Carnatic Raga vs Gaayak
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.
Gaayak
Learn music from anywhere with this online platform. Access lessons and educational content to develop your musical skills at your own pace.
- Online music learning
- Learn from anywhere
- Develop musical skills
- Educational content
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Gaayak is a online learning platform that helps anyone can learn music from anywhere
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gaayak at every 3 weeks against Carnatic Raga's every 44 months. Gaayak also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). Carnatic Raga's advantage is ratings volume (484 vs 3). 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.
Gaayak holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carnatic Raga has 484 ratings behind it against 3, 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 100% of Gaayak's.
Carnatic Raga ships an update every 44 months, Gaayak every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Carnatic Raga | Gaayak |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (484 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 484 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 44 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aspul Studios LLC | Gaayasruthi Music Innovations Private Limited |
Customer experience
Carnatic Raga
Gaayak
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
Gaayak
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Carnatic Raga
No in-app purchases
Gaayak
No in-app purchases
