# Latin Rhythm: Backing Tracks — Dance Metronome, Conga & Bongo > Interactive music practice tool with customizable rhythms and instrument isolation. (iPhone/iPad app by District One Mobile, LLC.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/latin-rhythm-backing-tracks/id6757296278 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [District One Mobile, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/812513884) - Category: Music, Education - Price: $2.99 with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.00/5 from 5 App Store ratings · 4 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.6 · 137 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-09-14 - Data updated: 2026-11-05 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/latin-rhythm-backing-tracks/id6757296278/reviews.md ## What is Latin Rhythm? Latin Rhythm is a practice band in your pocket. Slow the music down, isolate any instrument, and learn where the 1 really is. For dancers, musicians and instructors. SALSA IS INCLUDED 37 piano montunos, 27 bass tumbaos and 53 percussion patterns across clave, congas, timbales, bongós, cowbell, maracas and güiro. Both 2-3 and 3-2 clave orientations. MERENGUE RHYTHM PACK (In-App Purchase) 14 piano montunos and 14 bass lines, with tambora, güira and congas in both derecho and pambiche. YOU ARE THE BAND LEADER * Swipe an instrument left or right to change its pattern * Swipe down to mute it, up to bring it back * Press and hold, then slide, to set its volume * Set the tempo and the musical key * An instructor voice counts the beats in English, Spanish, French or German * Silence individual counts so you hear only the ones you are working on MORE GENRES ON THE WAY Other genres are being worked on, stay tuned! If you enjoy the app, please leave a review, it really helps. Problems or feedback? Email hey@districtonemobile.com — I cannot reply to reviews directly. See the end user license agreement at the following link: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ## Key features - Instrument pattern customization - Tempo and key adjustment - Beat counting with voice-overs - Instrument isolation and muting - Multiple percussion and piano patterns - Support for 2-3 and 3-2 clave ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: $2.99. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Merengue Rhythm Pack | $2.99 | one-time | ## Chart rankings - #61 in Top Paid · Music (US App Store) ## Is Latin Rhythm safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Latin Rhythm. ## Is Latin Rhythm legit? Latin Rhythm: Backing Tracks appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Latin Rhythm is 75 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Recent user reviews (4 of 4) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/latin-rhythm-backing-tracks/id6757296278/reviews.md ### 4/5 — Like it but frustrated *2026-10-26* New update is cumbersome. Please allow mute and solo in the main screen without having to go into individual instruments. Also, please link piano and bass so when you change chord progression of one, the other syncs. ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2026-10-10* Great for beginner dancers learning how to stay on beat!! I love it and highly recommend it!!! ### 1/5 — Not working in background *2026-09-18* When it’s open in background or when I lock the phone the rhythm goes off **Developer response:** Thank you for the report, and I'm sorry the rhythm drifted on you. You found a bug in how the app kept time when the screen locked. It's fixed in version 2026.2.1, which is on its way to the App Store now, and the app now keeps time through screen lock, screen wake, and switching to other apps. If you get a chance to try the update, I'd be grateful if you'd revisit the review. And if anything else goes wrong, an email to hey@districtonemobile.com reaches me directly, and can help me track it down more quickly. Thank you for helping make the app better. ### 1/5 — No better *2026-09-17* I would expect an update to be an improvement on the original. This is worse. Bass patterns are worse. And there are no additional piano and bass patterns. How about including some basics like minor ii V progressions and 8 bar standard salsa progressions. Come on! **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback, Josh, and for picking this up in the first couple of days. One clarification first: Latin Rhythm isn't an update to Salsa Rhythm. It's a new app that includes everything in Salsa Rhythm, adds merengue, and will keep adding genres over time. Salsa Rhythm stays salsa-only and continues on its own, and it's planned to get the new audio engine and pattern improvements down the road. For a two-day-old release, though, that's a strong reaction to an app that already contains most of what you're asking for. The ii-V progressions are in there: ii-V-I-I, a short ii-V-I-I, and I-IV-ii-V. So are the salsa standards, including i-iv-V-iv (the "Vámonos pal Monte" progression) along with a major version of it in three different forms, I-V-V-I in both major and minor