Comparison

ChetHari vs Hukam

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

Head to head
About

ChetHari

This app provides a fast and flexible way to search and read Gurbani, supporting daily remembrance and practice. It offers features like custom organization, home screen widgets, and multiple translation options for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Intuitive Gurbani search by letters, words, or phrases
  • Complete Gutka with all Banis and Sehaj Paath support
  • Save and organize Shabads into custom folders
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets for daily reflection
  • Translations in English, Punjabi, Hindi, and Spanish
  • Customizable reading layouts and font options
Features
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Chet means to remember. Chet is a thoughtfully designed Gurbani search and reading app created to support daily remembrance. It offers a calm, fast, and flexible experience whether you are searching for a specific pangti, reading Nitnem, or reflecting throughout the day. AirDrop and Share with Sangat - AirDrop Shabads and Banis straight to a friend's phone - Share an entire folder — subfolders and all — with the hierarchy preserved Folders and Unlimited Subfolders - Save Shabads directly to Favorites - Create folders and sub folders, nested as deep as you like - Organize saved Shabads in ways that match your practice - Drag to reorder, bulk-move, and rename freely - Add personal notes and references to any Shabad Present with AirPlay - AirPlay or connect an external display for a clean, presenter-style view - Step through verses line by line as you read Gurbani Search Find Gurbani quickly and intuitively. - Search by letters, full words, ang, or phrases and have auto-search detect for you - Search phonetically — just type how it sounds - Sub-search within a Shabad to narrow down a line - Custom Punjabi keyboards (QWERTY and traditional) Bani and Daily Practice - Complete Gutka with all Banis and can leave and pick up bani from where you left off - Favorite Banis for quick access - Create your own custom Bani folders - Multiple recensions (SGPC, Taksal, Buddha Dal, and more) - Sehaj Paath support so you can continue reading where you left off - Reading layouts designed to support steady and intentional reading Widgets and Daily Presence - Add widgets to your Home Screen or Lock Screen - Daily Hukamnama from Sri Darbar Sahib - Random Shabad widget for daily reflection - Custom widgets for personal thoughts or reminders If there are any mistakes or shortcomings, we humbly ask forgiveness.

About

Hukam

Access the daily Hukamnama from Sri Harmandir Sahib with translations and transliterations. Features home and lock screen widgets for continuous reading, customizable notifications, and a feed of Gurbani lines. Personalize your experience with themes and reading controls.

Highlights
  • Daily Hukamnama with translation
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Customizable Gurbani notifications
  • Feed of Gurbani lines
  • Save and share Gurbani quotes
  • Personalization options
Features
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Every morning, a Hukamnama is taken at Sri Harmandir Sahib — the Guru's command for the day. Hukam brings it to you whole: every Salok, every Pauri, every line, with translation and transliteration. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN AND LOCK SCREEN • Widgets bring the day's Hukamnama to your Home Screen, so a line of Gurbani is there every time you pick up your phone • Lock Screen widgets keep a line with you — Gurmukhi or translation, always in step with the Home Screen NOTIFICATIONS THAT CARRY GURBANI • Notifications bring real lines of the day's Hukamnama • You choose how many, in what window of your day THE DAILY HUKAMNAMA • English translation and transliteration when you want it • The date it was taken, the ang, the raag, and the Guru • Save and reopen them any time QUOTES TO SIT WITH • A feed of more than fifty thousand lines of Gurbani, one at a time • Flick for the next line; tap to read its whole shabad • Save the lines that speak to you, and share them as beautiful cards MADE YOURS • Colours, photographic themes and app icons with Premium • Reading controls: translation, transliteration, and text size Every word of Gurbani in Hukam is free, and always will be. SUBSCRIPTION Hukam Premium is an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://amarlabs.net/hukam/privacy/

Screenshots

ChetHari4 screens
Hukam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChetHari at none against Hukam's 3. ChetHari also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Hukam's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hukam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. ChetHari asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ChetHari holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 32 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChetHari ships an update every 2 months, Hukam every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ChetHari versus Hukam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChetHariHukam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (45 ratings) — better4.8 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better32
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGian SinghAmar Labs Inc.

Customer experience

ChetHari

All ratings43 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hukam

All ratings30 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ChetHari

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Hukam

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly Offer1 Year trial$24.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly1 Year trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is ChetHari free?
ChetHari is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hukam free?
Hukam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ChetHari or Hukam?
ChetHari is rated higher. ChetHari averages 5.0 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Hukam averages 4.8 from 32 ratings.
Do ChetHari or Hukam have ads?
Hukam shows ads; ChetHari does not.
Which is updated more often, ChetHari or Hukam?
ChetHari ships an update every 2 months, and Hukam every 5 days. Most recently, ChetHari was updated on October 28, 2026 and Hukam on October 25, 2026.

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