# Rhythm Words: Music Lessons — Clap the words, feel the beat

> Clap the words, feel the beat (iPhone/iPad app by Anna Chernogorova.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rhythm-words-music-lessons/id6794560135 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Anna Chernogorova](https://appshunter.io/developer/6774173197)
- Category: Education, Music
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-26
- Data updated: 2026-10-09

## What is Rhythm Words?

Rhythm Words turns words your child already knows into music.

Say "AP-ple" — that's two sounds. Say "WA-ter-mel-on" — that's four. In Rhythm Words the picture is cut into as many pieces as the word has syllables, so a child can SEE the rhythm before tapping it. Say the word out loud, tap it back, and Pippo the chick hops along the branches.

It is built on the Kodaly method — the way music teachers have taught rhythm to small children for decades.

THE WHOLE COURSE IS FREE
All seven groves, every rhythm from quarter notes to sixteenths, the free-play mode and the grown-up report come with the free Fruits pack. No ads. No subscriptions. No tracking.

TWO WAYS TO PLAY — THE CHILD PICKS
- Clap & stomp: nothing is scored at all. Pippo hops the whole bar himself and the child claps and stomps along with him. This is how a music lesson actually starts.
- Tap along: every tap is measured to the millisecond, and the report afterwards is honest.
The mode is chosen at the start of every session, so the same grove suits a child still finding the beat and a child chasing precision.

HOW A SESSION GOES
- Listen: Pippo plays a bar
- Say the word out loud — this is the part that actually teaches
- Tap it back: every tap is measured to the millisecond
- Five clearings and the session ends by itself
- The next grove opens when most taps land in time

THE SEVEN GROVES, IN ORDER
1. Pear Meadow — the steady beat, and the silence of a rest
2. Apple Hill — two even halves of a beat (AP-ple)
3. Watermelon River — four sounds inside one beat (WA-ter-mel-on)
4. Strawberry Peak — long, then two short (STRAW-ber-ry)
5. Tangerine Grove — two short, then long (tan-ge-RINE)
6. Banana Hill — short, long, short, the accent in the middle (ba-NA-na)
7. Rainbow Meadow — everything learned, mixed together
The map shows all seven at once, so a child can see the path already walked and what comes next.

FOR GROWN-UPS
Behind a parental gate there is an honest timing report: is your child a little early, a little late, or right on — measured against what is normal at ages 6 to 8. We show the median, not the best result. No flattery, no stars for nothing.

FOR TEACHERS
One iPad can go round a group: there are no accounts and no profiles to switch between. The tempo is a steady 70, the clap-along mode needs no hands on the screen at all, and nothing needs the internet. The order of the rhythms follows the order a Kodaly or Orff lesson follows, so the app can sit inside a lesson instead of replacing it.

MADE FOR SMALL HANDS
- iPhone and iPad, landscape, one big tap zone — nothing to miss
- "My Rhythm": build your own bar and Pippo performs it
- No internet, no accounts, no analytics, no data collection of any kind

OPTIONAL
Three more worlds — Animals, Toys and Transport — are available as one optional one-time purchase, and only behind the parental gate. Same rhythms, new words and pictures. The method itself stays free.

Questions or feedback: support@rhythmwords.app

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| All Word Packs | $4.99 | one-time |


## Is Rhythm Words safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Rhythm Words.

## Is Rhythm Words legit?

Rhythm Words: Music Lessons appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Rhythm Words is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.0.3 — 2026-09-17

The note a child is meant to tap was drawn with its head clipped at the bottom — the one note they are looking straight at. Fixed.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-09-16

Two small repairs.

When the App Store cannot be reached, the grown-ups panel now says exactly that, instead of telling you to check a connection that was never the problem.

The app asks for a rating once at most, and only after a new grove has opened — never in the middle of a session.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-01

The three extra word packs — Animals, Toys and Transport — can now be unlocked from the grown-ups panel. Same rhythms, new words and pictures.

The seven-grove course stays completely free.

### 1.0 — 2026-08-26

No release notes.

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All apps by Anna Chernogorova: https://appshunter.io/developer/6774173197

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