Comparison

SikhNet Play vs Gurbani Path

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

Head to head
About

SikhNet Play

Access a vast library of Gurbani Kirtan with over 35,000 audio tracks from more than 1000 artists. Enjoy lyrics, translations, curated playlists, and live radio streams from Gurdwaras worldwide.

Highlights
  • Extensive Gurbani audio collection
  • Gurbani lyrics with translations
  • Live Gurdwaras radio streams
  • Customizable playlists
  • Browse by artist and shabads
  • Continuous and shuffle play
Features
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Access the largest collection of Gurbani Kirtan! Over 35,000 Gurbani audio tracks from over 1000 artists, streamed to you from SikhNet.com. A "MUST HAVE" app for anyone who enjoys Gurbani. User Comments: "Awesome, Awesome, Awesome! This app brings the absolute richest Sikh content ever to mobile. Best money I ever spent on any app, EVER. Get the app NOW" "It's amazing being able to access the HUGE amount of Gurbani audio through this app." "I am so impressed I felt compelled to write a review. Easy to use, quick, finds Shabads and Artists instantly, and English translation comes up automatically! Thank you so much SikhNet!" == SPONSORED BY == The SikhNet Play app is supported thanks to the generous support of Avtar Singh Dhamija, of Akal Engineers and Consultants Ltd, Canada. SikhNet thanks Avtar Singh for his incredible enthusiasm to help the GMC app reach as many people as possible. == FEATURES == - GURBANI LYRICS - Display of Gurbani text of the shabad that is currently playing. For most audio you will automatically see the Gurbani text and have the option to display English translation, Spanish translation or transliteration as well. - SIKHNET RADIO - 28+ channels of Gurbani Radio from SikhNet & Live Gurdwaras around the world. Filter Gurdwara channels to only show "Live Now" or add to favorites. - CREATE YOUR OWN PLAYLISTS - You can create and listen to your own custom selection of audio easily by adding any track to a playlist you create. You can edit the name, reorder tracks and remove tracks in your custom playlist all within the app. - FEATURED PLAYLISTS - We have put together a nice selection of pre-setup playlists with music that you can quickly choose from (nitnem, sleep music, simran, etc). This updates automatically as we add more playlists. - BROWSE BY ARTIST - You can browse or search through all the artists in the SikhNet Play & view/listen to audio by that particular artist or their albums. Save particular artist to favorites for quick access. - SEEK/JUMP THROUGH STREAMING AUDIO by dragging progress bar. - BROWSE BY SHABADS - Quickly search through all the audio tracks in the SikhNet Play to find & listen to shabads by any name. - SETTINGS - Customize the Gurbani Lyrics that display for audio, as well as change the audio quality setting according to your internet connection speed. - CONTINUOUS PLAY - You can shuffle your playlists & randomize most any of the audio you are listening to easily as well as set player to repeat tracks or playlists over and over. - Support Apple Airplay so you can stream the audio to any Airplay speaker or device wirelessly.

About

Gurbani Path

Recite Guru Granth Sahib Ji anytime, anywhere with this offline application. Listen to Akhand Path Sahib 24x7 and access all Nitnem Gurbanis. Track your progress with the Sehaj Path Diary to monitor recitation time.

Highlights
  • Offline Guru Granth Sahib Ji recitation
  • 24x7 Akhand Path Sahib audio
  • Includes all Nitnem Gurbanis
  • Sehaj Path Diary for progress tracking
  • Calculates recitation time
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The aim to make this app is to, let people recite Guru Granth Sahib Ji on the go. This is offline app, so no internet is required to operate it. Now you can also listen Akhand Path Sahib 24x7. Also it contains all the Nitnem Gurbanis. There is one great feature of this app known as Sehaj Path Diary, where you can add about how much Path has been done in a day and it calculate the time devoted in the recitation of Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

Screenshots

SikhNet Play4 screens
Gurbani Path4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Gurbani Path at free against SikhNet Play's free with in-app purchases. Gurbani Path also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 90%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). SikhNet Play's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 6) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for SikhNet Play against 4.8 for Gurbani Path. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SikhNet Play has 1.9K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of SikhNet Play's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gurbani Path's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SikhNet Play ships an update monthly, Gurbani Path every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SikhNet Play versus Gurbani Path: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSikhNet PlayGurbani Path
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.9K ratings) — better4.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews89.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.9K — better6
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSikhNet.comBikram Singh Sekhon

Customer experience

SikhNet Play

All ratings1,921 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews223 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative4.0%

Gurbani Path

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SikhNet Play

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Playback issues when phone is locked or screen is off

Requested features

4 requests
  • Download option to play offline
  • CarPlay compatibility
  • Apple Watch support
  • Dark mode option

Gurbani Path

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SikhNet Play

No in-app purchases

None

Gurbani Path

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SikhNet Play free?
SikhNet Play is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gurbani Path free?
Gurbani Path is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SikhNet Play or Gurbani Path?
SikhNet Play is rated higher. SikhNet Play averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Gurbani Path averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do SikhNet Play or Gurbani Path have ads?
Neither SikhNet Play nor Gurbani Path shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SikhNet Play or Gurbani Path?
SikhNet Play ships an update monthly, and Gurbani Path every 4 months. Most recently, SikhNet Play was updated on October 20, 2026 and Gurbani Path on September 28, 2026.

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