Comparison

iLehra vs Tabla!

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

Head to head
About

iLehra

This app provides a wide variety of lehra accompaniments for tabla solos, featuring realistic sounds on multiple instruments. It includes an auto-tuner, tap tempo, and the ability to save custom presets for a personalized practice experience.

Highlights
  • 110 Lehras in 60+ raags for 25 taals
  • Realistic lehras on Harmonium, Violin, Flute, or Santoor
  • Integrated auto-tuner for instrument tuning
  • Background play for multitasking
  • Tap tempo and metronome functionality
  • Save and export custom presets
Features
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So you want to play tabla. Got lehra? Well, we have a whole bunch for you! Our Lehra player is just waiting to accompany you. Tired of harmonium lehras? Not to worry, he can also play the violin, flute or Santoor! ________________________________________ ◆ Universal app - buy once and run on iPad or iPhone! ◆ WITH INTEGRATED AUTO-TUNER! ◆ NOTE: This does NOT play Tabla, it provides accompaniment for tabla solos ________________________________________ And the reviews are in: ***** "Wow, lehra in my pocket!" ***** "Fantastic, keep up the good work!" ***** "Simple yet pretty interface" ***** "Good natural sound" ***** "Great concept, EXCELLENT execution" ________________________________________ ◆ ABOUT THE TABLA & LEHRA ◆ The Tabla is a percussion instrument widely used in Indian Classical music both as a solo instrument and as an accompaniment to vocal or instrumental music. When played as a solo instrument, the tabla is accompanied (usually on the harmonium or sarangi) by a continuous cyclical musical phrase or riff called the "Lehra" or "Nagma" (ostinato in western music) that keeps track of the "aavartan" or rythmic cycle in the chosen "taal". ________________________________________ ◆ AND NOW PRESENTING - iLehra ◆ iLehra was the first electronic Lehra / Nagma player for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and its now available on the iPad as well! It provides accurate as well as pleasing lehra accompaniment for a wide variety of taals and raags on the Harmonium, Santoor, Violin, or the Flute. Innovative features include tanpura auto-tuned to the chosen lehra/raag, presets, tap-tempo, metronome, and extremely intuitive controls. See the iLehra website for a YouTube demo: http://iLehra.com ________________________________________ ◆ KEY FEATURES ◆ √ Plays 110 Lehras in 60+ raags for 25 taals √ Taals included: Ada Chautaal(14), Basant Taal(9), Chartal-ki-Sawari(11), Chautaal(12), Dadra(6), Deepchandi(14), Dhamar(14), Ektaal(12), Faradost/Firdost(14), Ganesh Taal(21), Jai Taal(13) Jhaptaal(10), Jhoomra(14), Keherva(8), Matta Taal(9), Pancham Sawari(15), Rudra Taal(11), Rupak(7), Sooltaal(10), Teentaal(16), as well as general lehras for 7.5, 8.5, 9.5, 10.5, 13, and 18 beats. √ Beautiful, realistic lehras on Harmonium, Violin, Flute, or Santoor! √ Full octave of pitch adjustments from C through B √ INTEGRATED AUTO-TUNER: Auto-Tune iLehra to your tabla, or use it to tune other instruments (microphone capability required such as iPhone built-in mic or 2nd/3rd generation iPod Touch with external microphone) √ BACKGROUND PLAY: Start playing the lehra and switch to another app, or play along with iPod music √ TAP TEMPO: just tap the beats on the bottom display and watch iLehra sync up! √ PRESETS: save your frequently-used combinations of pitch, taal, lehra, instrument & tempo as named presets. And now you can also export/import presets via email or iTunes File Sharing. √ Extremely accurate tempo tested to within 1 milli-second √ Each lehra has three variations for slow, medium and fast tempos for more natural-sounding lehras √ Beautiful tanpura auto-tuned to pitch and raag of lehra √ Optional Metronome click-track with different sounds for matras, taalis & khaalis √ Wide range of tempo from 15 to 500 bpm √ Automatic range selection (vilambit, madhya, drut) based on tempo slider √ Extremely precise control of fine-tuning and tempo by clicking on the slider endpoints (- or +). Every click changes the tempo by 1 cent or 1 bpm √ x/2 & 2x buttons to quickly halve or double the tempo √ For even easier control, simply double-tap on the pitch or tempo slider to get a popup picker wheel √ Displays current matra being played √ Can be used with speakers, headset, or the internal speaker. A high-quality speaker dock or bluetooth speaker is recommended for maximum effect. ________________________________________

About

Tabla!

