Comparison

KalaDarshini vs Rahukaal

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

Rahukaal

This app helps you stay on track with daily spiritual practices by calculating and alerting you to important times like Rahu Kaal and the four Sandhyas based on your precise location. It also provides a comprehensive Panchang and special reminders for devotional days.

Highlights
  • Location-based Rahu Kaal and Sandhya calculations
  • Customizable alarms for spiritual times
  • Full Drik Panchang details
  • Reminders for devotional days
  • Widgets and Lock Screen Live Activity
  • Calendar synchronization
  • Shareable devotional cards
Features
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RahuKaal keeps your daily practice on time. It calculates Rahu Kaal and the four Sandhyas from the real position of the sun at your exact location, rings a proper alarm when each window opens, and shows a full Drik (observational) Panchang for any day — all on your device, with nothing sent anywhere. RAHU KAAL & THE FOUR SANDHYAS See today's Rahu Kaal at a glance, plus Pratah, Madhyahna, Sayam and the night Sandhya — each computed from sunrise and sunset where you actually are, not a fixed table. A live timeline shows where "now" sits in the day. ALARMS THAT ACTUALLY REACH YOU Set an alarm for any Sandhya and RahuKaal rings it like a real alarm — breaking through silent mode and Focus — so your practice doesn't depend on watching the clock. Snooze or stop it right from the Lock Screen. Choose a temple bell, conch, om chant, or chime. A COMPLETE DRIK PANCHANG A dedicated Panchang tab gives you tithi and paksha, nakshatra, yoga and karana — each with the time it ends — plus the Amanta and Purnimanta month and the Vikram and Shaka samvat. Ekadashi and Bhadra (Vishti) windows are flagged so you always know what kind of day it is. DURGA PAATH DAYS Krishna Ashtami and Krishna Chaturdashi are marked as Durga Paath days: the whole app turns to a deep red, a reminder arrives the evening before, and you can look ahead to find the next one. WIDGETS, LOCK SCREEN & LIVE ACTIVITY Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show the current window and today's tithi at a glance. When a window is running, a Live Activity and Dynamic Island tell you exactly when it ends — in the timezone of the place you're tracking. KNOWS WHERE YOU ARE Pick any city, or turn on "Use GPS" and RahuKaal quietly keeps up as you travel — and always tells you when it does. Times render in the location's own timezone, so Kashi always reads as Kashi time even if your phone is set elsewhere. SYNC TO YOUR CALENDAR Write your Sandhya and Rahu Kaal windows into any calendar you choose, and re-sync cleanly whenever your day or place changes. SHARE THE DAY Tap to create a beautiful devotional card with the day's Panchang and times, ready to send to family. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your location is used only for the maths, on your device, and is never uploaded. There are no accounts, no ads, no trackers, and no analytics. Namonarayan. MADE FOR IPHONE DUO On iPhone Duo's large display, Home and Panchang open into two columns, and when it's half-folded each column stays clear of the fold. Every iPhone also works in landscape. Available in English and Hindi. Designed for iOS 26.

Screenshots

KalaDarshini4 screens
Rahukaal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rahukaal at none against KalaDarshini's 6. Rahukaal also leads on ads (none vs shown). KalaDarshini's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment 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. KalaDarshini sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Rahukaal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KalaDarshini ships an update every 3 days, Rahukaal every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
KalaDarshini versus Rahukaal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKalaDarshiniRahukaal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManohar NagaiahKanishk Sonee

Customer experience

KalaDarshini

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

Rahukaal

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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
None

Rahukaal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KalaDarshini free?
KalaDarshini is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rahukaal free?
Rahukaal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do KalaDarshini or Rahukaal have ads?
KalaDarshini shows ads; Rahukaal does not.
Which is updated more often, KalaDarshini or Rahukaal?
KalaDarshini ships an update every 3 days, and Rahukaal every 5 weeks. Most recently, KalaDarshini was updated on October 31, 2026 and Rahukaal on October 29, 2026.

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