Comparison

BLEASS Flanger vs Tāl Chakra

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

Head to head
About

BLEASS Flanger

This audio effect app provides a modern take on classic flanging, offering flexible modulation sources, an envelope generator, and beat synchronization. It allows for complex and evolving timbral movement within your sound, with intuitive controls and efficient CPU usage.

Highlights
  • Flexible LFOs
  • Envelope generator
  • Beat synchronization
  • Variable modulation routing
  • Multi-mode input filter
  • Stereo width control
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BLEASS Flanger harnesses the sonic characteristics of classic flanger effects and brings them fully up-to-date with a pair of flexible LFOs, variable modulation routing, an envelope generator and beat synchronisation. Classic flangers are a delay-based effect, and modulate the delay time to create the distinctive, repetitive flanged sound. But with BLEASS Flanger, multiple modulation sources are combined to create detailed, complex and evolving timbral movement within your sound. The addition of an envelope generator, which is triggered by the incoming signal, adds an additional dimension to the flanger effect, making it sensitive to the dynamics and nuances of your performances. The second LFO can take the sonic possibilities further still, with the option for it to modulate the delay’s feedback strength or stereo width. The tonal character of the effect can be controlled easily thanks to the multi-mode input filter, whilst the ability to synchronise the LFOs to the beat of your music allows you to explore completely new rhythmic and evolving effects. BLEASS’ trademark interface design ensures this powerful collection of tools are both easy and fun to work with, so you can harness their sonic versatility without ever hindering your musical creativity. And with super-efficient CPU usage, and compatibility with all major hosts and DAWs on desktop, iPad or iPhone, BLEASS Flanger is the only flanger you will ever need. More information on https://www.bleass.com/flanger/

About

Tāl Chakra

Features
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Your guru draws a circle on the board, marks the beats, claps the vibhags, and suddenly the taal makes sense. Tāl Chakra puts that moment in your pocket. This is not a tabla machine. It is an interactive guide to the rhythmic architecture of Hindustani classical music. Each taal is drawn as a circle (the way musicians have understood rhythm for centuries) and brought to life with real tabla recordings, animated playback, and tools that let you take the structure apart and put it back together. 16 TĀLS, ONE CIRCLE From the 6-beat Dādrā to the 16-beat Tīntāl and the rare 14-beat Ārā Chautāl, each taal plays with studio-recorded tabla samples across three dynamic layers. Watch the bead travel the cycle, hear each bol as it lands, and build an intuitive sense of the rhythm that no metronome click can give you. X-RAY MODE Peel back the layers of any taal. Concentric rings reveal vibhāg groupings, tālī and khālī accents, and mātrā positions side by side. See instantly why Rūpak feels nothing like Jhaptāl, even though they are only one beat apart. Compare two tāls with the same beat count by crossfading between them. LAYKĀRĪ LAB Practice subdivisions against a running cycle. Choose from nine ratios: from barābar (1:1) up through sātgun (7:1), plus the fractional cross-rhythms kuāḍ and āḍ. Colour-coded chips group the ratios into three families. Tap Auto and the app cycles through whichever family your current ratio belongs to, advancing one step per full taal cycle, the way your guru would push your speed in a lesson. Watch the subdivision dots appear between the beats and hear a second layer play against the taal. TIHĀĪ BUILDER Compose three-phrase cadences that resolve on sam. Set the starting beat, phrase length, and gap, then watch three coloured arcs draw themselves around the circle in real time. Green means it lands. Red means it doesn't. Tap play to hear your tihāī against the running taal, and feel the resolution when the third phrase hits sam. Includes 48 classic preset patterns across the tāl library, tailored to each rhythmic cycle. TEMPO LAB AND PERFORMANCE MAP Explore the relationship between tempo and density across five laya zones, from Ati Vilambit to Ati Drut. Then zoom out with the Performance Map to see how rhythm lives inside a full rāg performance: from the unmeasured ālāp, through the gathering intensity of the gat sections, to the climactic final cadence. BUILT FOR SERIOUS PRACTICE A tanpura drone in all 12 keys gives your practice a tonal anchor. Haptic pulses mark sam or every beat, so you can close your eyes and still feel the cycle. A session counter tracks completed cycles and elapsed time. A glossary of 50+ terms with Devanāgarī script helps you learn the vocabulary alongside the music. Designed for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Screenshots

BLEASS Flanger3 screens
Tāl Chakra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tāl Chakra at weekly against BLEASS Flanger's every 31 months. BLEASS Flanger's advantage is price ($6.99 vs $11.99) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

BLEASS Flanger costs $6.99 and Tāl Chakra $11.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BLEASS Flanger ships an update every 31 months, Tāl Chakra weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BLEASS Flanger versus Tāl Chakra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLEASS FlangerTāl Chakra
Price$6.99 — better$11.99
Rating5.0 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 31 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBLEASSTheMM

In-app purchases

None

BLEASS Flanger

No in-app purchases

None

Tāl Chakra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BLEASS Flanger free?
BLEASS Flanger costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tāl Chakra free?
Tāl Chakra costs $11.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do BLEASS Flanger or Tāl Chakra have ads?
Neither BLEASS Flanger nor Tāl Chakra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BLEASS Flanger or Tāl Chakra?
BLEASS Flanger ships an update every 31 months, and Tāl Chakra weekly. Most recently, BLEASS Flanger was updated on October 12, 2026 and Tāl Chakra on October 8, 2026.

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