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200 Carnatic Instrumentals vs Carnatic Keys

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

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About

200 Carnatic Instrumentals

Explore a vast collection of Tamil movie instrumental songs featuring instruments like violin and veena. This app offers a user-friendly interface and seamless playback on various network conditions, including 2G/3G and Wi-Fi.

Highlights
  • Carnatic instrumental music
  • Tamil movie songs
  • Features violin, veena, and more
  • User-friendly interface
  • Works on 2G/3G and Wi-Fi
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Get to experience the Carnatic instrumentals of Tamil Movie songs in this exclusive app. Inreco and Winjit Technologies present you the app with the fabulous instrumental songs by various instruments like violin, veena and many more. Added to this, you can enjoy this distinct and extensive collection on 2G/3G and Wifi as well. So, download this app and discover the collection of such fabulous instrumental songs in tamil which can make you engulfed in the music. App Features : - 1. User friendly Interface. 2. Simple to use and Easy to Navigate. 3. Works on 2g/3g and Wifi aswell. Just hit the Download button and enjoy the Collection. Share with us your valuable feedback at winjit.inreco@gmail.com

About

Carnatic Keys

This app transforms a piano-style interface into an instrument for playing Indian Classical Music. It helps users learn and express themselves with Carnatic Swaras and Ragas, acting as a Raga guide and supporting ornamentation.

Highlights
  • Carnatic Swara and Raga playback
  • Raga guide functionality
  • Western and Carnatic notation bridge
  • Gamaka (ornamentation) support
  • Multiple instrument sounds
  • Demo songs included
Features
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Carnatic Keys is a musical instrument catering to Indian Classical Music. It takes the familiar piano/keyboard interface and transforms it to play Carnatic Swaras and Ragas. Carnatic Keys helps enthusiasts of Indian Classical Music have fun playing and expressing themselves using Carnatic Swaras and notations. Additionally it acts as a Raga guide. It helps to bridge the divide between Carnatic and Western notations and concepts. Users now have a tool that lets them express themselves using Carnatic vocabulary. Hindustani Music lovers can also benefit from this app because there is a lot of commonality between the two systems! In Carnatic Music, an octave is divided into 7 notes or Swaras - Shadjam (Sa), Rishabam (Ri), Gāndāram (Ga), Madhyamam (Ma), Panchamam (Pa), Daivatam (Da) and Nishādam (Ni) . Sa and Pa are fixed in the scale, while the other Swaras can each have different variations or types for a total of 16 Swaras - Ri (3), Ga (3), Ma (2), Da (3) and Ni (3) - with overlaps to fit within the 12 notes of an octave. The songs we learn in Carnatic music are taught using Carnatic Swaras. Carnatic Keys, therefore, makes it easy for you to play these songs and musical exercises. If you know your Swaras, you can now play them easily! But Carnatic Keys takes it a step further by acting as a Raga guide as well! A Raga is a melodic framework unique to Indian Classical Music that evokes different moods and feelings. Each Raga consists of a set of Swaras of selected types or variations. For example, the Raga Hamsadvani has “Sa, Ri2, Ga3, Pa, Ni3, Sa” as its ārohanam (ascending scale) and “Sa, Ni3, Pa, Ga3, Ri2, Sa” as its avarohanam (descending scale). Using the Swara Selector, you can select Swara variations of the Raga you would like to play. The Keyboard Display selector toggles between various display modes - showing all Swaras, the selected Raga Swaras, or Western notes. This will help you focus on the Raga at hand by removing other Swaras from your focus. You can further disable all non-Raga keys by toggling the Raga Mode button. You can now avoid hitting the wrong keys and stay in tune! Carnatic Keys also supports the concept of Gamaka or ornamentation. Gamakas involve graceful and smooth variations in the pitch of a note, using oscillations or glides between notes to add emphasis and character to each Raga’s individuality. A smooth pitch wheel allows for seamless Gamakas, up or down 5 semitones or more! Getting good Gamaka takes a lot of practice, so feel free to skip Gamakas and any pitch-bending as you start out, and slowly start to experiment with them! Carnatic Keys come with 6 different instrument choices - 2 types of Piano, Harp, Guitar, Flute and Sitar. It also comes with 3 different Demo pieces of familiar Carnatic songs. You can enjoy listening to these while you are taking a break or just want some inspiration! Here are some more features of Carnatic Keys: ◆ Multi-touch keyboard ◆ Supported in both portrait and landscape mode. Landscape mode takes advantage of the increased width to show more keys. The keyboard is thoughtfully laid out to show about a half-octave below and above the main octave you can hit lower and higher notes with ease. ◆ Optimized separately for iPad and iPhone to take advantage of different screen sizes and formats ◆ Choose between Light and Dark Modes Practice (or play!) basic lessons like Swarali Varisaigal, Jantai Varisaigal, Dhattu Varisaigal, etc. or venture into Geethams, Swarajathis, Varnams, Keertanams and more! Have fun playing and experimenting, all the while thinking in Carnatic Swaras and Ragas!

Screenshots

200 Carnatic Instrumentals3 screens
Carnatic Keys4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 200 Carnatic Instrumentals at Free against Carnatic Keys's $1.99. 200 Carnatic Instrumentals also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). Carnatic Keys's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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

200 Carnatic Instrumentals is free to download; Carnatic Keys costs $1.99 up front. 200 Carnatic Instrumentals sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Carnatic Keys asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.0 for 200 Carnatic Instrumentals against 1.0 for Carnatic Keys. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
200 Carnatic Instrumentals versus Carnatic Keys: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter200 Carnatic InstrumentalsCarnatic Keys
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWinjiT technologies Pvt LtdUpbeat Labs

Customer experience

200 Carnatic Instrumentals

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Carnatic Keys

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

200 Carnatic Instrumentals

One-time1
  • 200 Carnatic Instrumentals$1.99
None

Carnatic Keys

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 200 Carnatic Instrumentals free?
200 Carnatic Instrumentals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Carnatic Keys free?
Carnatic Keys costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 200 Carnatic Instrumentals or Carnatic Keys?
200 Carnatic Instrumentals and Carnatic Keys are both rated 1.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do 200 Carnatic Instrumentals or Carnatic Keys have ads?
Neither 200 Carnatic Instrumentals nor Carnatic Keys shows ads.

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