Manglish vs Mathrubhumi Calendar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Manglish
Type in English and instantly convert it to Malayalam with this transliteration keyboard. It offers offline functionality and voice-to-text capabilities, allowing you to speak Malayalam directly into any app.
- English to Malayalam transliteration
- Offline transliteration support
- Malayalam voice to text
- Type as you speak Malayalam
- Works in any app
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Manglish is a transliteration keyboard that allows users to type in English and convert that to Malayalam. Just type as you speak Malayalam and Manglish will convert that to Malayalam. Manglish provides offline transliteration also so you don't have to worry even if there is no internet. Don't want to type? just talk instead of typing in any app. Malayalam voice to text added.
Mathrubhumi Calendar
This app provides a comprehensive Malayalam calendar for 2026, integrating multiple calendar systems and offering details on holidays, auspicious timings, and celestial events. It allows users to add personal events with reminders and access historical calendar data.
- Integrated Malayalam, Tamil, Saka, and Hijri dates
- Central Government holiday listings
- Special days and festivals
- Detailed auspicious timing (Muhoorthangal)
- Astrological details (Nakshatraphalangal, Rasi)
- Personal event scheduling and reminders
- Access to previous four years' calendar data
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The best Malayalam 2026 calendar app in the market. MThe Mathrubhumi Calendar 2026 is a complete and trusted Malayalam calendar app designed to keep you informed and organized throughout the year. It brings together Malayalam, Tamil, Saka, and Hijri dates in one place, making it easy to track important days and cultural observances. The app includes Central Government holidays under Kendra Sarkar Avadhi, special days and festivals through Visheshadivasangal, and detailed Muhoorthangal to help choose auspicious timings. Users can view Nakshatraphalangal, Rasi details, Njattuvela, and Samkramam, along with daily Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Gulika Kalam, and Muslim prayer timings. You can also add personal events using Ormakurippukal and receive timely reminders. With access to previous four years’ calendar data and a smooth, user-friendly interface, the Mathrubhumi Calendar 2026 combines tradition, accuracy, and convenience, making it the ideal Malayalam calendar app for everyday life.You can add and schedule all events. Ormakurippukal will remind you of your events. Previous four year’s calendar data is also available.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mathrubhumi Calendar at none against Manglish's 1. Mathrubhumi Calendar also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). Manglish's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 7). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Manglish sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.49 per year. Mathrubhumi Calendar asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mathrubhumi Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Manglish has 1K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Manglish's written reviews are positive against 59% of Mathrubhumi Calendar's.
Manglish ships an update every 3 months, Mathrubhumi Calendar every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Manglish | Mathrubhumi Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1K ratings) | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.1% of reviews | 58.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arshad k v | MATHRUBHUMI PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED |
Customer experience
Manglish
Mathrubhumi Calendar
Bugs and requests
Manglish
Reported bugs
6 issues- Keyboard not appearing in list
- Frequent premium requests even after purchase
- Typing issues with Bluetooth keyboard
- Voice typing not working properly
- Incompatible with newer iOS versions
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- Laggy performance, poor translation quality
Requested features
4 requests- Malayalam font support
- Improved voice typing
- Smoother keyboard switching
- Seamless Bluetooth keyboard integration
Mathrubhumi Calendar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Manglish
- Manglish Premium Yearly Pack!!$3.491 Year
Mathrubhumi Calendar
No in-app purchases
Questions
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