Comparison

Gurudeva vs Imprint

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Gurudeva

Access daily wisdom and spiritual teachings from a prominent Hindu leader. This app offers inspiring quotes, photos, and connections to further resources to guide your spiritual practice and daily life.

Highlights
  • Inspiring quotes
  • Photos of Gurudeva
  • Connections to resources
  • Daily spiritual guidance
  • Teachings of a Hindu leader
Features
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Inspiring quotes from a great sage. Twentieth century Hindu leader Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, known as “Gurudeva," was founder of Kauai's Hindu Monastery, Himalayan Academy Publications and the internationally acclaimed magazine Hinduism Today. He attained Mahasamadhi on November 12, 2001. This app serves to bring his darshan and teachings to today's spiritual practitioners through photos, quotations and connections to other resources. Connecting with his wisdom each day will keep you on track in your inner and your outer life.

About

Imprint

This app offers bite-sized visual learning sessions on a wide range of topics, from psychology to finance. Master complex concepts quickly with elegant visuals and retain knowledge through daily quizzes. Save and review key insights in sessions lasting two minutes or less.

Highlights
  • Bite-sized visual learning
  • Master essential topics
  • Understand complex concepts
  • Daily retention quizzes
  • Save and review insights
  • Short learning sessions
Features
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Imprint is your visual guide to the world's most important knowledge. - Master essential topics in psychology, philosophy, history, finance, leadership, business, health, science, technology and more. - Understand complex concepts quickly, with elegant visuals that clarify key ideas and help you stay focused. - Take challenging daily quizzes that help you retain what you've learned. - Save and review the insights and visuals that matter most to you. - Complete a chapter in two minutes or less, in bite-sized sessions throughout your day. - Explore our rapidly expanding catalog, featuring: COURSES - Philosophy and the Meaning Life with Professor John Kaag - Finance and Investing: Essential Concepts for Wealth-Building - Interpersonal Dynamics: The Psychology of Human Relationships - Principles of Productivity: Skills and Strategies for Getting Things Done QUICK READS - The Freudian Mind: Id, Ego, Superego - mRNA Vaccines and the Future of Immunity - The Imprint Guide to Gerrymandering VISUAL GUIDES TO BESTSELLING BOOKS - Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari - Atomic Habits by James Clear - The Beginner's Guide to the Stock Market by Matthew Kratter ...and much more! -- SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS: Imprint offers an auto-renewing yearly subscription and an auto-renewing monthly subscription which allows you full access to all of the content in our catalog for as long as you maintain an active subscription. These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on your country. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes account at the time of initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period end date, and the cost of the renewal will be listed. You can manage your subscription and auto-renewal can be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Read more about our Privacy Policy here: https://bit.ly/2UzFLvt Read more about our Terms of Service here: https://bit.ly/2Jc1rZm

Screenshots

Gurudeva4 screens
Imprint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gurudeva at 100% against Imprint's 38%. Gurudeva also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 24) and ads (none vs shown). Imprint's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 41 months) and ratings volume (58K vs 13). On price and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Imprint sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Gurudeva asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gurudeva holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Imprint has 58K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Gurudeva's written reviews are positive against 38% of Imprint's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gurudeva ships an update every 41 months, Imprint every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Gurudeva versus Imprint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGurudevaImprint
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (13 ratings) — better4.8 (58K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better38.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1358K — better
Update frequencyEvery 41 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
Best chart rank—#4 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB192 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHimalayan Academy PublicationsPolywise, Inc.

Customer experience

Gurudeva

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Imprint

All ratings57,749 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews1,445 reviews
Positive38.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative54.7%

Bugs and requests

Gurudeva

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Imprint

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing or crashing issues
  • Inconsistent load times
  • Syncing problems between devices
  • Unfinished or incomplete courses

Requested features

5 requests
  • Sync progress across devices
  • Dark mode option
  • More diverse content topics
  • Ability to download content offline
  • Better organization of saved content

In-app purchases

None

Gurudeva

No in-app purchases

14 purchases

Imprint

Subscriptions14
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$7.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$10.991 Month
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  • Monthly Subscription$11.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription4 variants$15.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Imprint premium$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$49.991 Year
  • Discount yearly (7 day trial)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Discounted yearly (no trial)$69.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial3 variants$74.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$99.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription (Discount)7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Gurudeva free?
Gurudeva is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Imprint free?
Imprint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gurudeva or Imprint?
Gurudeva is rated higher. Gurudeva averages 5.0 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Imprint averages 4.8 from 58K ratings.
Do Gurudeva or Imprint have ads?
Imprint shows ads; Gurudeva does not.
Which is updated more often, Gurudeva or Imprint?
Gurudeva ships an update every 41 months, and Imprint every 4 days. Most recently, Gurudeva was updated on October 4, 2026 and Imprint on October 20, 2026.

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