musical ear. Practice as much as you like—no account, subscription or usage limit.

Screenshots

Rhythm Trainer4 screens
Practical Ear Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Rhythm Trainer at 3 against Practical Ear Training's 1. Rhythm Trainer also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Rhythm Trainer versus Practical Ear Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRhythm TrainerPractical Ear Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (91 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings91 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtem PopovHoverest AB

In-app purchases

None

Rhythm Trainer

No in-app purchases

None

Practical Ear Training

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rhythm Trainer free?
Rhythm Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Practical Ear Training free?
Practical Ear Training is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rhythm Trainer or Practical Ear Training have ads?
Neither Rhythm Trainer nor Practical Ear Training shows ads.

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