SAT Ramana vs KDVS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SAT Ramana
Listen to devotional prayers and spiritual discourses in various languages. Access live recordings from a spiritual nonprofit organization dedicated to Advaita Vedanta teachings and Self-Realization.
- Listen to devotional prayers (Bhajans)
- Spiritual discourses in English
- Sanskrit and other languages available
- Live recordings from SAT Temple
- Teachings of Advaita Vedanta
- Focus on Self-Inquiry and Self-Realization
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Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya! This app lets you listen to devotional prayers (Bhajans) in Sanskrit & other languages, and spiritual discourses in English, recorded live at the SAT Temple located in Santa Cruz, California. The Society of Abidance in Truth (SAT) is a spiritual nonprofit organization consecrated to the teachings of Advaita Vedanta, especially as revealed by Sri Ramana Maharshi. These teachings emphasize non-dual Self-Knowledge and deal with Self-Realization, the primary means of attaining which is the spiritual practice of Self-Inquiry. In Bhagavan.
KDVS
Stream live 24/7 freeform radio from a student-run station. Set show reminders, identify songs playing, and check the broadcast schedule. Experience alternative radio on your iPhone.
- Live 24/7 radio streaming
- Show reminders
- Identify songs on air
- View schedule grid
- Student-run station
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KDVS Radio App enables you to listen to KDVS Davis 90.3 FM's live 24/7 Freeform Radio on your iPhone. You can turn on show reminders, identify songs live on air, and view the schedule grid. KDVS is an entirely student-run community, alternative, freeform radio station based in Davis, CA. KDVS broadcasts live on the web at 13,000 Watts on 90.3 FM to the greater Sacramento area from it's studios at UC Davis. *The views presented are not necessarily those of The University of California Regents, The Associated Students of the University of California Davis, KDVS, or its sponsors. **The code of KDVS APP © 2023 by John Carraher is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SAT Ramana at 5.0 against KDVS's 4.5. SAT Ramana also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
SAT Ramana holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively.
SAT Ramana ships an update every 2 months, KDVS every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SAT Ramana | KDVS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Vedantic Solutions LLC | John Carraher |
Customer experience
SAT Ramana
KDVS
In-app purchases
SAT Ramana
No in-app purchases
KDVS
No in-app purchases