versions, and several sections from standard tunes. The flick gesture pages through all of them quickly. And there are new piano and bass patterns. The whole merengue style is new, with 13 new piano patterns and 13 new bass patterns to go with them. Beyond that, the bigger change was under the hood: the audio engine was rebuilt from the ground up so that new piano, bass, and other instrument patterns can be written and added far faster than before. The rest of the work went into how the app plays: the bass pattern now follows the piano automatically when you change parts, you can flick left and right to switch patterns quickly, flick up or down to mute, and the tempo and volume controls were reworked into long-press overlays. This version was built to be stable first and to ship, and it is. It's the foundation for the next several updates, which will include expanding the pattern library, among other goodies. One more note: the salsa bass patterns carried over from Salsa Rhythm. Where anything changed, it was a correction, and nothing was taken away. If a specific pattern sounds off to you, email hey@districtonemobile.com with the pattern name and I'll take a look. ## Frequently asked questions about Latin Rhythm ### What is Latin Rhythm? Latin Rhythm is a music practice application that acts as a virtual band. It allows users to slow down music, isolate instruments, and adjust various rhythmic patterns to aid in learning and practice. ### What genres are included in Latin Rhythm? The app currently includes extensive patterns for Salsa, featuring piano montunos, bass tumbaos, and a wide array of percussion instruments. Additional genres are planned for future updates. ### Can I customize the instruments in Latin Rhythm? Yes, you can customize instruments by swiping left or right to change their patterns, swiping down to mute them, and swiping up to bring them back. You can also adjust individual instrument volumes. ### Does Latin Rhythm have ads? No, Latin Rhythm does not contain advertisements. The app is free to download and offers additional content through in-app purchases. ### What is the price of Latin Rhythm? Latin Rhythm is free to download. The Merengue Rhythm Pack is available as an in-app purchase for $2.99. ### What devices is Latin Rhythm compatible with? Latin Rhythm is currently supported on iPhone devices. The latest version is 2026.2.2, last updated on November 4, 2026. ### How does Latin Rhythm help with learning beats? The app features an instructor voice that counts beats in English, Spanish, French, or German. You can also silence individual counts to focus on specific beats you are working on. ### What is the age rating for Latin Rhythm? Latin Rhythm has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users interested in music practice. ## Version history (last 4 releases) ### 2026.2.2 — 2026-11-04 Merengue bass now follows the piano. Adds minor key 2-5 patterns for salsa and merengue ### 2026.2.1 — 2026-10-07 Screen-lock timing fix Other internal improvements ### 2026.2 — 2026-09-15 • Press and hold the tempo to change it — drag up for faster, down for slower. • The volume slider for the top row of instruments now appears below the instrument, so it no longer runs off the top of the screen. • Turning an instrument's volume all the way down now mutes it; turning it back up unmutes it. • Fixed a bug where the instruments played the wrong sounds after switching to another music app and back. ### 2026.1 — 2026-09-15 No release notes. ## Apps similar to Latin Rhythm | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Latin Rhythm Trainer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/latin-rhythm-trainer/id6761301522) | — | $2.99 | Music | | [SienteRitmo: Salsa & Bachata](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sienteritmo-salsa-and-bachata/id6786027341) | — | Free | Music | | [Salsa Rhythms - BeatLab](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/salsa-rhythms-beatlab/id6749232577) | 5.0 (4) | $1.99 | Music | | [Bachata Rhythms - BeatLab](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bachata-rhythms-beatlab/id6748954690) | 4.5 (11) | $2.99 | Music | | [LatinPads](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/latinpads/id1555868958) | — | $9.99 | Music | | [Blue Clipper](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blue-clipper/id6774183975) | 5.0 (1) | $7.99 | Music | ## More apps by District One Mobile, LLC - [Salsa Rhythm](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/salsa-rhythm/id379868541) - [Clave Master](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clave-master/id930135396) - [Jazz Piano Voicings: Chords](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jazz-piano-voicings-chords/id6755896700) - [Harmonaut](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/harmonaut/id6784680994) All apps by District One Mobile, LLC: https://appshunter.io/developer/812513884 ## Related topics [a1 cowbell](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/a1-cowbell) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-11-05.*