Five instruments
Tanpura, tabla, manjira, swar mandal and metronome — all at once, all in tune.
Start your riyaz with Tirkit
The full accompaniment — tanpura, tabla and swar mandal — free on Google Play.
Hear the sangat before you install
Made to practise
Background audio, lock-screen controls, session timer and countdown.
Taal-first
16 taals and Progressive Tabla Tempo Training to anchor every session.
Your whole riyaz, on one screen
Daily riyaz needs a steady tanpura, the right taal on the tabla, and often a swar mandal to outline the raga. Tirkit brings all of it together as a single riyaz app: start the tanpura, choose your taal, add the swar mandal, and everything plays together, tuned to the same key.
It is designed for the practice room — background playback, lock-screen controls, a timer and a countdown so you can set a session length and simply play.
A riyaz accompaniment app, not a grader
Search for a "riyaz app" and you will find two very different things: apps that score your singing, and apps that give you something to sing with. Tirkit is firmly the second — a riyaz accompaniment app. It provides the sangat: the tabla, tanpura and swar mandal a musician practises against, at the tempo and key you choose.
Built around the taal
Because rhythm anchors every riyaz, Tirkit takes the taal seriously: sixteen taals, several thekas each, Progressive Tabla Tempo Training and a full taal library so you always know the theka you are practising to.
Frequently asked questions
What is a riyaz app?
A riyaz app is a practice companion for Indian classical music — it provides the accompaniment (tanpura, tabla, manjira, swar mandal, metronome) so you can do daily riyaz on your own. Tirkit puts all of these on one screen.
How is Tirkit different from a singing riyaz app?
Some apps labelled "riyaz" focus on vocal lessons and pitch scoring. Tirkit is a riyaz accompaniment app: it plays the tanpura, tabla and swar mandal you practise against, rather than grading your voice. The two work well together.
Which instruments does the riyaz app include?
Five: a dual tanpura, a tabla with sixteen taals, a manjira that rings on the sam or every vibhag, a raga-tuned swar mandal, and a precision metronome — each independently controllable and playable at the same time.
Can I practise offline?
Yes. Every sound is generated on your device, so your riyaz never depends on a network connection or streaming.
Is the riyaz app free?
Tirkit is free to download, and every premium feature is unlocked for a 14-day trial the first time you open it. After that the core riyaz tools stay free, and the premium features are a one-time purchase rather than a subscription.