Comparison

Carnatic Tuner vs Backspeak

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Carnatic Tuner

This music app helps you check the accuracy of the notes you sing or play. It listens to your performance and provides precise feedback on your swara accuracy. For best results, use headphones with your sruthi box or tambura machine.

Highlights
  • Swara accuracy check
  • Note tuning
  • Real-time feedback
  • Pitch setting
  • Headphone usage recommended
Features
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Carnatic Tuner is a tuner made for Indian classical music. It listens to your voice or instrument and shows the swara you are on — S R1 R2 G2 G3 M1 M2 P D1 D2 N2 N3 — and how many cents sharp or flat you are. Use it to tune a veena, violin, flute, mridangam or tabla, or to check your own singing against your shruti. THE SWARA DIAL The whole octave is laid out like a clock face, with Sa at 12 o'clock and pitch rising clockwise. Each swara is marked at its true position, and a marker moves around the ring to show exactly where your note sits between them. The note name and its ratio to Sa are shown in the centre. TUNED THE WAY YOU PLAY Swaras are measured against pure just-intonation ratios relative to your Sa — Pa is a perfect 3/2, Ga a pure 5/4 — not against the equal-tempered notes of a keyboard. What reads as "in tune" here is what sounds in tune against a tambura. SET YOUR SA YOUR WAY • Pick any of the 12 standard pitches (C, C#, D …), or step through them with the arrows. • Or tap Auto-detect Sa and hold a steady note. The app takes that exact pitch as Sa and shows how far it is from the nearest standard pitch, for example "C# +12¢". 22 SHRUTIS Turn on 22-shruti mode in Settings to add the other ten shruti positions to the dial, numbered by their distance from Sa. Notes are then matched to all 22, and the meter becomes twice as fine. MADE TO BE READ AT A GLANCE • Green, yellow and red show in tune, close and off. • A bar meter gives a fine cents reading; turn it off if you prefer the dial alone. • Choose how the display responds: Fast, Normal or Steady. • Five colour themes, with light and dark appearance. • The screen stays awake while you tune. • Works on iPhone and iPad.

About

Backspeak

Features
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Turn your voice into something unexpected with Backspeak, the fun and creative audio tool that lets you record yourself and instantly play it backwards. Whether you want to create quirky voice effects, challenge friends to guess reversed words, or produce unique audio for your projects, Backspeak makes it simple and entertaining. - Record & Reverse: Capture your voice in-app and instantly play it backwards. - Upload & Reverse: Import any audio file and flip it in seconds. - Change Pitch: Make your reversed voice sound deeper, higher, or anywhere in between. - Adjust Speed: Slow things down or speed them up for wild effects. - Loop Playback: Repeat reversed audio continuously for practice, pranks, or creative use. - Export & Share: Save your reversed audio and share it with friends, social media, or your projects. Backspeak is perfect for: - Having fun with friends and family. - Creating unique sound effects for music, videos, or podcasts. - Practicing language or memory games by reversing speech. - Just hearing how strange (and cool!) your voice sounds backwards. With its simple design and powerful features, Backspeak turns everyday recordings into hilarious, creative, and surprising experiences.

Screenshots

Carnatic Tuner4 screens
Backspeak3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Backspeak at every 4 months against Carnatic Tuner's every 10 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carnatic Tuner ships an update every 10 months, Backspeak every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Carnatic Tuner versus Backspeak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarnatic TunerBackspeak
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRamachandra MallappaLEAP STUDIO

In-app purchases

None

Carnatic Tuner

No in-app purchases

None

Backspeak

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Carnatic Tuner free?
Carnatic Tuner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backspeak free?
Backspeak is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Carnatic Tuner or Backspeak have ads?
Neither Carnatic Tuner nor Backspeak shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Carnatic Tuner or Backspeak?
Carnatic Tuner ships an update every 10 months, and Backspeak every 4 months. Most recently, Carnatic Tuner was updated on October 10, 2026 and Backspeak on October 3, 2026.

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