NagmaLive vs Tabla Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NagmaLive
This app provides authentic lehra and tabla recordings for practicing Indian classical music. It offers customizable tempos, multiple taals, and various lead instruments to enhance your practice sessions. Track your progress and share your achievements.
- Authentic lehra and tabla recordings
- Multiple lead instruments (Sarangi, Harmonium, Sitar)
- Adjustable tempo and multiple taals
- Advanced mixer controls
- Kathak mode with tailored tabla theka
- Practice tracking and sharing
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NagmaLive – Your Essential Companion for Tabla, Kathak and Indian Classical Music Practice Whether you’re a tabla player, kathak dancer, instrumentalist, vocalist, or an electronic musician, NagmaLive helps you bring your practice to life with real nagma and lehra recordings by world-class artists. Personalize your sessions, track your progress, and immerse yourself in the authentic sound of Indian classical music. Key Features Authentic Nagma & Lehra Library - 14 popular Raags to explore - Choose your lead instrument: Sarangi, Harmonium, or Sitar - Real recordings by renowned artists: Ustad Roshan Ali Khan – Sarangi Jayanta Banerjee – Sitar & Harmonium Hiranmay Mitra – Harmonium Chaz Hastings – Tabla Multiple Taal Options - Tintal, Rupaktal, Jhaptal, Ektal, Dhamar - Adjustable tempo: 15–600 BPM for Tintal, 15–300 BPM for others - Add a Tanpura drone alongside your nagma Advanced Mixer Controls - Fine-tune volume, reverb, and stereo panning for each instrument Presets for Fast Setup - Save and recall personalized practice settings - Adjust nagma pitch, taal, and BPM with ease Kathak Mode - Live tabla theka recordings tailored for Kathak practice - Matching taal and pitch for each nagma Alap & Gats - Add Alap intros for a live feel - Practice tabla accompaniment with gat recordings - Boost drut tintal with real jhala tracks Practice Tracking & Sharing - Save your sessions and monitor your progress - Share milestones on social media TERMS OF USE https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Tabla Studio
This app provides realistic tabla, tanpura, and metronome sounds for musicians and enthusiasts of Indian classical music. It features a mixer for adjusting volumes and a wide selection of rhythms and scales for practice and performance.
- Realistic tabla loops
- Tanpura drone
- Swarmandal raags
- Adjustable metronome
- Full-featured mixing panel
- Tempo and scale selection
- Instrument tuning
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Now updated with a mixer for the Tabla, Tanpura, Swarmandal & Metronome! Do you love real tabla beats? Do you sing, play harmonium or play a classical Indian instrument? Perhaps you play the sitar, the bansuri or the sarangi. Or maybe you enjoy listening to rhythmic beats of the tabla drum and drone of the Indian tanpura. Whether you’re an avid listener, hobbiest or a Indian Classical Music professional, you will love Tabla Studio’s tabla and tanpura sound! Create amazing music by practising to the amazing tabla rhythms, tanpura drone, swarmandal raags and metronome provided in Tabla Studio. Tabla Studio turns your iPhone or iPad into a real tabla and tanpura player. Featuring a full-featured mixing panel - so you can listen to real tabla loops anywhere you go. Use the professional recorded tabla to practice your harmonium skills. Use the tanpura to practice singing with rhythm. Use the Tanpura drone to pitch your instrument. Whichever instrument you play, whether it be harmonium, sarangi, bansuri or vocal. Whichever genre you are in the mood for, whether it be Indian Classical Music, Fusion or Bollywood, Tabla Studio has the beat, rythm and loop to match. Live recorded tabla loops - practice alongside a real tabla player *Choose from the wide range of scales and rhythms, unlocking an impressive library of taals and genres *Use the tempo changer to select the metronome or tabla beats *Tune your instrument meticulously, such as sitar or sarod, to the exact pitch using the tuner *Accentuate the raag you are practising with the extensive range of swarmandal Advantages of Tabla Studio - Tabla App with Tanpura & Swarmandal *Use your iPhone or iPad to play real tabla loops for Indian Classical Music practice and performance *Use the mixing panel to keep tanpura, swarmandal, tabla and metronome volumes at your desired level *Use the Metronome feature to ensure that you always stay in rhythm *Keep count and never miss a beat with the intuitive display counter *Play your iPad or iPhone like a real tabla, tanpura or swarmandal instrument How to use Tabla Studio - Tabla App with Tanpura & Swarmandal 1. Download Tabla Studio to access real tabla, tanpura, swarmandal and metronome. 