Comparison

Avtarbani vs iGurbani

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

Head to head
About

Avtarbani

Access the religious text of the Sant Nirankari Mission, featuring English and Hindi versions. Customize your reading experience with adjustable font sizes and background colors, and save your favorite verses with bookmarking. Stay updated with live news from the mission's official website.

Highlights
  • English and Hindi versions
  • Notes for verses
  • Bookmark favorite verses
  • Adjustable font size
  • Customizable background color
  • Live news feed
Features
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The Avtar Bani is the religious book of Nirankari Mission that outlines the key philosophy of the Sant Nirankari Mission. It may in fact be considered the Bible or Quran of the Mission. The Sant Nirankari Mission (SNM), also known as Universal Brotherhood Mission, is a spiritual organization. The Sant Nirankari Mission is neither a new religion nor a sect of an existing religion, but an all-embracing spiritual movement dedicated to human welfare. Its objective is to establish Universal Brotherhood among people from diverse backgrounds throughout the world. His Holiness Baba Hardev Singh Ji Maharaj is the head of the Sant Nirankari Mission. Today, SNM has over 12 million followers all over the world. Its world headquarters is located in Sant Nirankari Colony, Delhi. The iphone app contains the following features - English version of Avtar bani - Hindi version of Avtar Bani - Notes option to add a note to the Verses. - Bookmark option to save your favorites. - Option to adjust font size and background color. - Live News feed from Nirankari.org . Normally, a verse from the Avtar Bani is read out before every discourse in most congregations (except when His Holiness Himself is giving the discourse). The verses are also read out at the beginning of each congregation. Devotees are however free to sing/read these verses as hymns anytime they prefer for personal spiritual enlightenment. It contains 376 hymns which describe the qualities of Formless God (Nirankar), the important role of a True Spiritual Guide in attaining God realisation, the kindness and grace of the True Master, the purpose of human life, the five fundamental principles, true devotion and how a man can lead a saintly life. The Avtar Bani is not worshipped as a holy religious book like the Quran or the Bible, but it is highly regarded by the Nirankari devotees for its authenticity.

About

iGurbani

Explore Sikh scriptures with a powerful search engine. Read sacred texts with a unique visual highlighting of pauses and customizable display options. Access multiple translations and search historical Sikh writings.

Highlights
  • Gurbani search engine
  • Highlighted vishraams (pauses)
  • Multiple scripture sources
  • English and other translations
  • Customizable display
  • Search by first letter or full word
  • Search history and favorites
Features
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iGurbani - A powerful Gurbani Search Engine that allows you to search the Sikh scriptures. With the Grace of God the Akal Design team developed iGurbani with a new database from the ground up. The focus of this app is to allow the user to accurately read the shabads from the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji following a revolutionary style of showing the vishraams. Instead of commas and other punctuation the vishraams are highlighed in a specific color. PLEASE NOTE: Since the Gurmukhi is from a new source and the database has been rebuilt from the ground up there are some errors that we could not catch during development. We are going to rely on the Sangat to help us identify and correct those errors. Scriptures 1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 2. Sri Dasam Granth Sahib Ji 3. Bhai Gurdas Ji Vaaran 4. Bhai Nand Lal Ji Translations ENGLISH - Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa - Bhai Manmohan Singh Ji OTHER TRANSLATIONS - SGGS Darpan (Prof. Sahib Singh Ji) - Bhai Manmohan Singh Ji - Faridkot Teeka VISHRAAM - Baba Darshan Singh Ji (Mallehwal) Features - Intuitive modern interface - Multiple Keyboards - Search by First Letter (From Start) - Search by First Letter (From Anywhere) - Search Ang/Vaar - Search full word (Gurmukhi/English) - Search History - Favorites - Highlighted Vishraam - Larivaar - Shabad Display is fully customizable - Transliteration www.igurbani.com

Screenshots

Avtarbani4 screens
iGurbani4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Avtarbani at 5.0 against iGurbani's 4.7. Avtarbani also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). iGurbani's advantage is ratings volume (481 vs 10) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Avtarbani holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iGurbani has 481 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of Avtarbani's written reviews are positive against 80% of iGurbani's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Avtarbani ships an update every 6 months, iGurbani every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Avtarbani versus iGurbani: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAvtarbaniiGurbani
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better4.7 (481 ratings)
Positive reviews96.7% of reviews — better80.4% of reviews
Number of ratings10481 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB224 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSant Nirankari Mission, Inc.Akal Design Technologies Inc

Customer experience

Avtarbani

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.3%

iGurbani

All ratings481 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews275 reviews
Positive80.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative10.5%

Bugs and requests

Avtarbani

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

iGurbani

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on iOS 13 and iPhone X
  • Favorites list randomly deleted
  • Incorrect formatting and missing lines in Gurbani
  • Punjabi keyboard issues on iOS updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Sarbloh Granth and Dasam Granth
  • Provide option to change font size and colors
  • Implement iCloud backup for favorites
  • Add audio playback for Gurbani
  • Improve search capabilities

In-app purchases

None

Avtarbani

No in-app purchases

None

iGurbani

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Avtarbani free?
Avtarbani is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iGurbani free?
iGurbani is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Avtarbani or iGurbani?
Avtarbani is rated higher. Avtarbani averages 5.0 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while iGurbani averages 4.7 from 481 ratings.
Do Avtarbani or iGurbani have ads?
Neither Avtarbani nor iGurbani shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Avtarbani or iGurbani?
Avtarbani ships an update every 6 months, and iGurbani every 2 months. Most recently, Avtarbani was updated on October 16, 2026 and iGurbani on October 17, 2026.

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