Comparison

Congas vs Pocket Swara

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

Head to head
About

Congas

Experience realistic conga drumming on your mobile device with 18 high-quality, professionally recorded sounds. Play along with your own music and enjoy responsive, low-latency performance. This universal app is optimized for all Apple devices, offering a fun and versatile drumming experience for all skill levels.

Highlights
  • 18 high-quality conga samples
  • Cowbell and sticks percussion
  • Professionally recorded & mastered sounds
  • No latency for fast playing
  • Supports multitasking with own music
  • Universal App for iPhone and iPad
Features
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The ultimate Congas for your iPhone and iPad with 18 professionally recorded and mastered sounds: Depending where you hit the congas, the sounds varies! It doesn’t matter if you are a professional musician, want to become one or just want to drum for fun - you should get this app! Features: ⇒ 18 high quality conga samples ⇒ More percussion: Cowbell and sticks ⇒ Professionally recorded & mastered sounds ⇒ No latency for fast and exact playing! ⇒ Optimized for iPhone / iPad speakers, headphones and external speakers ⇒ Supports multitasking: Play along with your own music ⇒ HD Retina Graphics for iPhone, iPod touch and the new iPad ⇒ 2 Apps in 1: Universal App for iPhone AND iPad To play along with your own music, start the music on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad and start the app. Important: If you can't hear anything on your device, please make sure, you turned up the ringtone volume and enabled application sounds in the iPhone settings menu. --------- Make sure to leave a comment with ideas and wishes for future versions in your review! Visit our homepage: http://www.skunkbrothers.com Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/SkunkBrothers

About

Pocket Swara

Practice Indian classical music with this app, offering a realistic tanpura drone, a digital shruti box, and a touch-screen harmonium. It includes a swara reference and a raga filter to guide your practice.

Highlights
  • Realistic tanpura drone
  • Adjustable shruti box with individual swara control
  • Touch-screen harmonium with multi-touch chords
  • Swara reference with tone and frequency
  • Raga filter for Hindustani ragas
  • Offline functionality
  • Background audio playback
Features
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Master Indian classical music with Pocket Swara — your all-in-one practice companion for tanpura, shruti box, harmonium, and swara reference. TANPURA DRONE Practice with a realistic synthesized tanpura drone. Choose Sa-Pa or Sa-Ma mode, adjust the pluck rate, and set your base Sa to any pitch from C2 to C6. SHRUTI BOX Toggle individual swaras on and off for a continuous drone. Adjust the volume of each swara independently — just like a real shruti box. HARMONIUM Play a touch-screen harmonium with two full octaves. Multi-touch support lets you play chords. Every key is labeled with its swara name. SWARA REFERENCE Tap any of the 12 swaras to hear its tone and see its frequency. A quick way to check any note relative to your chosen Sa. RAGA FILTER Browse 50 common Hindustani ragas with aroh, avroh, vadi, and samvadi. Select a raga to filter swaras across every feature so you only see and hear the notes you need. BUILT FOR PRACTICE Set your base Sa to any pitch (C2–C6) All audio synthesized on-device — no large downloads Works offline — no internet required Background audio — keep your tanpura droning while you use other apps No ads, no accounts, no data collection

Screenshots

Congas1 screens
Pocket Swara2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pocket Swara at 5.0 against Congas's 3.7. Pocket Swara also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Congas's advantage is ratings volume (359 vs 1) and iOS requirement (4.3 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Congas sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pocket Swara asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Swara holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Congas has 359 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Congas versus Pocket Swara: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCongasPocket Swara
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (359 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings359 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS4.3 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkunk Brothers GmbHJohn Walbolt

Customer experience

Congas

All ratings359 ratings
Positive65.7%
Neutral6.4%
Negative27.9%
Written reviews702 reviews
Positive71.2%
Neutral11.0%
Negative17.8%

Pocket Swara

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Congas

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • No sound on some devices
  • Compatibility issues with newer OS versions
  • Buttons and controls not always responsive

Requested features

4 requests
  • More instruments and sounds
  • Ability to record and save performances
  • Tutorials or lessons for beginners
  • Improved responsiveness and accuracy

Pocket Swara

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Congas

One-time1
  • Congas Ad-Free$0.99
None

Pocket Swara

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Congas free?
Congas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Swara free?
Pocket Swara is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Congas or Pocket Swara?
Pocket Swara is rated higher. Congas averages 3.7 out of 5 from 359 ratings, while Pocket Swara averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Congas or Pocket Swara have ads?
Neither Congas nor Pocket Swara shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Congas or Pocket Swara?
Congas ships an update every 2 months, and Pocket Swara every 2 months. Most recently, Congas was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pocket Swara on October 8, 2026.

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