Comparison

SwarSaathi vs Riyaz Room

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

Head to head
About

SwarSaathi

Features
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SwarSaathi helps Indian music learners practice swara, saptak, and pitch stability in real time. Start with SwarPractice, a free swara practice tool. Set your Sa, sing, and instantly see the swara, saptak, pitch, and tuning feedback. SwarPractice supports Mandra, Madhya, and Taar saptak notation, including dot markers above or below the swara. Practice freely or use short timed drills to build sur stability. Current features: • Select your Sa from common Indian vocal pitch ranges • Detect swara and saptak in real time • Standard komal, shuddha, tivra, mandra, and taar notation • Timed practice sessions: 5s, 10s, 20s, 30s • Free practice mode • Accuracy and stability summary after practice • Pitch bias and cents spread feedback • Optional Sa drone • On-device microphone processing SwarSaathi is designed for learners of Indian classical, semi-classical, film, and devotional music who want a simple way to understand notes, practice sur, and improve steadily.

About

Riyaz Room

Features
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Riyaz Room is your daily companion for Hindustani classical music practice. Sit down and play — your tanpura and tabla are ready. FREE, NO ACCOUNT NEEDED • Tanpura — a warm, recorded drone at any Sa • Tuner — precise pitch for sitar, voice or any instrument • Tabla / Metronome — real thekas in Teentaal, Ektaal, Jhaptaal, Kaharwa, Rupak & Dadra, at any tempo • Raga Library, and a Music tab of performances PRO (subscription) • Riyaz Streak — a daily habit with synced history, heatmap & note counts • Guided "Pro Riyaz Streak" tempo programs — from vilambit through drut to a jhala finale • Every taal in Basic and Shuffle; every tanpura jod, at any Sa • Unlimited practice and per-instrument EQ FOR SITARBUG STUDENTS Take lessons with Vatsal Dave? Enter your student code to unlock My Lessons — your class recordings, delivered right in the app so you can revisit every lesson. Practice tools are free forever. Pro is an auto-renewing subscription that renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Privacy: https://www.sitarbug.com/riyaz/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.sitarbug.com/riyaz/privacy.html

Screenshots

SwarSaathi4 screens
Riyaz Room4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SwarSaathi at none against Riyaz Room's 2. SwarSaathi also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Riyaz Room sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. SwarSaathi asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SwarSaathi ships an update fortnightly, Riyaz Room every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
SwarSaathi versus Riyaz Room: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwarSaathiRiyaz Room
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSumit Verma7source LLC

In-app purchases

None

SwarSaathi

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Riyaz Room

Subscriptions2
  • Pro — Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Pro — Annual$109.991 Year

Questions

Is SwarSaathi free?
SwarSaathi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Riyaz Room free?
Riyaz Room is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SwarSaathi or Riyaz Room have ads?
Neither SwarSaathi nor Riyaz Room shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SwarSaathi or Riyaz Room?
SwarSaathi ships an update fortnightly, and Riyaz Room every 6 weeks. Most recently, SwarSaathi was updated on October 24, 2026 and Riyaz Room on October 29, 2026.

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