Sacred Gurus vs Sanatana
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sacred Gurus
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Sacred Gurus is a devotional marketplace celebrating India's most revered spiritual teachers. Browse a curated collection of Indian spiritual gurus ranked by community devotion. Express your reverence by purchasing beautifully designed status cards — Blessing, Divine Grace, Sacred Aura, or Celestial — each featuring a guru's wisdom and your personal devotion watermark, ready to share with your community. Explore Hindu gods and goddesses — Shiva, Ganesha, Krishna, Hanuman and more — and claim beautiful blessing cards for free, no payment needed. Now in हिंदी — switch the entire app between English and Hindi anytime. New users get their first 10 status cards completely free — no payment required. Browse & discover Indian spiritual gurus Explore Indian gods and claim free blessing cards Purchase tier-based devotional status cards Share watermarked cards on WhatsApp, Instagram & more Your purchases boost your favourite guru's community ranking Submit new gurus for the community to discover Sacred Gurus is for entertainment and cultural appreciation. It is not affiliated with any religious institution.
Sanatana
A peaceful reader for Hindu sacred texts, offering a curated library of prayers, aartis, and chalisas. It provides daily verses, a localized panchang, and customizable reading options without distractions. Designed for daily spiritual practice and study.
- Curated library of Hindu sacred texts
- Multiple reading layers (Devanagari, transliteration, meaning)
- Verse of the Day feature
- Localized daily panchang
- Offline functionality
- Bookmarks and favorites
- Search across library
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Sanatana — a quiet home for Hindu sacred texts. Sanatana is a calm, distraction-free reader built to sit inside your daily sādhana instead of competing for your attention. Parchment-toned colors, careful serif type, and a reader that stays out of the way — so the eye settles on the verse, not the interface. A deep, curated library Hundreds of texts, hand-organised by deity and form: • Sahasranamas & Namavalis — Vishnu, Shiva, Lalita, Lakshmi, Ganesha, Krishna, Rama, Durga, Gayatri, Hanuman, Saraswati, Radha, and many more (108, 1000, and special counts). • Aartis — from Om Jai Jagdish Hare to lesser-sung regional aartis for Krishna, Shiva, Durga, Hanuman, Ganga, Yamuna, Santoshi Mata, Sai Baba and dozens more. • Chalisas — Hanuman, Shiva, Durga, Ganesha, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Sai Baba, Shani, Ram, and the full traditional set. • Ashtakams & Stotrams — Shiva Tandav, Mahishasura Mardini, Aditya Hridaya, Kanakadhara, Rudrashtakam, Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram, Ganapati Atharvashirsha, and more. • Pushtimarga nitya-patha — Yamunashtakam, Madhurashtakam, Navaratna, Krishnashray, Shree Sarvottama Stotram. Read the way you want Every verse is available in three layers: • Pure Devanagari (Noto Serif Devanagari). • Devanagari with IAST transliteration for accurate pronunciation. • Devanagari with English meaning for quiet study. Toggle layers from the reading options sheet, and scale the text with a single slider — your preference persists. Verse of the Day A single shloka, chosen each morning, appearing the moment you open the app. A gentle daily anchor. Panchang, done properly A daily panchang with tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise / sunset and key muhurtas — localised to your city and available in Gujarati and Marathi traditions. Browse by day or by calendar, with festivals and vrats marked. Designed for return visits • Bookmarks & Favorites — save specific verses or whole texts. • Continue reading — pick up exactly where you left off. • Search — find a name, a phrase, or a text instantly across the library. • Browse by deity — a dedicated view of everything available for each god, goddess, or sant. • Lyric quick-pick — jump straight into Aartis, Chalisas, Stotrams or Ashtakams. Built with respect • No ads. No tracking. No account required. • Fully offline — once installed, nothing requires a network. • No push notifications pestering you to "practise." • No gamification, streaks, or engagement loops. Sanatana is for anyone who reads or chants daily — and for anyone who would like to, if only the tool were quiet enough. Install it, put the phone down, and let the text do the rest. "Sanatana" means eternal. This app tries to be worthy of the name.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sanatana at none against Sacred Gurus's 4. Sanatana also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Sacred Gurus sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Sanatana asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sacred Gurus ships an update every 3 weeks, Sanatana every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sacred Gurus | Sanatana |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DNA TECHBASE SRL | Vipul Sodha |
In-app purchases
Sacred Gurus
- Sacred Aura Card$0.99
- Divine Grace Card$0.99
- Blessing Card$0.99
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- Celestial Card$4.99
Sanatana
No in-app purchases
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