Comparison

Riyaz vs Hindwi Dictionary

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

Head to head
About

Riyaz

Learn to sing with instant, precise feedback and thousands of practice lessons across various music styles. Track your progress and overcome mistakes with a smart visual tanpura and voice recording features. Suitable for all ages and skill levels, from beginner to professional.

Highlights
  • Instant, precise vocal feedback
  • Thousands of practice lessons
  • Carnatic, Hindustani, Devotional, Western styles
  • Smart visual tanpura
  • Voice recording and analysis
  • Progress tracking
  • Supports all voice types and ranges
Features
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Is singing your childhood dream? Let’s make that a reality! Riyaz has fulfilled the dreams of 30,00,000+ passionate singing aspirants. Just invest 10-15 mins a day on yourself. Be a proud connoisseur and a happy lifelong learner of music! Learn and practice singing with precise, instant feedback that guides you optimally to overcome your mistakes! No shyness, no embarrassment! With Riyaz, anybody can learn to sing! Give it a shot!! Download now and have ready access to thousands of practice lessons and songs in Carnatic, Hindustani classical, Devotional (light classical), and Western classical music styles! The smart visual tanpura in Riyaz helps you know and fix your mistakes before anyone else can. Let Riyaz record your practices to understand how much you exercised your voice! Top riyazers spend more than an hour daily doing sadhana and learning singing with the lessons offered! Join us today! Do get in touch with us (feedback [at] riyazapp [dot] com) if you need anything else as an aspiring singer or face any issues with Riyaz, we promise a reply to every email! Riyaz serves the needs of singing aspirants from absolute beginners to professional singers and everyone in between. We regularly update and add lots of lessons in all the music styles supported in Riyaz. Do send in your requests, we honor them :-) In Hindustani music, Beginner singing lessons include sargam, paltas and alankars. Advanced singing lessons include more than 45 raags with several bandishes in all those raags. In Carnatic music - Beginner lessons include Swaravalis, and intermediate and advanced singing lessons include Nottuswarams, Geethams, Geethams, Jatisvaras, and Svarajatis. In Devotional and light classical categories, Riyaz has various bhajans in praise of the deities. You're never too far from finding that perfect bhajan for offering your prayers. In Western classical music, we have structured vocal exercises for warm-up, vocal agility, dexterity, and vocal range. We also offer extensive solfege-based exercises and lessons to practice and be pitch perfect. Also comes with plenty of exercises to learn intervals, combinations of notes, rests, and much more! Whether you are a kid/teenager/adult, Riyaz supports all voice types and vocal ranges across all the course offerings for comfortable practice! Riyaz keeps track of your progress so that you know what’s happening. What are you waiting for? Come join the largest singing revolution the world has ever witnessed! :-) SUBSCRIPTIONS: All the content on Riyaz is offered for free, but the free version allows you to practice only 8 minutes per day. We offer a premium version with “unlimited practice” through a recurring subscription. Users can subscribe to either the monthly or annual subscription packages which are automatically renewed unless canceled by the user. An active subscription will give users unlimited practice to all content available on Riyaz. * Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase * Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period * Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal * Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Service - https://riyazapp.com/terms-of-service/ If you have questions, suggestions, or feedback please write to us at [feedback]@riyazapp[dot]com

About

Hindwi Dictionary

This app provides a comprehensive Hindi dictionary with meanings, idioms, and phrases in Hindi and its regional languages. It includes word origins, pronunciation, and daily featured words to enhance vocabulary. Offline browsing and a dark theme are also available.

Highlights
  • Hindi meanings for regional languages
  • Bi-lingual search (Roman & Devanagari)
  • Daily trending words
  • Audio pronunciation
  • Word origin and synonyms
  • Offline browsing
Features
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Hindwi Dictionary - Hindi Shabdkosh which is the world’s largest multilingual dictionary with meanings of words, idioms, phrases, and special notes in Hindi, other Hindi regional languages and dialects (Awadhi, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Kumaoni, etc.) Hindwi Hindi Dictionary App has a vast collection of words from Hindi, other Hindi regional languages and dialects with detailed meanings and definitions. It includes word origin, correct pronunciation, usage, rhyming words, and more. Strengthen your vocabulary with Hindi word meaning, featured Word, Proverb and Idiom of the day. हिन्दवी डिक्शनरी हिंदी क्षेत्र की भाषाओं-बोलियों का व्यापक हिंदी शब्दकोश है। इस शब्द संग्रह में शब्दों के विस्तृत हिंदी अर्थ, पर्यायवाची, विलोम, कहावतें और मुहावरे विशेष संदर्भों के साथ उपलब्ध हैं तथा यह एक अँग्रेज़ी हिंदी शब्दकोश भी है जिसमें अँग्रेज़ी शब्दों के समकक्ष हिंदी अर्थ उपलब्ध हैं। APP Features: • Hindi meanings of words and other Hindi regional languages • Bi-lingual search facility (search using Roman and Devanagari scripts) • Daily update of Hindi trending words • Audio pronunciation • Word origin • Hindi Synonyms, Antonyms, Compound words, Rhyming words • Hindi Muhaware and Proverbs • Reverse Dictionary with Hindi counterparts for the English word Additional Features: • Dark Theme • Offline browsing (saved words) • Favorites words

