iTanpura Downloads & RevenueiTanpura · App Store
iTanpura is #17 in Music Paid in India and charting in 3 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperPrasad Upasani
CategoryMusic
Price17.99 USD
Released
Rating★ 4.1 (45)
Version9.5.5
Age rating4+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)10k+ worldwide
📦Updated to version 9.5.5⭐Passed 100 ratings✏️New screenshots📦Updated to version 9.5.4📈Entered the top 10📈Entered the top 100 in 2 charts✏️New screenshots⭐Passed 100 ratings🆕First spotted by AppInsider🆕Released on the App Store
Full timeline · 32 events in the last 12 months
- 📦iTanpura updated to version 9.5.5- Added support for iPhone Duo: the app now adapts to its wide, foldable screen as well as the smaller outside screen
- Updated for iOS 26 & iOS 27, including the new Liquid Glass look for the tab bar, toolbars and buttons
- Voiceover fixes for tanpura controls
- Minimum supported iOS version is now iOS 17
- Minor enhancements & fixes… more - ✏️iTanpura: new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · CA
- 📦iTanpura updated to version 9.5.4- Added support for iPhone Duo: the app now adapts to its wide, foldable screen as well as the smaller outside screen
- Updated for iOS 26 & iOS 27, including the new Liquid Glass look for the tab bar, toolbars and buttons
- Voiceover fixes for tanpura controls
- Minimum supported iOS version is now iOS 17
- Minor enhancements & fixes… more - 📦iTanpura: now updating weekly4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 📦iTanpura updated to version 9.5.3- Added support for iPhone Duo: the app now adapts to its wide, foldable screen as well as the smaller outside screen
- Updated for iOS 26 & iOS 27, including the new Liquid Glass look for the tab bar, toolbars and buttons
- Voiceover fixes for tanpura controls
- Minimum supported iOS version is now iOS 17
- Minor enhancements & fixes… more - 📈iTanpura entered the top 10Top Paid · Music · AE
- 📈iTanpura entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · All Apps · AE · Top Grossing · Music · AE
- ✏️iTanpura: new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · AU
- ✏️iTanpura: new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · SA, AE
- 📦iTanpura updated to version 9.5.2- Updated for iOS 26 & iOS 27, including the new Liquid Glass look for the tab bar, toolbars and buttons
- Added support for iPhone Duo: the app now adapts to its wide, foldable screen as well as the smaller outside screen
- Voiceover fixes for tanpura controls
- Minimum supported iOS version is now iOS 17
- Minor enhancements & fixes… more - ✏️iTanpura: new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · US, IN, GB
- ✏️iTanpura: needs a newer iOSiOS 12.1 → iOS 17
- 📦iTanpura updated to version 9.5.1- Updated for iOS 26 & iOS 27, including the new Liquid Glass look for the tab bar, toolbars and buttons
- Added support for iPhone Duo: the app now adapts to its wide, foldable screen as well as the smaller outside screen
- Voiceover fixes for tanpura controls
- Minimum supported iOS version is now iOS 17
- Minor enhancements & fixes… more - 📦iTanpura: first update in 648 days
- ✏️iTanpura: new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · GB, US, IN
- 📦iTanpura updated to version 9.5.0- Updated for iOS 26 & iOS 27, including the new Liquid Glass look for the tab bar, toolbars and buttons
- Added support for iPhone Duo: the app now adapts to its wide, foldable screen as well as the smaller outside screen
- Voiceover fixes for tanpura controls
- Minimum supported iOS version is now iOS 17
- Minor enhancements & fixes… more - 📈iTanpura entered the top 100Top Paid · Music · AU
- 📈iTanpura new best rank in the overall chart: #59Top Paid · All Apps · IN
- 📈iTanpura new best rank in the overall chart: #96Top Paid · All Apps · IN
- 📈iTanpura entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · IN
- 📈iTanpura entered the top 10Top Paid · Music · IN
- 🆕iTanpura first spotted by AppInsider#49 in Top Paid · Music · United Arab Emirates
- 🆕iTanpura released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.1 ★
45 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#17
Music PaidMeasured
iTanpura at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-06. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
iTanpura is a premium music application that simulates authentic Indian classical instruments, including tanpuras, swar mandals, and shruti boxes, designed for musicians practicing Hindustani classical music. The app holds the #5 position in India's paid music charts and #48 in the UAE, indicating strong regional demand among South Asian diaspora communities despite its high price point.
