Persian Setar Pro vs Maqam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Persian Setar Pro
Experience authentic Persian Setar sounds with unique Persian scales and quarter-flat tunes. This app makes playing easy for beginners and includes high-quality rhythms and automatic chords.
- Authentic Setar sound
- Persian scales with quarter-flat tunes
- Easy to play for beginners
- High-quality Persian rhythms
- Automatic chords
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This is the only Persian Setar app in the market that has the real Setar sound with Persian Scales with quarter flat tunes that i bet you cannot find any app like this in the whole world. The app has designed the way that makes playing very easy for the user even without any knowledge in music. if you don't see the app and listen to the audio only, i promise you that you can't realize that the audio comes from the app ! The app has Persian high quality Rhythms and automatic Accords matched with the selected Scales. If you see the app video, you won't hesitate to download the app. It's FREE to download. don't wait and download the app to see with your eyes.
Maqam
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Maqam is a precision tuner and metronome for 24 Eastern stringed instruments and guitar, built for serious musicians who play makam music. INSTRUMENTS COVERED • Bağlama family: long-neck, short-neck (kısa sap), meydan sazı, divan sazı, çöğür, bozuk, tambura, bağlama curası, tambura curası • Ottoman classical: ud (Turkish + Arabic), kanun (24 perde groups), mızraplı tanbur, yaylı tanbur, klasik kemençe, Cüneyd Orhon kemençesi, lavta • Folk: cümbüş, Karadeniz kemençesi • Greek: bouzouki (trichordo + tetrachordo), lyra (Cretan + Pontian), baglamas • Levantine: buzuq (modern + Matar Muhammad) • Caucasus: Azerbaijani tar (11 strings + sympathetic) • Guitar: 6-string, 7-string, 8-string, 12-string AUTO STRING DETECTION Don't know which string you just plucked? Just play. Maqam listens to the incoming pitch and locks onto the closest tuning string within ±250 cents, then guides you to the exact target. Tap any string manually to override. ANALOG GAUGE A vintage half-circle needle gauge shows pitch deviation in cents. Green sweet-spot at ±15¢, red caution zones beyond. Bold, modern, no-nonsense. 90+ TUNING SYSTEMS • Bağlama: Bozuk Düzen, Bağlama Düzeni (Aşıklama), Misket, Müstezat, Hüseyni, Hüzzam, Sürmeli, Eviç, Abdal, Fidayda, Kayseri, Acemaşiran, Sabahi, Segâh, Kemençe, Zirgüle, Do Müstezat, and more • Ud: Klasik (Tanburi Cemil), Bam La, Bam Mi • Kanun: Çargâh Natural with all 24 AEU perde positions • Guitar: Standard, Eb, D, Drop D, Drop C, Double Drop D, DADGAD, Open G/D/E/A/C, Open D minor, Nashville, All Fourths, New Standard Tuning, lute/vihuela, baritone; 7-string B, Drop A, Russian, Brazilian; 8-string F#, Drop E; 12-string with every octave pair listed TSM TRANSPOSITIONS Concert pitch and TRT Türk Halk Müziği standards built in. Switch between La 220, Si bemol 233, Do 262 (TRT THM), and Re 294 reference frequencies on the fly. METRONOME Built-in metronome with time signatures 2/4 through 10/4, tap tempo, visual beat dots. LANGUAGES English, Türkçe, العربية, Ελληνικά, فارسی, Español, Italiano — switch any time in Settings. PRIVACY-FIRST Microphone audio never leaves your device. No analytics. No tracking. No account. No internet required. MAQAM PRO ($9.99 one-time) Unlock all 90+ tunings, 12 Bolahenk ahenk presets (Mansur, Kız, Süpürde, Bolahenk, etc.), AEU 24-perde notation display, 53-TET Holdrian koma precision, and recording. One purchase, lifetime access. Built with love for the Eastern music community. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://maqam.pro/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Maqam at every 10 days against Persian Setar Pro's every 7 months. Persian Setar Pro's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Persian Setar Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Maqam sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Persian Setar Pro ships an update every 7 months, Maqam every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Persian Setar Pro | Maqam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (21 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 7.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SENIOR ELECTRON LLC | Alpgiray Kelem |
In-app purchases
Persian Setar Pro
- Setar Pro Activation$13.99
Maqam
- Maqam Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Maqam Pro Lifetime$29.99









