Comparison

Thamburu3.0 vs Mridangam Studio

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

Head to head
About

Thamburu3.0

This app offers a digital Shruthi Box with the Carnatic scale. It provides an electronic version of the traditional instrument, featuring the 5 Kattais scale for musical practice and performance.

Highlights
  • Electronic Shruthi Box
  • Carnatic scale (5 Kattais)
  • Digital instrument simulation
  • Musical practice tool
Features
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This is an electronic version of the standard Shruthi Box with the Carnatic scale (5 Kattais scale).

About

Mridangam Studio

Practice Indian classical music with authentic drum beats and accompanying instruments. Features include tanpura loops, metronome, and swarmandal for a rich practice experience.

Highlights
  • Mridangam drum beats
  • Tanpura loops
  • Jalra metronome
  • Swarmandal raga
  • Adjustable tempo (60-300 BPM)
  • Loops in 12 shruti keys
Features
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Play classical music of India by downloading Mridangam Studio and use the Indian drum beats in our app to practice your Indian classical music repertoire, such as Indian singing, Carnatic music, bhajan and Hindustani classical music. Our app also has tanpura loops, metronome, jalra and swarmandal which you can play with the Indian mridangam drum, in co-ordinated tempo and pitch. Mridangam Studio is a must-have app if you play Indian music, whether it's Indian classical music, Hindustani music, Carnatic music, bhajan, or other folk and traditional music. You can use Mridangam Studio’s Carnatic loop and beats for practicing in a multi-instrument session which makes you feel that you are playing with a real musician. Whether you sing alone, with harmonium, or with or without the tanpura & drum beats, Mridangam Studio has a solution for every musician of Indian music. Classical Indian music provides more than just mere audio beats and entertainment alone. Classical music revives the soul. Indian & Carnatic music engages listeners to a state to deep meditation. There is a very spiritual and meditative element to Carnatic & Indian classical music and bhajan. Mridangam Studio evokes the meditation senses. The sounds of the tanpura, jalra metronome, and the Indian percussion drum transcends you into a deep trance, where every musician can be connected on a deeper level when using Mridangam Studio. The tanpura drone, traditional drum beats, and sound of the jalra has a very rich history in India that dates back thousands of years. The mridangam drum used in the app is the main percussion (drum) instrument in South India. The tanpura drone sustains the melody of a singer or instrumentalist by providing a continuos harmony in Shruti of any musical key in music. The jalra provides a metronome, so the singer (with or without harmonium) and musician, can keep to the beat via the loop provided. The swarmandal plays an audio melody to the raag that the musician is singing or playing. The comibation of instruments provided in Mridangam Studio makes beautiful real and rich sounds of Carnatic music which are very useful to singers, or any musician, music producer, or student who wishes to dive deep in the soulful bliss of Carnatic and classical music of India. Whether you are a singer, musician or Carnatic instrumentalist (such as a harmonium, violin, veena, mandolin or flute player), you can play the loops and rhythmic beats of the Mridangam drum provided as accompaniment when you practice. Features of Mridangam Studio with Carnatic Tanpura & Metronome - Get mridangam drum beats, tanpura loop, jalra metronome loops & swarmandal raga. - Get metronome as jalra to support your rhythm and sense of beat. - Musical loops in all 12 shruti keys as accompaniment for your practice session. - Mridangam drum beats in all BPM tempos, from 60 to 300 beats per minute - Variety of rhythms that are popular for Indian singing, Indian music & Carnatic music. - Increase or decrease the loop tempo and pitch. - Change the pitch of the loop as required with the included loop pitch fine tuner. - Very user friendly and intuitive. - Minimalist, modern, app design that focus on functionality. Available beats for Mridangam Studio with Carnatic Tanpura & Metronome - Adi Thalam - 8 beats - Rupaka Thalam - 3 beats - Kanda chapu Thalam - 5 beats - Misra chapu Thalam - 7 beats - Sankirna chapu - 9 beats Mridangam Studio with Carnatic Tanpura & Metronome is a perfect solution to play Indian Music without the need for a real mridangam drum, tanpura or jalra player. The app can be downloaded for FREE so you can download it right away to check its features and functionality before you buy. So, what are you waiting for? Download Mridangam Studio with Carnatic Tanpura & Metronome now!

Screenshots

Thamburu3.03 screens
Mridangam Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thamburu3.0 at none against Mridangam Studio's 1. Mridangam Studio's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 11.4). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Mridangam Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Thamburu3.0 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Thamburu3.0 against 3.8 for Mridangam Studio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 10 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Thamburu3.0 versus Mridangam Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThamburu3.0Mridangam Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)3.8 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings310 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.49.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB1.1 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThinkbridge Software, LLCAman Kalyan

Customer experience

Thamburu3.0

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Mridangam Studio

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Thamburu3.0

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mridangam Studio

One-time1
  • Mridangam Studio - Music Maker$17.99

Questions

Is Thamburu3.0 free?
Thamburu3.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mridangam Studio free?
Mridangam Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Thamburu3.0 or Mridangam Studio?
Mridangam Studio is rated higher. Thamburu3.0 averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Mridangam Studio averages 3.8 from 10 ratings.
Do Thamburu3.0 or Mridangam Studio have ads?
Neither Thamburu3.0 nor Mridangam Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thamburu3.0 or Mridangam Studio?
Thamburu3.0 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Mridangam Studio every 2 weeks. Most recently, Thamburu3.0 was updated on October 2, 2026 and Mridangam Studio on October 7, 2026.

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