Tihai vs TinyTone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tihai
This app helps students of Indian classical music practice and perfect rhythmic patterns called tihais. It imports compositions from a companion app for precise playback, allowing users to refine timing and expression.
- Precise tihais playback
- Import from Tihai-Creator
- Guru Mode for authentic learning
- Adjustable taal and laya
- Practice looping for segments
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Tihai-Player is a specialized app designed for students and enthusiasts of Indian classical music to practice and perfect tihais provided by their Gurus. This app works as a companion to Tihai-Creator, seamlessly importing tihais and surmalikas crafted in the Creator app for precise playback, aiding in learning complex rhythmic sequences. With Tihai-Player, students can listen, repeat, and practice tihais exactly as their Gurus intended, down to the specific raga, taal, and tempo. The app replicates the dynamics of live practice, allowing users to refine their timing, expression, and rhythmic accuracy. Tihai-Player is unique in offering a precise playback of each tihai, emulating the feeling of learning directly from a Guru and helping users internalize the patterns through repetition. Key Features Guru Mode: Tihai-Player provides an authentic learning experience with its Guru Mode. This feature lets students play tihais as shared by their Gurus, ensuring that each beat, pause, and rhythm matches the original composition. Ideal for disciplined practice, Guru Mode makes remote learning more accessible and efficient. Detailed Taal and Laya Adjustments: Users can adjust playback speed within specific laya (tempo) boundaries set by their Guru, allowing them to gradually improve speed and precision. Practice Looping: Tihai-Player allows users to loop difficult segments for concentrated practice, enabling users to build rhythmic stamina and control. Whether working on a specific cadence or beat pattern, looping helps musicians achieve mastery. Tihai-Player uniquely combines precise playback with flexible practice tools to support Indian classical musicians in mastering the art of tihai. It's the perfect companion for serious students looking to internalize and perfect compositions shared by their Gurus.
TinyTone
Create professional synth patches for music production and live performance. Design sounds in real-time with a powerful synthesizer engine, dual oscillators, and extensive modulation options. Export and import patches, and use it as an AUv3 plugin in DAWs.
- Powerful synthesizer engine
- Dual oscillators with FM synthesis
- Real-time audition with touch pads
- External MIDI keyboard support
- Unlimited user patch storage
- AUv3 Audio Unit support
- JSON export/import for patches
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TinyTone is a full-featured synthesizer sound source for iPhone sound design, stage performance, and recording. Using the on-screen controllers and a MIDI keyboard, you can design and monitor professional synth patches in real time. In addition to standalone app use, ToneEditor can also be loaded as an AUv3 Audio Unit into DAWs such as GarageBand and used as a sound source. It also works as a sound editor for its sister app, TinyTone, allowing you to reproduce consistent sounds with the same sound engine. <Features> ・Powerful Synthesizer Engine Equipped with dual oscillators, envelopes, filters, modulation, delay, limiter, and more. Enables complex sound design. Dual Oscillators with FM Synthesis, switch between Mix and Chain modes for rich tonal possibilities. ・Real-Time Audition Play single notes, chords, and transposition using touch pads. Hear sound changes instantly as you adjust sliders. External input via MIDI keyboard is also supported. ・Preset Management Unlimited user patch storage. ・JSON Export / Import Export patches as JSON. Share via Files app or clipboard. ・AUv3 Support Can be embedded as an AU instrument in DAWs like GarageBand. Reproduces consistent sounds with the same synthesis engine. <How to Use> 【Standalone】 1. Select a preset or start creating from a new patch. 2. Play sounds using the test pad at the bottom of the screen; adjust parameters with sliders to confirm real-time sound changes. 3. Save your created patch to a user slot. 【Using with DAWs (GarageBand, etc.)】 1. Add TinyTone (AU) to a track. 2. Select a factory preset or saved patch from the AU preset selection screen. 3. Play the DAW keyboard to output sound. <Important> ・When using simultaneously with camera or audio apps, noise may occur depending on your environment. Please be careful with output volume. ・Listening to loud audio for extended periods can affect your hearing. When using headphones or speakers, always check your surroundings and volume level. ・Some DAWs (e.g. Ableton Live 11) may not detect iOS-app AUv3 plug-ins. Logic Pro, MainStage, and GarageBand are recommended. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://flicker-jp.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TinyTone at 5.0 against Tihai's 1.0. Tihai's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
TinyTone holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Tihai | TinyTone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ProDT Consulting Services Private Limited | KEISUKE TONE |
Customer experience
Tihai
TinyTone
In-app purchases
Tihai
No in-app purchases
TinyTone
No in-app purchases









