Rhythm game guides

Practical, honest guides for rhythm game players on phones — from choosing a game to getting your first full combo. Written by Doctor Games, the studio behind Rhythm Guru.

• Play your own songs as a rhythm game: turn any song into a level

  Rhythm Guru turns any song on your phone (MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC) into a rhythm game level with five difficulties in about a minute — no PC, no beatmap tools. Edit it on the phone and publish it with a leaderboard.

• The best free rhythm games for Android and iOS in 2026

  An honest 2026 list of the best free rhythm games for Android and iPhone: osu!, Phigros, Arcaea, Project Sekai, Magic Tiles 3, Rhythm Guru, plus Cytus II, Muse Dash and Beat Saber.

• Rhythm game tips: accuracy, timing offset and full combo

  Practical rhythm game tips for phone players: calibrate input offset and Bluetooth latency, read early/late hits, raise accuracy, and get your first full combo.

• Rhythm Guru vs osu!, Cytus II and Beat Saber: what's different

  How Rhythm Guru compares with osu!, Cytus II and Beat Saber: platforms, price, where songs come from, making your own maps, rankings and pp. An honest look at an osu! mobile alternative.

• How ranks D–SS and pp work

  How Rhythm Guru scores you: accuracy from Perfect, Good and Bad hits, ranks D, C, B, A, S and SS, how pp (performance points) is calculated and weighted, ranked maps and mods.

• Rhythm Guru FAQ

  Answers about Rhythm Guru: is it free, how long a map takes, which audio files work, the monthly limit, offline play, ads and Premium, leaderboards, pp and the Own Song Challenge.