TTDevasthanams vs Approach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TTDevasthanams
This app provides a streamlined experience for devotees of Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamyvari Temple. It offers easy access to booking services, live streaming of temple events, and donation options, aiming to simplify the pilgrimage process.
- User-friendly interface
- Mobile number and OTP login
- Real-time update notifications
- Live video and audio streaming
- Book Special Entry Darshan
- Book accommodation
- Offer Hundi and donations
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Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is an independent Trust manages Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamyvari Temple in Tirumala including its allied local temples. The trust oversees the operations & finances of the most visited Hindu Religious Temple in the world. With a moto to provide hassle free services to Srivari devotees, TTD continuously updating its online portal and Mobile App services. TTD is presenting updated Mobile App with much more improved features like user friendly UI, pilgrim friendly login using mobile number and OTP, Notifications for real-time updates, Live streaming of Videos & Audios, ease of availing / booking services like Special Entry Darshan, Accommodation, Srivari Sevas etc., including Hundi & donation offering acceptance and other services.
Approach
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Connecting is hard. You want more of it — more calls that aren't about anything, more "are you around?", more someone just showing up. But you're never sure when a good time is. And sometimes you need to connect and asking is the hardest part: you don't want to interrupt, you don't want to be a bother, you don't want to say out loud that today is a lot. Approach is for that. It shows you, in simple blocks of color, when the people closest to you are free — without showing you their business. And when you'd welcome company, you set yourself to Please Approach. You don't have to ask anyone. The people you've chosen simply know: now is a good moment. Come closer. Set your availability. In the hours you'd like to connect, let the people who matter know. Your family, your friends, your support circle — everyone you add will know when to approach. WHO CAN I TALK TO RIGHT NOW? The Now screen answers one question. Everyone you've added is sorted by how approachable they are this minute: Please Approach, Available, Working, Approach with Caution, Do Not Disturb. YOUR STATUS, YOUR WAY • Automatic — worked out from your calendar and your approachable hours • Or set it by hand: Available to Approach, Please Approach (for 30 minutes, an hour, until you turn it off, or scheduled for later), Do Not Disturb • Approachable hours: weekly bands like "Work, Mon–Fri 9–5" or "Approach, evenings" that shade your week and tell people how approachable you are SEE YOUR WHOLE LIFE IN ONE PLACE Every calendar already on your iPhone — iCloud, Google, Outlook, Exchange — plus any shared calendar link. Day, 3-day, week and month views. Flip between anonymous blocks and event titles with one tap. Mark anything private and it stays private everywhere. FAMILY, FRIENDS, YOUR SUPPORT CIRCLE Add the people who matter and group them — Family, Close Friends, Work, a support group, the trip crew. Connect with someone who also has Approach and you'll see each other's real status, live; choose what you share: status only, status and hours, or anonymous busy blocks too. For anyone else, paste the calendar link they share with you. PLAN THE TRIP WITHOUT THE 80-MESSAGE THREAD A weekend away, the family reunion, a friends' trip that's been "we should really" for two years. Tap Plan, pick the group and what you're after — a day, an evening, a weekend, a long weekend, a week — and Approach lists the dates when everyone's free, then the near-misses with the one holdout named. Tap a date to see it on the grid; share the shortlist with one tap. KNOW THE MOMENT THEY'RE READY Turn on the bell for the few people it matters for, and you'll get a time-sensitive notification the moment they set Please Approach. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-up, no Approach servers. Your calendars are read on your device. What you choose to share with a friend is encrypted so only they can read it. Event titles, locations and notes never leave your phone. ALSO • Home Screen widget: how many people are approachable right now, and your own status • Call, Message, FaceTime or Email someone straight from their page • Pin the people you check on most FREE AND PLUS Approach is free to download, and free always includes your calendars, your status and approachable hours, the widget, up to three people and one group, and connecting with friends who invite you. Approach Plus is a single one-time purchase — no subscription — that unlocks unlimited people and groups, Plan a trip or visit, and sharing your hours and busy blocks. Approach is for anyone who wants more connection and less guessing. For the person living alone who'd love a knock on the door. For new parents and carers whose free minutes come without warning. For anyone far from family, anyone in recovery or leaning on a support group, anyone who has stared at a name in their contacts and thought "I don't want to bother them." You're not a bother. Let them know when to approach.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TTDevasthanams at none against Approach's 1. TTDevasthanams also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Approach's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Approach sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TTDevasthanams asks for nothing beyond the download.
TTDevasthanams ships an update every 3 months, Approach every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TTDevasthanams | Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 38.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TIRUMALA TIRUPATI DEVASTHANAMS | MARISA FAHRNER GIBAUD |
Bugs and requests
TTDevasthanams
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to login from outside India
- OTP not received on non-Indian numbers
- Repeated issues and errors during booking
Requested features
3 requests- Support for international phone numbers and emails
- Ability to save and pre-populate user information
- Improved payment processing and error handling
Approach
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TTDevasthanams
No in-app purchases
Approach
- Approach Plus$4.99








