Comparison

Carnatic Raga vs Sai Rhythms

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

Head to head
About

Carnatic Raga

Discover and learn about over 950 ragas in Carnatic music, including fundamental and derived types. Search ragas by their notes or names, and view their ascending and descending scales. This app is essential for anyone passionate about Carnatic music.

Highlights
  • Search ragas by swaras or name
  • View Arohanam and Avarohanam
  • Melakarta raga information
  • Create favorite raga lists
  • Play scales
  • Share raga details
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Explore over 950 ragas used in Carnatic music, including both Melakarta (fundamental) and Janya (derived) ragas. Easily search for a raga by its swaras (notes) or name, and view the Arohanam (ascending scale) and Avarohanam (descending scale) for every raga. A must-have app for any Carnatic music enthusiast! Features: • Search by Swaras using exact or partial matches • Search by Name, including advanced search capabilities • Melakarta raga information for Janya ragas • Create your own favorite raga list • Letter notation for Arohanam and Avarohanam • Piano/Keyboard interface for swara selection • Play the Arohanam and Avarohanam • Share raga details with your friends • Search for a raga directly from Spotlight • Tala reference Explore, learn and enjoy! We welcome your feedback! Visit the support link to suggest new features. If you find our app beneficial, share it with your friends and family. Thank you.

About

Sai Rhythms

Access a vast library of devotional songs and spiritual writings. Search by lyrics, deity, or tempo, and find meanings with a word-by-word glossary. Includes audio, pitch player, and daily inspiration quotes.

Highlights
  • Search devotional songs by lyrics, deity, tempo, and tune
  • Read Divine Discourses and Writings
  • Over 3500 songs in multiple languages
  • Song meanings and word-by-word glossary
  • Integrated Pitch Player
  • Daily 'Sai Inspires' quotes and calendar
  • Listen to Sai Streams
Features
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Search Devotional songs commonly sung in Sri Sathya Sai Centers, using a variety of criteria like lyrics, deity, level, tempo, and tune (raga). Read Divine Discourses and Writings (Vahinis) of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba from within the app. App includes song database with over 3500 songs in English, Spanish, Indian, Japanese, and other languages from across the world (about 2200 songs have audio, for others audio will be added gradually as available). Internet connection is not needed to search for songs and view lyrics and meaning. Contains meaning of songs, including a glossary with word by word meaning of Indian language words used in the devotional songs. Integrated Pitch Player for singers to set pitch before offering a song. Jot down notes on songs such as your pitch, or number of times you have practiced. Karaoke tracks if available are included with song details. Saves Recent Searches for quickly re-visiting previously searched criteria. If your center uses online signup for weekly devotional singing sessions, sign up for songs from within the app. Maintain multiple Songlists (favorites) and autoplay the songs. Read the daily "Sai Inspires" quote. Provides a built-in calendar to look up the Thought For The Day for any date. Share the quote with others. Listen to the various Sai Streams. Streams will show the daily agenda and highlight currently playing program. Search Audio Archives and add to Songlists. App supports Dark Mode theme.

Screenshots

Carnatic Raga4 screens
Sai Rhythms4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sai Rhythms at every 8 days against Carnatic Raga's every 44 months. Carnatic Raga's advantage is ratings volume (484 vs 40). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Carnatic Raga against 4.8 for Sai Rhythms. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carnatic Raga has 484 ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Carnatic Raga's written reviews are positive against 92% of Sai Rhythms's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carnatic Raga ships an update every 44 months, Sai Rhythms every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Carnatic Raga versus Sai Rhythms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarnatic RagaSai Rhythms
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (484 ratings)4.8 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews87.3% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings484 — better40
Update frequencyEvery 44 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.5 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAspul Studios LLCSathya Gopalan

Customer experience

Carnatic Raga

All ratings484 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive87.3%
Neutral7.9%
Negative4.8%

Sai Rhythms

All ratings40 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Carnatic Raga

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Dharmavathi is named as Dhamavathi
  • Some Raga spellings are incorrect
  • Play button does not work
  • Play button not working on ios14
  • No sound on iOS 6.1.3
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  • Crashes on iOS 6.1.3
  • Volume not working when touching swara

Requested features

10 requests
  • Play any 16 notes in any order
  • How to find raaga if up and down notes differ
  • Add two more octaves on the piano
  • Add functionality to play swaras
  • Add sound bites for swaras
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  • Add ability to listen to ragas in different shrutis
  • Add different instruments to play ragas
  • Option to 'like' favorite ragas
  • Link to find more songs in a raga
  • Add Hindustani music section

Sai Rhythms

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Carnatic Raga

No in-app purchases

None

Sai Rhythms

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Carnatic Raga free?
Carnatic Raga is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sai Rhythms free?
Sai Rhythms is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Carnatic Raga or Sai Rhythms?
Carnatic Raga and Sai Rhythms are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 484 and 40 ratings respectively.
Do Carnatic Raga or Sai Rhythms have ads?
Neither Carnatic Raga nor Sai Rhythms shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Carnatic Raga or Sai Rhythms?
Carnatic Raga ships an update every 44 months, and Sai Rhythms every 8 days. Most recently, Carnatic Raga was updated on September 23, 2026 and Sai Rhythms on September 4, 2026.

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