SwarMeter vs SRGM
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 perfect their pitch and vocal nuances. It offers real-time visual feedback on your voice, allowing you to train your ear and improve accuracy for both Hindustani and Carnatic music styles. Practice with customizable themes and precise swara tuning.
- Visual Pitch Graph
- Precise Swara Tuner
- Immersive Themes
- Customizable Settings
- Real-time Voice Feedback
- Gamakas and 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 • 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.
SRGM
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SRGM at none against SwarMeter's shown. SRGM also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). SwarMeter's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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 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.
SwarMeter ships an update every 2 months, SRGM every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SwarMeter | SRGM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digish Pandya | Prithwin Rajeeva |
In-app purchases
SwarMeter
- Swarmeter Pro$5.99
SRGM
- SRGM Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
- SRGM Pro Yearly$49.991 Year








