HSS US vs Saarathi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HSS US
Access yoga routines and information on Indian cultural events across the USA. Track your progress with Suryanamaskar counts. Explore festival celebrations and cultural activities.
- Suryanamaskar routines
- Yoga content access
- Indian cultural activities list
- Festival celebration information
- Suryanamaskar count reporting
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HSS US app allows everyone to access the Suryanamaskar and Yoga content as well as a list of various Indian cultural activities and festival celebrations in the entire USA. It also allows users to report their Suryanamaskar counts in the app.
Saarathi
Explore the Sharana tradition through vachanas, devotional music, and community events. This app offers a bilingual experience in Kannada and English, allowing users to read, listen, and connect with the teachings and observances of the 12th-century movement for equality.
- Read vachanas with translations
- Listen to devotional music with background playback
- Discover and RSVP to community events
- Search vachanas by word, author, or theme
- Bilingual support for Kannada and English
- Offline music playback
- Save favorite content
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Saarathi is a companion for the Sharana tradition — read vachanas, listen to devotional music, and take part in community events, in Kannada and English. Rooted in the Sharanas' teaching that work itself is worship (kayakave kailasa), Saarathi brings that wisdom into daily life. VACHANAS • Read vachanas with translations and clear, readable Kannada text • A daily featured vachana to start the day with • Search the corpus by word, author, or theme • Learn about the Sharanas — the poet-saints behind the vachanas MUSIC • Listen to musical renditions of vachanas in classical and contemporary styles • Keep listening with the screen off — background playback with lock-screen controls • Download playlists and listen offline, even in airplane mode • Cover art and detail pages for every composition EVENTS • Discover devotional events near you and RSVP • Add events to your calendar with one tap • Scan event QR codes to open details instantly • Receive updates from organizers of events you attend COMMUNITY • Follow publishers and receive their announcements in your inbox • Save your favourite vachanas, compositions, and events • Explore observances, important places, and the people of the tradition • A calendar of observances through the year MADE FOR THE COMMUNITY • Fully bilingual: use the entire app in Kannada or English • Free, with no advertisements and no in-app purchases • Browse most of the app without creating an account — sign in only when you want to RSVP, save, subscribe, or contribute • Community content is moderated, and anything can be reported in the app — see our Community Guidelines on saarathi.us Saarathi is built with care for everyone interested in the revolutionary 12th-century movement for equality that arose in and around Kalyana, Kudalasangama, and the Bijapur region of northern Karnataka, India. Lingayats, Veerashaivas, Hindus, and everyone who finds meaning in the vachana tradition will find this app enriching. Questions or feedback: support@saarathi.us
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Saarathi at fortnightly against HSS US's every 3 months. Saarathi also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). HSS US's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Saarathi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HSS US has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
HSS US ships an update every 3 months, Saarathi fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HSS US | Saarathi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ATULSIA TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED | Basavaiah LLC |
Customer experience
HSS US
Saarathi
In-app purchases
HSS US
No in-app purchases
Saarathi
No in-app purchases
