Comparison

Waystone vs Rahu

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

Head to head
About

Waystone

Features
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Waystone is a small daily ritual. Each day you reveal a symbolic stone. Each stone carries a theme to reflect on. Some days the message resonates immediately. Other days it becomes something to carry quietly through the day. Waystone is designed to create a simple moment of pause — a space to step back, reflect, and continue your path. Features • Reveal a new stone each day • Thoughtful reflections for each stone • Discover a collection of symbolic stones • Watch your path unfold through the week • A calm, minimal experience designed for reflection Waystone isn’t about predicting the future. It’s about noticing the present.

About

Rahu

This app provides real-time guidance on auspicious times for decisions based on ancient Vedic timing systems. It offers a simple, glanceable interface to determine if the current moment is favorable, a wait period, or neutral. Advanced features include daily and weekly overviews, customizable widgets, and Siri integration for proactive timing advice.

Highlights
  • Real-time YES/WAIT/OK timing indicators
  • Vedic Choghadiya system calculations
  • Sunrise/sunset and planetary math
  • Home screen widgets
  • Morning briefing push notifications
  • Offline mode
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • Siri integration for spoken answers
Features
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Rahu tells you, in one glance, whether now is a good time to act — using the Vedic Choghadiya system refined over 5,000 years and applied through exact mathematics. No menus. No Sanskrit. No learning curve. Three answers: YES, WAIT, OK. ——————————— WHAT IT DOES ——————————— Every day is divided into 16 periods (8 day + 8 night), each ruled by a planet with its own character. Rahu overlays the inauspicious Rahu Kalam shadow period — the single most important window to avoid for new beginnings. Rahu crunches sunrise, sunset, and planetary math for your exact location, then shows the answer on one screen with a live countdown. ——————————— FREE ——————————— • Main screen — YES / WAIT / OK in real time • Small Home Screen widget • Morning briefing push • Rahu Kalam alert 10 min before it starts • Offline mode — cached until end of day • Languages: English, Russian, Hindi ——————————— PRO ——————————— Unlock the full picture with a 7-day free trial: • Tomorrow — full schedule for the next day with favorability score • Week — 7-day overview with Best Day and Heaviest Day highlighted • Medium widget — current + next 3 periods • Large widget — hero status + upcoming timeline with explanations • Lock Screen widgets — circular, rectangular, and inline • Apple Watch app + 4 complications — glance at your wrist • Live Activity — Lock Screen banner and Dynamic Island countdown • Ask Siri "Is now a good time?" — spoken answer without opening the app • Per-period push — a heads-up 10 min before every transition • (Coming) Widget color themes $2.99/month or $19.99/year — cancel anytime. ——————————— WHAT IT'S NOT ——————————— Not fortune-telling. Not horoscopes. Not daily predictions. Rahu is a timing tool. It computes auspicious windows from astronomical data (sunrise, sunset, planetary rulership) exactly the way traditional pandits do — but without the astrology app bloat. ——————————— PRIVACY ——————————— Your location stays on your device. No tracking across apps. No IDFA. No ads. Read our full policy at akaalius.github.io/rahu-web/privacy.html ——————————— SUBSCRIPTION ——————————— Rahu Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Two plans: • Rahu Pro Monthly — 1 month, $2.99 per month, billed monthly. • Rahu Pro Yearly — 1 year, $19.99 per year (about $1.67 / month), billed yearly. Both plans start with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://akaalius.github.io/rahu-web/privacy.html

Screenshots

Waystone4 screens
Rahu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Waystone at none against Rahu's 2. Waystone also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Rahu's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads 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. Rahu sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Waystone asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Waystone ships an update every 3 weeks, Rahu every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Waystone versus Rahu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaystoneRahu
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephen KayAlexander Pogorelskiy

In-app purchases

None

Waystone

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Rahu

Subscriptions2
  • Rahu Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Rahu Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Waystone free?
Waystone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rahu free?
Rahu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Waystone or Rahu have ads?
Neither Waystone nor Rahu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Waystone or Rahu?
Waystone ships an update every 3 weeks, and Rahu every 2 days. Most recently, Waystone was updated on October 25, 2026 and Rahu on October 11, 2026.

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