Similar apps: GarageBand, Yousician, Simply Piano
iTanpura on the App Store
App details
App ID
326115058
Publisher
Prasad Upasani
On the store since
Aug 2009
17 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 17+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
9 MB
Also listed in
Lifestyle
App privacy Measured
iTanpura declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
Declared label
Data Not Collected
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
iTanpura downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where iTanpura's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| India | MusicPaid | #17 |
| India | All AppsPaid | #122 |
| United Arab Emirates | MusicPaid | #50 |
 Saudi Arabia | MusicPaid | #186 |
Apps near iTanpura on the chart
Music Paid, around #17.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.1 ★
45 ratings
Measured
Ratings
45
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
under 1
4-week average
Lifetime rating
4.2★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
46/100
faster than 43% of Music apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about iTanpura
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users highly praise the app's authentic sound quality and utility for Indian classical music practice, often citing it as a superior alternative to hardware tanpuras. However, recent reviews highlight significant layout issues on newer iPadOS versions and occasional stability problems like crashes or audio failures.
Mostly positive (86% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and regular updates. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Useful: “Very useful and convenient”
- Updates: “Continuous updates are also very useful”
- Ease of use: “Very useful and convenient”
- Price & subscription: “A bit over priced but that is fine”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs
About iTanpura
Got tanpura? Well guess what, we have two for you, PLUS a Swar Mandal AND a Sur-Peti / Shruti box! Come listen to the beautiful, meditative sound of real Hemraj tanpuras, and get lost in the mysteries of Indian Classical music.
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◆◆◆ 5-STRING TANPURAS & AUTO-TUNER!
◆◆◆ Before buying also consider iTablaPro
◆◆◆ which has all iTanpura features + tabla
◆◆◆ Note: All updates are always free!
________________________________________
And the reviews are in:
***** "BEAUTIFUL SOUND"
***** "Excellent App, superb sound"
***** "Concert-quality tanpura in your pocket"
***** "This is what I've been waiting for"
________________________________________
◆ ABOUT THE TANPURA ◆
The Tanpura is a musical instrument used in Indian classical music to provide a background "drone" against which the rest of the music is performed. It is a 4-stringed instrument with a base made from cured pumpkin gourd and a stem made from wood.
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◆ AND NOW PRESENTING - iTanpura ◆
iTanpura is an electronic Tanpura for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It uses stereo digital sound to simulate a set of two tanpuras each of which can be tuned with a different string combination. It uses sounds sampled from real Hemraj tanpuras to provide beautiful yet realistic sound in a pleasing and intuitive package. And now iTanpura also includes fantastic Swar Mandal sound (with presets for 75+ raags) for an instant concert atmosphere guaranteed to inspire! iTanpura is ideal for everyday music practice, concerts, or even as a serene background for meditation.
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◆ KEY FEATURES ◆
√ FOUR fantastic instruments in one app: includes two 5-string tanpuras with independent pan and volume controls, a 15-string Swar Mandal, and a Sur-Peti/Shruti Box
√ Uses sounds sampled from actual male & female tanpuras for realistic tanpura sound throughout the pitch range
√ Wide range of pitch from lower A (A2) through upper E (E4) for one and a half octaves of tuning
√ INTEGRATED AUTO-TUNER: Auto-Tune iTanpura to your instrument such as harmonium, or use it to tune other instruments (microphone capability required such as iPhone built-in mic or 2nd/3rd generation iPod Touch with external microphone)
√ BACKGROUND PLAY: Start playing the tanpuras and switch to another app, or play along with iPod music
√ Integrated 15-string Swar Mandal - completely tunable & can be played manually OR set to auto-loop
√ Suitable for Hindustani or Carnatic, vocal or instrumental music
√ Fine-tune pitch in cents. The display shows the fine-tune value to allow exact recreation of any pitch
√ Play one or two simultaneous tanpuras both controlled by the master pitch controls
√ Each tanpura's first string can be tuned to Pa, Ma or Ni, or any custom note such as Re, Ga, Dha, etc
√ Or tune first string to any shruti in the octave using a slider
√ Each tanpura has its own pan and volume controls to allow precise placement within the ster
________________________________________
◆◆◆ 5-STRING TANPURAS & AUTO-TUNER!
