Complete Rhythm Trainer vs MyMusicTheory

Complete Rhythm Trainer teaches users to read, recognize, tap, and write rhythms through progressive drills. Its 252 exercises are arranged across four levels and 30 chapters, including imitation, reading, dictation, and two-voice reading and dictation. Practice covers simple, compound, and asymmetric time signatures, as well as rhythmic values such as thirty-second notes, triplets, quintuplets, and swing eighths. The app includes 23 instrument sound banks made from recorded sounds, including piano, guitar, pizzicato violin, and percussion instruments. Users can create and save custom drills and build training programs to invite friends or students. Teacher and school features include classes, leaderboards, custom programs, app customization, and progress tracking; class programs can have up to 20 chapters and 20 drills per chapter. The first chapter of each mode is free. A one-time mobile unlock costs 6.99 USD; a Complete Music Trainer subscription costs €0.99 a month with a seven-day free trial and includes two other trainer apps. Lifetime access to the three-app bundle costs 19.99 EUR once. It runs on Android, iOS, web, Windows, and macOS.

MyMusicTheory offers interactive exercises for learning music theory and improving sight reading. Practice topics include notes, scales, intervals, chords, rhythm, and key signatures. Users can create custom exercises by choosing chords, scales, and intervals to work on, then review progress by day, week, or month with reports highlighting weaker areas. More advanced material includes seventh and extended chords, scale modes, compound intervals, and multiple clefs. The free plan includes more than 100 exercises, and the service is available on Android, iOS, and macOS. The iOS app is a free download with in-app purchases, including a Premium Upgrade for $8.99; the Android listing says it contains ads and in-app purchases. The app may help with preparation for ABRSM Levels 1–5, but does not cover every syllabus topic. Apple lists location, identifiers, and usage data as potentially used for tracking across other companies’ apps and websites.