Ghost Bars
Choose how many bars play and how many go silent: 2 on, 2 off. 1 on, 3 off. The silence is where your real timing shows up.
NEWGhost Beat 3 · iPhone, iPad & Mac
Keep time when the click disappears.
Every drummer drifts when the click disappears. Ghost Beat cycles between audible and silent bars to train your internal clock, so you can keep the beat without the click.
- 5.0 on the App Store
- No ads
- No account
- No subscription
FREE · PRO IS A ONE-TIME $4.99 (US)
The ghost bar test
Think your timing is good?
One bar of clicks. Then silence. Tap the beat while it's gone and get graded S through D. It's a taste of the app's Tap Accuracy mode.
1On bars
1Off bars
100
Quarter note BPM
Start
Tap the center or press Space · Esc stops
Sequence1 on · 1 off
Tap accuracy
READY
- 1Press start and listen. One bar of clicks sets the tempo.
- 2The click drops out. Keep the pulse going in your head.
- 3Tap every silent beat on the center pad, or with the spacebar.
Scoring per beat
PERFECT≤25 ms
GREAT≤50 ms
GOOD≤90 ms
OFF>90 ms
Listen.
One bar of clicks sets the tempo.
A
Locked in.
100 BPM · 1 on / 1 off
- Avg deviation
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- Consistency
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- Tendency
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- Beats hit
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- Score
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Inside Ghost Beat 3
A precision instrument, not another metronome skin.
01 — The player
Dial it in with the jog wheel.
20–300 BPM on a proper rotary wheel. Set ON bars and OFF bars, pick your time signature and subdivision, and hit play. The pads track every beat in real time.
20–300 BPM · 8 time signatures
02 — Ghost bars
Then the click walks out.
The pads turn red, the room goes quiet, and the tempo is yours to lose. Here: 90 BPM, two audible bars, one silent. Work up to one audible bar in eight, or let Random Mute drop single beats unpredictably.
SILENT · 2 on / 1 off
03 — Tap accuracy
Your timing, in milliseconds.
Tap along and get graded S through D on every session. Your first 8 taps set a timing offset, then every tap after that is measured in milliseconds.
avg deviation · consistency · grade
04 — Routines
Practice that runs itself.
Build warm-ups and workouts with timed or bar-based steps. Give each step its own tempo, ghost pattern, time signature, and accents. Loop the routine and press start once.
auto-advancing steps
05 — Progress
Proof you're getting better.
See your daily goal, weekly practice and streak in one place. Pick up your last session or take on today’s challenge.
Daily goals · weekly practice · streaks
06 — Tempo ladders
Build speed, step by step.
Pick a start and target tempo, how much to change, and how many bars to play between changes. Save it in a preset and let the player handle the tempo.
Included free · player + presets
07 — Click + counting voice
Your click. Your sound.
Play a click, spoken counts, or both. Mix their volumes separately and choose a Natural, Low, or Bright voice. Bar-based count-ins give you time to get ready.
Separate click + voice controls
08 — Routine builder
Every step, your way.
Build one step at a time. Set its length, tempo, note value, and accents, then move to the next. Keep the flow going with routine-specific sound and count-in settings.
Timed or bar-based steps · custom accents20–300BPM range
8Time signatures
1/4→1/32TSubdivisions
4Click sounds
The full stack
Everything serves one goal: time you can trust.
01
Train
Take the click away, a little at a time.
Random Mute
Beats vanish unpredictably, so you never know which one is next. Train for real performances, where timing isn't spoon-fed.
Progressive Fade PRO
Work up to playing in total silence. Beats fade out over bars until the safety net is completely gone.
Tempo Ladders
Build toward a target tempo automatically, with a change every few bars. Available free on the player and in presets.
02
Measure
Progress in timing terms, not just minutes.
Tap Accuracy
Find out how consistent your timing really is. Your first taps set a timing offset, then every tap is measured in milliseconds and graded S through D.
Practice Stats
Streaks, session history, timing grades, and weekly charts show progress in timing terms, not just minutes.
Daily Goals
Fill your practice ring, see weekly totals, and get an optional notification when you reach your daily goal.
Daily Challenges
A new timing challenge every day. Survive ghost bars, hit accuracy targets, or hold tempo for a set time.
03
Practice
Sessions that run themselves, and count themselves.
Practice Routines
Chain exercises with BPM, ghost pattern, and time signature per step. Press play once.
Start Hands-Free
Press and hold Start to listen, then play to begin. Calibrate sensitivity for your kit and room, with optional stopping after silence.
Count Your Practice
Track playing with the app open and active, even without the click. Use your microphone, a connected audio input, or a MIDI kit. Audio stays on your device.
Counting Voices
Hear the count alongside your click. Choose Natural, Low, or Bright, with separate volumes for the click and voice.
04
Make it yours
Your sound, your setup, your library.
Deep Customization
Pick your time signature, note value, accents, click sound, bar-based count-in, and haptics. Pro adds adjustable click pitch.
Practice Notes PRO
Save reminders, sticking ideas, and what to work on next right on your routines and presets.
Private iCloud Sync
Keep routines, presets, practice history, goals, and saved notes together on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Optional, using the same Apple Account.
Room to Grow PRO
Unlimited routines, steps, and presets, plus click pitch, progressive fade, extended stats, and practice notes. One purchase, no subscription.
Privacy
Your playing stays yours.
Ghost Beat listens to help you practice. It doesn't keep what it hears.
Read the privacy policyNo ads, no ad tracking
There are no ads and no advertising tracking. No advertising identifier is used.
Audio stays on device
Microphone input is analyzed live on your device. It isn't saved as a recording or uploaded.
No Ghost Beat account
Apple handles the Apple Account used for purchases and optional iCloud sync.
Sync is optional
iCloud sync is off by default. Turn it on and your library lives in your private iCloud database.
Ghost Beat 3 sends basic app-session analytics through TelemetryDeck. It never includes your practice content, audio, or MIDI. Details in the privacy policy.
Who it's for
Built for anyone who can't afford to drift.
- Drumline & marching
- Church & worship drummers
- Studio & session players
- Beginners building fundamentals
- Anyone who leans on the click
Is Ghost Beat free?
Yes. It's free to download, with ghost bars, Random Mute, tempo ladders, and daily goals included, plus 4 routines, 6 steps per routine, and 3 presets. Pro is a one-time purchase ($4.99 in the US; the App Store shows your local price) that unlocks unlimited routines, steps, and presets, click pitch, progressive fade, extended stats, and practice notes. No subscription.
Which devices does it run on?
iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Optional private iCloud sync keeps routines, presets, practice history, goals, and saved notes together across your devices using the same Apple Account.
Do I need an account?
No. There's no Ghost Beat account. Apple handles the Apple Account used for purchases and optional iCloud sync.
Does it record my playing?
No. Microphone or connected audio input is analyzed live on your device for hands-free starts, calibration, and practice tracking. It isn't saved as a recording or uploaded, and MIDI performances aren't recorded either.
What's a ghost bar?
A bar where the click goes silent. Ghost Beat alternates audible bars with silent ones, like 2 on and 1 off, so you hold the tempo yourself. Work up to one audible bar in eight, or let Random Mute drop single beats unpredictably.
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