Comparison

Lehra Studio Pro vs Tihai

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

Head to head
About

Lehra Studio Pro

This app provides authentic lehra recordings for musicians, featuring a vast library of taals and raags. It offers high-quality sound with adjustable tempo, pitch, and volume for personalized practice. Ideal for students and experienced players to enhance their riaz.

Highlights
  • Authentic lehra recordings
  • Extensive collection of taals and raags
  • Adjustable tempo (30-500 BPM)
  • Scale changer for pitch manipulation
  • Fine-tune slider for lehra tuning
  • Accurate beat counter
  • Separate volume controls for lehra and tanpura
Features
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The world's first real lehra mobile app, just got a whole heap better. Lehra Studio has taken lehra app technology to the next level, with their extensively upgraded and highly anticipated model, Lehra Studio Pro. Whether you are a student or an experienced player, the Lehra Studio Pro edition will revolutionise your riaz. Lehra Studio Pro features authentic and superbly recorded sarangi, harmonium, sitar and santoor lehra. It also offers an even more extensive collection of lehra recorded in 11 different taals and over 50 varieties of raags. Whats new in Lehra Studio Pro: - Lehra recorded by world renowned artists: Sangeet Mishra, Sandip Chatterjee, Allarakha Kalawant, Hiranmoy Mitra, Sourav Ganguly and Ustad Roshan Ali Khan - An extensive sound library 4 times larger than the original app, Lehra Studio - Real sarangi, harmonium, sitar and santoor recorded in over 50 varieties of raags - An established full comprehensive list of common taals: Teentaal, Roopak Taal, Jhaptaal, Ektaal, Kerherwa and Dadra - A complete range of unique taals: Dhamar, Pancham Sawari, Chautaal, Char Taal Ki Sawari and Matta Taal - A broad tempo spectrum, ranging from 30 to 500 beats per minute Lehra Studio’s experienced team have taken steps to ensure that the original essence of the instruments are retained. Users of the app can therefore benefit from unparalleled sound quality, which is rich with accuracy and authenticity. The Lehra Studio Pro edition has retained all the handy features which are available in Lehra Studio: - The user-friendly and clean interface - A scale changer to allow pitch manipulation of the lehra from A# right upto the E semitone - The fine-tune slider, allowing the tabla player to tune the lehra according to their individual tabla sound - The accurate beat counter, assisting the tabla player with keeping precise tempo -The lehra and tanpura volume bars, which allow for fine manipulation of volume according to every tabla player's unique preference

About

Tihai

Features
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Tihai-Creator is an innovative app for musicians and enthusiasts of Indian classical music, offering a platform to create and customize tihais and surmalikas. Inspired by sheet music creation, the app brings traditional music composition into the digital age, letting users experiment with rhythmic and melodic sequences. Tihai-Creator includes three modes: AI Mode, Palta Mode, and Expert Mode, each designed for different levels of expertise. With AI Mode, users can access intelligent suggestions based on chosen raga and taal, making it easy to experiment with traditional patterns while gaining insights from AI-driven recommendations. This is ideal for beginners or anyone wanting new creative ideas. Palta Mode serves musicians focused on structured practice routines, allowing them to explore repetitive patterns, create paltas based on specific ragas or taals, and integrate traditional compositions with their own twist. Users can refine their paltas, adjust tempos, and work on techniques with structured guidance. For seasoned practitioners, Expert Mode provides a comprehensive toolkit for creating custom tihais and surmalikas from scratch. This mode enables control over complex details, including rhythmic divisions, precise notation, and tala variations. Musicians can experiment with challenging structures, layered rhythms, and unique compositions, making this mode ideal for professional use. Beyond individual modes, Tihai-Creator features a clean, intuitive interface designed to reflect the intricacies of Indian classical notation, providing detailed options for taal, laya, octave, and raag selections. Users can save, export, and share compositions, making it easy to collaborate with fellow musicians or instructors.

Screenshots

Lehra Studio Pro4 screens
Tihai4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lehra Studio Pro at Free against Tihai's $29.99. Tihai's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On 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

Lehra Studio Pro is free to download; Tihai costs $29.99 up front. Lehra Studio Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tihai asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lehra Studio Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, Tihai fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lehra Studio Pro versus Tihai: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLehra Studio ProTihai
PriceFree — better$29.99
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size545 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAman KalyanProDT Consulting Services Private Limited

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lehra Studio Pro

One-time1
  • Lehra Studio Pro$39.99
None

Tihai

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lehra Studio Pro free?
Lehra Studio Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tihai free?
Tihai costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lehra Studio Pro or Tihai have ads?
Neither Lehra Studio Pro nor Tihai shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lehra Studio Pro or Tihai?
Lehra Studio Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, and Tihai fortnightly. Most recently, Lehra Studio Pro was updated on November 1, 2026 and Tihai on October 30, 2026.

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