Comparison

E vs Carnaticpedia

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

Head to head
About

E

This app aids Indian classical music students in developing their ear for identifying musical notes. It offers a structured approach to ear training with numerous lessons and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Ear training for Indian classical music
  • Identify swars by listening
  • High-quality original audio samples
  • Over 100 Riyaaz lessons
  • Progress monitoring
  • Certificates upon lesson completion
  • Regular content updates
Features
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E-swar is an ear training app aimed at supplementing regular practice of Indian classical music learning by ensuring the student user is able to practice ear training. It is built to support Indian classical music students and build their ear muscles to identify the correct swars simply by listening. E-Swar app is a quick and effective way for Indian classical musicians and students to keep up with Riyaaz of Swars or musical notes of Indian classical music. The app contains high quality original audio samples to make the ear training experience as natural as possible as if you are practicing music with you teacher! This app is not meant to replace your guru, but to help reinforce the practice of Indian classical ear training. There is only so much you can learn with your guru in a sit down session. Therefore, this app will help you keep up with The exciting features let you monitor your progress by awarding certificates upon completion of a specific Riyaaz lesson, that you can show to your guru, friends and family. The app is loaded with more than 100 lessons for Riyaaz and is constantly being updated to add more content to train yourself.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Vast song library
  • Musical notations
  • Instructional videos
  • Raga and tala information
  • Technical music lessons
  • Basic exercises and compositions
Features
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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.

Screenshots

E4 screens
Carnaticpedia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Carnaticpedia at none against E's 12. Carnaticpedia also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 14 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. E sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Carnaticpedia asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for E against 4.7 for Carnaticpedia. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of E's written reviews are positive against 100% of Carnaticpedia's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

E ships an update every 14 months, Carnaticpedia fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on July 11, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
E versus Carnaticpedia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterECarnaticpedia
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB32 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperShri Padmakar Govind KharcheDatonique, Inc

Customer experience

E

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Carnaticpedia

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

E

One-time12
  • One Time$5.99
  • Monthly$6.99
  • One Time$8.99
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  • One Time$11.99
  • One Time$14.99
  • One Time$17.99
  • One Time$20.99
  • One Time$23.99
  • One Time$26.99
  • One Time$29.99
  • One Time$32.99
  • One Time$59.99
None

Carnaticpedia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is E free?
E is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Carnaticpedia free?
Carnaticpedia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, E or Carnaticpedia?
E and Carnaticpedia are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do E or Carnaticpedia have ads?
Neither E nor Carnaticpedia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, E or Carnaticpedia?
E ships an update every 14 months, and Carnaticpedia fortnightly. Most recently, E was updated on July 11, 2026 and Carnaticpedia on September 6, 2026.

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