RhythmBound

An iOS Game by Russell Varner


RhythmBound is the percussive journey of sound in motion. Every movement accentuating the flow as you strike each platform, progressing the song and leading you toward the next step in this calculated waltz. Feel the bass in your heart guiding your hands to the perfect performance, leaving nothing to chance and nary a dry eye in the house.

How to Play

Follow along with the music to navigate your way through multiple courses. Stay on beat to increase your multiplier, earning Notes to spend on new characters, new effects, new courses, and new songs!


Everything in this game can be unlocked without spending a single dime, although dimes are appreciated! This is a completely free game and can be completed to 100% without any in-app purchases.

Tips and Guides

The most important thing about playing RhythmBound is that you will have to learn some rhythm! Theoretically, you can play this game with your eyes closed if you knew the level layout, because all inputs are timed to the beat. If you are struggling to keep your tempo, try playing without sound and learn the visual cues too.

Each note has a white square the shrinks and it waits for its time to be tapped. Make sure to wait until that square is completely gone! If you tap as soon as it shrinks away and disappears, your tap will be perfectly on time.

Each note is also color coded, based on which side of the screen you need to tap. Purple edged notes are tapped on the right, while yellow edged notes are tapped to the left. Just another visual clue to help players that get off track.

Should you fall off track completely, the game will recover your cube friend and move them forward in the song. You wont need to tap for a few seconds because the song is catching up, allowing you the time to get your rhythm back. Focus on the music, and when the countdown finishes 3, 2, 1, GO! you tap on beat to the "GO!".

Make sure to use your notes to buy new tweaks in the shop. There are tons of different level styles and characters to try!

Once you reach expert, the number of styles you have activated is multiplied into your final score. This can be over 20x more points!


Comments or concerns? You can reach me through with the "About" button in the bottom right corner of the main menu, or you can contact me with the information listed below.

Contact Me!

If you would like to get in contact with me, I'd love to hear from you!

Game comments or questions: RhythmBoundHotline@Gmail.com

Business inquires: RussellVarnerHotline@Gmail.com

Privacy Policy

RhythmBound uses advertising services through Google AdMob that generates advertisements for each user. In accordance with Apple's privacy policy requirements, the following information has been provided.

To improve the performance of AdMob, the Google Mobile Ads SDK may collect certain information from apps, including:

  • IP address, which may be used to estimate the general location of a device.

  • Non-user related crash logs, which may be used to diagnose problems and improve the SDK. Diagnostic information may also be used for advertising and analytics purposes.

  • User-associated performance data such as app launch time, hang rate, or energy usage, which may be used to evaluate user behavior, understand the effectiveness of existing product features, and plan new features. Performance data may also be used for displaying ads, including sharing with other entities that display ads.

  • A Device ID such as the device's advertising identifier or other app-bounded device identifiers, which may be used for the purpose of third-party advertising and analytics.

  • Advertising data, such as advertisements the user has seen, may be used to power analytics and advertising features.

  • Other user product interactions like app launch taps, and interaction information, like video views, may be used to improve advertising performance.