Comparison

SwarMeter vs SRGM

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Precise Swara Tuner
  • Visual Pitch Graph (Pro)
  • Immersive Themes
  • Customizable Settings (Pro)
  • Real-time Feedback
  • Gamakas & Meend Analysis
Features
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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.

About

SRGM

This app allows users to write, play back, and share musical notations for a wide range of melodies, from classical Indian music to folk tunes. It offers tools for composition, practice, and community sharing, with an optional pro upgrade for advanced features.

Highlights
  • Write notations with raag and taal support
  • Playback audio emulation
  • Organize work into notebooks
  • Transpose to any Sa pitch
  • Switch between multiple scripts
  • Loop sections for practice
  • Publish and explore community songs
Features
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SRGM is a sargam notation app for any melody — from Hindustani and Carnatic classical to film songs, folk tunes, and world music. Write it down, play it back, and share it with a community. Whether you're learning a bandish, working out a Bollywood hook, or transcribing an Irish jig, SRGM gives you the tools. Indian music heritage runs deep — full raag and taal support, multi-script sargam — but the editor is just as happy with anything you can sing or hum. The community is completely free — publishing your songs and exploring what others have shared are both included at no cost. You never need a subscription to share your work or learn from others. EVERYTHING YOU NEED • Write notations with full raag and taal support — teental, jhaptal, rupak, adi, and dozens more — or use free rhythm for any meter • Play back what you write with voice like audio emulation • Organise your work into notebooks, songs, and alankaars (paltas) • Transpose to any Sa pitch without rewriting a single note • Switch scripts — Romanised (Sa Re Ga Ma), Devanagari (स रे ग म), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam • Choose between marker notation and numbered notation • Toggle lyrics on or off; grid, flow modes PRACTICE TOOLS • Loop sections to drill difficult phrases • Alankaar designer that let's you play and master alankaars • Built-in metronome with configurable count-in • A–B loop selection for focused practice • Notebooks to keep all practice material together and keep it searchable COMMUNITY — FREE TO PUBLISH, FREE TO EXPLORE • Publish your songs to the community at no cost • Browse, like, and save notations from other musicians — no subscription required • Copy community songs into your own notebooks to study SRGM PRO • Unlimited notebooks and songs • Advanced audio playback — A–B loops, speed ramps, pro transpose, selection loops, extended count-in • Priority community features Start free today. Upgrade whenever you need more. Privacy: https://srgm.io/privacy Terms: https://srgm.io/terms Questions: srgmioapp@gmail.com

Screenshots

SwarMeter4 screens
SRGM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SRGM at none against SwarMeter's shown. SRGM also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SwarMeter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SRGM sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SwarMeter against 5.0 for SRGM. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SwarMeter ships an update every 3 months, SRGM every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SwarMeter versus SRGM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwarMeterSRGM
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigish PandyaPrithwin Rajeeva

Customer experience

SwarMeter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SRGM

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SwarMeter

One-time1
  • Swarmeter Pro$5.99
2 purchases

SRGM

Subscriptions2
  • SRGM Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • SRGM Pro Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is SwarMeter free?
SwarMeter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SRGM free?
SRGM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SwarMeter or SRGM?
SwarMeter and SRGM are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do SwarMeter or SRGM have ads?
SwarMeter shows ads; SRGM does not.
Which is updated more often, SwarMeter or SRGM?
SwarMeter ships an update every 3 months, and SRGM every 9 days. Most recently, SwarMeter was updated on November 12, 2026 and SRGM on November 9, 2026.

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