Carnatic Raga vs Spardha Learner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
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: Carnatic Raga at 4.8 against Spardha Learner's 4.2. Carnatic Raga also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 58%) and ratings volume (484 vs 17). Spardha Learner's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 44 months). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Carnatic Raga holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carnatic Raga has 484 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Carnatic Raga's written reviews are positive against 58% of Spardha Learner's.
Carnatic Raga ships an update every 44 months, Spardha Learner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Carnatic Raga | Spardha Learner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (484 ratings) — better | 4.2 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.3% of reviews — better | 58.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 484 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 44 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 | 15.5 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aspul Studios LLC | Spardha Learnings Private Limited |
Customer experience
Carnatic Raga
Spardha Learner
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
Spardha Learner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Carnatic Raga
No in-app purchases
Spardha Learner
No in-app purchases
