Hindu Calendar vs NityaPooja
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hindu Calendar
This app provides a personalized Hindu calendar with daily panchangam details, auspicious timings, and festival reminders. It offers a built-in guide to understanding the calendar's astronomy and supports Telugu language with a dark mode option.
- Daily Panchangam (Vaara, Tithi, Nakshatra, Masa)
- Sunrise/Sunset and Moonrise/Moonset times
- Auspicious and inauspicious timings (Muhurthams)
- Festival reminders
- Home screen widgets
- Telugu language support
- Dark mode
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Masa is a Hindu calendar personalized for you. It calculates the calendar elements based on your location. DAILY PANCHANGAM AT A GLANCE See today's panchangam: Vaara (day of the week) Tithi (lunar day) Nakshatra (lunar constellation) Masa (lunar month) Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset AUSPICIOUS & INAUSPICIOUS TIMINGS Masa shows key muhurthams (Rahu Kalam, Gulika Kalam, Yama Gandam, Varjyam, and Abhijit Muhurtham) to help you plan your daily activities. FESTIVAL REMINDERS Get timely notifications for major Hindu festivals like Maha Shivaratri, Diwali, Ugadi, and more. BEAUTIFUL WIDGETS Put the Hindu calendar right on your home screen. LEARN HOW THE HINDU CALENDAR WORKS A built-in guide explains the astronomy behind the Hindu calendar and how it is calculated. TELUGU LANGUAGE SUPPORT Use Masa entirely in Telugu: every label, description, and navigation element. DARK MODE Looks great in both light and dark mode, adapting to your system preference. Built with respect for the Hindu calendar tradition and a commitment to astronomical accuracy. Whether you're planning a puja, checking an auspicious time, or staying connected to the lunar calendar, Masa has you covered. PRIVACY POLICY: https://hinducal.app/privacy-policy TERMS OF SERVICE: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
NityaPooja
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NityaPooja is your complete Hindu devotional companion, designed for Telugu-speaking families worldwide. Whether you're at home or abroad, stay connected to your spiritual roots with daily prayers, accurate Panchangam, and guided rituals — all in Telugu and English. DAILY DEVOTION • Today's Shloka — a fresh Sanskrit verse with Telugu and English meanings every day • Morning Suprabhatam and Evening Aarti reminders • Personalized Sankalpam with your name, gotra, and nakshatra PANCHANGAM • Accurate daily Panchangam with Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana • Sunrise, sunset, and Rahu Kalam timings for your city • Moon phase tracking — Pournami and Amavasya alerts • Grahanam (eclipse) notifications with Sparsha/Moksham times • Works for any city worldwide DEVOTIONAL LIBRARY • Stotrams, Keertanalu, Bhajans, Mantras, Suprabhatam • Aartis with audio playback via Spotify • Ashtottara Shatanamavali (108 names) • Hanuman Chalisa, Lakshmi Chalisa & more • 10+ deity profiles with mythology and prayers SPIRITUAL TOOLS • Japa Counter — track 108-bead malas with streaks and history • Guided Puja — step-by-step ritual instructions • Pooja Timer for your daily worship • Virtual Pooja Room with offerings ASTROLOGY • Rashifal — daily horoscope for all 12 zodiac signs • Jataka Chakram — Vedic birth chart generation • Guna Milan — compatibility matching for marriages PURANAS QUIZ • 300+ questions across 12 Puranas in Telugu and English • Daily quiz notifications to test your knowledge • Share your score with family and friends FESTIVALS & TEMPLES • Upcoming Hindu festival countdown • Temple directory with details • Devotional store with puja essentials PERSONALIZATION • 4 themes — System, Light, Dark, Saffron • Adjustable font size for comfortable reading • Configurable notifications for every feature • Bookmarks and reading history Built with love for the Telugu Hindu community. All content available offline. Your data stays on your device — we respect your privacy. Contact: nityapooja.contact@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NityaPooja at none against Hindu Calendar's 1. NityaPooja also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 Calendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NityaPooja asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hindu Calendar ships an update every 3 months, NityaPooja every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Hindu Calendar | NityaPooja |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rama Krishna Pitchala | Durgaprasad Chavali |
In-app purchases
Hindu Calendar
- Premium$1.99
NityaPooja
No in-app purchases
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