BAPS Nirnay vs mySamarpan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BAPS Nirnay
This Hindu calendar app integrates festivals, observances, and auspicious timings from the Hindu lunar calendar with the Western solar calendar. It features a monthly calendar view, personal note-taking, and a Muhurat view for planning important events.
- Hindu lunar and Western calendar integration
- Festival and observance highlights
- Personal note-taking and sharing
- Muhurat (auspicious timings) view
- Eclipse day notifications
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BAPS Nirnay is a Hindu calendar app that combines the Hindu lunar calendar’s festivals, observances and auspicious timings with the Western (Solar) calendar used in day-to-day life through a feature-filled, but clean user interface. BAPS Nirnay offers a monthly calendar view that highlights important Swaminarayan Hindu festivals and observances such as Ekadashi, Poonam and Amas. Personal notes on each day can easily be made and shared with friends and family as a reminder for special events. The Muhurat view, or auspicious timings view, provides an easy-to-navigate monthly overview with details on auspicious timings for buying, selling, marriage, vastu, janoi and other important events according to the Hindu jyotish scriptures. It also has separate views highlighting festivals, auspicious days and days of the solar and lunar eclipse, respectively. This well-designed app will make knowing about and planning for Hindu festivals and observances much more convenient in our busy modern lives.
mySamarpan
This app enables registered users to contribute to the activities of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha. It requires prior registration with a local Mandir.
- Support BAPS activities
- Registered user portal
- Mandir registration required
- Contribution management
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mySamarpan App allows individuals to support the activities of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha in a variety of ways. This app is currently requires a users who have registered with BAPS at their local Mandir.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BAPS Nirnay at 93% against mySamarpan's 11%. BAPS Nirnay also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BAPS Nirnay holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 34 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of BAPS Nirnay's written reviews are positive against 11% of mySamarpan's.
BAPS Nirnay ships an update every 5 months, mySamarpan every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BAPS Nirnay | mySamarpan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (32 ratings) — better | 4.0 (34 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha | Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha Inc |
Customer experience
BAPS Nirnay
mySamarpan
In-app purchases
BAPS Nirnay
No in-app purchases
mySamarpan
No in-app purchases
Questions
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