# Sur Sadhana

> SMA

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1175702604](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1175702604)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1175702604`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Clood On Music Private Limited
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 3.20 / 5 (53 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.9
- **Last updated:** 2022-04-25
- **First published:** 2016-12-02
- **Size:** 111 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sur-sadhana/id1175702604)
- **Website:** [http://www.shankarmahadevanacademy.com](http://www.shankarmahadevanacademy.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.shankarmahadevanacademy.com/privacy-policy/](http://www.shankarmahadevanacademy.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Sur Sadhana is a free app from Shankar Mahadevan Academy designed to teach the fundamentals of Indian vocal music. It covers basic notes and note patterns, with a visual representation and scoring that lets you track your progress.\n\nUsers can adjust pitch and tempo to fit their practice, and the app remains completely free to use. As Shankar Mahadevan says, \"If you practice just the 7 and the extended 12 notes often and get your pitching right, 80% of the effort of perfecting your singing is done.\"

## Rankings

- #196,393 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviewers praise Sur Sadhana for practice usefulness and good audio, and for free Riyaz access. However, recurring issues include the app not staying awake (auto-lock), navigation and UI glitches requiring restarts, and general stability problems. Some also question pitch recognition and desire clearer guidance. Overall, the app is helpful but needs fixes to improve reliability, keep-alive behavior, and usability.

### Pros

- Helpful for practice
- Good sound quality compared to similar apps
- Free access to Riyaz for all users

### Cons

- Auto-off / screen timeout interrupts practice
- Navigation/UX issues (menus not loading, need to restart)
- Stability issues and bugs affecting reliability

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