# Doctor Compás

> Music

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id449504071](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id449504071)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id449504071`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** MB Productions
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (27 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.0
- **Last updated:** 2017-03-05
- **First published:** 2011-08-09
- **Size:** 40 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-08-31
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/doctor-comp%C3%A1s/id449504071)

## Description

DOCTOR COMPÁS™ is a unique flamenco metronome that NEVER plays the same sample twice in a row, AND simulates improvised palmas and cajón with incredible precision and musicality for ALL flamenco palos at any tempo you choose. Brought to you by Maissam Barkeshli and Jason McGuire "El Rubio," Doctor Compás™ is an easy to use practice tool to improve your flamenco rhythmic skills. Whether you are a guitarist, dancer or singer, student or professional, Doctor Compás™ can improve your rhythmic accuracy and sense of soniqueté. Install on your iPhone, plug into a sound system or earphones, hit the start button and play, sing or dance along.

The free version provided here includes unlimited access to Tangos, and other palos play for 30 seconds. To purchase the unlimited version of Doctor Compás, first download the free version and then upgrade to the full version from within the application.

## Review summary

Doctor Compás is widely praised as a powerful, portable flamenco practice tool with a variety of compases, adjustable tempo, and multiple sound configurations. Reviewers say it helps learners feel the rhythm and palos, and many consider it essential and valuable for practice and performance. However, repeated complaints center on audio not playing or dropping, crashes and bugs, questions about price/value, and some UI/navigation difficulties along with compatibility issues on older devices. Support quality is also cited as a concern in a few reviews. Overall highly useful but needs fixes.

### Pros

- Great practice tool for learning flamenco compás and rhythm.
- Variety of compases, adjustable tempo, and multiple sound configurations.
- Valued and affordable for flamenco players.
- Feels natural/realistic rhythm and beat; praised as an essential teaching aid.
- Portable and effective for practicing on the go.

### Cons

- Sound does not work or is inconsistently audible across devices.
- Crashes frequently and has bugs/outages.
- Perceived high price / overpriced compared to features.
- Clunky UI, difficult navigation, and upgrade process is confusing; settings not remembered.
- Compatibility issues with older iOS devices/OS versions.

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