# Sangatkaar — Tanpura · Tabla · Swarmandal > Hindustani classical music practice companion with tanpura, tabla, and swarmandal. (iPhone/iPad app by Krishnamurthy Srinivasan.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sangatkaar/id6783740686 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Krishnamurthy Srinivasan](https://appshunter.io/developer/6783740688) - Category: Music, Productivity - Price: Free - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 297 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-08-18 - Data updated: 2026-09-14 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sangatkaar/id6783740686/reviews.md ## What is Sangatkaar? Sangatkaar is a practice companion for Hindustani classical music: tanpura, shruti box, tabla and swarmandal, tuned and played together. Every instrument is built from real recordings, not synthesis. Nothing makes a sound until you ask it to. MICRO TUNING Tune every note to your own ear — up to fifty cents, to a tenth of a cent. The tuning is held per note, so retuning one Ga retunes every Ga: drone, strum and shruti box together. Sa and Pa stay locked, because everything else is tuned against them. Each rail carries that note's two classical shruti positions as snap points. TANPURA Two independent tanpuras, each with its own strings, pan, tone and level. Set your Sa and fine-tune in cents. Choose each string freely — Sa, Pa, Ma or Ni on String 1, any interval on String 2. Dual Octave for a fuller bed. Fine Adjust opens a drawn tanpura neck with per-string volume, tuning and javari. SHRUTI BOX Four reeds from real recordings — Sa, two of your choosing, and a coupler an octave below — each with its own level and pan, and its own channel in the mixer. It follows your Sa and your Micro Tuning, so it can never disagree with the drone. TABLA 26 taals in 33 selectable patterns, played from real strokes. Variations per taal, or Auto Variation that moves on its own. Tap Tempo, or step it by 1 or 5, with each taal keeping its own workable range. Sur Tabla drops the chati a register. Theka for the bare cycle, Sangat for variations. Manjira on the taals that carry it. Count yourself in, or start the cycle from any matra. A real metronome, with any time signature from 1 to 23 beats. A riyaz timer you start and stop yourself. SWARMANDAL A 24-cell sequencer in two independent sequences. Play a full pass, or Pluck to sound cells under your finger. Re-trigger every 15, 30, 45 or 60 seconds while you sing. Shuffle between the two sequences, or hold one. Randomise the speed, or skip empty cells for an even line. Swipe to Play for a surreal experience. PRESETS Nineteen raag setups, ready to load. A preset carries the strings, the octave, the shruti box, both sequences and the tuning — and deliberately leaves taal, tempo, Sa and the mix alone, because those belong to you and your room. Save your own, mark favourites, and share a preset as a file that opens on iPhone and Android alike. FIND YOUR WAY AROUND A guided tour walks you through the whole app, one card at a time. Start or end it whenever you like, from About. BUILT FOR PRACTICE Keeps playing with the screen off, or while you read notation in another app. Steps aside for a call and comes back afterwards. Works entirely offline. No account, no sign-in, no ads, and nothing you do is collected or sent anywhere. FREE TRIAL, THEN A ONE-TIME PURCHASE Everything is unlocked free for 24 hours. After that, Tanpura unlocks both tanpuras and presets; Full unlocks everything including tabla and swarmandal; and if you already own Tanpura, a one-time upgrade completes it. No subscriptions. Buy once, keep it. Terms of Use: https://fluteschoolpro.com/sangatkaar/terms Privacy Policy: https://fluteschoolpro.com/sangatkaar/privacy ## Key features - Dual independent tanpuras - 26 taals with 33 patterns for tabla - Customizable 24-note swarmandal sequences - Pluck mode for swarmandal - 12 curated raags and custom presets - Seamless tempo and taal changes ## Recent user reviews (9 of 9) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sangatkaar/id6783740686/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Bell option required *2026-09-08* If bell option can be provided as an optional for sam will be helpful for new learner. Rest the instrument sound quality is very good. Thanks ### 5/5 — Great app but needs a few improvements *2026-09-02* This is a great accompaniment for Riyaz. The sounds are almost natural however if a couple of tweaks can be made, this will easily replace any competitor apps. 1, the base sa string of Tanpura sounds a bit artificial with more base and weight than really required. Tanpura can sound a little more natural. 