A. R. Rahman Hits vs Gitabitan Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A. R. Rahman Hits
Explore the music of a renowned Academy Award-winning composer. Listen to 30-second previews of songs and unlock the complete collection with an in-app purchase. Enjoy a vast discography spanning decades and multiple languages.
- 30-second song previews
- In-app purchase for full tracks
- Complete song collection access
- Extensive discography
- Multiple language support
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A two time winner of the Academy Award (Oscar) and innumerable other awards, A.R. Rahman is popularly known as the man who has redefined contemporary Indian music. With a career spanning 20 years and having sold more than 300 million records of more than 100 film soundtracks and albums across half a dozen languages, he is one of the world’s all time top selling recording artistes. Referred to as the ‘Mozart of Madras’, Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time Magazine, they had also named him one of the ‘100 most influential people’ on the planet in 2009. The UK based World Music magazine Songlines named him one of 'Tomorrow's World Music Icons' in August 2011. 2 Academy awards 15 Filmfare awards 4 National film awards 1 BAFTA award 1 Golden Globe CNN IBN Indian of the Year award 2009 2 Grammy’s **Songs will be played for 30 sec and after that inapp feature to listen full tracks of all songs. You are not paying for individual song track its for complete collection..Enjoy the lovely tracks !!!
Gitabitan Plus
Access lyrics, musical notations, and audio for Rabindra Sangeet. Play back songs with adjustable tempo and scale, and see notes on a live piano view. Ideal for students and teachers of Bengali music.
- Lyrics and notations
- Playable audio playback
- Adjustable tempo and scale
- Live piano view
- Tanpura accompaniment
- Multiple instrument options
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Gitabitan Plus is a complete Rabindra Sangeet app with lyrics, notations (swaralipi) and audio. The most important feature of Gitabitan Plus is the ability to playback the notations on the desired scale and tempo. The Live Piano View shows the current note being played, right on your mobile screen. Unlike the Swarabitan book by Rabindranath Tagore, where you can view only the notations (swaralipi). In Gitabitan Plus, you get the lyrics, notations and the ability to playback the notes on your desired scale and tempo. Gitabitan Plus is the perfect app for both students and teachers where they can lookup a song for lyrics or notations, with the extra benefit of listening to the actual notes that has been written on the Swarabitan book by Rabindranath Tagore. Key Features: - View lyrics - View swaralipi (Notations) - View song info - Filter songs by alphabet or genres - Filter songs by notations or audio - 260+ songs with notation audio - View lyrics, notations and other info for each song - Tanpura - Multiple Instrument option (Piano, Harmonium & Esraj) - Ability to change scale - Control playback tempo - Seek song playback to any position - Background playback In the free version: - User can play 1/4th of the song - No background playback - Advertisements Note: 1. Not all songs have notations/audio 2. We are in no way affiliated to or associated with Rabindra Bharati University.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gitabitan Plus at 4.5 against A. R. Rahman Hits's 1.0. Gitabitan Plus also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (25 vs 1). A. R. Rahman Hits's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 15). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. A. R. Rahman Hits sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Gitabitan Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Gitabitan Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gitabitan Plus has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
A. R. Rahman Hits ships an update every 5 months, Gitabitan Plus every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A. R. Rahman Hits | Gitabitan Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SONY MUSIC INDIA | Pradipta Das |
Customer experience
A. R. Rahman Hits
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In-app purchases
A. R. Rahman Hits
- A. R. Rahman Hits$1.99
Gitabitan Plus
- Premium Pack$5.99
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