Comparison

Kandiora vs BardoNow

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

Head to head
About

Kandiora

Features
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Kandiora — Daily Guidance, Astrology & Personal Insight Kandiora brings your daily insights, personal rhythms, astrology, reflection, and mindful practices together in one beautifully designed experience. Start each day with a personalized overview designed to help you understand your current energy, focus, timing, and inner balance — then explore deeper insights whenever you need them. YOUR DAY, AT A GLANCE Open Kandiora and see what matters today. Your daily experience brings together: • Personalized daily guidance • Energy, clarity, and balance indicators • Moon phase and lunar insights • Daily horoscope and astrology • Recommended meditation and practices • Affirmations and reflection • Solfeggio frequency recommendations • Timing and calendar insights Instead of searching through different tools, Kandiora organizes your daily information into one clear experience. PERSONALIZED INSIGHTS Explore deeper patterns based on your profile and daily data. Discover: • Daily and weekly forecasts • Chakra Balance • Birth chart insights • Alignment History • Nakshatra and timing guidance • Personal cycles and patterns Kandiora helps turn complex information into a more understandable daily experience. CHAKRA BALANCE Explore your seven chakra indicators and see which areas appear dominant, underactive, or overactive. Follow individual chakra experiences and practices designed to encourage reflection and balance. MOON & CALENDAR Follow lunar phases and explore how different cycles fit into your personal calendar. Kandiora includes: • Moon phases • Daily calendar • Timing guidance • Full Moon experiences • Personal cycle insights • Longer-term pattern awareness MEDITATION & DAILY PRACTICE Create space to reset and reconnect. Explore: • Guided meditation • Grounding practices • Daily routines • Affirmations • Solfeggio audio experiences • Focus and reflection sessions Your recommended practices can change with your daily experience. SOLFEGGIO Explore Solfeggio frequencies through Kandiora's immersive audio experience. Listen to recommended frequencies, including 396 Hz, 417 Hz, 528 Hz, 639 Hz, 741 Hz, 852 Hz, and 963 Hz. REFLECT & UNDERSTAND YOUR PATTERNS Daily awareness becomes more meaningful over time. Use Kandiora to reflect on your experiences, observe changes in your alignment, and become more aware of recurring patterns in your days. KANDIORA PRO Upgrade to Kandiora Pro for access to premium experiences, including deeper personalized guidance, advanced insights, meditation and audio content, extended calendar tools, rituals, diagnostics, and additional features. Monthly and yearly subscription options are available. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your information is used to provide your Kandiora experience. Kandiora does not sell your personal data. Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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BardoNow

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BardoNow is a free offering for the Yuthok Nyingthig sangha. It holds the practical things in one place: the Ngöndro you sit each morning, the eleven practices it is made of, and Shabkar's Flight of the Garuda read aloud. It does not teach and it does not lead. It holds. YUTHOK'S NGÖNDRO The last seven recorded sessions, a new one most mornings. Each a little different — practice alongside whichever morning you like. The eleven practices are here in the order of the liturgy, each with its text in phonetics or Tibetan, a line on why it is in the ngöndro at all, and the recitation to listen to. FLIGHT OF THE GARUDA All twenty-three songs of Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol, as translated by Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, read aloud in one voice. Audio continues with the screen locked, with lock-screen controls, and the app remembers where you stopped. MEDITATION A sit, the length you choose. PRACTICING WITH THE MOON The four lunar days of the month, and when each one next falls. WHAT IS YOUR TYPE? Dr. Nida Chenagtsang's own constitutional self-assessment, from Foundations of Sowa Rigpa. Twenty-four questions, taken once. Wind, Fire and Earth/Water — loong, tripa and beken. It quietly changes what the app offers you; it does not tell you who you are. DĀNA Offered without expectation. NO ACCOUNTS, NOTHING COLLECTED There is no sign-in and no profile. Nothing is collected, nothing is sent, and there are no ads, no analytics, no tracking and no purchases. The recordings stream from a plain file host, and nothing identifies who asked for them. An internet connection is needed to play the audio. Free, and made to be used.

Screenshots

Kandiora4 screens
BardoNow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BardoNow at none against Kandiora's 2. BardoNow also leads on ads (none vs shown). Kandiora's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Kandiora sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. BardoNow asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Kandiora versus BardoNow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKandioraBardoNow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOmid DeiminiyatJAMES HENRY DOVE

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Kandiora

Subscriptions2
  • Kandiora Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Kandiora Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
None

BardoNow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kandiora free?
Kandiora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BardoNow free?
BardoNow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kandiora or BardoNow have ads?
Kandiora shows ads; BardoNow does not.

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