Comparison

Harmonium vs Persian Santoor

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

Head to head
About

Harmonium

This app provides a virtual harmonium with customizable tuning for both Indian and Western music styles. It offers two distinct sound flavors and features automatic transposition for playing in any key. Enjoy playing along with your own music library.

Highlights
  • Customizable tuning for Indian and Western scales
  • Two sound flavors: Traditional Harmonium & Modern Flute Organ
  • Automatic transposition for playing in any key
  • Adjustable tuning frequency (380 Hz - 470 Hz)
  • Play along with iPhone/iPad music library
  • Single or double reed options
Features
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Harmonium will enable you to play different styles of harmonium, perfectly in tune. If you're interested to play indian music (karnatac or hindusthani), this is the perfect "travel" harmonium you need. Tune your harmonium such as the great singer masters where doing, in the indian harmonic scale. You select harmonic scale, and the base note. That's it. If you prefer to play western music, religious music, then tune the harmonium to the common tempered scale. You'll have a big church harmonium in your pocket! Our harmonium can do automatic transposition. You can play in any key with the same keyboard position. You just need to select the note to play on the C key of the keyboard. Harmonium contains two sound flavours : - Traditional Harmonium, with deep sound of original reeds - Modern flute organ, simpler, heavenly Each sound flavour has a simple set of reeds, or double (with octave). The harmonium can be tuned between A 380 Hz and 470 Hz. An option enables harmonium to play while your iPhone / iPad is playing music. This is very convenient for training yourself to accompagny your prefered artists! Play karaoke with your harmonium! For getting the best sound from this instrument, it is advised to use a good headphone or a pair of speakers with loudspeaker. We should distinguish Harmonium from Shruti (or sruti). Actually, the harmonium is a melody instrument and is usually used to follow the melody played by the soloist (sitar, bansuri, vocal, tabla, ...). The Shruti is only used to play continuously a set of notes (drone) for create the musical atmosphere.

About

Persian Santoor

Experience the authentic sound of the Persian Santoor with this musical instrument simulator. Play traditional rhythms, create rich chords, and customize your sound with studio-recorded audio. No musical background is needed to explore Oriental melodies and adjust tempo and pitch.

Highlights
  • Traditional Oriental rhythms
  • Rich, resonant chords
  • Studio-recorded sounds
  • Customizable sound mix
  • Pitch adjustment by sliding
  • Transpose notes
  • Adjustable rhythm speed
  • Two octaves on one page
Features
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Discover the beauty of the Persian Santoor with this authentic musical instrument simulator app. **Key Features:** - Immerse yourself in traditional Oriental rhythms - Play rich, resonant chords - Experience real, professional studio-recorded sounds - Customize sound by adjusting the mix of chord, rhythm, and instrument volumes - Effortlessly pitch sounds by sliding along each string - Transpose notes to suit your playing style - Adjust rhythm speed for personalized tempo - Access two octaves on a single page for versatile playing - Explore authentic Oriental and Persian melodies with quarter-flat notes With this app, you can easily play the Santoor, no musical background required! **Watch the demo video below:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr6iA4dO8uc

Screenshots

Harmonium3 screens
Persian Santoor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Harmonium at $0.99 against Persian Santoor's $16.99. Harmonium also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 39 months) and rating (3.0 vs 2.7). On ratings volume, 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

Harmonium costs $0.99 and Persian Santoor $16.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Harmonium holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Harmonium's written reviews are positive against 25% of Persian Santoor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Harmonium ships an update every 6 weeks, Persian Santoor every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Harmonium versus Persian Santoor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarmoniumPersian Santoor
Price$0.99 — better$16.99
Rating3.0 (3 ratings) — better2.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews38.8% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 39 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperC.BARATAYSENIOR ELECTRON LLC

Customer experience

Harmonium

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive38.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative58.2%

Persian Santoor

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Harmonium

No in-app purchases

None

Persian Santoor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Harmonium free?
Harmonium costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Persian Santoor free?
Persian Santoor costs $16.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Harmonium or Persian Santoor?
Harmonium is rated higher. Harmonium averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Persian Santoor averages 2.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Harmonium or Persian Santoor have ads?
Neither Harmonium nor Persian Santoor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Harmonium or Persian Santoor?
Harmonium ships an update every 6 weeks, and Persian Santoor every 39 months. Most recently, Harmonium was updated on October 27, 2026 and Persian Santoor on October 24, 2026.

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