iRaaga vs Carnaticpedia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iRaaga
Explore and play Carnatic raagas, the Indian classical music equivalent of scales. This app offers a grid-based interface to learn and practice raagas in any pitch, with a piano sound for preview. It's designed as a quick aid for learners.
- Carnatic Raaga Explorer
- Raaga Player
- 72 Melakarthas (base scales)
- Customizable pitch
- Grid layout for exploration
- Piano sound
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iRaaga is a Carnatic Raaga Explorer and Player app. Raagas are similar to scales in western music. This app lets you preview and play all the 72 melakarthas (base scales) in any pitch. For Indian classical music learners, this can serve as a quick aid to learn and practice different raagas. The grid layout is a fun way to explore the raga without worrying about going off-scale. Version 1.0.0 provides a Piano sound.
Carnaticpedia
Explore a comprehensive encyclopedia of Carnatic music. Access a vast collection of songs, notations, videos, and lessons. Learn about ragas, talas, and technical aspects of this classical Indian music form.
- Vast song library
- Musical notations
- Instructional videos
- Raga and tala information
- Technical music lessons
- Basic exercises and compositions
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Carnatic Music is well liked and followed by millions of music lovers across the world. We thought we'd develop an app that provides all information about learning and enjoying Carnatic Music. We have an endless supply of songs (basic exercises, geethams, varnams, krithis, thillanas and more), notations, videos, lessons, technical information on ragas, talas etc.
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Verdict
iRaaga and Carnaticpedia both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Carnaticpedia's written reviews are positive against 60% of iRaaga's. Carnaticpedia also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for iRaaga against 4.7 for Carnaticpedia. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of iRaaga's written reviews are positive against 100% of Carnaticpedia's.
| Parameter | iRaaga | Carnaticpedia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kalyan Ganesan | Datonique, Inc |
Customer experience
iRaaga
Carnaticpedia
In-app purchases
iRaaga
No in-app purchases
Carnaticpedia
No in-app purchases
