Comparison

Bihar Yoga vs SunUps

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

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About

Bihar Yoga

Explore ancient yogic knowledge through a modern app. Access guided meditations, classical Hatha Yoga, Mantra Yoga, Raja Yoga, and insightful satsangs. Learn practical yogic principles for daily life and personal evolution.

Highlights
  • Mantra Yoga for well-being
  • Classical Hatha Yoga practices
  • Guided Satyananda Yoga Nidra
  • Satsangs on yogic topics
  • Yoga Capsules for lifestyle conditions
  • Guided meditations and relaxation
  • Recorded footage of Swami Satyananda
Features
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Bihar School of Yoga is pleased to present the Bihar Yoga App. Swami Satyananda Saraswati, yoga luminary, realized master, and founder of Bihar School of Yoga, emphasized the importance of approaching yoga and yogic lifestyle in its true, integrated form. The Bihar Yoga App brings to the user ancient and revived yogic knowledge in a modern medium. The app includes content from the major limbs of yoga in a manner that can be integrated into daily life: Mantra Yoga * Listen and chant along to universal mantras for well-being, inner clarity and removal of disturbances Hatha Yoga * Learn about and experience classical hatha yoga practices as originally presented by Swami Satyananda Raja Yoga * Experience conscious and complete relaxation through guided Satyananda Yoga Nidra * Learn fundamental practices for stilling the body and mind in preparation for meditation Jnana Yoga * Listen to satsangs on a wide variety of yogic topics to expand the practical understanding of yogic principles and how to apply them in daily life - Hours of guided relaxation and meditations - Hours of kirtans, bhajans and stotras - Hours of recorded footage of Swami Satyananda during world tours - Many yogic practices with step-by-step instructions suitable for everyone - New Yoga Capsules for specific lifestyle conditions as conceived by Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati We hope that this app will inspire the user to continue moving forward on their personal journey of evolution.

About

SunUps

Learn and practice Surya Namaskar, an ancient yogic exercise, with this personal trainer app. It guides you through the routine, tracks progress, and offers motivational features to make it a daily habit for improved energy and wellbeing.

Highlights
  • Guided Surya Namaskar routine
  • Progress tracking and streaks
  • Calorie and time calculation
  • Proximity sensor for automatic counting
  • Daily practice reminders
  • Guided relaxation
  • Social sharing and challenges
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Did you know there is one exercise which works wonders on your mind, body and soul? The secret lies in an ancient yogic practice called as Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutations). SunUps is your personal trainer to help you learn Surya Namaskar and make it a daily habit. Use it to transform your body's biology to feel energised, productive and feel your best. One Surya Namaskar set comprises of twelve yoga positions in a particular order. SunUps is an easy to learn routine, and can be done anywhere, and doesn't require any exercise equipment. This efficient workout provides amazing benefits such as increased stamina, strength, flexibility and overall physical and emotional wellbeing. It is an adaptogen-- it helps restore balance to your mind and body. SunUps can be adopted by anyone who may or may not be seeking specific benefits. It can be done as a warm up to other yoga poses or as a cardiovascular workout. Sun Salutations is a way of showing gratitude towards the sun, and thus promotes an attitude of gratitude. The more one is grateful, the more one finds things to be grateful for! Sunups provides the convenience of learning, training and performing an amazingly efficient workout whenever and wherever you want; and improves your experience of working out as well as improves the quality of your life. For experts who already know Surya Namaskar, SunUps provides an engaging soulful flute music and Sun Chants as an accompaniment to your daily practice . Advanced trainees and Experts can challenge themselves by setting a goal for repetitions and monitor their streaks. SunUps also calculates the calories burned and the time you took to complete the sets. SunUps uses the proximity sensor of the device to detect the step in the set so as to automatically keep count of the sets completed so you can focus on the exercise than keep count. SunUps can also remind you to do the exercises until it becomes your daily health habit. A guided relaxation is also provided to relax after doing your SunUps. You can share your streaks and invite your loved ones to practice SunUps. Keep count of SunUps till date and and challenge others to accept your SunUps fitness challenge. Save your SunUps Scores and participate in a #5MillionSunUps for world peace and wellbeing. Guided instructions in English, Hindi and German. Ask your doctor if these exercises are right for you before you embark on this journey.

Screenshots

Bihar Yoga4 screens
SunUps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bihar Yoga at none against SunUps's 1. SunUps's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. SunUps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bihar Yoga asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bihar Yoga holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 26 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Bihar Yoga's written reviews are positive against 73% of SunUps's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bihar Yoga ships an update every 10 months, SunUps every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bihar Yoga versus SunUps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBihar YogaSunUps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (20 ratings) — better4.4 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews73.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2026 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBihar School of YogaShivachandra Javalagi

Customer experience

Bihar Yoga

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral17.2%
Negative13.8%

SunUps

All ratings26 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative26.7%

In-app purchases

None

Bihar Yoga

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SunUps

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Features$1.99

Questions

Is Bihar Yoga free?
Bihar Yoga is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SunUps free?
SunUps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bihar Yoga or SunUps?
Bihar Yoga is rated higher. Bihar Yoga averages 4.6 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while SunUps averages 4.4 from 26 ratings.
Do Bihar Yoga or SunUps have ads?
Neither Bihar Yoga nor SunUps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bihar Yoga or SunUps?
Bihar Yoga ships an update every 10 months, and SunUps every 6 weeks. Most recently, Bihar Yoga was updated on September 8, 2026 and SunUps on June 1, 2026.

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