# PULSIVA — Neon Rhythm Game — Tap the beat. Chase the SSS.

> Tap the beat. Chase the SSS. (iPhone/iPad app by Chih Han Lin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pulsiva-neon-rhythm-game/id6779551890 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Chih Han Lin](https://appshunter.io/developer/1800248325)
- Category: Games, Music, Music
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 78 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-14
- Data updated: 2026-08-24
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pulsiva-neon-rhythm-game/id6779551890/reviews.md

## What is PULSIVA?

Every tap you land becomes part of the music.

PULSIVA is a neon rhythm game built on original synthwave — plus neon reworks of timeless classics like Canon in D, Für Elise and Flight of the Bumblebee, and three more genres to switch into: anime-style openers, solo piano and 8-bit arcade. Notes radiate outward to a radial judgment ring — and the moment you hit one, the game answers in the key of the song: the cleaner your timing, the brighter the tone; the longer your combo, the thicker the harmony. Miss, and you get silence.

◆ WHY YOU'LL STAY

• Synesthetic hit feedback — every note maps to a pitch, every song has its own key and instrument voice. You're not playing along to the music. You're playing the music.
• CRITICAL judgment (±30 ms) — a maimai-style grade ladder where SSS and ALL CRITICAL are real proof of skill.
• 1,000,000-point achievement scoring — accuracy is everything; combo doesn't inflate your score. Every point means something.
• Player Rating — best-20 average, so you can watch yourself actually improve.

◆ THE CONTENT

• 42 tracks (BPM 70–196) in 5 categories:
  – ORIGINALS: 13 synthwave originals
  – CLASSICAL: 11 reworks of public-domain classics — Canon in D (plus a fast version), Für Elise, Ode to Joy, Beethoven's 5th, Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Turkish March, Vivaldi's Spring, Can-Can, Flight of the Bumblebee, Minuet in G
  – ANIME: 6 opening-style anthems
  – PIANO: 6 nocturnes and one runaway sonata
  – ARCADE: 6 8-bit coin-op bangers
• 168 charts: EASY / NORMAL / HARD / EXPERT (Lv. 2–10)
• 4 note types: TAP · HOLD · CHAIN · SWIPE
• Dynamic arrangements — songs strip down and build up by section. You'll know when the drop hits.
• Interactive tutorial + practice stage — learn it in 30 seconds

◆ BUILT FOR FEEL

• Same-frame touch judgment on a millisecond clock
• Built-in latency calibration (auto-detect + tap-to-beat)
• Adjustable note speed, colorblind-friendly note glyphs
• Accuracy-driven bloom — the better you play, the brighter the void

◆ LIGHT ON YOUR LIFE

• Free to play. No account needed.
• Fully playable offline.
• Ads only ever appear after the result screen — never during gameplay.

Put on headphones. Enter the void. Make your fingertips glow.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.1.0 — 2026-08-11

PULSIVA 1.1.0
• 27 new tracks — now 42 tracks and 168 charts
• 3 new categories: ANIME openers, solo PIANO, 8-bit ARCADE
• 5 more classical reworks — Ode to Joy, Beethoven's 5th, Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Minuet in G, and a fast Canon in D
• Rebuilt scoring: a nine-grade ladder from SSS to F, with ALL CRITICAL topping out at 1,010,000
• Rebuilt audio — cleaner oscillators, separate drum / bass / music mixing, and hit tones that follow each song's melody
• Every song now has its own playfield colour, and the visuals rise and fall with the arrangement
• Charts never place a note where the music is silent

### 1.0.1 — 2026-06-23

PULSIVA 1.0 — first release
• 15 tracks × 60 charts — original synthwave + neon classical reworks
• Synesthetic hit tones: every tap lands in the song's key
• CRITICAL ±30 ms judgment, 1,000,000 scoring, player Rating
• Interactive tutorial, latency calibration, note-speed setting

### 1.0 — 2026-06-14

No release notes.

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