Comparison

VISHWANANDINI vs Sarvamula

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

Head to head
About

VISHWANANDINI

This app aims to preserve Samskrutha and Madhwa Siddhanta through audio lessons, discourses, and articles. It offers a vast collection of educational content for future generations, all available at no cost.

Highlights
  • Audio lessons and discourses
  • Written articles and write-ups
  • Preservation of cultural knowledge
  • Free access to all content
  • Non-commercial project
Features
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Vishwanandini is a non-commercial project taken up to preserve Samskrutha, and Madhwa Siddhanta for the generations to come in the form of Paathas, Pravachanas and articles. It has a very ambitious goal of creating 10000 hours of audio and 30000 Pages of write-ups. All lessons, discourses and articles are and will be available at no cost through the app and website. It is not possible to complete this massive project without the help of Sajjanas. Vishwanandini never thinks of ads or any such commercial activities to gain financial support. I humbly request you to support only if your financial status is sound enough to offer a donation. My eternal gratitude to the good people who have already been lending their shoulder to this noble cause. — Vishnudasa Nagendracharya No. 2, "Sri Madhwanuja Mandiram" Kaveri Marga, Hemmige Village, Talakadu, T Narasipura, Mysore - 571122, Karnataka, India

About

Sarvamula

Access the complete works of Sri Madhvacharya offline. Explore 38 texts organized by prasthana, with support for eight scripts and powerful Sanskrit search. Features include verse-commentary layout and research tools for concepts and citations.

Highlights
  • Offline access to 38 works
  • Support for eight scripts
  • Verse-and-commentary layout
  • Powerful Sanskrit search
  • Concept locator and citation index
  • Adjustable reading size
Features
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Sarvamula is a complete, offline reader of the Sarvamula-grantha — the entire body of works of Sri Madhvacharya (Anandatirtha), founder of the Dvaita (Tattvavada) school of Vedanta. All 38 works in one app, organized by prasthana: • Gita-prasthana — Gita-bhashya, Gita-tatparya • Sutra-prasthana — Brahmasutra-bhashya, Anuvyakhyana, Nyaya-vivarana, Anubhashya • Upanishad-prasthana — bhashyas on the principal Upanishads • Prakarana works — Vishnu-tattva-vinirnaya, Tattva-viveka, Mayavada-khandana, Tattva-sankhyana and the rest • Stotra, Itihasa, Purana and Acara works FEATURES • Eight scripts — read any text in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali or Gujarati, and switch instantly. • Verse-and-commentary layout — mula verses and Madhva's bhashya are clearly structured, with pramana (scriptural citation) blocks set apart. • Powerful Sanskrit search — full-text search across all 38 works or scoped to a single grantha, with vowel-aware matching and highlighted results. • Anusandhana research tools — a concept locator that shows everywhere Madhva treats a concept (taratamya, bheda, moksha, bimba-pratibimba and more) across the whole corpus, plus a citation index of the sources he quotes. • Adjustable reading size and a clean, distraction-free interface. • 100% offline — no account, no ads, no tracking, no internet needed. The entire corpus lives on your device. Built for students, scholars, and devotees of the Madhva (Tattvavada) tradition.

Screenshots

VISHWANANDINI4 screens
Sarvamula4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sarvamula at 5.0 against VISHWANANDINI's 4.5. Sarvamula also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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

Sarvamula holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VISHWANANDINI ships an update every 5 weeks, Sarvamula weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
VISHWANANDINI versus Sarvamula: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVISHWANANDINISarvamula
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVishnudasa NagendracharyaPrathosh AP

Customer experience

VISHWANANDINI

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sarvamula

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

VISHWANANDINI

No in-app purchases

None

Sarvamula

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VISHWANANDINI free?
VISHWANANDINI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sarvamula free?
Sarvamula is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VISHWANANDINI or Sarvamula?
Sarvamula is rated higher. VISHWANANDINI averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Sarvamula averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do VISHWANANDINI or Sarvamula have ads?
Neither VISHWANANDINI nor Sarvamula shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VISHWANANDINI or Sarvamula?
VISHWANANDINI ships an update every 5 weeks, and Sarvamula weekly. Most recently, VISHWANANDINI was updated on November 4, 2026 and Sarvamula on October 31, 2026.

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