This app offers a realistic drumming experience for Tabla and Pakhawaj on mobile devices. It features responsive drums, adjustable effects, and a variety of beats and metronome sounds for practice and performance. Users can record, share, and export their musical creations.

Highlights
  • Realistic drum response to touch intensity
  • Adjustable pitch, sensitivity, reverb, and delay
  • Multi-track recording and playback
  • Professionally recorded high-fidelity drum kits
  • Variety of percussion and music beats
  • Metronome with adjustable sounds and time signatures
  • Share and export recordings
Features
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Tabla! is the fun and easy way to play the Tabla and Pakhawaj. Perfect for both beginners and pros alike, Tabla! Free utilizes the latest technology and decades of real drum experience to create the ideal tabla app for the iPhone or iPad. All of the features of the app combine to make you feel as if you are sitting down and playing real Tabla or Pakhawaj. The drums respond to your touch, as the sound varies according to how hard you hit them. Playing realistic rolls is as easy as swirling your finger around, simply adjusting the roll speed by how fast or slow you swirl your finger. Other features include pitch, sensitivity, reverb, delay adjustments, multi-track recording, ability to share and export your recordings (optional in-app purchase), and so much more. There is also 7 different professionally recorded high fidelity drum layouts, including Tabla, Tabla Jam, Pakhawaj, and Tambourine, with more to come. Tabla! also features 25 unique Percussion Beats and 10 Music Beats to play to, as well as 24 different metronome sounds. Tabla! is by far the most fun, easy to use, and realistic tabla app available today! FEATURES: • 7 professionally recorded 44.1 khz high fidelity kits • The harder you hit the drums, the louder they sound! • Reverb and Delay Controls - slider adjustments allows limitless drum sounds • Pitch Control - lower or raise the pitch of the drums • Realistic visual effects - drums visually correspond to your every touch • Retina Display for both iPad and iPhone for incredibly crisp graphics • 25 Percussion Beats and 10 Music Beats to play along to, with more to come! • PlayAlong Beats: 16 new loops with basic bass drum, hi-hat or snare beats, to play along for added rhythmic expression! • Realistic Rolls - simply swirl your finger around to create slower or faster rolls • Double beat feature with slider adjustment • 24 Metronome Sounds and 4 Time Signatures to choose from, with BPM adjustment • Multi-track recording - easily add or delete tracks, save and loop recordings • Share your recordings through email, Facebook, and Twitter • Export your recordings to your computer (optional in-app purchase) • Lefty Mode - reverse the entire drum layout • Play along to the music on your iPod PRIVACY POLICY: http://codyrotwein.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

iLehra4 screens
Tabla!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tabla! at Free against iLehra's $19.99. Tabla! also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.6) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). iLehra's advantage is review sentiment (68% vs 25%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ratings volume, update cadence 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

Tabla! is free to download; iLehra costs $19.99 up front. Tabla! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. iLehra asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tabla! holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 38 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of iLehra's written reviews are positive against 25% of Tabla!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iLehra ships an update every 3 weeks, Tabla! monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
iLehra versus Tabla!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriLehraTabla!
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating3.6 (68 ratings)4.1 (38 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings68 — better38
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1715.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB69 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPrasad UpasaniDrum Starz

Customer experience

iLehra

All ratings68 ratings
Positive61.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative33.8%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral10.7%
Negative21.4%

Tabla!

All ratings38 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative68.8%

In-app purchases

None

iLehra

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Tabla!

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Exporting$0.99

Questions

Is iLehra free?
iLehra costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tabla! free?
Tabla! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iLehra or Tabla!?
Tabla! is rated higher. iLehra averages 3.6 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Tabla! averages 4.1 from 38 ratings.
Do iLehra or Tabla! have ads?
Tabla! shows ads; iLehra does not.
Which is updated more often, iLehra or Tabla!?
iLehra ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tabla! monthly. Most recently, iLehra was updated on November 6, 2026 and Tabla! on November 1, 2026.

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