Comparison

Yoga Vidya vs Vedic Studies

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

Head to head
About

Yoga Vidya

This app offers comprehensive information on yoga practices and the activities of associated yoga institutions. It aims to promote health, happiness, and enlightenment for all seekers.

Highlights
  • Yoga practices information
  • Spiritual enlightenment guidance
  • Bihar School of Yoga activities
  • Yoga Publications Trust info
  • Yoga Research Fellowship details
Features
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YOGA VIDYA is compiled, composed and published by the sannyasin disciples of Sri Swami Satyananda Saraswati for the benefit of all people who seek health, happiness and enlightenment. It contains information about the activities of Bihar School of Yoga, Bihar Yoga Bharati, Yoga Publications Trust and Yoga Research Fellowship.

About

Vedic Studies

This platform provides guided Vedic education with features like playlists, audio downloads, and playback control. It aims to make the wisdom of the Vedas accessible globally through an enriching online learning experience.

Highlights
  • Create and add to playlists
  • Download audio content
  • Listen to history
  • Resume playback from previous location
  • Bookmark audio to the exact second
  • Background audio playback
  • Sync downloads between devices
Features
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|| Shri Hari Vayu Gurubhyo Namah || Vedic Students is now Vedic Studies. Since the last update, everything has been rebuilt: the app, the player, and the library behind it. What you can do now: * Listen to the same chant three ways: Learn repeats after the teacher, Understand explains it, Listen plays the full rendition. * Add a chant's text from a link, a paste or a PDF and read along full screen. Vedic svara marks are drawn as marks, exactly as printed. * Split sandhi into its words and keep private study notes on any line. * Download chants and listen with no signal at all. * Repeat a chant 108 or 1008 times with an honest counter: only full recitations count. * See which parts of a chant you have truly heard, not just how far you scrubbed. * The daily panchanga for your own city, drawn from printed almanacs, with any day shareable as a picture. * Playlists, bookmarked moments, and your place kept across devices. * A light theme and a warm dark theme for evening practice. Free, with no ads and nothing to buy, from a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Corrections to any text are genuinely welcome: write to contact@vedicstudies.org. || Shree Krishnarpanamastu ||

Screenshots

Yoga Vidya1 screens
Vedic Studies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yoga Vidya at none against Vedic Studies's 1. Vedic Studies's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Vedic Studies sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Yoga Vidya asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yoga Vidya ships an update every 2 months, Vedic Studies every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Yoga Vidya versus Vedic Studies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYoga VidyaVedic Studies
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—31 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBihar School of YogaVedic Studies Inc

Customer experience

Yoga Vidya

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Vedic Studies

All ratings31 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Yoga Vidya

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Vedic Studies

One-time1
  • Buy 5 Token$2.99

Questions

Is Yoga Vidya free?
Yoga Vidya is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vedic Studies free?
Vedic Studies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Yoga Vidya or Vedic Studies have ads?
Neither Yoga Vidya nor Vedic Studies shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yoga Vidya or Vedic Studies?
Yoga Vidya ships an update every 2 months, and Vedic Studies every 2 weeks. Most recently, Yoga Vidya was updated on November 6, 2026 and Vedic Studies on November 3, 2026.

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