iTabla Pandit Lite vs Tabla Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iTabla Pandit Lite
This app provides realistic digital tabla and tanpura sounds for Indian classical music practice and performance. It features a metronome, tone generator, and the ability to save instrument settings. The Lite version is for demonstration purposes and stops sound periodically.
- Realistic tabla and tanpura sounds
- Professional metronome
- Tone generator for shruti/tuning
- Save and reload instrument presets
- Play music from iPod simultaneously
- Full user manual included
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iTabla Pandit Professional is the most realistic Digital Tabla, Tanpura and Shruti Maestro. With it, you don't need anymore your electronic tabla or tanpura. It will become your favorite accompaniment tool of your musical practice and your concerts of Hindustani and Carnatic Indian Music, creating a wonderful atmosphere. It has a full screen iPad application, very convenient to use. We encourage you to download and test our new software "iTabla Pandit Studio Pro". See our list of apps. NOTICE: With iTabla Pandit Lite version, you'll be able to discover all the capabilities and qualities of our "iTabla Pandit" before buying it. The "Lite" version will stop the sound nearly every minute as its purpose is just for demonstration. --- iTabla Pandit will provide you --- ◊ Incredible tanpura sound with different colors and tunings ◊ Incredible tabla machine with a lot of predefined taals, full control on pitch and tempo ◊ Pure real tanpura, shruti and tabla sounds ◊ A professional metronome with different sounds ◊ A tone generator for using as a shruti or tuning your instruments ◊ A full user manual detailing all the functionalities and advances features ◊ Easy to configure, just take it out from your pocket, start it and enjoy! --- Welcome to the world of real tanpura, shruti and tabla sounds --- Our digital tanpura, shruti and tabla (taal mala) are based on real instrument sound samples, recorded in studio with a master sound engineer and professional musicians. The sound samples extracted from the recordings are carefully selected and masterised for the best musical rendering. We don't use any compressed mp3 sound. Our aim is to provide to the musicians an ambiance of real instruments. Several high quality and perfectly tuned tampura sound samples are provided within iTabla Pandit. You can use them in ANY PITCH by changing the key. How to change the sound? Just select your new sound in the list and the instrument will play with this sound. iTabla Pandit includes a set of stereo tanpura sound samples, recorded with AB stereo microphone technique. For the future updates of iTabla Pandit (and iTabla Desktop, Tampura Generator on computer), we're planning to record new sound samples to provide more variety and best quality to the musicians who trust in our software. --- One App to play all --- ◊ Capitalize your investment: all instruments in one software, you can run them all together ◊ Avoid having several software which can't play together ◊ You don't need to buy again another software ◊ You may also play music from iPod while iTabla Pandit is running --- Save your presets --- Our software provides a very convenient way to save and reload all your different instrument settings. With the presets, you can save multiple configurations for multiple usages. You save time and don't loose your tunings. For example, for a concert, you may have a preset for each song you're playing. By default, when you quit, the current configuration is saved and restored at the next startup. ---User manual --- ◊ The manual is included within iTabla Pandit ◊ It also explains how to make your own sound samples for the tanpura and shruti --- The original iTabla - The experience of sound --- The original iTabla is acclaimed by many professional musicians since 2007 on computers, iPod Touch and iPhone. Get the original iTabla today, get the original and true sound of hindustan tanpura & shruti. --- Great battery life --- This version includes a new sound engine improving the sound and saving battery: Now, you can play tabla+tanpura for up to 24 hours continuously (Details of the test on our website) ! You're invited to visit https://www.itabla.com for more information. iTabla Pandit, iTabla Desktop, Tampura Generator, Tanpura Generator Desktop are trademarks of Christophe BARATAY - Vidya Multimedia
Tabla Studio
This app provides realistic tabla, tanpura, and metronome sounds for musicians and enthusiasts of Indian classical music. It features a mixer for adjusting volumes and a wide selection of rhythms and scales for practice and performance.
