About iShala - practice Indian music
iShala is an Indian music mobile app that provides flawless accompaniment for classical music practice, be it vocal, instrumental or rhythmic. It comes in 2 Editions: Standard and Pro (previously known as Premium). It...
iShala is an Indian music mobile app that provides flawless accompaniment for classical music practice, be it vocal, instrumental or rhythmic. It comes in 2 Editions: Standard and Pro (previously known as Premium).
It features:
• 6 Tanpuras (10 on Pro Edition)
• 2 Tablas (3 on Pro Edition)
• a Swarmandal
• a Vibraphone (Pro Edition only)
• a Harmonium
• 3 Manjeeras (6 on Pro Edition)
all fully customisable in practice sessions that can then be loaded on demand. It effectively replaces a tabla machine, a lehra player and an electronic tanpura. It is therefore an ideal tool for anyone practicing Indian classical music, or just wishing to jam along virtual Indian musicians on any other musical style.
iShala includes over 60 rhythmic cycles, melodies in more than 110 ragas and 7 different tempos. You can also create your own ragas and fine-tune each of their notes at micro-tones (or shrutis) level. Possible combinations are thus nothing short of endless!
Along with accompaniment, iShala now also corrects your pitch (Pro Edition only)! Sing/play freely or over a harmonium melody and iShala will highlight any discrepancy from the correct note. This is an incredible tool to improve your pitch accuracy.
iShala initially comes in Standard Edition, but you can upgrade it to Pro Edition through an In-App purchase option. These are one-time payments; whatever the edition you choose, you can use the app forever.
For more detailed info on features per edition, check the following topic: https://www.swarclassical.com/guides/ishala/topic.php?product=is&id=18
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Some sweet words from our users:
"Best tanpura app. Concert like. Fully satisfied. I think incomparable with others. Price also reasonable compared to others. Anyone can perform even on stage with this app."
"Amazing tool for your daily solo practice. Thanks for this help for music students. Love it, God bless"
"This app is best investment for Indian classical musicians. I own this app for almost 4 years and I would say it's value for money. It is best app for riyaz with amazing tabla and tanpura."
"After using this app for more than 1 year I am writing genuine review about this app. Wonderful service from the team. Even when I had queries and when I was in need of assistance, they replied through Email and helped me within 10 minutes. App is wonderful which I am using for my music practice, it's helping me a lot. If u are a true music learner, I would recommend this. Thanks a lot to the team members and developers of this IShala app."
"Excellent app. Best for riyaz. Fine sounds. Perfectly tuned instruments."
"Just one word... Perfect !!"
"Excellent App. Wonderful to do Riyaz with this App. Best on the market. Well worth the price. Well done to the developers."
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Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of iShala - practice Indian music since it was posted on our website on 2013-08-22 03:42:57.
The latest version is 5.0.3 and it was updated on 2025-03-27 15:58:41. See below the changes in each version.
iShala - practice Indian music version 5.0.3
Updated At: 2025-01-19
Changes: MAJOR UPDATE!
includes the following main enhancements:
- refreshed UI
- new Harmonium with chords & pumping effect
- flag your favorite lehras
- choose Tempered or Natural scale
- Pro Edition*: play all instruments live
- Pro Edition: record your loops/fills
- Pro Edition: new Vibraphone added
* Premium was renamed as Pro Edition
iShala - practice Indian music version 4.0.19
Updated At: 2024-10-29
Changes: Technical update: required to support a more recent Android SDK
iShala - practice Indian music version 4.0.18
Updated At: 2024-07-22
Changes: - notification added to return to the app when in background
- double/halve speed buttons
- select octave on harmonium
- limit Swarmandal to x octaves
- set max BPM when accelerating
- display western note as well in played tune
- keep shrutis delta visible
- finetuned some tanpuras
- various bugs fixed
- updated billing library
iShala - practice Indian music version 4.0.17
Updated At: 2023-10-30
Changes: - Settings: Auto check-box allows for improved AUTO tune button to adjust global pitch as well
- Settings: now allows alternating between 440 and 432 Hz tuning
- New mic icon on top right corner allows for turning off mic when not used (like pitch detection)
- New rhythmic cycles (Gandharva, Ikwai and Vivek taals)
- Raga > Edit: shruti sliders now show value in Cents
iShala - practice Indian music version 4.0.16
Updated At: 2023-10-30
Changes: - FX changes were not always saved
- added RESET button in Swarmandal tuning screen
- added new Tilwada and Ektaal slow tempo varieties
- fixes an occasional issue with Premium not being automatically restored
iShala - practice Indian music version 4.0.13
Updated At: 2022-04-05
Changes: - shows speed difference in BPM when accelerating
- added empty strings to swarmandal in Tune pane for further customisation
- numeric input (like BPM) now immediately replaces previous value in field
- added Vilambit (slow) Jat rhythmic cycle
- new Info pane to inform about changes
- Talkback improvements: settings pane and some other missing controls
iShala - practice Indian music version 4.0.12
Updated At: 2022-01-27
Changes: - Bell on Sam fixed for fractional rhythmic cycles
- new defaults for ragas (tanpura strings, swarmandal tuning, etc...) were not saved
- pitches menu: replaced audition sounds from manjeera to harmonium
- fixed Abhogi default Swarmandal tuning
- fixed "Tu" stroke on default tabla
- added Compressor to the FX available to avoid sound distortion when too loud
- improved Speed +/- buttons reactivity
- revamped input/message dialogs
- asks for feedback after some time
iShala - practice Indian music version 4.0.10
Updated At: 2022-01-27
Changes: - fixes a couple bugs
iShala - practice Indian music version
Updated At: 2022-01-05
Changes: Main enhancements:
. new user interface
. unlimited number of sessions, each with its own name
. new manjeera tab for bells accompaniment
. distinct tanpura panes (1 & 2)
. global Play/Stop button
. added EQ, reverb and envelope settings per instrument
. separate volume/pitch of tabla and bayan
. added automatic tempo acceleration
. added tap in tempo option
. added audition icon when selecting pitch
. added various rhythmic cycles
. Premium option available for additional features
iShala - practice Indian music version
Updated At: 2020-04-03
Changes: - the app now keeps the screen on (unless you turn it off manually), as some users were facing audio glitches when phone was going into sleep mode.
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