Comparison

SRGM vs Sadhana AI

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

Head to head
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

About

Sadhana AI

Features
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Sadhana AI is your all-in-one practice companion for Indian and Western classical music — Carnatic, Hindustani, and Western voice & instruments, with AI feedback, editable notation, classes and concert planning in one beautiful app. PRACTICE WITH AN AI EAR • Raga & shruti detection — sing or upload a piece and see its swaras, shruti and raga. • Western key & intonation analysis for voice, piano, guitar, violin, flute and more. • Note-by-note feedback — compare your rendition to the original with pitch guidance. • Editable auto-notation — generate sargam or staff notation from a recording, correct it, share it, and play along with note-by-note scoring. • Sight reading & ear training — fresh, level-based exercises in your own notation style. • Built-in tanpura/shruti box, chromatic & instrument tuners, and a metronome with tala modes. LEARN & TEACH — CLASSES • Teachers create classes: assignments with reference recordings, weekly schedules, practice routines and progress tracking. • Students submit takes (audio or video) and get feedback; practice scoring runs on-device. YOUR MUSICAL COMMUNITY • Private circles for your gurukulam, bhajan group or ensemble. • Chat, share recordings and voice memos — with moderation, reporting and block controls. • One-to-one direct messages, and invites that arrive right inside the app. PLAN YOUR CONCERT — TOGETHER • Build your full kutcheri line-up: Item, Type, Raga, Tala, Shruti, Edupu, Composer, Singer — with reference links. • Share the plan with your accompanists in a tap; they see it live on their devices. • Duplicate past concerts, filter by date, and print or export to PDF. EVERYTHING, REMEMBERED • History synced across your devices. • Personal notes — typed, voice or handwriting — right beside your music. • Shareable PDF practice reports. Free to start. Upgrade to Sadhana AI Pro for unlimited analyses and notation. SADHANA AI PRO SUBSCRIPTION • Sadhana Pro (Annual) — $19.99 per year, with the first 3 months free. • Sadhana Pro (Monthly) — $2.99 per month. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. You can manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple Account settings at any time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sadhana-ai.com/privacy

Screenshots

SRGM4 screens
Sadhana AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sadhana AI at every 3 days against SRGM's every 9 days. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SRGM sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Sadhana AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SRGM ships an update every 9 days, Sadhana AI every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
SRGM versus Sadhana AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSRGMSadhana AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrithwin RajeevaVenkat Ranganathan

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SRGM

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

Sadhana AI

Subscriptions2
  • Sadhana Pro (Monthly)3 Months trial$2.991 Month
  • Sadhana Pro (Annual)3 Months trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is SRGM free?
SRGM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sadhana AI free?
Sadhana AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SRGM or Sadhana AI have ads?
Neither SRGM nor Sadhana AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SRGM or Sadhana AI?
SRGM ships an update every 9 days, and Sadhana AI every 3 days. Most recently, SRGM was updated on November 9, 2026 and Sadhana AI on November 10, 2026.

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