- Realistic tabla loops
- Tanpura drone
- Swarmandal raags
- Adjustable metronome
- Full-featured mixing panel
- Tempo and scale selection
- Instrument tuning
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Now updated with a mixer for the Tabla, Tanpura, Swarmandal & Metronome! Do you love real tabla beats? Do you sing, play harmonium or play a classical Indian instrument? Perhaps you play the sitar, the bansuri or the sarangi. Or maybe you enjoy listening to rhythmic beats of the tabla drum and drone of the Indian tanpura. Whether you’re an avid listener, hobbiest or a Indian Classical Music professional, you will love Tabla Studio’s tabla and tanpura sound! Create amazing music by practising to the amazing tabla rhythms, tanpura drone, swarmandal raags and metronome provided in Tabla Studio. Tabla Studio turns your iPhone or iPad into a real tabla and tanpura player. Featuring a full-featured mixing panel - so you can listen to real tabla loops anywhere you go. Use the professional recorded tabla to practice your harmonium skills. Use the tanpura to practice singing with rhythm. Use the Tanpura drone to pitch your instrument. Whichever instrument you play, whether it be harmonium, sarangi, bansuri or vocal. Whichever genre you are in the mood for, whether it be Indian Classical Music, Fusion or Bollywood, Tabla Studio has the beat, rythm and loop to match. Live recorded tabla loops - practice alongside a real tabla player *Choose from the wide range of scales and rhythms, unlocking an impressive library of taals and genres *Use the tempo changer to select the metronome or tabla beats *Tune your instrument meticulously, such as sitar or sarod, to the exact pitch using the tuner *Accentuate the raag you are practising with the extensive range of swarmandal Advantages of Tabla Studio - Tabla App with Tanpura & Swarmandal *Use your iPhone or iPad to play real tabla loops for Indian Classical Music practice and performance *Use the mixing panel to keep tanpura, swarmandal, tabla and metronome volumes at your desired level *Use the Metronome feature to ensure that you always stay in rhythm *Keep count and never miss a beat with the intuitive display counter *Play your iPad or iPhone like a real tabla, tanpura or swarmandal instrument How to use Tabla Studio - Tabla App with Tanpura & Swarmandal 1. Download Tabla Studio to access real tabla, tanpura, swarmandal and metronome. 2. Pair your phone with any bluetooth speaker for the most optimal sound output. 3. Set your musical scale. Select the genre, taal, and rhythm and speed you prefer. 4. Press play to enjoy the amazing tabla, tanpura and swarmandal sound. Tabla Studio - List Of Available Tabla Taals Dhadra (6 Beats) *Folk Sindi Dhadra *Folk Garba Dhadra *Ghazal Dhadra *Ghazal Dhadra 2 Roopak Taal (7 Beats) *Classical Roopak Taal Teka *Classical Roopak Taal Teka 2 *Ghazal Roopak Taal Teka *Ghazal Roopak Taal Teka 2 Keherwa Taal (8 Beats) *Folk Sindi Keherwa *Folk Dhapli Keherwa *Folk Dholki Keherwa *Folk Dholki 2 Keherwa *Folk Punjabi Keherwa *Folk Rajastani Keherwa *Devotional Bhajan Keherwa *Devotional Bhajan Keherwa 2 *Devotional Qawali Keherwa *Ghazal Keherwa Teka *Ghazal Keherwa Teka 2 *Fusion Kehera Funk *Fusion Kehera Classic Rock *Fusion Kehera Conga Matta Taal (9 Beats) *Classical Matta Taal Teka Jhaptaal (10 Beats) *Classical Jhaptaal Teka Char Taal Ki Sawari (11 Beats) *Classical Char Taal Ki Sawari Teka *Classical Char Taal Ki Sawari Pro Ek Taal (12 Beats) *Classical Ek Taal Teka Jai Taal (13 Beats) *Classical Jai Taal Teka Deepchandi Taal (14 Beats) *Classical Deepchandi Teka Teen Taal (16 Beats) *Classical Teentaal Teka *Classical Sitarkhani Teka Our aim is to provide all musicians around the globe with real Indian classical instruments at their fingertips through our mobile apps. Please be considerate of our efforts and provide us with positive feedback on the App Store so that we can grow and improve our services. Please don’t hesitate to contact us for any additional taals or features that you require. We would be happy to hear from you, we value your feedback as our customers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iTabla Pandit Lite at 4.5 against Tabla Studio's 3.4. iTabla Pandit Lite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Tabla Studio's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (24 vs 4). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Tabla Studio sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. iTabla Pandit Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
iTabla Pandit Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tabla Studio has 24 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of iTabla Pandit Lite's written reviews are positive against 54% of Tabla Studio's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iTabla Pandit Lite ships an update every 5 months, Tabla Studio monthly. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | iTabla Pandit Lite | Tabla Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better | 3.4 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.0% of reviews | 53.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 1.2 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | DEEPMALA RAM PARKASH | Aman Kalyan |
Customer experience
iTabla Pandit Lite
Tabla Studio
In-app purchases
iTabla Pandit Lite
No in-app purchases
Tabla Studio
- TSTFree
- Tabla Studio$17.99
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