Screenshots

Riyaz4 screens
Hindwi Dictionary4 screens

Verdict

The call

Riyaz and Hindwi Dictionary both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Hindwi Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 45% of Riyaz's. Hindwi Dictionary also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Riyaz's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (340 vs 14). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Riyaz sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $24.49 per month. Hindwi Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hindwi Dictionary holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Riyaz has 340 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Riyaz's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hindwi Dictionary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Riyaz ships an update fortnightly, Hindwi Dictionary every 22 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Riyaz versus Hindwi Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRiyazHindwi Dictionary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (340 ratings)4.6 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings340 — better14
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 22 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMusicMuni Labs Pvt. Ltd.Rekhta foundation

Customer experience

Riyaz

All ratings340 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive44.8%
Neutral13.4%
Negative41.8%

Hindwi Dictionary

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Riyaz

Reported bugs

49 issues
  • App not optimized for large screens
  • High note not registered
  • App hanging when trying to loop
  • No repeat mode feature
  • Incorrectly marking perfect singing as incorrect
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  • Cannot find songs
  • App not displaying notes after high octave Sa
  • Looping gets stuck
  • Voice not taken consistently
  • Subscription not auto-renewing
  • Login buttons not working
  • Course preference not working
  • App stuck infinitely
  • App keeps rebooting
  • Updates introduced many bugs
  • App doesn't work anymore
  • Error fetching data message
  • App keeps crashing
  • Subscription not showing
  • Singalong feature uses substituted recordings
  • Slow speed and issues with loading
  • Practice plans failing to load
  • Subscription pricing misleading
  • Looping is poor
  • Tanpura not running properly
  • App not tracking singing properly
  • Stopped counting points on practices
  • App won't open
  • App hanging up frequently
  • App doesn't open for a long time
  • Doesn't move to the next lesson
  • Previous completed modules gone
  • App crashing on iOS
  • Progress lost after updates
  • App starts over at lesson 1 repeatedly
  • Exercise freezes during analysis
  • Daily practice sessions require uninstall/reinstall
  • Cannot update date of birth
  • App crashes after practice routines
  • Cannot find specific practice sections (e.g., seven notes)
  • Navigation not intuitive
  • Beginner starts with sangam without individual notes
  • Daily practice starts with sargam/paltas for beginners
  • No option to listen to own recording
  • No FAQs
  • No contact option within the app
  • Subscription issues (charged but not active)
  • Scammer trying to access Facebook account
  • App not working anymore after purchase

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add more song options (pop, musical theatre, rap)
  • Add intermediate and advanced carnatic levels
  • Add western music options
  • Add downloadable PDF for sargam and lyrics
  • Add Taal notations
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  • Add more vocal workouts in upper and lower octaves
  • Add Raag Darbari
  • Add option to practice Taal
  • Add option to practice seven notes
  • Simpler and flexible app interface
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Hindwi Dictionary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Riyaz

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription$24.491 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$79.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$88.991 Year
One-time7
  • Melodies on Krishna$49.99
  • Mridangam Accompaniment$49.99
  • Sanskrit Prosody & Verse$49.99
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  • Master Your Morsing$49.99
  • Master Any Song (Hindustani)$59.99
  • Hindustani Classical Basics$59.99
  • Voice Training Course$59.99
None

Hindwi Dictionary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Riyaz free?
Riyaz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hindwi Dictionary free?
Hindwi Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Riyaz or Hindwi Dictionary?
Hindwi Dictionary is rated higher. Riyaz averages 4.4 out of 5 from 340 ratings, while Hindwi Dictionary averages 4.6 from 14 ratings.
Do Riyaz or Hindwi Dictionary have ads?
Neither Riyaz nor Hindwi Dictionary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Riyaz or Hindwi Dictionary?
Riyaz ships an update fortnightly, and Hindwi Dictionary every 22 months. Most recently, Riyaz was updated on November 3, 2026 and Hindwi Dictionary on November 3, 2026.

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