# The Tanpura — Tanpura & Swarmandal

> Tanpura & Swarmandal (iPhone/iPad app by Harmonic Series Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-tanpura/id6782695224 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Harmonic Series Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/6782695226)
- Category: Music
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 112 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-08
- Data updated: 2026-08-10
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-tanpura/id6782695224/reviews.md

## What is The Tanpura?

Practice. Perform. Meditate.

A professional Indian classical music companion — tanpura and swarmandal in one
beautifully simple app. Both instruments are meticulously sampled from real Miraj
instruments using high-end condenser microphones, giving you an authentic,
resonant drone wherever you are.

Tune to any Sa, choose your raag, and let a rich, continuous sound fill the room —
whether you're doing daily riyaz, on stage, or simply sitting in stillness.

TANPURA
 • Deep, authentic stringed drone sampled from a solid teakwood Miraj tanpura
 • Fine pitch control down to the cent — set your Sa precisely
 • 4-, 5-, and 6-string voicings
 • Run two tanpuras at once for layered drone textures

SWARMANDAL
 • A 32-string harp sampled from a solid cedar Miraj swarmandal
 • Over 90 raag presets, each with accurate string tunings — from Bhairav at dawn to Malkauns at midnight
 • Auto-strum in the background, or strum by hand
 • Create and save your own custom tunings

PRACTICE · PERFORM · MEDITATE
 • Keeps playing in the background and on the lock screen
 • Adjust volume, pan, and tempo independently per instrument
 • Works on phones and tablets, portrait or landscape, with dark and light themes
 • Clean, distraction-free interface — works offline, no account needed

Free to try every day with no account required. One simple purchase removes the
daily time limit on the tanpura and swarmandal — no subscriptions, no recurring
fees, no hidden costs. The instruments in this pack are yours to keep for life.
New instruments may be added as separate packs over time.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tanpura & Swarmandal Lifetime | $14.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-07-21

This update fixes a crash affecting some users on older iPhones and iPads, so the app now launches reliably across all supported iOS versions.
We've also made some under-the-hood reliability improvements.

### 1.0.0 — 2026-07-08

No release notes.

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