Complete Rhythm Trainer vs Study Music Theory

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.

Study Music Theory is a service for learning music theory and ear training, with the aim of helping learners play by ear. Its course spans 12 levels and 1,496 interactive lessons, from notes and scales through jazz and orchestration. Ear-training drills cover intervals, chords, and melodies, with difficulty increasing gradually. A microphone trainer listens to what a learner plays and identifies it. Lessons include playable examples on an on-screen keyboard and fretboard, including guitar open-chord shapes. Additional practice tools include transcription, a play-by-ear coach, transposition, a drone, and a practice planner. The service is available on the web, Android, and iOS. Its mobile apps work offline and do not require an account. Progress stays stored locally unless the learner signs in; an optional account can back it up and enable leaderboard participation. The free plan includes the full course and all eight trainers, with no ads or paywalls. The service says it does not use analytics or advertising trackers and does not sell or share data with advertisers or data brokers.