Comparison

iTabla Pandit Lite vs Tabla

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

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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

Tabla

Learn and practice Indian classical drums with realistic graphics and sounds. Record your performances, mix in sound effects, and play along with loops. Includes video lessons for beginners.

Highlights
  • Realistic Tabla graphics
  • Authentic recorded sounds
  • Audio recording and sharing
  • Sound effects mixing
  • Play with backing loops
  • Beginner video lessons
  • Customizable drum configurations
Features
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Tabla - Indian Classical Drums, is the most important percussion instrument of Indian Classical music and it is played along with Sitar, Sarod and Harmonium. If you have always wondered and dreamt of learning Tabla, then this app has got you covered. Unlike other Tabla Apps, this app gives you the experience of playing a real Tabla as it has real Tabla Sounds and provides various configurations for both drums (Syahi). This app helps you practice anywhere and anytime while you are practicing your Bols/Taals or having fun with your friends. With Tabla – Real Sounds app, you can always give your fingers a go and show your talent. As Tabla app is a percussion instrument, it will help you tune your ears to identify the beats and improve your sense of music. With this Tabla app you can also practice various Thekas, Taals and Bols. This app gives you the freedom to learn and improve your music skills and for a deeper understanding of various Ragas and Alankars you can also Download Raga Melody – Indian Classical Music or Harmonium - Real Sounds. Supported Strokes – Ghe, Dha, Dhin, Ka or Kath on Bayan, Ta, Na, Te and Tun on Dayan Supported Taals – Tintal, Jhoomra, Tilwada, Dhamar, Ektal, Jhaptal, Keherwa, Rupak, Dadra **** Features **** >> Real Tabla Graphics This app gives you the experience of Real Tabla by realistic graphics of Tabla Drums which provide visual feedback of strokes. When you hit the Tabla drum, it scales up. >> Real Sounds This Tabla app has real recorded sounds of Real Tabla strokes so that you get a realistic sense of how a Tabla sounds. Playing Tabla on this app also prepares your ears for playing the real Tabla. >> Audio Recording You can record audio when you are playing Tabla and share it with your friends. The recording can be done in two modes, high quality(wav) and low quality (aac) which provides you with sound suitable for your purpose. >> Sound Effects You can also mix your Tabla playback with various sound effects. During the video lessons, you would learn how to include these sound effects into your Tabla strokes. >> Play with Loops You would enjoy playing Tabla in a concert-like setting, where other instruments are supporting you in your Tabla performance. Loops are exactly for that purpose. >> Video Lessons To give you a jump start, this app brings you some beginner to intermediate Tabla Lessons where you can practice basic strokes and some Taals as well. >> Different Configurations To play different strokes for different Taals and Thekas, this app allows you to configure which sounds are to be played when you stroke the Tabla head. You can configure the Syahi on both heads. Privacy policy: https://www.caesiumstudio.com/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://www.caesiumstudio.com/eula/tabla

Screenshots

iTabla Pandit Lite4 screens
Tabla4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iTabla Pandit Lite at none against Tabla's 3. iTabla Pandit Lite also leads on ads (none vs shown). Tabla's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Tabla sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. iTabla Pandit Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for iTabla Pandit Lite against 4.5 for Tabla. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iTabla Pandit Lite ships an update every 5 months, Tabla every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iTabla Pandit Lite versus Tabla: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriTabla Pandit LiteTabla
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB76 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperDEEPMALA RAM PARKASHRavi Kumar Sharma

Customer experience

iTabla Pandit Lite

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative30.8%

Tabla

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iTabla Pandit Lite

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Tabla

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year

Questions

Is iTabla Pandit Lite free?
iTabla Pandit Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tabla free?
Tabla is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iTabla Pandit Lite or Tabla?
iTabla Pandit Lite and Tabla are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do iTabla Pandit Lite or Tabla have ads?
Tabla shows ads; iTabla Pandit Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, iTabla Pandit Lite or Tabla?
iTabla Pandit Lite ships an update every 5 months, and Tabla every 4 days. Most recently, iTabla Pandit Lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and Tabla on November 3, 2026.

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