SwarMeter vs Indian Tuner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SwarMeter
This app helps Indian classical musicians master their pitch and vocal nuances. It offers real-time visual feedback on your voice, allowing you to perfect your Swaras and Gamakas. Practice with customizable themes and detailed pitch analysis to improve your intonation.
- Precise Swara Tuner
- Visual Pitch Graph (Pro)
- Immersive Themes
- Customizable Settings (Pro)
- Real-time Feedback
- Gamakas & Meend Analysis
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Master your Swaras. Perfect your Gamakas. Swarmeter is the ultimate companion for your daily Riyaz, designed exclusively for Indian Classical Music. Swarmeter captures the continuous nature of Indian music, helping you visualize the nuances of your voice. Whether you practice Hindustani or Carnatic music, Swarmeter provides the instant visual feedback you need to train your ear and improve your pitch accuracy. Swarmeter is free to download and use. You get full access to the precise Tuner Dial for your daily practice. You instantly have access to two beautiful themes for free. TOP FEATURES: • Visual Pitch Graph (Pro): See your voice in real-time. Analyze the shape of your Gamakas, Meend, and vibrato with a smooth, responsive graph. • Precise Swara Tuner: Lock into your Sruti. The dedicated dial shows your exact alignment with the 12 Swaras (Sa, Re, Ga, Ma...). • Immersive Themes: Practice in a space that inspires you. Choose from beautiful themes like "Golden Hampi," "Midnight Puri," and "Rajasthan Sands." (Premium themes available in Pro). • Customizable (Pro): Adjust your reference pitch (A=440Hz, 432Hz, etc.) and fine-tune microphone sensitivity. WHY SWARMETER? Visual feedback is the fastest way to improve intonation. By seeing exactly where your pitch lands and how it moves between notes, you can correct errors instantly and build muscle memory for perfect Sruti. SWARMETER PRO: Upgrade to Pro for the ultimate experience: • Unlock the Visual Pitch Graph • Unlock all Premium Themes • Unlock monthly and yearly Practice history screens • Unlock Save/ Restore of Practice data. • Enjoy an Ad-Free practice session • Access advanced display and tuning settings Download Swarmeter today on iPhone and iPad and take your music to the next level.
Indian Tuner
This app provides a precision tuner specifically for Indian classical music. It maps pitch to the traditional 22-shruti system, allowing vocalists and instrumentalists to tune accurately according to Indian intonation. Choose your reference key and adjust your note until the pitch stabilizes.
- 22-shruti system mapping
- Reference key selection
- Pitch stabilization
- Accurate Indian intonation
- Vocal and instrumental tuning
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Indian Tuner is a precision tuner designed for Indian classical music. It maps pitch to the traditional 22-shruti system instead of Western chromatic notes, so you tune using intonation that actually matches Indian music. Unlike standard chromatic tuners, Indian Tuner uses the 22 shrutis used in Hindustani and Carnatic music, making it ideal for serious practice and performance. How it works: • Choose your reference key (Sa) • Sing or play a steady note • Adjust until the pitch stabilizes and locks in cleanly Indian Tuner helps vocalists and instrumentalists tune with accuracy that reflects real Indian intonation, not approximations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Indian Tuner at none against SwarMeter's 1. Indian Tuner also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). SwarMeter's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. SwarMeter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Indian Tuner asks for nothing beyond the download.
SwarMeter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Indian Tuner has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SwarMeter ships an update every 3 months, Indian Tuner weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SwarMeter | Indian Tuner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (21 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digish Pandya | Kishore Kumar |
Customer experience
SwarMeter
Indian Tuner
In-app purchases
SwarMeter
- Swarmeter Pro$5.99
Indian Tuner
No in-app purchases







