Tanpura vs AG Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tanpura
This app provides a virtual drone instrument for Indian classical music practice. It offers rhythmic and melodic accompaniment, allowing users to select and synchronize multiple instruments. Adjust pitch and speed to suit your practice needs.
- Virtual tanpura and swarmandal
- Rhythmic and melodic accompaniment
- Synchronize multiple instruments
- Adjustable pitch range
- Adjustable play speed
- Support for various scales
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The tanpura is a drone instrument of Indian music prevalent in both the Hindustani and the Carnatic systems. It plays an important role in a concert of classical music by providing the base note (adharaswara) and by creating an aesthetic ambience on the stage. A well-tuned tanpura can emit possibly all the seven notes of the gamut. Tanpura is an Indian music app that combines a Tanpura/Swarmandal for music learner & lovers. It provides rhythmic and melodic accompaniment for music practice or just to jam along virtual musicians. Featured instruments are Swarmandal/Tanpura. You can select to play one or all of them, and they will automatically synchronize together. The Tanpura Scale Player Support : ---------------------------------- * Pitch Range (-100 to 100) * Play Speed (0.5 to 1.5) The Tanpura Player Support Deferent Scales: -------------------------------------------- The app supports deferent Tanpura scales ranging from "A", "B", "C", "C#", "D", "D#", "E", "F" & "F#"
AG Controller
Control the DSP functions of compatible live-streaming USB microphones from your iOS device. Adjust internal DSP effects for optimal voice and sound quality. Offers simple and detailed modes for varying user experience levels.
- Control DSP functions
- iOS device compatibility
- USB connection
- Adjust internal DSP effects
- Simple and Detail modes
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AG Controller is an application that allows you to control the DSP functions of the AG03MK2, AG06MK2, AG03, AG06, and the AG01 live-streaming USB microphone from your iOS device via USB connection. The AG Controller allows you to control the parameters of the internal DSP effects in the AG series, ensuring that your voice and sound reach your audience in the best possible way. The AG Controller offers two modes "Simple" and "Detail," which allow users with varying degrees of audio engineering experience to easily and precisely check and adjust.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AG Controller at Free against Tanpura's $1.99. AG Controller also leads on rating (2.1 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
AG Controller is free to download; Tanpura costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AG Controller holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AG Controller has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Tanpura's written reviews are positive against 11% of AG Controller's.
| Parameter | Tanpura | AG Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 2.1 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 10.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Suresh Verma | Yamaha Corporation |
Customer experience
Tanpura
AG Controller
In-app purchases
Tanpura
No in-app purchases
AG Controller
No in-app purchases









