Indian Classical Tabla vs Sessions Nano
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Indian Classical Tabla
This application emulates the sound of a traditional Indian Tabla, offering realistic instrument quality for musicians of all levels. It provides customizable sound settings and supports various classical and folk musical rhythms (taals).
- Realistic Tabla sound reproduction
- Adjustable pitch and global volume
- Support for multiple taals (rhythms)
- Professional signal processing
- Simple yet advanced customization
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Indian Classical Tabla is the software version of a Tabla, this instrument used in Indian classical music. All musicians, professional or amateur, experts or beginners, need Tabla or Drum for the practice and performance of Indian music. We have created with passion, this Indian Classical Tabla professional application. The application has been designed and carefully tuned to accurately reproduce the sound of an original Tabla instrument, including its beautiful tone, resonance and overtones. The professional instrument quality sounds of this application, simple but advanced customization options and professional level signal processing settings. You can fine tune the pitch with a resolution, also independently fine tune the pitch and adjust the global volume. Indian Classical Tabla Player support the deferent taal like : "Teentaal", "Ektaal", "Jhaptaal", "Deepchandi", "Rupak", "Dadra", "Keherwa" The first three (Teentaal, Ektaal and Jhaptaal) are very common in classical music, the next three (Deepchandi, Rupak and Dadra) are more common in semi-classical music, and the last one (Keherwa) is the life and soul of folk music. The Indian Classical Tabla Player Support Deferent Tall: ------------------------------------------------------- 1- Teentaal - 16 beats (4/4/4/4) (dhaa dhin dhin dhaa / dhaa dhin dhin dhaa / dhaa tin tin taa/ taa dhin dhin dhaa) 2- Ektaal - 12 beats (2/2/2/2/2/2) (dhin dhin / dhaage tirikiTa / tu naa / kat tin / dhaage tirikiTa / dhi naa) 3- Jhaptaal - 10 beats (2/3/2/3) (dhi naa / dhi dhi naa / ti naa / dhi dhi naa) 4- Deepchandi - 14 beats (3/4/3/4) (dhaa dhin (S) / dhaa dhaa tin (S) / taa tin (S) / dhaa dhaa dhin (S) *(S) indicates a silent beat, where nothing is played.) 5- Rupak - 7 beats (3/2/2) (ti ti naa / dhi naa / dhi naa) 6- Dadra - 6 beats (3/3) (dhaa ge naa / dhaa ti naa) 7- Keherwa - 8 beats (4/4) (dhaage nati naka dhina / dhage nati naka dhina)
Sessions Nano
A compact audio mixer and AUv3 host designed for mobile music creators. It allows users to connect gear, mix live audio, add effects, play virtual instruments, and record performances in a focused, uncluttered environment.
- 8-channel audio mixer
- Host AUv3 plug-ins
- Internal MIDI buses
- External MIDI control
- Backing track support
- Automatic always-on recorder
- Direct to disk recording
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Sessions Nano is a small and efficient audio mixer and plug-in host for iPhone, iPad and Mac. By stripping away complexity and getting back to basics, Sessions Nano provides a simple, intuitive environment that helps maintain a clear focus on being creative. Neatly organised in a visual, uncluttered design, everything you need to make music is right in front of you - mixing live audio, adding effects, playing virtual instruments, hosting MIDI sequencers and generators, playing backing tracks, recording your performances and more. It may be small, but it’s no lightweight - Sessions Nano uses the same high-performance, low-latency, multithreaded audio engine as Sessions Pro. Key features include: * 8-channel audio mixer * Host Audio Unit plug-ins - up to 8 virtual instruments, 20 audio FX and 4 MIDI generators * 2 MIDI Buses for routing MIDI data from generators to virtual instruments * 2 Audio Buses for shared effects and submixes * Route audio to plug-in side chains * Play MIDI layers and splits from external keyboards * External MIDI control of volume, pan, plug-in bypass, start/stop and tempo * Loops and backing tracks with support for up to 4 stems * Automatic always-on recorder continuously captures the last 5 minutes of your performance * Unlimited duration manual ‘direct to disk’ recording * Ableton Link and External MIDI clock sync * Built-in metronome * Low latency multithreaded audio engine with plug-in delay compensation and sample accurate MIDI timing * Sessions Nano projects can be opened in Sessions Pro (requires Sessions Pro 10.0 or later) Sessions Nano includes a 3-day trial and a one-time in-app purchase that unlocks everything. Promotional materials depict Sessions Nano hosting Audio Units from third party manufacturers. These Audio Units are not included with Sessions Nano and no endorsement from or affiliation with these manufacturers is implied. All trademarks from these manufacturers are property of their respective holders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sessions Nano at 100% against Indian Classical Tabla's 0%. Sessions Nano also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 70 months). Indian Classical Tabla's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On 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
Sessions Nano is free to download; Indian Classical Tabla costs $1.99 up front. Sessions Nano sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Indian Classical Tabla asks for nothing beyond the download.
Indian Classical Tabla ships an update every 70 months, Sessions Nano every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Indian Classical Tabla | Sessions Nano |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 70 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Suresh Verma | Open Planet Software |
Customer experience
Indian Classical Tabla
Sessions Nano
In-app purchases
Indian Classical Tabla
No in-app purchases
Sessions Nano
- 3-Day TrialFree
- Full Unlock$9.99
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