Rasika App vs Karunattu

Carnatic music is one of the world's oldest and most intricate musical traditions — but learning it has always keeping a fixed schedule, and waiting years before you even approach a full composition. Rasika changes that. Built for students at every stage, Rasika brings structured Carnatic music education to your phone — lessons you can follow at your own pace, a library of compositions to reference any time, and a tambura drone that keeps your shruti steady through every practice session. GUIDED PRACTICE Rasika teaches the way a guru would — one lesson at a time, in the right order. Begin with Swarāvali, progress through Alankarams, then move steadily into Geethams, Varnams, and Kritis. Each lesson unlocks only after the previous one is complete, so your foundation is always solid before you advance. When you open a lesson in Practice mode, the app steps back — everything dims except the swaras, so your attention stays exactly where it needs to be. No distractions. Just the notes. A LIBRARY OF 100+ COMPOSITIONS The full Carnatic repertoire is available in the Library from day one — no progression required, no locked gates. Browse Geethams, Varnams, and Kritis by category. Read the lyrics, study the raga, and explore the composer's history whenever you want. BUILT-IN SHRUTI BOX A Carnatic musician is nothing without their shruti. Rasika's built-in tambura drone plays continuously in the background as you practise — across every screen in the app, always within reach. Set your Sa anywhere from Low A to A3, fine-tune the timbre and breath speed, and stay in perfect pitch through every session. EVERYTHING ELSE · Lessons unlock in sequence — a structured path, not a catalogue to scroll through · Practice mode brings full focus to the swaras · Track your progress, streak, and lessons completed · Full English and Tamil language support · Clean, focused design in light and dark mode · No subscription. No ads. Whether you are picking up Carnatic music for the very first time or returning to it after years away, Rasika meets you where you are. Start with your first swara. Everything else follows.

Find your Sa. Sing one phrase. Get one clear correction and try again. Karunattu teaches Carnatic music the way it is sung: in rāga-aware 22-śruti just intonation, never Western 12-tone equal temperament. The tampura, the tuner, the voice feedback and every instrument share that one pitch model. Your microphone audio stays on your iPhone or iPad, and the Free tier never asks for an account. NEW IN 4.1: A 100-DAY JOURNEY A daily path from First Steps to the concert stage. Today's practice sits on one card, a practice streak counts the days you actually sing, and badges come from practice you actually do, not from a tap. Each stage opens as you practise, and a 30-day streak opens the next band without a subscription. NEW: THE FREE BASICS LADDER Ten units, in the order a teacher would take you: • First Steps: set your Sa, start the tampura, hold one steady note. • The three sthāyīs: low, middle and high Sa. • Śarali, Jaṇṭa and Daṭṭu varisai, sung back in a listen-and-echo loop with live pitch feedback. • Keep the Tāḷa: clap, count and wave Ēka, Rūpaka and Ādi, scored as you tap. • Alaṅkāras from the Saṅgīta Ratnākara. • Hear the Relations: an ear game for Sa, Pa and Ma. • First gamakas: kampita and sphurita checked from your voice. • The opening of your first gītam, Śrī Gaṇanātha. Each paid ladder tool also opens once a day for Free, so you can try it before subscribing. WHAT EVERY USER GETS (FREE) • A living tampura and a stability-gated tuner that saves your Sa. • 169 rāgas and the composer catalog, with playable kṛtis and clear source or reconstruction labels. Kṛtis now carry sung tāḷa spans that follow each line. • Rāga Radio, the 22-śruti grid, the 72-mēḷakarta wheel and the 175-form tāḷa metronome. • Compose Studio: sketch a rāga- and tāḷa-aware phrase, offline and without signing in. • Seven app languages across every screen: English, தமிழ், हिन्दी, తెలుగు, ಕನ್ನಡ, മലയാളം and اردو. PLUS — $4.99/MONTH OR $24.99/YEAR, AUTO-RENEWABLE The full student experience: • Guided daily riyāz and curriculum paths. • Rāga-aware tuner targets and swara lock on the correct 22-śruti degrees. • Voice Coach and Doṣa Coach feedback on pitch, steadiness, phrase shape and ornaments. • Self-review, progress history and a live Svara Lane to compare one attempt with the next. • Gamaka Lab across 26 documented ornament families. PRO — $19.99/MONTH OR $99.99/YEAR, AUTO-RENEWABLE For the Carnatic creator who needs a finished handoff, not a DAW replacement: • Build rāga- and tāḷa-aware arrangements and render them on device. • Export microtonal MIDI, WAV, stems and mastered files for your preferred production tool. • RTP, rāga, tāḷa and concert-form builders that keep Carnatic pitch and cycle structure. • Includes everything in Plus. Plus and Pro are auto-renewable subscriptions billed to your Apple ID. Payment is charged at purchase confirmation and renews automatically for the same period and price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel any time in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. PRIVACY No account and no personal-data collection. Audio is processed on your device; practice history, recordings and preferences stay on your device. Subscriptions are managed by Apple StoreKit. CULTURAL CREDIT Built on the 72-mēḷakarta scheme, 22-śruti just intonation, 175 parametric tāḷa forms and 26 documented gamakas. Catalog entries name the composer, rāga, tāḷa and source, and say whether a performance is sourced or a Karunattu reconstruction. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://karunattu.com/privacy