◆◆◆ Before buying also consider iTablaPro
◆◆◆ which has all iTanpura features + tabla
◆◆◆ Note: All updates are always free!
________________________________________
And the reviews are in:
***** "BEAUTIFUL SOUND"
***** "Excellent App, superb sound"
***** "Concert-quality tanpura in your pocket"
***** "This is what I've been waiting for"
________________________________________
◆ ABOUT THE TANPURA ◆
The Tanpura is a musical instrument used in Indian classical music to provide a background "drone" against which the rest of the music is performed. It is a 4-stringed instrument with a base made from cured pumpkin gourd and a stem made from wood.
________________________________________
◆ AND NOW PRESENTING - iTanpura ◆
iTanpura is an electronic Tanpura for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It uses stereo digital sound to simulate a set of two tanpuras each of which can be tuned with a different string combination. It uses sounds sampled from real Hemraj tanpuras to provide beautiful yet realistic sound in a pleasing and intuitive package. And now iTanpura also includes fantastic Swar Mandal sound (with presets for 75+ raags) for an instant concert atmosphere guaranteed to inspire! iTanpura is ideal for everyday music practice, concerts, or even as a serene background for meditation.
________________________________________
◆ KEY FEATURES ◆
√ FOUR fantastic instruments in one app: includes two 5-string tanpuras with independent pan and volume controls, a 15-string Swar Mandal, and a Sur-Peti/Shruti Box
√ Uses sounds sampled from actual male & female tanpuras for realistic tanpura sound throughout the pitch range
√ Wide range of pitch from lower A (A2) through upper E (E4) for one and a half octaves of tuning
√ INTEGRATED AUTO-TUNER: Auto-Tune iTanpura to your instrument such as harmonium, or use it to tune other instruments (microphone capability required such as iPhone built-in mic or 2nd/3rd generation iPod Touch with external microphone)
√ BACKGROUND PLAY: Start playing the tanpuras and switch to another app, or play along with iPod music
√ Integrated 15-string Swar Mandal - completely tunable & can be played manually OR set to auto-loop
√ Suitable for Hindustani or Carnatic, vocal or instrumental music
√ Fine-tune pitch in cents. The display shows the fine-tune value to allow exact recreation of any pitch
√ Play one or two simultaneous tanpuras both controlled by the master pitch controls
√ Each tanpura's first string can be tuned to Pa, Ma or Ni, or any custom note such as Re, Ga, Dha, etc
√ Or tune first string to any shruti in the octave using a slider
√ Each tanpura has its own pan and volume controls to allow precise placement within the ster
Latest updates
9.5.5
- Added support for iPhone Duo: the app now adapts to its wide, foldable screen as well as the smaller outside screen
- Updated for iOS 26 & iOS 27, including the new Liquid Glass look for the tab bar, toolbars and buttons
- Voiceover fixes for tanpura controls
- Minimum supported iOS version is now iOS 17
- Minor enhancements & fixes
9.5.4
- Added support for iPhone Duo: the app now adapts to its wide, foldable screen as well as the smaller outside screen
- Updated for iOS 26 & iOS 27, including the new Liquid Glass look for the tab bar, toolbars and buttons
- Voiceover fixes for tanpura controls
- Minimum supported iOS version is now iOS 17
- Minor enhancements & fixes
9.5.3
- Added support for iPhone Duo: the app now adapts to its wide, foldable screen as well as the smaller outside screen
- Updated for iOS 26 & iOS 27, including the new Liquid Glass look for the tab bar, toolbars and buttons
- Voiceover fixes for tanpura controls
- Minimum supported iOS version is now iOS 17
- Minor enhancements & fixes
Store changes
What iTanpura changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
New screenshots 
7 screenshots (was 7)
New screenshots 
7 screenshots (was 7)
New screenshots
7 screenshots (was 7)
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