Comparison

SwarIT Ear Trainer vs Dha

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

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About

SwarIT Ear Trainer

Features
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SwarIT is the ear-training companion for Hindustani classical learners โ€” built for shishyas, hobbyists, and curious listeners who want to recognize swaras the moment they hear them. Practice with a meditative tanpura drone always at your side. Identify single notes, chords, intervals, and full melodies across all 12 keys. Train in sargam (Sa Re Ga Ma) or Western notation โ€” switch any time. โ€” WHAT YOU CAN PRACTICE โ€” โ€ข Single Notes โ€” climb 20+ progressive levels. Score 18/20 to unlock the next. โ€ข Chords โ€” recognize triads and seventh chords in real diatonic progressions. โ€ข Melodies โ€” identify 2, 3, 4, and 5-note sequences by ear. โ€ข Intervals โ€” train the gap between any two swaras. โ€ข Songs โ€” visualize the swara movement of classical compositions and film songs. โ€ข Free Play โ€” tap a swar circle, hear the note, internalize the scale. โ€ข Tune & Feel โ€” guided journeys that teach raga character through repeated, focused listening. โ€” DESIGNED FOR THE WAY YOU PRACTICE โ€” โ€ข Authentic Tanpura. Always there. Crystal-clear, looped Sa-Pa samples in every key. No pluck ripples, no distractions โ€” just the meditative drone you'd hear in a real riyaaz session. โ€ข Bilingual. Sargam or Western โ€” Sa Re Ga Ma or C D E F. Switch with one tap. โ€ข Real Instruments. Sampled guitar, piano, and tenor harmonium. No artificial synth tones. โ€ข All 12 Keys. Transpose to any tonic โ€” match your voice or your harmonium. โ€ข Distraction-free. Dark, minimalist interface designed for the same calm focus as your morning riyaaz. โ€” WHY SWARIT โ€” Most ear-training apps are built for Western theory. SwarIT is built for raaga. Sargam notation, diatonic progressions inside Indian modes, tanpura as the anchor โ€” every design decision serves the Hindustani learner. Whether you're a vocalist working on swar identification, a sitar student building chord recognition, or a parent helping a child learn classical music โ€” SwarIT gives you focused, gamified practice with sound that respects the tradition. Train your ear. Hear the raga. โ€” PRIVACY โ€” Your audio stays on your device. The microphone is only used for ear-training exercises (vocal-match, tune-it) โ€” audio is processed locally and never recorded or uploaded. Your progress (scores, levels) syncs through your account so you can practice from any device. Questions or feedback? Reach out โ€” we're a small team and we read every message.

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Dha

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Build a little riyaz into your day. Choose a cycle, follow a lesson, and find a small practice target you can return to. Dha brings together 41 guided tabla lessons and 28 accompaniment cycles on iPhone. Start with five free Foundations lessons, a playable dayan and bayan, sam and khali markers, tanpura, lehera and a metronome. MEET YOUR TABLA Explore the pair, dayan and bayan in an original visual guide. Hear synthesized reference sounds and open the related Foundations lesson. The guide introduces the instruments; physical stroke technique still needs practice on real tabla with a teacher's guidance. PICK UP YOUR PRACTICE Return to your saved lesson and tempo. Read a concrete practice target, work through the lesson, and use its teacher or self-review checkpoints. A saved place is kept separate from a reviewed lesson. UNDERSTAND THE TIMING Optional microphone checks estimate pulse, relative spacing, tempo consistency and return to sam. These estimates are experimental and may be wrong. Quiet, clipped or uncertain recordings can be left ungraded. Dha does not automatically recognize correct bols or verify physical technique. TOOLS YOU CAN KEEP USING FREE The five Foundations lessons, playable tabla, 28 accompaniment cycles, tanpura, lehera, metronome, AUv3 and MIDI tools remain available without a subscription. Follow your local practice history, revisit saved takes and set a practice plan. CONTINUE WITH PRO OR LIFETIME Unlock the full 41-lesson course, unlimited experimental timing checks and private on-device Coach drills. Coach builds from the timing estimates in your take; an offline practice plan is available on every supported phone. Choose monthly, yearly or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Local prices and any eligible introductory offer appear in the app. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Buying Lifetime does not cancel a separate subscription; use Settings > Renewal & cancellation to manage it. Restore Purchases is also available in Settings. Your local practice history remains readable when a subscription ends. No account is needed to start. Practice microphone audio and coaching stay on your device. See the privacy policy for purchase, support and legacy-service data handling. Dha is a Playsoloist app and a companion to your tabla practice. A real teacher still matters. Terms of Use: https://tabla.keenshift.ai/terms Privacy: https://tabla.keenshift.ai/privacy

Screenshots

SwarIT Ear Trainer4 screens
Dha4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SwarIT Ear Trainer at none against Dha's 2. SwarIT Ear Trainer also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Dha sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SwarIT Ear Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SwarIT Ear Trainer ships an update every 3 weeks, Dha every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
SwarIT Ear Trainer versus Dha: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwarIT Ear TrainerDha
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size101 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAanchal DograMitaanshu Agarwal

In-app purchases

None

SwarIT Ear Trainer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Dha

Subscriptions2
  • Tabla Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Tabla Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is SwarIT Ear Trainer free?
SwarIT Ear Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dha free?
Dha is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SwarIT Ear Trainer or Dha have ads?
Neither SwarIT Ear Trainer nor Dha shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SwarIT Ear Trainer or Dha?
SwarIT Ear Trainer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dha every 2 weeks. Most recently, SwarIT Ear Trainer was updated on September 10, 2026 and Dha on September 19, 2026.

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