# 16bars

> 16bars (iPhone/iPad app by office-canard games.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/16bars/id6809268700 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [office-canard games](https://appshunter.io/developer/6793797221)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Music, Simulation
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 53 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-17
- Data updated: 2026-10-01
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/16bars/id6809268700/reviews.md

## What is 16bars?

16bars is a rhythm game where holding the chord is only the beginning. The real game is improvisation.

Each stage gives you a 16-bar chord progression and a set of lit keys that fit the harmony. The melody plays itself — your job is the backing. Tap the falling orbs to lock into the groove, then break free: the glowing keys are yours to play, however you like. Land your notes on the 16th-note grid and the music rewards you instantly. Miss the beat and it costs you.

FOLLOW, THEN IMPROVISE
The campaign is a slow-burn on-ramp. Early stages hand you the drops to follow. As you climb, the guides thin out — until the orbs vanish completely and there's nothing left but you, the chords, and the beat. By the end, clearing a stage means improvising a full sixteen bars in time. It's demanding on purpose: get better at riding the groove, and the higher stages open up.

CLEAR BY PLAYING, RANK BY FEEL
You clear a stage by landing enough accurate, on-beat hits before the music ends — and every sloppy tap drags you back. Tight timing earns PERFECT and pushes your score, and that score decides your rank, from B up to S. Clean isn't enough; you have to be in the pocket.

100 STAGES, 116 INSTRUMENTS
Work through a 100-stage campaign across dozens of keys and moods — bright majors, smoky jazz, stormy harmonic minors, dreamy modal vamps. Then recolor everything: choose from 116 instruments for your melody and backing, from grand pianos, organs, strings, brass and reeds to synths, guitars and world instruments. The same progression can sound like a cathedral or a jazz trio.

FREE MODE
Pick any of 100 public-domain classical pieces — Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Schubert, Satie and more, all from real transcriptions — set your instruments, and just play. Record your take, listen back, and save the performances you love.

FEATURES
- 100-stage campaign with a rising difficulty curve
- Strict 16th-note timing with tight PERFECT windows
- 116 instruments for melody and backing
- 100 real public-domain classical progressions in Free Mode
- Record, play back, and save your performances
- Elegant black-and-gold design, built for landscape play

Hold the chord. Ride the beat. The rest is up to you.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-09-17

No release notes.

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