Comparison

iChromatic vs Ritmos

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iChromatic

This app provides precise instrument tuning using your device's microphone and a visual strobe display. It offers frequency readouts and responsive waterfall strobes for accurate pitch matching. Configure reference frequencies and tune a wide range of notes.

Highlights
  • Visual strobe display for tuning
  • Frequency readout in Hz and cents
  • Accurate waterfall strobe panes
  • Concert A reference frequency adjustment
  • Wide tuning range
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The HotPaw iChromatic Strobe Tuner uses the built-in microphone on your iPhone to allow you to tune a musical instrument rapidly and precisely via an animated visual display. For your iPad, please see the iChromatic Strobe Tuner HD. For guitar tuning, please see the HotPaw inTuna Strobe Guitar Tuner. Both of these apps are also here in the iOS app store. iChromatic includes both a frequency readout and 3 highly accurate and responsive waterfall strobe panes which allow extremely precise tuning. When the waveform patterns line up vertically as well as stop moving sideways in the strobe panes, this indicates that the input pitch (or a strong harmonic of the pitch) matches the frequency of the nearest equal temperament note. With the waterfall strobe tuning window, even very slight differences in frequency between the pitch detected and the target perfect pitch will cause the abstract waveform to waver or move sideways as it cascades down the strobe window. iChromatic also includes a pitch frequency readout in Hz and cents. Configuration options include a Concert A reference frequency adjustment in both Hz and Cents. Please try the Free inTuna A440 app, also in the iOS App store, before purchasing iChromatic, to see if you appreciate the advantages of using a strobe tuner. Tuning range using the built-in iPhone microphone is from 2 octaves above middle-C to 2 octaves below.

About

Ritmos

This app provides a collection of authentic Latin rhythm loops for musicians of all levels. Easily adjust tempo, filter by genre and measure, and jam along to your own songs with a variety of instruments.

Highlights
  • Authentic Latin rhythm loops
  • Adjustable tempo/BPM
  • Genre and measure filtering
  • Multi-instrument compatibility
  • Multi-channel equalizer
  • BPM Tapper tool
  • Background playback
Features
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Ritmos is a rhythm station app with great loops. Play different latin genres of rhythms and jam along! • Ritmos is designed for both amateurs and professionals. It helps you write your own song. • You can use it with drums, guitar, piano, darbuka, percussion, violin, strings and many other musical instruments. • You can set the tempo/BPM by tap the screen thanks to specially developed algorithms. • Jam along your songs with real rhythm tracks instead of boring metronome sounds. • You can filter the loops at whatever bpm, genre, and measure you want. Then reach the rhythm in the style that suits you best! • A cleverly designed drum engine lets you change the tempo/BPM of each beat. This makes practicing even more fun and you don't need your metronome or rhythm station. Multi-Channel Equalizer With the graphic-based equalizer, there are different tuning channels and scrolling arrows for you to make adjustments on these channels. When you pull the bar up on each channel, the signal is increased, while when you pull the bar down, the signals are decreased. With the help of the equalizer, you can make the best adjustment according to your own music taste. BPM Tapper Tap BPM tool allows you to calculate tempo and count Beats Per Minute (BPM) by tapping any key for rhythm or beat. Tap for a few seconds to quickly calculate BPM without waiting for the whole minute. It works equally well for RPM and RPS. Ritmos A drum beat or drum pattern is a rhythmic pattern or repeated rhythm played in drum kits and other percussion instruments, forming the measure and groove through the beat and subsection. This type of beat consists of multiple latin beats occurring in multiple musical beats, while drum beat can also refer to a single drum beat that may take more or less time than the current beat. Many drum beats describe or are characteristic of certain types of music. Many basic latin beats create the pulse with alternating bass and snare beats, while a ride cymbal or hihat creates a subdivision. Ritmos includes the following music genres: • Reggaeton Latin Loops • Gipsy Latin Loops • Cha Cha Latin Loops • Bachata Drum Loops • Meneaito Drum Loops • Tortura Drum Loops • Sambalegre Drum Loops • Mambo Drum Loops • Bossa Latin Beats • Andean Latin Beats • Bayon Drum Loops • Disco Samba Drum Loops • Limbo Latin Beats • Bamba Drum Loops • Bomba Latin Beats • Merengue Drum Beats • Sabor Drum Beats • 2/4 Drum Loops • 4/4 Drum Loops • Latin Drum Loops • Latin Dance Drum Loops • Limbo Drum Loops Features: - Adjustable tempo speed - Play in background - Tunes sorting - Many beats, tunes and drum backgrounds - Can be use as metronome and rhythm box - Çok kanallı equalizer - BPM Tapper Subscription: • Title: Ritmos Premium • Length of subscription: 1 year • Price of subscription: 19.99$ / Year • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms and conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.serkanmusic.com/drum-apps-privacy-policy/

Screenshots

iChromatic2 screens
Ritmos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ritmos at Free against iChromatic's $19.99. Ritmos also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). iChromatic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Ritmos is free to download; iChromatic costs $19.99 up front. Ritmos sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. iChromatic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ritmos holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ritmos has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iChromatic ships an update every 15 months, Ritmos every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
iChromatic versus Ritmos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriChromaticRitmos
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.9 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings116 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHotPaw ProductionsSerkan Seker

Customer experience

iChromatic

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Ritmos

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iChromatic

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ritmos

Subscriptions1
  • Ritmos Premium$19.991 Year

Questions

Is iChromatic free?
iChromatic costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ritmos free?
Ritmos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iChromatic or Ritmos?
Ritmos is rated higher. iChromatic averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Ritmos averages 4.9 from 16 ratings.
Do iChromatic or Ritmos have ads?
Neither iChromatic nor Ritmos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iChromatic or Ritmos?
iChromatic ships an update every 15 months, and Ritmos every 7 months. Most recently, iChromatic was updated on October 31, 2026 and Ritmos on November 3, 2026.

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