SMA vs Spardha Learner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SMA
This app provides registered students of the Shankar Mahadevan Academy access to their course materials. Students can view video and audio lessons, lyrics, and notations, and submit practice recordings for instructor feedback. It also allows viewing and submitting assessments and class recordings.
- Access course materials
- View video and audio lessons
- Submit practice recordings
- Receive instructor feedback
- View and submit assessments
- Access class recordings
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NOTE: Users will need a Shankar Mahadevan Academy student id and password to use the app. This app is intended only for registered students of the Academy. The Shankar Mahadevan Academy App is designed for students to access their course material. View video and audio lessons, lyrics and notations through your OM BookTM. Use OM RiyaazTM and submit practice recordings and get feedback from our instructors View and submit assessments View class recordings About Shankar Mahadevan Academy Shankar Mahadevan Academy (SMA) was founded under the guidance and leadership of the award-winning music composer and singer, bringing high quality Indian music instruction to the masses. The Academy’s mission is Joy of Music. SMA has students from 76 countries learning through its programs offered online, at its centre, and through school partners. The Academy offers several courses in Carnatic and Hindustani Classical Music, Guitar, Piano, Keyboard, Hindi Movie Songs, Devotional Songs, Music for Children, Voice Gym, and several others. Visit www.shankarmahadevanacademy.com for more information.
Spardha Learner
This platform offers live, one-on-one online music and dance classes for all ages. Students can manage their schedules, attendance, and profiles conveniently within the app.
- Live 1:1 online music/dance classes
- Class scheduling and rescheduling
- Attendance record tracking
- Profile management
- All-in-one activity management
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Spardha provides LIVE Music/Dance Learning Platform - Live 1:1 Online Music Classes for all age groups. A single-place solution for students to manage all their classes and activities. they will be able to schedule the classes, reschedule/cancel them, check their attendance record, and update their profile, all from one app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spardha Learner at 4.2 against SMA's 1.8. Spardha Learner also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (17 vs 5). SMA's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.1). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Spardha Learner holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 17 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of SMA's written reviews are positive against 58% of Spardha Learner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SMA ships an update every 6 months, Spardha Learner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMA | Spardha Learner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (5 ratings) | 4.2 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 58.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Clood On Music Private Limited | Spardha Learnings Private Limited |
Customer experience
SMA
Spardha Learner
In-app purchases
SMA
No in-app purchases
Spardha Learner
No in-app purchases
