diff --git a/front/components/Play/PartitionMagic.tsx b/front/components/Play/PartitionMagic.tsx
index e4b2365..2ad6c72 100644
--- a/front/components/Play/PartitionMagic.tsx
+++ b/front/components/Play/PartitionMagic.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { SplendidGrandPiano } from 'smplr';
 
 export type ParitionMagicProps = {
 	playType: 'practice' | 'normal' | null;
-	timestamp: number;
+	timestamp: React.MutableRefObject<number>;
 	songID: number;
 	shouldPlay: boolean;
 	onEndReached: () => void;
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ const getCursorToPlay = (
 
 const transitionDuration = 50;
 
+export let updateCursor: (() => void) | undefined = undefined;
+
 const PartitionMagic = ({
 	playType,
 	timestamp,
@@ -78,7 +80,36 @@ const PartitionMagic = ({
 	const cursorTop = (data?.cursors[cursorDisplayIdx]?.y ?? 0) - cursorPaddingVertical;
 	const cursorLeft = (data?.cursors[0]?.x ?? 0) - cursorPaddingHorizontal;
 
-	console.log(melodySound.current?._loaded);
+	updateCursor = () => {
+		if (!shouldPlay) return;
+		if (!data || data?.cursors.length === 0) return;
+		getCursorToPlay(
+			data!.cursors,
+			currentCurIdx.current,
+			timestamp.current + transitionDuration,
+			(cursor, idx) => {
+				currentCurIdx.current = idx;
+				partitionOffset.value = withTiming(
+					-(cursor.x - data!.cursors[0]!.x) / partitionDims[0],
+					{
+						duration: transitionDuration,
+						easing: Easing.inOut(Easing.ease),
+					}
+				);
+				if (idx === data!.cursors.length - 1) {
+					setEndPartitionReached(true);
+				}
+				if (playType === 'practice') return;
+				if (!isPianoLoaded) return;
+				cursor.notes.forEach((note) => {
+					piano.current?.start({
+						note: note.note,
+						duration: note.duration,
+					});
+				});
+			}
+		);
+	};
 
 	if (!endPartitionReached && currentCurIdx.current + 1 === data?.cursors.length) {
 		// weird contraption but the mobile don't want classic functions to be called
@@ -166,58 +197,7 @@ const PartitionMagic = ({
 		}
 	}, [endPartitionReached]);
 
-	React.useEffect(() => {
-		if (!melodySound.current || !melodySound.current._loaded) return;
-		if (!data || data?.cursors.length === 0) return;
-
-		melodySound.current.setOnPlaybackStatusUpdate((status) => {
-			//@ts-expect-error positionMillis is not in the type
-			const timestamp = status?.positionMillis ?? 0;
-			getCursorToPlay(
-				data!.cursors,
-				currentCurIdx.current,
-				timestamp + transitionDuration,
-				(cursor, idx) => {
-					currentCurIdx.current = idx;
-					partitionOffset.value = withTiming(
-						-(cursor.x - data!.cursors[0]!.x) / partitionDims[0],
-						{
-							duration: transitionDuration,
-							easing: Easing.inOut(Easing.ease),
-						}
-					);
-				}
-			);
-		});
-	}, [data?.cursors, melodySound.current?._loaded]);
-
-	React.useEffect(() => {
-		if (!shouldPlay) return;
-		if (!isPianoLoaded || melodySound.current) return;
-		if (!data || data?.cursors.length === 0) return;
-		getCursorToPlay(
-			data!.cursors,
-			currentCurIdx.current,
-			timestamp + transitionDuration,
-			(cursor, idx) => {
-				currentCurIdx.current = idx;
-				partitionOffset.value = withTiming(
-					-(cursor.x - data!.cursors[0]!.x) / partitionDims[0],
-					{
-						duration: transitionDuration,
-						easing: Easing.inOut(Easing.ease),
-					}
-				);
-				if (playType === 'practice') return;
-				cursor.notes.forEach((note) => {
-					piano.current?.start({
-						note: note.note,
-						duration: note.duration,
-					});
-				});
-			}
-		);
-	}, [timestamp, data?.cursors, isPianoLoaded]);
+	React.useEffect(updateCursor, [data?.cursors, isPianoLoaded, timestamp.current]);
 