2. Pair your phone with any bluetooth speaker for the most optimal sound output. 3. Set your musical scale. Select the genre, taal, and rhythm and speed you prefer. 4. Press play to enjoy the amazing tabla, tanpura and swarmandal sound. Tabla Studio - List Of Available Tabla Taals Dhadra (6 Beats) *Folk Sindi Dhadra *Folk Garba Dhadra *Ghazal Dhadra *Ghazal Dhadra 2 Roopak Taal (7 Beats) *Classical Roopak Taal Teka *Classical Roopak Taal Teka 2 *Ghazal Roopak Taal Teka *Ghazal Roopak Taal Teka 2 Keherwa Taal (8 Beats) *Folk Sindi Keherwa *Folk Dhapli Keherwa *Folk Dholki Keherwa *Folk Dholki 2 Keherwa *Folk Punjabi Keherwa *Folk Rajastani Keherwa *Devotional Bhajan Keherwa *Devotional Bhajan Keherwa 2 *Devotional Qawali Keherwa *Ghazal Keherwa Teka *Ghazal Keherwa Teka 2 *Fusion Kehera Funk *Fusion Kehera Classic Rock *Fusion Kehera Conga Matta Taal (9 Beats) *Classical Matta Taal Teka Jhaptaal (10 Beats) *Classical Jhaptaal Teka Char Taal Ki Sawari (11 Beats) *Classical Char Taal Ki Sawari Teka *Classical Char Taal Ki Sawari Pro Ek Taal (12 Beats) *Classical Ek Taal Teka Jai Taal (13 Beats) *Classical Jai Taal Teka Deepchandi Taal (14 Beats) *Classical Deepchandi Teka Teen Taal (16 Beats) *Classical Teentaal Teka *Classical Sitarkhani Teka Our aim is to provide all musicians around the globe with real Indian classical instruments at their fingertips through our mobile apps. Please be considerate of our efforts and provide us with positive feedback on the App Store so that we can grow and improve our services. Please don’t hesitate to contact us for any additional taals or features that you require. We would be happy to hear from you, we value your feedback as our customers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NagmaLive at 4.6 against Tabla Studio's 3.4. NagmaLive also leads on ratings volume (741 vs 24) and review sentiment (70% vs 54%). Tabla Studio's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. NagmaLive sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Tabla Studio sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NagmaLive holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NagmaLive has 741 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of NagmaLive's written reviews are positive against 54% of Tabla Studio's.
NagmaLive ships an update every 3 weeks, Tabla Studio monthly. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | NagmaLive | Tabla Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (741 ratings) — better | 3.4 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.4% of reviews — better | 53.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 741 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 1.2 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Jason Fellin | Aman Kalyan |
Customer experience
NagmaLive
Tabla Studio
Bugs and requests
NagmaLive
Reported bugs
7 issues- Restore purchases functionality not working
- Timing glitches at specific BPM ranges (104-105, 179-180)
- App fails to launch on iOS 13
- Cannot re-download app after offloading despite payment
- Kathak mode access issues despite payment
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- Breaks in nagma playback when changing tempo
- Purchase restoration issues across devices
Requested features
6 requests- Beat count display on screensaver
- Additional gats in sitar mode
- More nagmas and lehras in various raags
- Ableton Link integration for syncing with other apps
- Improved app UI design (modernize dated appearance)
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- Add missing basic taals
Tabla Studio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NagmaLive
- NagmaLive Pro$4.991 Month
- NagmaLive Pro7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Ustad Roshan Ali Khan • Desh • Tintal • Sarangi$0.99
- Ustad Roshan Ali Khan • Kirwani • Tintal • Sarangi$0.99
- Ustad Roshan Ali Khan • Mishra Mand • Tintal • Sarangi$0.99
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- Jayanta Banerjee • Basant Mukhari • Tintal • Sitar$0.99
- Jayanta Banerjee • Bairagi • Tintal • Sitar$0.99
- Jayanta Banerjee • Kalashree • Tintal • Sitar$0.99
- Jayanta Banerjee • Bageshree • Jhaptal • Sitar$0.99
- Hiranmay Mitra • Mishra Pilu • Tintal • Harmonium$0.99
- Jayanta Banerjee • Bageshree • Rupak • Sitar$0.99
- Ustad Roshan Ali Khan • BilaskhaniTodi • Tintal • Sarangi$0.99
- Jayanta Banerjee • Mishra Mand • Tintal • Harmonium$0.99
- Hiranmay Mitra • Ahir Bhairav • Tintal • Harmonium$0.99
- Kathak Mode$6.99
- Unlock All Nagmas$16.99
- Unlock Everything$19.99
Tabla Studio
- TSTFree
- Tabla Studio$17.99
Questions
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