Jain vs Tempora Romae
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jain
This reference app provides a Jain Tithi Panchang for the Vikram Samvat 2070 (2013-14). It highlights significant events, Aatham & Chaudas, and offers accurate sunrise/sunset times for Indian locations. Users can add personalized notes and search for events.
- Jain Tithi Panchang
- Vikram Samvat 2070 calendar
- Digambar Jain event highlights
- Aatham & Chaudas marked
- Sunrise & sunset timings
- Personalized notes and search
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This is a Jain Tithi Panchang for Vikram Samvat 2070 (English years 2013-14). The calendar provides Tithis and significant events throughout the year as perceived by Digambar Jains. The Aatham & Chaudas are marked distinctly in green. The accurate sunrise & sunset timings of several locations in India can be ascertained. You may add your personalized notes on any day for those specialized reminders and events. Later on, you may search any of these events easily. This application is developed for Vitragvani - An initiative by "Shantilal Shah Parivar, Mumbai"
Tempora Romae
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What day is it in the Roman calendar? Tempora Romae shows you. See today's date as the Romans wrote it, with Kalendae, Nonae, and Idus. Browse a full monthly calendar in authentic Roman format, complete with day names in Latin. The app uses your location to calculate temporal hours: the variable length hours the Romans actually used, divided equally between sunrise and sunset. Watch them tick on a sundial visualisation. Free features: • Roman date with Kalendae, Nonae, and Idus • Monthly calendar view • Latin day names • Home screen and lock screen widgets • Apple Watch app and date complication • Roman holidays and festivals • Day classification (dies fasti, nefasti, comitiales) • Nundinae (market day cycle) Tempora Romae Pro (one time purchase): • Temporal hours with sundial • 16 civil day periods, from Media Nox to Concubia Nox • Military night watches (Vigiliae) of the Roman legions • Roman wind rose with classical wind names • A.U.C. year (Ab Urbe Condita, from the founding of Rome) • Julian calendar mode • Day starts at sunrise option • Additional widgets and watch complications No accounts. No tracking. No ads. Just Rome.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tempora Romae at every 2 weeks against Jain's every 4 months. Jain's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Jain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tempora Romae sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Jain ships an update every 4 months, Tempora Romae every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jain | Tempora Romae |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ABCOM | Øyvind Berget |
In-app purchases
Jain
- Jain Calendar for year 2013$1.99
Tempora Romae
- Tempora Romae Senator$3.99








