AcharyaGuru vs Hindu Mode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AcharyaGuru
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Welcome to AcharyaGuru, your dedicated platform for exploring Hindu religious wisdom. Immerse yourself in the profound teachings of the Vishnu Sahasranama, Bhagavad Gita, and the Vedas. Start your spiritual journey with us. In the app, you can become a Guru by creating a group and inviting others to join, or simply follow a Guru by joining a group using its Group ID. Gurus can select religious texts from the library and read them aloud together on the app's voice channel. We've included many other features to enrich your spiritual experience!
Hindu Mode
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Pray before you scroll. Hindu Mode locks the apps that pull you away, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, whichever you choose, at your prayer times, and keeps them locked until you've done a short puja. Morning, sandhya, night. Then the phone is yours again, on your terms. It's not about more willpower. It's about who you turn to first. MADE FOR EVERY HINDU Tell us who you pray to, Shiva, Hanuman, Ganesha, Krishna, Lakshmi, Durga, Ram, Kali, Venkateswara, Murugan, Ayyappa, Shirdi Sai, and more, and every prayer is addressed to your ishta, in your language (English, Hindi, Hinglish, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Punjabi). This isn't one tradition's app. It's yours. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps to lock and your prayer times 2. At puja time, your apps lock and you get a gentle nudge 3. Tell us how your mind is, restless, anxious, tired, grateful… 4. Read the short prayer written for that moment, grounded in a real line of scripture 5. A few beads of jaap on the mala, or today's shloka, line by line 6. Your apps open. Go gently. YOUR TEXTS, NOT JUST ONE • Hanuman Chalisa, Sundarkand, Ramcharitmanas, Ram Raksha • Bhagavad Gita, all 700 verses, Sanskrit + meaning + reflection • Shiv Chalisa, Rudrashtakam, Lingashtakam, Shiv Tandav, Mahamrityunjaya • Durga Chalisa, Devi stotras, Argala, Saraswati Vandana • Ganesh Atharvashirsha, Sankat Nashan, Pancharatnam • Vishnu Sahasranama, Venkateswara Suprabhatam • Lakshmi stotras, Shri Suktam, Kanakadhara • Aartis, Om Jai Jagdish Hare, Jai Ganesh Deva, Om Jai Shiv Omkara… • Gayatri, Shanti mantras, Upanishads • Kanda Shasti Kavasam, Harivarasanam, Sai aartis Every line in the original script with easy pronunciation and plain meaning. WHAT'S INSIDE • Prayer locks, apps lock at set times and stay locked until you pray • Strict mode, always locked, each prayer opens apps for a set window • Prayers written for you, to your deity, in your language • Jaap on your screen the way it's always been on a mala, one tap, one name • Your mandir, a temple that grows with every prayer; miss days and the flame dims • 40-day sankalp, the traditional anushthan, one day at a time • Read, every text, chapter by chapter, with highlights and notes • Streaks, beads counted, hours reclaimed from the feed • Today's line on your lock screen and home screen widgets • 3 emergency unlocks a month, for real emergencies *All features require an active subscription.* Your practice stays private: no account, no tracking of what you do in your apps, and your prayers never leave your phone. Hindu Mode is the new name of Gita Mode, same team, now for every tradition. Feedback or ideas? Email kushal2001apple@gmail.com, we read every one. Terms of Use: https://gitamode.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://gitamode.vercel.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AcharyaGuru at none against Hindu Mode's 2. AcharyaGuru also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). Hindu Mode's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price 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. Hindu Mode sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. AcharyaGuru asks for nothing beyond the download.
AcharyaGuru ships an update every 2 months, Hindu Mode every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AcharyaGuru | Hindu Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harsha Soundararajan | Kushal Mittal |
In-app purchases
AcharyaGuru
No in-app purchases
Hindu Mode
- Gita Mode Plus — Monthly$6.991 Month
- Gita Mode Plus — Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year