2. Tabla sounds very authentic however, for some reason the Sam isn’t carrying the weight it should carry. Consulting a professional tablist and correcting it, will really help **Developer response:** Than you so much for your review. If you go to fine adjust, you can control the amount of Javari you prefer. Tablas have been co-produced by an amazingly talented musician. Will push the update with more weight on Sam in a future update for sure. Do try the App with a good bluetooth speaker for an even better experience. ### 5/5 — Great app for music lovers *2026-09-02* Loving it. Beautifully designed and refreshingly simple to use. Packed with so many useful features, this app is genuinely enjoyable to use — whether you’re just starting out or pushing toward advanced levels, it meets you right where you are. A real gem for serious students, with something valuable for every stage of learning. **Developer response:** Thank you so much! Update 2.5 is bringing more goodies with it! I cannot wait to share it with everyone. :) ### 3/5 — UI/UX improvements *2026-08-30* The app needs a good ui/ux revision, few things are not intuitive, keep it simple.. and in terms of tabla , itablapro is the best in market, Swarmandal is only highlight, tanpura javari adjustment feature i dunno how much it’s required… swarmandal raags are also limited… overall i wouldn’t pay 4k, I’m more than happy with itablapro **Developer response:** Thank you for the review. Constantly striving to improve the app. 🙏🏼 ### 5/5 — Screen orientation is not working *2026-08-29* Screen orientation is not working on both iPad and iPhone please update as early as possible otherwise the app is fantastic **Developer response:** Thanks so much for the review. The app is designed to be used in one orientation per device due to the features and usability factors. It still appears in portrait mode on iPad but in landscape view. ### 5/5 — Made by one of the best musician in India! *2026-08-29* Pro level features with very helpful and easy to understand user interface. Best app for Reeyaz , it feels like we are practising with professional musicians. Tabla and tanpura sound are excellent, A worthy competitor of ITablaPro, but I can say its better in sum areas including Indian instruments tonality. Every Indian Musician should Have it . It’s a futuristic application. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for the review! 🙏🏼 ### 5/5 — Amazing Tanpura & Tabla App *2026-08-29* Beautiful app, very soothing sound. I use it for my flute practice and my daughter uses it for her vocals. I can play the app in all my devices - iPhone/iPad and Mac, which is highly convenient. ### 5/5 — Riyaz has never felt this enjoyable *2026-08-29* The quality of the Tabla, Tanpura and Swarmandal samples is literally top notch. The amount of detailing and thought that has gone into every single feature of “Sangatkaar” is just incredible. It makes you want to practice more. Only a genius like Ashwin Srinivasan ji could make something like this. **Developer response:** Thank you :) ❤️🙏🏼 ### 5/5 — App and it’s Sound is top notch *2026-08-20* Tanpura and Tabla sound is really natural, less mechanical and is so gentle to ears (that’s what I realized after comparing with other apps). Especially at vilambit lay. Makes me want to practice more. Swarmandal in its screensaver mode is a Bonus. **Developer response:** Thank you :) ❤️🙏🏼 ## Frequently asked questions about Sangatkaar ### What is Sangatkaar? Sangatkaar is a free music practice application designed for Hindustani classical music. It offers a tanpura, tabla, and swarmandal, all tuned and playable together to aid in practice sessions. ### Does Sangatkaar have ads? No, Sangatkaar is ad-free. The application was released on August 18, 2026, and has not been updated since August 19, 2026, indicating a stable, ad-free experience. ### What are the key instruments in Sangatkaar? Sangatkaar features two independent tanpuras with adjustable tuning, a tabla with 26 taals and 33 patterns, and a customizable 24-note swarmandal that can be played in arpeggiated or pluck modes. ### Can I save my own settings in Sangatkaar? Yes, Sangatkaar allows you to save your own custom presets. In addition to 12 curated raags, you can create and store your personal settings for practice. ### What is the pricing for Sangatkaar? Sangatkaar is available for free. The app operates on a one-time payment model with no subscriptions or recurring charges. ### What devices support Sangatkaar? Sangatkaar is supported on both iPhone and iPad devices. It has an age rating of 4+. ### How often is Sangatkaar updated? Sangatkaar was last updated on August 19, 2026, with version 2.2 (20). While this indicates a recent update, the frequency of future updates is not specified. ### Does Sangatkaar offer offline play? The description does not explicitly state whether Sangatkaar offers offline play. However, as a practice companion with pre-recorded sounds, it is likely designed to function without an internet connection. