iGurbani vs Nitnem (with Audio)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Nitnem (with Audio)
This app provides daily Sikh prayers and Gurbani readings in Punjabi. It includes morning, evening, and night banis, along with additional scriptures for daily recitation.
- Daily Sikh prayers (Nit-Nem)
- Collection of Gurbani banis
- Morning, evening, and night readings
- Punjabi language
- Includes Panj bania
- Additional scriptures
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The language of this application is Punjabi. Nit-Nem (literally "Daily Naam") is a collection of different banis, Gurbani, that were designated to be read by sikhs every day. The Nit-Nem bani's usually include the Panj bania (5 bani's below) which are read daily by baptised Sikhs in the morning between 3:00 am and 6:00 am (this period is considered as Amrit Vela or the Ambrosial Hours) and Rehras Sahib in the evening 6pm and Kirtan Sohila at night 9pm * Japji Sahib (morning) * Jaap Sahib (morning) * Tav-Prasad Savaiye(morning) * Benti Chaupai (morning) * Anand Sahib (All 40 Shabads) (morning) * Rehras Sahib (evening) * Kirtan Sohila (night) * Sukhmani Sahib * Chandi di var * Shabad Hazaray * Barah Maha * Aartee
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Nitnem (with Audio) at every 3 weeks against iGurbani's every 2 months. Nitnem (with Audio) also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). iGurbani's advantage is ratings volume (483 vs 31). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for iGurbani against 4.9 for Nitnem (with Audio). That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iGurbani has 483 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of iGurbani's written reviews are positive against 89% of Nitnem (with Audio)'s.
iGurbani ships an update every 2 months, Nitnem (with Audio) every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | iGurbani | Nitnem (with Audio) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (483 ratings) | 4.9 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.4% of reviews | 89.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 483 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 224 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akal Design Technologies Inc | Tarpinder Grewal |
Customer experience
iGurbani
Nitnem (with Audio)
Bugs and 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
Nitnem (with Audio)
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iGurbani
No in-app purchases
Nitnem (with Audio)
No in-app purchases
