Comparison

KalaDarshini vs Rahu

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

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

KalaDarshini4 screens
Rahu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Rahu at none against KalaDarshini's shown. On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. KalaDarshini sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Rahu sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KalaDarshini ships an update every 3 days, Rahu every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
KalaDarshini versus Rahu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKalaDarshiniRahu
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManohar NagaiahAlexander Pogorelskiy

Customer experience

KalaDarshini

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Rahu

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
2 purchases

Rahu

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

Questions

Is KalaDarshini free?
KalaDarshini is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rahu free?
Rahu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do KalaDarshini or Rahu have ads?
KalaDarshini shows ads; Rahu does not.
Which is updated more often, KalaDarshini or Rahu?
KalaDarshini ships an update every 3 days, and Rahu every 2 days. Most recently, KalaDarshini was updated on October 31, 2026 and Rahu on October 11, 2026.

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