Comparison

TaalMala vs Thamburu3.0

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

Head to head
About

TaalMala

This app provides realistic accompaniment for Indian classical musicians, featuring high-quality sampled instruments like Tabla and Tanpura. It offers extensive pre-composed compositions and allows users to create their own Taals, Lehras, and SwarMandal patterns. Ideal for daily practice or live performances.

Highlights
  • High-quality sampled instruments
  • 360+ pre-composed Taals
  • 246+ pre-composed Lehras
  • 620+ pre-composed SwarMandal patterns
  • Compose custom Taals and Lehras
  • Sequencer for arranging patterns
  • Adjustable tempo and pitch
Features
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TaalMala provides personalized accompaniment of Tabla, Pakhawaj, Manjeera, Tanpura, SwarMandal and Lehra/Nagma on Santoor and Harmonium. Use TaalMala for your daily riyaaz or live concerts. With high-quality Tabla, Pakhawaj, Manjeera, Tanpura, SwarMandal, Santoor and Harmonium sounds sampled from real instruments, more than 360+ pre-composed Taals and Sequences, and more than 246+ pre-composed Lehra/Nagma compositions, and 650+ SwarMandal patterns in 65+ Ragas, TaalMala provides a complete practising solution for any Indian musician. With TaalMala Composer, you can compose your own Taals, Lehras/Nagmas, SwarMandal patterns by simply typing the notation of the Taal/Lehra on special built-in Taal/Lehra keyboard. With TaalMala Sequencer, you can arrange sequences of fixed or randomized or tempo-based Taal and Lehra/Nagma patterns. TaalMala features: - High-quality studio-recorded Tabla, Pakhawaj, Tanpura, SwarMandal, Santoor, Harmonium and Manjeera (Zanj) sounds - Two sets of Tabla/Dagga sounds and ability to choose and mix-match between the two sound sets - 360+ pre-composed Taals and Taal sequences, including most popular Taals and their variations - 246+ pre-composed Lehra/Nagma compositions and sequences in multitude of ragas and Taals - 620+ pre-composed SwarMandal patterns in 62+ Ragas - New Taals, Lehras/Nagmas and compositions added frequently as updates - Compose your own Taals and Lehras/Nagmas by simply entering the notation - Powerful sequencer to compose fixed, tempo-based and randomized sequences from the Taals and Lehras library - Taal/Lehra/SwarMandal pad; play any Taal/Lehra/SwarMandal pattern on-demand in live accompaniment - Automatic Manjeera/Zanj accompaniment, synchronized with the Tabla/Pakhawaj Taals - Adjustable tempo from 10 bpm to 1000 bpm - Pitch control (+/- 0.5 octave), with independent fine-tuning of all instruments for precise matching with your scale - Pitch detector for detecting your pitch and precise matching, built within the app - Independent volume control for Tabla/Pitch, Dagga/Bass, Manjeera and Lehra/Nagma - Choice of chromatic or just/harmonic tuning for all instruments, with fine-tuning capability. - Up to 2 simultaneous Tanpuras - High-quality Tanpura sounds (male and female tones) with all popular Tanpura patterns included - Adjustable Tanpura tempo and strumming speed of 4 Tanpura strings independently - Option to slightly vary the Tanpura plucking delays randomly for better realism - Tap on the screen twice to set exact Taal tempo, as required This version of the application has following limitations: Playback restricted to 5 minutes every hour. To unlock full functionality and remove the limitation above, click "Buy" option on the main screen. Once you purchase a subscription to the app, the 5-minute per hour limitation will be removed. Please contact us at service@taalmala.com if you have any questions. Licensing terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Our privacy policy: https://www.taalmala.com/privacy.shtml

About

Thamburu3.0

This app offers a digital Shruthi Box with the Carnatic scale. It provides an electronic version of the traditional instrument, featuring the 5 Kattais scale for musical practice and performance.

Highlights
  • Electronic Shruthi Box
  • Carnatic scale (5 Kattais)
  • Digital instrument simulation
  • Musical practice tool
Features
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This is an electronic version of the standard Shruthi Box with the Carnatic scale (5 Kattais scale).

Screenshots

TaalMala4 screens
Thamburu3.03 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TaalMala at 4.3 against Thamburu3.0's 3.7. TaalMala also leads on ratings volume (177 vs 3). Thamburu3.0's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. TaalMala sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Thamburu3.0 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TaalMala holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TaalMala has 177 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TaalMala ships an update every 2 months, Thamburu3.0 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TaalMala versus Thamburu3.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaalMalaThamburu3.0
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (177 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings177 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbhijit PataitThinkbridge Software, LLC

Customer experience

TaalMala

All ratings177 ratings
Positive82.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative14.1%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative52.4%

Thamburu3.0

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TaalMala

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Edition - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Edition - Yearly$29.991 Year
None

Thamburu3.0

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TaalMala free?
TaalMala is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thamburu3.0 free?
Thamburu3.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TaalMala or Thamburu3.0?
TaalMala is rated higher. TaalMala averages 4.3 out of 5 from 177 ratings, while Thamburu3.0 averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do TaalMala or Thamburu3.0 have ads?
Neither TaalMala nor Thamburu3.0 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TaalMala or Thamburu3.0?
TaalMala ships an update every 2 months, and Thamburu3.0 every 2 weeks. Most recently, TaalMala was updated on October 26, 2026 and Thamburu3.0 on October 24, 2026.

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