Comparison

Purohit.app vs Tithika

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

Head to head
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.

About

Tithika

This app provides precise Hindu lunar calendar information, including tithis, nakshatras, and festivals, calculated based on your exact location and local sunrise times. It offers a clean, ad-free interface for daily spiritual practice and planning.

Highlights
  • Location-aware tithi calculations
  • Daily sunrise/sunset times
  • Festival and observance calendar
  • Accurate moon phases
  • Nakshatra transition times
  • Multi-language support (Devanagari, Tamil, Bengala)
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Tithika brings the Hindu lunar calendar to your fingertips, calculated with precision for wherever you are in the world. Unlike generic panchang apps, Tithika calculates every tithi from your exact location and local sunrise time — because in the Hindu tradition, a tithi begins and ends at sunrise, not midnight. WHAT YOU GET • Today's tithi, paksha, and nakshatra — updated daily at your local sunrise • Accurate moon phase for each day of the lunar month • