# Steve Reich’s Clapping Music

> An addictive rhythm game

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id946487211](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id946487211)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id946487211`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** NatureGuides Ltd.
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (1,214 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.7
- **Last updated:** 2020-08-16
- **First published:** 2015-07-08
- **Size:** 26 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/steve-reichs-clapping-music/id946487211)
- **Website:** [https://www.classicalapps.com](https://www.classicalapps.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.classicalapps.com/privacy](https://www.classicalapps.com/privacy)

## Description

Experience Steve Reich’s Clapping Music as a rhythm challenge. Tap along with the shifting clapping patterns, advance through the variations, and avoid a game over when your accuracy slips.

Three difficulty levels, Practice Mode, and learning content about Steve Reich with interviews and performance footage. Enjoy a stunning color-changing interface and a completely free experience with no in-app purchases. If you enjoy the app, please rate and review.

## Rankings

- #49,766 — Overall
- #23 — steve

## Review summary

Overall, reviewers praise the app as a fun, addictive, and challenging tool for practicing rhythm and timing, especially appealing to percussionists and rhythm enthusiasts and serving as a tribute to Steve Reich. The most recurring drawbacks are technical: latency and audio-visual desynchronization, particularly with AirPods or other Bluetooth devices, which can render clapping sequences laggy or unusable on some setups; also some find the game mechanics punishing when a beat is missed. A frequent request is access to standard rhythmic notation or a notation view to aid learning and sight-reading.

### Pros

- Fun and addictive rhythm practice that sharpens timing.
- Great for percussionists and rhythm enthusiasts; a solid practice tool.
- Challenging but rewarding; users feel they improve with use.
- A meaningful tribute to Steve Reich; engaging concept for fans of the piece.
- Widely recommended and enjoyable for both learning and fun.

### Cons

- Latency and lag in audio, especially with AirPods/Bluetooth devices, causing claps to be out of sync or unusable.
- Punishing game mechanics: missing a beat can reset progress quickly, which some find frustrating.
- Nonstandard/“made-up” notation approach; many users want standard rhythmic notation or an option to view notation.
- Occasional audio-visual sync issues and device compatibility lag, with some users seeing better performance on speaker rather than Bluetooth.

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