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.6 — 2026-09-08 Palta Practice — a tempo routine built into the Tabla tab. Set a destination and let the tabla take you there. Step jumps by a few BPM every so many cycles. Ramp glides the whole way instead. Pyramid climbs to the top and comes back down, over and over. "Until" is the destination, and it sets the direction: above your current tempo to speed up, below it to slow down. Hold − or + to cover ground quickly. When it arrives it either keeps playing there, or stops after a few more cycles and powers the tabla down. It works with the Metronome as well, and it steps aside in Sangat and picks up where it left off. THE TABLA TAB, REARRANGED Metronome Settings now has a place of its own beside Count-in, rather than hiding inside the panel — and it stops glowing once you have set it. The Riyaz Timer sits below the clock, which has not moved. On every control with a label and a switch, the label opens the settings and the switch only switches. Neither does the other's job any more. THE PRESETS LIST Search, Factory/User and the sort row now stay on screen while the list scrolls. The list fades at the bottom so you can see there is more below, and the last preset comes to rest in the middle of the screen instead of the very bottom. SOUND The sam is stronger. Beat one of every theka and every variation, across all 26 taals and both drums. The chati and baya now sit in the same balance on both platforms. Moving the tempo across a band boundary no longer dips the drums, and changing Base Sa no longer interrupts the baya — only the chati steps aside for its own change. BATTERY The audio engine goes properly quiet now. Stages with nothing to play stop running, and the audio stream itself stands down after a minute of silence, then wakes the moment you touch the screen. FIXES The tabla no longer starts and then restarts a few seconds later when you power it on straight after opening the app. The swarmandal no longer plays Sa over and over on its first pass — it plays your sequence, from the very first press. Larger text sizes no longer break the mixer labels. A phone call now stops everything and puts it all back exactly as it was when the call ends. The lock-screen transport is gone. Sangatkaar keeps playing with the screen off, without leaving a player card behind. The guided tour now runs to 71 steps and covers Palta Practice. ### 2.5 (24) — 2026-09-06 Version 2.5 is the tuning release. MICRO TUNING Every note can now be tuned to your own ear, not to a table. Turn on Micro Tuning on the Swarmandal tab and long-press any sequencer cell to adjust that note by up to fifty cents, to a tenth of a cent. The tuning is held per note, so retuning one Ga retunes every Ga at once — in the sequencer, in both tanpuras and in the Shruti Box. Sa and Pa stay locked, because everything else is tuned against them. Each rail carries the two shruti positions of that note as snap marks, so the classical intervals are a touch away without being imposed. Retuned cells show what they are carrying. THE SHRUTI BOX A fifth instrument, from real recorded reeds. Four voices — Sa, two of your choosing, and a coupler an octave below — each with its own level and pan, and its own channel in the mixer beside the two tanpuras. It follows Base Sa and your Micro Tuning, so it can never disagree with the drone. A REAL METRONOME Metronome now sits at the top of the taal list, above every sort and filter. Choosing it turns the tabla into a metronome with its own time signature — any number of beats from one to twenty-three — and its own level, while your taal waits where you left it. A GUIDED TOUR A sixty-nine step walk through the whole app, one card at a time, that sets each screen up as it goes. Start or end it whenever you like from About. HAPTICS Faders and knobs now click through their values, with a firmer landmark at each control's default and a tick when a rail catches a shruti. PRESETS, REBUILT Nineteen factory raags, and presets are now a musical starting point rather than a snapshot of a room. A preset carries both tanpuras' strings, the single or dual octave setting, the Shruti Box's notes and reeds, both swarmandal sequences and the tuning that gives them their shrutis. It deliberately leaves taal, tempo, Base Sa, Fine Adjust, the re-trigger interval and the whole mix alone — those belong to you, your room and your speaker, not to the raag. SOUND AND STABILITY The mix has been re-balanced and locked by ear on