Comparison

iTabla Pandit Lite vs iDoogDoogi

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

iDoogDoogi

Experience the traditional Bangladeshi percussion instrument, the DoogDoogi, through a mobile app. Shake your device to create authentic drum sounds, set alarms with these beats, and even check your daily fortune.

Highlights
  • Shake to play percussion sounds
  • Authentic DoogDoogi sound
  • Set alarms with drum sounds
  • Daily fortune cookie
  • View nearby users
  • Selectable percussion sounds and backgrounds
Features
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The Bangladeshi musical instrument DoogDoogi is a small drum-like percussion instrument that is played by shaking it. Although small, it can make a good deal of noise and can be played on festive occasions to create a party-like atmosphere. You will definitely stand out in a crowd once you start producing the pulsating beats of the DoogDoogi. As a bonus, you can get a daily fortune cookie when using the iDoogdoogi app and can setup an alarm with the doogdoogi drum sounds. You can even view the community around you who are using the App. About iDoogDoogi App: The iDoogDoogi App is a mobile musical app for mobile devices. To play the instrument, the user has to simply shake this device and the app will create a percussion sound. DoogDoogi is the first electronic instrument that actually sounds like the real thing, and is ideal for Bangladeshi traditional functions. In Bangladesh Bedeys (gipsies), Snake charmers, and jugglers still use the doogdoogi for performances with snakes, monkeys and bears. The beautiful loud noise of doogdoogi creates an entertaining atmosphere. With DoogDoogi now everyone can experience these traditional fun sounds. Users can try the different types of selectable percussion sounds or backgrounds.

Screenshots

iTabla Pandit Lite4 screens
iDoogDoogi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iDoogDoogi at 5.0 against iTabla Pandit Lite's 4.5. iDoogDoogi also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 52%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iDoogDoogi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of iTabla Pandit Lite's written reviews are positive against 83% of iDoogDoogi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iTabla Pandit Lite ships an update every 5 months, iDoogDoogi every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iTabla Pandit Lite versus iDoogDoogi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriTabla Pandit LiteiDoogDoogi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.0% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB196 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDEEPMALA RAM PARKASHSurroundApps, Inc.

Customer experience

iTabla Pandit Lite

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive52.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative32.0%

iDoogDoogi

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

iTabla Pandit Lite

No in-app purchases

None

iDoogDoogi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iTabla Pandit Lite free?
iTabla Pandit Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iDoogDoogi free?
iDoogDoogi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iTabla Pandit Lite or iDoogDoogi?
iDoogDoogi is rated higher. iTabla Pandit Lite averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while iDoogDoogi averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do iTabla Pandit Lite or iDoogDoogi have ads?
Neither iTabla Pandit Lite nor iDoogDoogi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iTabla Pandit Lite or iDoogDoogi?
iTabla Pandit Lite ships an update every 5 months, and iDoogDoogi every 3 months. Most recently, iTabla Pandit Lite was updated on October 16, 2026 and iDoogDoogi on October 23, 2026.

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