# Bandish vs NoteAlign

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NoteAlign at none against Bandish's 2. Bandish's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Bandish sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. NoteAlign asks for nothing beyond the download.

## The numbers

| Metric | Bandish | NoteAlign |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (142 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bandish-music-riyaz-app/id6443525889/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **142** | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Size | 77 MB | 41 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.6** | 18.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Metapod LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1538311903) | [Ashish Patil](https://appshunter.io/developer/1812925684) |

## What reviewers say

### Bandish

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bandish-music-riyaz-app/id6443525889)

This app provides authentic tabla, tanpura, and manjira sounds for Indian classical music practice. It offers customizable pitch, tempo, and volume, along with a vast library of taals and variations. Premium features include voice recording, exclusive taals, and advanced pitch tuning.

**Highlights:** Studio-quality tabla, tanpura, and manjira sounds, Seamless pitch, tempo, and volume adjustments, 75+ taals with 200+ variations, Customizable tanpura with different speeds, Voice recording and playback (premium), Beat counter and background playback

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bandish Plus - Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Bandish Plus - Annual | $39.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Great tool for practice
- 🎶 Excellent sound quality
- 🎵 Useful for learning Indian Classical Music
- 🆓 Free version is sufficient
- 📱 Simple and clean UI

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🎧 Not able to hear using headphones
- 🎧 Problem with Bluetooth and audio jack after update
- 🔊 Tabla sound is very low
- 🔊 Low volume when connected to Bluetooth
- 🎶 Tanpura is hard to understand (doesn't go sa-pa-sa)

**Reported bugs**

- Not able to hear using headphone after update
- Bluetooth and audio jack no longer work after update
- App stops playing through Bluetooth speaker after recent update
- Taalas are out of taal at certain points
- “To go back “ button missing

**Requested features**

- Maximize the quality of the tabla
- Add a timer to automatically stop playing
- Add a tuner and metronome
- Add a recording feature
- Add swarmandal with ragas


### NoteAlign

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notealign/id6745560914)

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Bandish free?

Bandish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is NoteAlign free?

NoteAlign is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Bandish or NoteAlign have ads?

Neither Bandish nor NoteAlign shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*