Rhythm test: Beat Keeper
A pulse beats four times, then goes quiet. Keep tapping the rhythm.
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The circle pulses four times, then stops. Carry on the rhythm: tap four times, right when the next beats would land. Your score is how far off the beat you were. A slip only costs you once: each tap is also timed from the one before it.
What it measures
Keeping a beat after it stops tests your internal rhythm. Research on tapping to a beat shows people often tap slightly ahead of it.
Musicians and dancers tend to do well, but steady practice helps anyone.
What’s a good score?
Your score is how far off the exact moment you were, so lower is better. In Reactdle, within 45 ms rates Sharp, within 90 ms is Steady, and anything further off is Sluggish.
Tips
- Nod or tap along during the four pulses to lock in the tempo.
- Keep the same gap between taps rather than rushing.
About Reactdle
Beat Keeper is one of twenty tests in Reactdle, a free daily reaction game. Every day everyone gets the same five tests, one from each kind: reflex, aim, brain, timing and words.