Comparison

Maqam vs BağlamAcord

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

Head to head
About

Maqam

Features
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Maqam is a precision tuner and metronome for 24 Eastern stringed instruments and guitar, built for serious musicians who play makam music. INSTRUMENTS COVERED • Bağlama family: long-neck, short-neck (kısa sap), meydan sazı, divan sazı, çöğür, bozuk, tambura, bağlama curası, tambura curası • Ottoman classical: ud (Turkish + Arabic), kanun (24 perde groups), mızraplı tanbur, yaylı tanbur, klasik kemençe, Cüneyd Orhon kemençesi, lavta • Folk: cümbüş, Karadeniz kemençesi • Greek: bouzouki (trichordo + tetrachordo), lyra (Cretan + Pontian), baglamas • Levantine: buzuq (modern + Matar Muhammad) • Caucasus: Azerbaijani tar (11 strings + sympathetic) • Guitar: 6-string, 7-string, 8-string, 12-string AUTO STRING DETECTION Don't know which string you just plucked? Just play. Maqam listens to the incoming pitch and locks onto the closest tuning string within ±250 cents, then guides you to the exact target. Tap any string manually to override. ANALOG GAUGE A vintage half-circle needle gauge shows pitch deviation in cents. Green sweet-spot at ±15¢, red caution zones beyond. Bold, modern, no-nonsense. 90+ TUNING SYSTEMS • Bağlama: Bozuk Düzen, Bağlama Düzeni (Aşıklama), Misket, Müstezat, Hüseyni, Hüzzam, Sürmeli, Eviç, Abdal, Fidayda, Kayseri, Acemaşiran, Sabahi, Segâh, Kemençe, Zirgüle, Do Müstezat, and more • Ud: Klasik (Tanburi Cemil), Bam La, Bam Mi • Kanun: Çargâh Natural with all 24 AEU perde positions • Guitar: Standard, Eb, D, Drop D, Drop C, Double Drop D, DADGAD, Open G/D/E/A/C, Open D minor, Nashville, All Fourths, New Standard Tuning, lute/vihuela, baritone; 7-string B, Drop A, Russian, Brazilian; 8-string F#, Drop E; 12-string with every octave pair listed TSM TRANSPOSITIONS Concert pitch and TRT Türk Halk Müziği standards built in. Switch between La 220, Si bemol 233, Do 262 (TRT THM), and Re 294 reference frequencies on the fly. METRONOME Built-in metronome with time signatures 2/4 through 10/4, tap tempo, visual beat dots. LANGUAGES English, Türkçe, العربية, Ελληνικά, فارسی, Español, Italiano — switch any time in Settings. PRIVACY-FIRST Microphone audio never leaves your device. No analytics. No tracking. No account. No internet required. MAQAM PRO ($9.99 one-time) Unlock all 90+ tunings, 12 Bolahenk ahenk presets (Mansur, Kız, Süpürde, Bolahenk, etc.), AEU 24-perde notation display, 53-TET Holdrian koma precision, and recording. One purchase, lifetime access. Built with love for the Eastern music community. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://maqam.pro/privacy.html

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BağlamAcord

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BağlamAcord, bağlama (saz) çalan herkes için tasarlanmış sade ve güçlü bir yardımcı. Akort, metronom ve referans tonu tek bir uygulamada, reklamsız ve ücretsiz olarak sunar. ■ HASSAS AKORT • Mikrofonla gerçek zamanlı frekans tespiti • Bağlama düzenlerine özel akort modu ve kromatik mod • Uzun ve kısa sap desteği • Bozuk, Bağlama, Kara Düzen, Misket, Müstezat, Abdal düzenleri • Analog, cetvelli ve strobe görünümleri • Ayarlanabilir hassasiyet (± cent) ■ TÜRK USÜLLERİNE UYGUN METRONOM • 30–240 BPM aralığı • 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8 ve aksak usüller: 5/8, 7/8, 9/8 • Vuruş vurgusu ve sarkaç animasyonu • Dokunarak tempo belirleme (tap tempo) • Bendir, darbuka, tik ve davul ses seçenekleri ■ REFERANS TON • Temiz referans sesleriyle kulaktan akort • Farklı ses karakterleri ■ RAHAT KULLANIM • Açık ve koyu tema • Türkçe arayüz • İnternetsiz çalışan akort, metronom ve referans ton • Reklam yok, hesap yok, takip yok Anadolu müziğini yaşatmak için sevgiyle yapıldı.

Screenshots

Maqam4 screens
BağlamAcord4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BağlamAcord at none against Maqam's 2. Maqam's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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. Maqam sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. BağlamAcord asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Maqam versus BağlamAcord: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaqamBağlamAcord
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlpgiray Kelemsamet gencel

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Maqam

Subscriptions1
  • Maqam Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Maqam Pro Lifetime$29.99
None

BağlamAcord

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maqam free?
Maqam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BağlamAcord free?
BağlamAcord is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Maqam or BağlamAcord have ads?
Neither Maqam nor BağlamAcord shows ads.

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