both platforms. Occasional glitches during long sittings have been traced and fixed: the audio buffer now grows when a device needs it, swarmandal notes are never cut mid-ring, and the tanpura's filters rest when nothing is sounding. A phone call or another app now powers everything down and restores it afterwards; a notification is ignored. The tabla no longer fades in on its first power-on, and Fine Adjust returns every instrument to the state you left it in. ### 2.4 — 2026-08-31 A metronome count-in, a practice clock, and the taal can now start from any matra. METRONOME COUNT-IN Set a count-in and the tabla waits for it. Choose how many clicks — two to eight — and how far apart they fall, from one a beat to one every two beats. The count-in has its own level, and it counts at the taal's own tempo, so the Tabla enters exactly on the grid you have just heard. START FROM ANY MATRA The taal no longer has to begin at Sam. Choose any matra and playback opens there, runs to the end of the cycle, and then continues in full avartans as usual. Useful for drilling a phrase that lands mid-cycle without waiting through the whole taal to reach it. BHAJAN OPENS WITH ITS PICKUP Bhajan now plays its pickup measure once when you start it, and hands straight to the theka. RIYAZ TIMER A practice clock on the Tabla tab in Theka mode, with Start, Stop and Reset. Stop holds the time so you can pause and carry on; it starts fresh each session. It runs on your say-so, not the tabla's — changing taal or tempo, or stopping the drums to think, leaves it running. SHUFFLE Re-triggers can now play Seq 1, Seq 2, or alternate between the two. If only one sequence has notes in it, that one is chosen for you. LINK NOW LINKS POWER The link between the two tanpura faders now carries the power buttons as well, so one tap starts or stops both. STEADIER TANPURAS The two tanpuras drift independently, as they always have. Occasionally they would fall into step and leave a moment where neither played. They now hold apart from each other, so the drone stays continuous. FINER TIMING ON iPHONE AND iPAD The tanpura's pluck timing is now ten times finer, matching the Android build. COMING SOON The full 22-shruti mode is still on its way and remains greyed out on the Tanpura tab. ### 2.3 (22) — 2026-08-28 Fine Adjust brings per-string control to both Tanpuras. FINE ADJUST A drawn tanpura neck with all five strings. Tap or swipe anywhere across it to pluck. Each string now carries its own Volume, Cents and Javari, set independently for each tanpura and saved into your presets like any other setting. JAVARI Javari draws out the bright, singing overtones a well-set bridge produces, and blooms them in across the opening of each pluck rather than switching them on. Raise it for a shimmering, present drone. Left at zero, the tanpura sounds exactly as it always has. A BLOOMING SWAYAMBHU GA The self-born Ga on the kharaj string used to arrive fully formed at the attack. It now blooms in over the first third of a second, closer to the way it speaks on a real instrument. REFINED TANPURA TUNING Four degrees have been moved onto their exact traditional shruti positions, tivra Ma among them. The shifts are small, and they let the drone sit more truly under a raag. COMING SOON A full 22-shruti mode is on its way. You will see it greyed out on the Tanpura tab; it is not active in this version. ### 2.2 (20) — 2026-08-19 A new library of tabla patterns, a richer tanpura, and a tabla that ends the way a player would. MANY MORE TABLA VARIATIONS — The whole pattern library has been re-recorded and expanded. Most taals now offer more variations at more tempos — Teentaal alone reaches twelve — and several have been reordered so the most musical choices come first. BHAJAN PICKUP — Bhajan gains a pickup measure. Tap Pickup and it enters on the next beat one, plays a single avartan, and hands straight back to whatever was running — theka, your chosen variation, or Auto Variation, which carries on undisturbed. A RICHER TANPURA — The swayambhu gandhara — the self-born Ga that a well-set jawari produces — is now drawn out of the kharaj string, tuned to the note being played rather than to the sample. The pluck attack has been returned to its earlier, more defined setting. STOPPING ON SAM — Switching the tabla off no longer cuts the stroke dead. The last stroke rings out and decays naturally, so you can end on sam and let it breathe. MORE RESPONSIVE CONTROLS — Power and Pickup now respond the instant your finger lands rather than when it lifts, so you can time a stop or an entry precisely. The mixer's pan and tone needles now read from the centre of each knob, so mirrored settings look it. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-14.*