Comparison

KalaDarshini vs Purohit.app

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

Head to head
About

KalaDarshini

This app provides a comprehensive Hindu calendar and Panchanga, powered by AI. It offers daily astrological details, auspicious timing finder, horoscope matching, and a festival calendar. Users can also generate birth charts and sync events with Google Calendar.

Highlights
  • Daily Panchanga details
  • AI Astrologer for Vedic questions
  • Auspicious timing finder
  • Birth chart generation
  • Horoscope matching
  • Festival and Vrat calendar
  • Google Calendar sync
Features
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KalaDarshini is your complete Hindu calendar and Panchanga companion, powered by AI. FEATURES: • Daily Panchanga — Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana, and Vara for any date and location • AI Astrologer — Ask questions about Vedic astrology, rituals, and auspicious timings • Muhurtham Finder — Find auspicious timings for weddings, griha pravesham, naming ceremonies, travel, and more • Muhurtham Validator — Check if a given date is auspicious with a full Panchanga breakdown and verdict • Kundali Chart — Generate your birth chart with planetary positions, houses, and nakshatra placements • Horoscope Matching — Ashta Koota Guna Milan for marriage compatibility based on birth stars • Shraddha Calculator — Enter a death date to auto-calculate annual and Pitru Paksha Shraddha dates • Festival Calendar — Complete Hindu festival and vrat calendar • Reminders — Set annual reminders for poojas, vratas, birthdays, and anniversaries — fires on the Tithi each year • Google Calendar Sync — Sync Hindu calendar events to your Google Calendar Supports multiple languages and locations worldwide. Calculations based on traditional Vedic astrology. Terms of Use: https://kaladarshini.co.in/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://kaladarshini.co.in/privacy-policy.html

About

Purohit.app

Features
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Purohit.app brings the day's panchang, your festivals and a purohit for your puja together in one place, in your language. TODAY • The day's panchang for your city: tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, Rahu kaal and Abhijit muhurat • Share today's panchang card with family and friends • "Your day" from your birth star • An optional 5:30 am panchang notification FESTIVALS • The festivals and vrats of the year, with when, how and why each is kept • Dates worked out for your city BOOK A PUROHIT • Ask for a purohit for any puja, homa or ceremony: Griha Pravesh, Satyanarayan Puja, Namakarana, weddings, shraddha and more • Purohits who serve your area see your request and call you to talk it through • Or ask for a phone call with a purohit who speaks your language • Follow your requests in My pujas JYOTISH • Kundali (birth chart), kept for you • Kundali matching and baby names • Muhurat: good days for griha pravesh, weddings and more • The full panchang in seven panchangam systems: Drik Ganita (Lahiri), Ontikoppal, Uttaradi, Vaakya, Telugu, Raman and KP FOR PUROHITS • Puja requests from customers in your area: accept the ones you want • Your own page with your pujas, photos, dakshina and reviews • Tools for your work: panchang, muhurat, kundali and shraddha dates JAPA AND MEDITATION • The day's mantra, from the festival or vrat of the day or the weekday, or one you choose • Count japa on a mala that keeps every bead, or add the malas you counted on your own mala • Meditation with a soft tanpura that keeps going when the phone is locked • Your practice, kept on your phone IN YOUR LANGUAGE English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati and Bengali, in light and dark themes.

Screenshots

KalaDarshini4 screens
Purohit.app4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Purohit.app at none against KalaDarshini's 6. KalaDarshini's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. KalaDarshini sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Purohit.app asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KalaDarshini ships an update every 2 days, Purohit.app every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
KalaDarshini versus Purohit.app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKalaDarshiniPurohit.app
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManohar NagaiahKaushik S Arakalgud

In-app purchases

6 purchases

KalaDarshini

Subscriptions6
  • Bronze Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Silver Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Bronze Annual$4.991 Year
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  • Gold Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Silver Annual$28.991 Year
  • Gold Annual$67.991 Year
None

Purohit.app

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KalaDarshini free?
KalaDarshini is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Purohit.app free?
Purohit.app is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do KalaDarshini or Purohit.app have ads?
Both KalaDarshini and Purohit.app show ads.
Which is updated more often, KalaDarshini or Purohit.app?
KalaDarshini ships an update every 2 days, and Purohit.app every 2 weeks. Most recently, KalaDarshini was updated on October 5, 2026 and Purohit.app on October 25, 2026.

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