Sandes vs Kulvriksh
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sandes
An indigenous instant messaging platform designed for government organizations, offering end-to-end encrypted communication. It supports encrypted backups and OTP services, with privacy governed by Indian government regulations. Integration with other government systems is available at no cost.
- End-to-end encrypted messaging
- Encrypted backup
- Encrypted OTP service
- Government infrastructure hosting
- Integration with government systems
- Free to use
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Sandes is an open source based indigenous instant messaging platform developed by NIC, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India to facilitate instant messaging communication in Government organisations. It is hosted exclusively at Government infrastructure. It supports end to end encrypted messaging and encrypted backup and encrypted OTP service. Its privacy and data policy is governed by rules and regulations of the Government of India. Sandes can be integrated with other Government communications systems for sending encrypted messages without any cost. Currently Sandes is integrated with NIC email, DigiLocker and e-office. At present, full features of Sandes app are available only to the Government verified users. Employees of Government organisation need to contact the Nodal officer of their Ministry/ Department for verification. For information about Nodal officers write to us at support-sandes[at]nic[dot]in
Kulvriksh
Document your personal history and build a visual representation of your family lineage. Connect with your past, present, and future by exploring your roots and understanding your heritage.
- Build family trees
- Document personal history
- Connect past, present, and future
- Explore family lineage
- Understand heritage
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Every individual has a history which should be remembered and documented. We at KULVRIKSH understand the importance of family and helps you build your family tree and connect your past, present and future. Just like a tree, the roots help the trunk and the branches grow, similarly ancestors are our roots, the roots where we came from which makes us who we are. Knowing our roots help us understand our family better.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sandes at 2.6 against Kulvriksh's 1.0. Sandes also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Kulvriksh's advantage is iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Sandes holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sandes has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Sandes's written reviews are positive against 50% of Kulvriksh's.
Sandes ships an update every 5 weeks, Kulvriksh every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sandes | Kulvriksh |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NIC | amod Mishra |
Customer experience
Sandes
Kulvriksh
In-app purchases
Sandes
No in-app purchases
Kulvriksh
No in-app purchases
