Comparison

Shruti Laya vs 琴豆调音

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

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About

Shruti Laya

This app provides a practice companion for Carnatic music, offering a tanpura drone, Mrudanga, and Manjira instruments. Users can customize pitch, tempo, and select from various talas and jaatis for an immersive practice experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable tanpura drone
  • Realistic Mrudanga and Manjira rhythms
  • Support for multiple talas and jaatis
  • Adjustable tempo and pitch
  • On-screen performance display
  • Integrated tuner
  • Lock screen controls
Features
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Shruti Laya is a practice companion for Carnatic music. It gives you a tanpura drone, a Mrudanga and a Manjira that play together, locked to one beat, in the tala you choose. Turn on any of them, set your shruti and tempo, and practise. TANPURA • Set the shruti (Sa) to any standard pitch, or to a custom pitch. • Choose the first string: Pa, Ma, Ni or upper Sa. • Slow, Normal or Fast plucking. • Keeps playing when the screen locks. MRUDANGA • Plays a theka in Adi tala, built from real recorded strokes and traditional nadai patterns. • Tuned to your shruti automatically, so it always sits with the tanpura. • Accents on sam and on each anga, with a natural, human feel. • Other talas are kept with the Manjira and the tanpura. • Optional variation: the Mrudanga brings in variations of the theka across cycles instead of repeating one fixed phrase. MANJIRA • Strikes on every beat, on claps only, or on sam only. • In Misra Chapu and Khanda Chapu, a soft tick marks the beats between the claps. Switch it off in Settings to hear only the claps. TALA • All seven Suladi Sapta talas: Dhruva, Matya, Rupaka, Jhampa, Triputa (Adi), Ata and Eka. • Misra Chapu and Khanda Chapu. • Jaati: Tisra, Chatusra, Khanda, Misra, Sankeerna. • Gati (nadai): Tisra, Chatusra, Khanda, Misra, Sankeerna. • Kalai: 1x or 2x. • Tempo from 40 to 150 BPM. Set it with the slider, or tap the beat with Tap Tempo. • Each tala remembers its own tempo. • A four-click count-in before the rhythm starts, always at sam, with a big 4, 3, 2, 1 on screen. ON STAGE A full-screen performance display shows the beat count, tala and tempo in large type, readable from across the room. It opens on its own a few seconds after the rhythm starts. MUKTHAYA • In Adi tala, tap Mukthaya on the performance display and the Mrudanga plays a mukthaya that fills the rest of the cycle and lands on sam, then goes back to the theka. • Tap End to finish the same way: the mukthaya lands on sam with Dhin and Thom, and the rhythm stops. • The mukthaya fits whatever is left of the cycle, from 2 to 8 beats, drawn from traditional lesson patterns. TUNER Check your voice or instrument against your shruti. The tuner shows the swara you're on and how many cents sharp or flat you are. ALSO • Five colour themes. • Play and pause from the Lock Screen and Control Center. It never starts on its own when you connect to a car or headset. • Works on iPhone and iPad, with a layout made for the larger iPad screen. PRIVATE The microphone is used only by the Tuner, and only while it's on. Sound is analysed on your device. Nothing is recorded, stored or sent anywhere. No accounts, no ads, no tracking.

About

琴豆调音

Features
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琴豆调音是一款专注于古琴调音的专业工具,为每一位古琴爱好者和演奏者提供精准、便捷的调音体验。无论您是初学者还是资深琴师,这款应用都能助您轻松校准七弦,感受古琴的清音雅韵。 亮点功能: * 专属古琴调音算法:精准识别古琴七弦音频,快速校准每根琴弦的音高。 * 简洁优雅界面:仿古设计风格与现代美学结合,尽显古琴文化的独特韵味。 * 实时音高检测:以 Hz 为单位实时显示音高变化,帮助您准确调整弦音。 * 智能音律指引:支持标准古琴调弦(如“标准调弦”、“大调弦”等),提供调弦建议与演奏提示。 * 多种视觉主题:随心切换不同的背景主题,感受古韵与个性化体验。 * 学习与调音结合:内置古琴基础调音教程,帮助初学者快速入门。 为什么选择琴豆调音? * 精准可靠:基于专业音频处理技术,调音过程更高效准确。 * 贴近传统:从用户界面到功能设计,完美呈现古琴的优雅文化内涵。 * 方便易用:无需复杂设备,一部手机即可随时随地调音。 适合人群: * 古琴爱好者 * 古琴学习者 * 专业琴师 “琴豆调音,让每根弦音清透,让每段琴曲悠扬。”

Screenshots

Shruti Laya4 screens
琴豆调音2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shruti Laya at none against 琴豆调音's shown. Shruti Laya also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 months). On price, 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

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

Shruti Laya ships an update every 3 days, 琴豆调音 every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shruti Laya versus 琴豆调音: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShruti Laya琴豆调音
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRamachandra Mallappa昭 张

In-app purchases

None

Shruti Laya

No in-app purchases

None

琴豆调音

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shruti Laya free?
Shruti Laya is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 琴豆调音 free?
琴豆调音 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shruti Laya or 琴豆调音 have ads?
琴豆调音 shows ads; Shruti Laya does not.
Which is updated more often, Shruti Laya or 琴豆调音?
Shruti Laya ships an update every 3 days, and 琴豆调音 every 9 months. Most recently, Shruti Laya was updated on November 3, 2026 and 琴豆调音 on October 28, 2026.

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