 	const animatedStyle = useAnimatedStyle(() => ({
 		left: `${partitionOffset.value * 100}%`,
diff --git a/front/components/Play/PlayTimestampShow.tsx b/front/components/Play/PlayTimestampShow.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a974172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/front/components/Play/PlayTimestampShow.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { Text, useTheme } from 'native-base';
+import { MutableRefObject, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+export let updateTime: (() => void) | undefined = undefined;
+
+type PlayTimestampShowProps = {
+	paused: boolean;
+	time: MutableRefObject<number>;
+};
+
+export const PlayTimestampShow = ({ paused, time }: PlayTimestampShowProps) => {
+	const { colors } = useTheme();
+	const textColor = colors.text;
+	const [timeD, setTimeD] = useState<number>(time.current);
+
+	updateTime = () => {
+		setTimeD(time.current);
+	};
+
+	useEffect(updateTime, [time]);
+	return (
+		<Text color={textColor[900]}>
+			{timeD < 0
+				? paused
+					? '0:00'
+					: Math.floor((timeD % 60000) / 1000)
+							.toFixed(0)
+							.toString()
+				: `${Math.floor(timeD / 60000)}:${Math.floor((timeD % 60000) / 1000)
+						.toFixed(0)
+						.toString()
+						.padStart(2, '0')}`}
+		</Text>
+	);
+};
diff --git a/front/components/Play/PlayViewControlBar.tsx b/front/components/Play/PlayViewControlBar.tsx
index 397eb49..33bda51 100644
--- a/front/components/Play/PlayViewControlBar.tsx
+++ b/front/components/Play/PlayViewControlBar.tsx
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ import { MetronomeControls } from '../Metronome';
 import StarProgress from '../StarProgress';
 import Song from '../../models/Song';
 import { useTheme } from 'native-base';
+import { PlayTimestampShow } from './PlayTimestampShow';
 
 type PlayViewControlBarProps = {
 	playType: 'practice' | 'normal' | null;
 	song: Song;
-	time: number;
+	time: React.MutableRefObject<number>;
 	paused: boolean;
 	score: number;
 	disabled: boolean;
@@ -132,18 +133,7 @@ const PlayViewControlBar = ({
 					}}
 					onPress={onEnd}
 				/>
-				<Text color={textColor[900]}>
-					{time < 0
-						? paused
-							? '0:00'
-							: Math.floor((time % 60000) / 1000)
-									.toFixed(0)
-									.toString()
-						: `${Math.floor(time / 60000)}:${Math.floor((time % 60000) / 1000)
-								.toFixed(0)
-								.toString()
-								.padStart(2, '0')}`}
-				</Text>
+				<PlayTimestampShow paused={paused} time={time} />
 				<StarProgress
 					value={score}
 					max={100}
diff --git a/front/views/PlayView.tsx b/front/views/PlayView.tsx
index ce60716..ab24ac7 100644
--- a/front/views/PlayView.tsx
+++ b/front/views/PlayView.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { useStopwatch } from 'react-use-precision-timer';
 import { MIDIAccess, MIDIMessageEvent, requestMIDIAccess } from '@motiz88/react-native-midi';
 import * as Linking from 'expo-linking';
 import url from 'url';
-import PartitionMagic from '../components/Play/PartitionMagic';
+import PartitionMagic, { updateCursor } from '../components/Play/PartitionMagic';
 import useColorScheme from '../hooks/colorScheme';
 import { LinearGradient } from 'expo-linear-gradient';
 import { useTheme, useBreakpointValue } from 'native-base';
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { Clock, Cup } from 'iconsax-react-native';
 import PlayViewControlBar from '../components/Play/PlayViewControlBar';
 import ScoreModal from '../components/ScoreModal';
 import { PlayScore, ScoreMessage } from '../components/Play/PlayScore';
+import { updateTime as updateTimeControlBar } from '../components/Play/PlayTimestampShow';
 
 type PlayViewProps = {
 	songId: number;
@@ -68,7 +69,8 @@ const PlayView = ({ songId }: PlayViewProps) => {
 	const webSocket = useRef<WebSocket>();
 	const [paused, setPause] = useState<boolean>(true);
 	const stopwatch = useStopwatch();
-	const [time, setTime] = useState(0);
+	// const [time, setTime] = useState(0);
+	const time = useRef(0);
 	const [endResult, setEndResult] = useState<unknown>();
 	const [shouldPlay, setShouldPlay] = useState(false);
 	const songHistory = useQuery(API.getSongHistory(songId));
@@ -195,7 +197,10 @@ const PlayView = ({ songId }: PlayViewProps) => {
 				setScore(Math.floor((Math.max(points, 0) * 100) / maxPoints));
 
 				if (data.type == 'step') {
-					setTime(data.timestamp);
+					// setTime(data.timestamp);
+					time.current = data.timestamp;
+					updateCursor?.();
+					updateTimeControlBar?.();
 					return;
 				}
 				let formattedMessage = '';
@@ -261,7 +266,9 @@ const PlayView = ({ songId }: PlayViewProps) => {
 		if (playType == 'practice') return;
 
 		const interval = setInterval(() => {
-			setTime(() => getElapsedTime());
+			time.current = getElapsedTime();
+			updateCursor?.();
+			updateTimeControlBar?.();
 		}, 200);
 		return () => clearInterval(interval);
 	}, [playType]);