Comparison

Lagna vs Rahu

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

Head to head
About

Lagna

This app provides classical Jyotish practice for lifestyle and health, offering chart-grounded reflection and authored japa sits. It computes a sidereal birth chart with detailed placements and timing, and allows users to ask questions grounded in their chart.

Highlights
  • Sidereal birth chart computation (kundli)
  • Authored japa sits with mantra recitation
  • Chart-grounded reflection and practice rhythm
  • Vimshottari dasha timing and timeline
  • Ask questions grounded in your chart
  • Ashtakoota compatibility analysis
Features
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Sit with your janma mantra. Keep a kundli-grounded rhythm. Lagna is classical Jyotish practice for Lifestyle and Health & Fitness: authored japa sit, chart-grounded reflection, and a 7-day rhythm — plus a full sidereal birth chart (kundli) computed on your iPhone. Not a daily horoscope dump, not fortune-telling, and not medical, financial, or legal advice. Lagna computes a sidereal kundli using Lahiri ayanamsa and whole-sign houses from your birth date, time, and place: graha placements, nakshatra, Vimshottari dasha tree, yogas, dignities, and divisional charts (D1/D2/D9/D10). Chart math is deterministic on device — placements are never invented by AI. Optional Apple Intelligence explains your chart when available, grounded in computed facts, with a deterministic knowledge fallback when it isn't. Japa is traditional recitation for sincerity — not a remedy that changes the chart. Start on Practice for sit and reflection. Your kundli lives on Chart. Insights and Ask stay grounded in that chart. PRACTICE • Today’s japa — authored janma-nakshatra mantra (Free); current Maha dasha lord mantra (Premium). Traditional recitation, not a remedy. • Sit, then reflection, then a 7-day practice rhythm strip (Mon–Sun dots) — sit or reflection fills the same day • Practice streaks keyed to You — daily reflection (Free); weekly review, dasha-window, Moon-cycle, and transit awareness in Practice overview (Premium) • Optional reflection reminders — gentle cadence in Settings → Practice • Apple Watch Practice page — the same weekly rhythm at a glance CHART & ENGINE • D1 natal kundli in North or South Indian style — graha, rāśi, nakshatra, house lords • Divisional lenses D2, D9 (Navamsa), D10 — canvas views with natal D1 placement summary • Vimshottari timing — maha, antar, pratyantar dasha tree with full timeline • Chart MeaningSnapshot — calm natal synthesis; Free facts / Premium meaning • Evidence screen — detections, resolver matches, and provenance you can audit ASK & INSIGHTS • Ask — questions grounded in your computed chart, sky, or match context — Free quota included; Premium unlimited • Insights + life themes composed from chart facts and Evidence • Learn library — searchable Jyotish concepts with Ask hand-off MATCH • Ashtakoota compatibility — full 8 kootas with explanations (Free preview / Premium breakdown). Open from Library or More when you want it — not a main tab. TIMING & CURRENT SKY • Personal Current Sky — transits × dasha × house convergence with care-framed emphasis • Cycles & eclipses — tithi, yoga, karaṇa, New/Full, Sun ingress, geocentric eclipse candidates • Annual timing — rolling ~12-month skim (Free dated facts; Premium care-framed pacing). Not Varshaphal. • Risk/attention grades are technical signal strength for carefulness — not predictions of harm PRIVATE BY DESIGN Chart math stays on your iPhone. AI never invents graha, rāśi, nakshatra, dasha lords, or mantras that aren't in your chart. Local-first by default; Premium can sync saved chart profiles privately via iCloud when you opt in. You-only widgets and Apple Watch companion follow your personal chart. Premium Chart PDF export; Free privacy-safe plain-text summary and single-card share. REFLECTION ONLY Lagna is for self-understanding and classical Jyotish practice. It is not predictive certainty or professional advice. Privacy Policy: https://lagna.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://lagna.com/terms Support: support@lagna.com

About

Rahu

This app provides real-time guidance on auspicious times for decisions based on ancient Vedic timing systems. It offers a simple, glanceable interface to determine if the current moment is favorable, a wait period, or neutral. Advanced features include daily and weekly overviews, customizable widgets, and Siri integration for proactive timing advice.

Highlights
  • Real-time YES/WAIT/OK timing indicators
  • Vedic Choghadiya system calculations
  • Sunrise/sunset and planetary math
  • Home screen widgets
  • Morning briefing push notifications
  • Offline mode
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • Siri integration for spoken answers
Features
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Rahu tells you, in one glance, whether now is a good time to act — using the Vedic Choghadiya system refined over 5,000 years and applied through exact mathematics. No menus. No Sanskrit. No learning curve. Three answers: YES, WAIT, OK. ——————————— WHAT IT DOES ——————————— Every day is divided into 16 periods (8 day + 8 night), each ruled by a planet with its own character. Rahu overlays the inauspicious Rahu Kalam shadow period — the single most important window to avoid for new beginnings. Rahu crunches sunrise, sunset, and planetary math for your exact location, then shows the answer on one screen with a live countdown. ——————————— FREE ——————————— • Main screen — YES / WAIT / OK in real time • Small Home Screen widget • Morning briefing push • Rahu Kalam alert 10 min before it starts • Offline mode — cached until end of day • Languages: English, Russian, Hindi ——————————— PRO ——————————— Unlock the full picture with a 7-day free trial: • Tomorrow — full schedule for the next day with favorability score • Week — 7-day overview with Best Day and Heaviest Day highlighted • Medium widget — current + next 3 periods • Large widget — hero status + upcoming timeline with explanations • Lock Screen widgets — circular, rectangular, and inline • Apple Watch app + 4 complications — glance at your wrist • Live Activity — Lock Screen banner and Dynamic Island countdown • Ask Siri "Is now a good time?" — spoken answer without opening the app • Per-period push — a heads-up 10 min before every transition • (Coming) Widget color themes $2.99/month or $19.99/year — cancel anytime. ——————————— WHAT IT'S NOT ——————————— Not fortune-telling. Not horoscopes. Not daily predictions. Rahu is a timing tool. It computes auspicious windows from astronomical data (sunrise, sunset, planetary rulership) exactly the way traditional pandits do — but without the astrology app bloat. ——————————— PRIVACY ——————————— Your location stays on your device. No tracking across apps. No IDFA. No ads. Read our full policy at akaalius.github.io/rahu-web/privacy.html ——————————— SUBSCRIPTION ——————————— Rahu Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Two plans: • Rahu Pro Monthly — 1 month, $2.99 per month, billed monthly. • Rahu Pro Yearly — 1 year, $19.99 per year (about $1.67 / month), billed yearly. Both plans start with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://akaalius.github.io/rahu-web/privacy.html

Screenshots

Lagna4 screens
Rahu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lagna at none against Rahu's 2. Lagna also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). Rahu's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rahu sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Lagna asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lagna against 5.0 for Rahu. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lagna ships an update every 2 weeks, Rahu every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lagna versus Rahu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLagnaRahu
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGary SagguAlexander Pogorelskiy

Customer experience

Lagna

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Rahu

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lagna

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Rahu

Subscriptions2
  • Rahu Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Rahu Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Lagna free?
Lagna is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rahu free?
Rahu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lagna or Rahu?
Lagna and Rahu are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Lagna or Rahu have ads?
Neither Lagna nor Rahu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lagna or Rahu?
Lagna ships an update every 2 weeks, and Rahu every 2 days. Most recently, Lagna was updated on October 3, 2026 and Rahu on October 11, 2026.

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