Comparison

Bhajan Mala vs Sai Rhythms

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

Head to head
About

Bhajan Mala

Learn devotional songs with synchronized lyrics and audio. Browse bhajans by deity or album, with karaoke-style highlighting. Purchase albums not on your device directly through the app.

Highlights
  • Synchronized lyrics and audio
  • Karaoke-style word highlighting
  • Browse by deity or album
  • Forward/rewind audio and highlighting
  • Direct iTunes purchase option
Features
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A Bhajan is a devotional song. His Holiness Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji has written and composed thousands of bhajans on various deities and philosophical songs. This app helps learn the bhajans by synchronizing the text with audio of the bhajan. The app is preloaded with all lyrics of bhajans composed by Sri Swamiji and Jayalakshmi Mata, His mother and Guru. You can browse the bhajan list by deity or album. If you already have the audio track on your device, it starts playing and highlights the word in karaoke style. It gives a easy Buy button to itunes for those albums not on your device. You may forward or rewind the highlighting and audio by using the slider below the bhajan text area. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Sai Rhythms

Access a vast library of devotional songs and spiritual writings. Search by lyrics, deity, or tempo, and find meanings with a word-by-word glossary. Includes audio, pitch player, and daily inspiration quotes.

Highlights
  • Search devotional songs by lyrics, deity, tempo, and tune
  • Read Divine Discourses and Writings
  • Over 3500 songs in multiple languages
  • Song meanings and word-by-word glossary
  • Integrated Pitch Player
  • Daily 'Sai Inspires' quotes and calendar
  • Listen to Sai Streams
Features
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Sing. Listen. Reflect. Sai Rhythms brings devotional singing and the teachings of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba into one place. Find bhajans, understand their meaning, prepare for singing, listen to discourses and make time for daily reflection. FIND THE SONG YOU WANT Search devotional songs by lyrics, deity, language, raga, tempo and other musical details. Read lyrics and meanings, and explore the glossary to understand words used in bhajans. The downloaded song catalog supports searching and reading without an internet connection. MAKE PRACTICE PERSONAL Set your pitch with the pitch player. Use available audio and karaoke tracks to learn a song. Keep notes and practice records, create songlists and return to recent searches. Download available audio for offline listening. Audio and karaoke availability varies by song. LISTEN AND REFLECT Read divine discourses and Vahinis, bookmark passages and keep your notes together. Listen to available discourse audio and Sai Streams. Explore stream schedules and search the audio archives. Background playback keeps user-selected audio going while you use other apps, with system media controls. A DAILY MOMENT OF INSPIRATION Read Sai Inspires, revisit a date through the calendar and share a thought. Explore prayers and Divine Vistas photo collections. YOUR DEVOTIONAL COMPANION Choose light, dark and custom themes. Bring selected content closer with widgets. On Apple Watch, browse synced inspiration, streams, songlists, bookmarks, prayers and Divine Vistas, and request playback on your paired iPhone. Watch playback controls depend on the paired iPhone; this is not standalone watch audio streaming. CONNECT WITH YOUR CENTER Where your center uses the supported song-signup service, access devotional singing signups from the app. An internet connection is needed for live streams, archive searches, new content and audio that has not been downloaded. Some capabilities require a compatible device or OS version. Support: https://apps.sairhythms.org

Screenshots

Bhajan Mala4 screens
Sai Rhythms4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sai Rhythms at Free against Bhajan Mala's $3.99. Sai Rhythms also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Sai Rhythms is free to download; Bhajan Mala costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sai Rhythms holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 39 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Bhajan Mala's written reviews are positive against 92% of Sai Rhythms's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bhajan Mala versus Sai Rhythms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBhajan MalaSai Rhythms
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (45 ratings)4.8 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45 — better39
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDatta Yoga Center, USAPragyan

Customer experience

Bhajan Mala

All ratings45 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%

Sai Rhythms

All ratings39 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bhajan Mala

No in-app purchases

None

Sai Rhythms

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bhajan Mala free?
Bhajan Mala costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sai Rhythms free?
Sai Rhythms is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bhajan Mala or Sai Rhythms?
Sai Rhythms is rated higher. Bhajan Mala averages 4.6 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Sai Rhythms averages 4.8 from 39 ratings.
Do Bhajan Mala or Sai Rhythms have ads?
Neither Bhajan Mala nor Sai Rhythms shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bhajan Mala or Sai Rhythms?
Bhajan Mala ships an update every 4 days, and Sai Rhythms every 4 days. Most recently, Bhajan Mala was updated on October 26, 2026 and Sai Rhythms on October 24, 2026.

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