Comparison

Listen vs MyTabla

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

Head to head
About

Listen

Features
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Listen: enables audiences to participate in live performances and shared listening experiences through synchronised audio playback on their smartphones. Created for composer-musician Hilary Kleinig's The Lost Art of Listening, Listen: allows audience members to participate in performances by playing specially prepared audio in precise coordination with other audience members and performers. Listen: transforms audience devices into a distributed sound system, allowing people to become active participants in a collective sonic experience and can be used for music, sound art, theatre, public installations, educational projects, and immersive events. Using event-specific audio content, Listen: can coordinate playback across multiple devices, creating spatial sound environments. Whether used by composers, artists, performers, educators, or event organisers, the app supports experiences where sound is shared, distributed, and explored together. From intimate performances to large-scale audience participation projects, Listen: makes it possible to deliver audio directly to participants and integrate their devices into the creative work itself. Sounds may include music, field recordings, spoken word, soundscapes, electronic audio, interactive content, or other materials designed specifically for an event or project. Listen: is built around the idea that listening can be a collective act. By bringing together the sounds played from many individual devices, the app helps create immersive experiences that encourage attention, participation, curiosity, and connection. Features: • Synchronised audio playback across multiple devices • Event-specific and project-specific audio content • Simple and intuitive participant experience • High-quality audio playback • Suitable for live performance, sound art, education, exhibitions, and public events • Minimal setup required for participants Listen: is intended for use in participating events and projects. Available content and functionality may vary depending on the organiser, artist, institution, or performance using the platform. Listen together. Participate together. Experience sound in new ways.

About

MyTabla

This app provides realistic tabla accompaniment for musicians. It offers authentic sounds recorded by professional artists, supporting various musical styles and including practice reports. Enhance your musical practice and performance with a rich, atmospheric sound.

Highlights
  • Real tabla sound
  • Authentic Tanpura sound
  • Pakhawaj accompaniment
  • Ghazal accompaniment
  • Weekly riyaz report
  • Resonant swarmandal
Features
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myTabla is the tabla accompaniment app that doesn’t just support you in your practice, but inspires your music. myTabla is free to download but a subscription is required to access the features and “taal” files for ongoing use, available on a monthly or yearly basis. For professional grade tabla that sounds so real, that you’ll feel like a professional tabla player is sitting right there with you in the room inspiring every note. No more practising with robotic tabla sound. No more settling for amateur accompaniment. Here are some of our key features you’ll enjoy with a paid subscription: Real tabla sound Recorded by top grade artists Includes all taals most commonly played in Hindustani classical Pakhawaj accompaniment for Dhrupad Laggis and Thekas for Ghazal accompaniment Authentic Tanpura sound Resonant swarmandal Weekly riyaz report For the tabla accompaniment that transitions seamlessly from practice to performance and always creates a “mahaul” (atmosphere), look nowhere other than myTabla. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS: MyTabla is free to download and includes 30 days of full, unrestricted access to all features and taal files — no payment method or sign-up required during the trial period. After the 30-day free access period ends, users will be prompted to subscribe to continue using MyTabla. Subscriptions are available on a monthly or yearly basis. Yearly subscriptions are billed as a single annual payment from the date of purchase. Monthly subscriptions are billed on a recurring monthly basis. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the time of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal can be turned off in Account Settings on your Apple ID after purchase. Once a subscription has started, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Read our full Terms and Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Listen3 screens
MyTabla4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Listen at none against MyTabla's 2. Listen also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16). MyTabla's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 50 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MyTabla sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Listen asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Listen ships an update every 50 months, MyTabla every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Listen versus MyTabla: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListenMyTabla
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—60.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 50 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB581 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteve BerrickFourth & Company Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Listen

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

MyTabla

Subscriptions2
  • MyTabla Premium$3.991 Month
  • MyTabla Premium$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Listen free?
Listen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyTabla free?
MyTabla is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Listen or MyTabla have ads?
Neither Listen nor MyTabla shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Listen or MyTabla?
Listen ships an update every 50 months, and MyTabla every 3 weeks. Most recently, Listen was updated on September 22, 2026 and MyTabla on September 26, 2026.

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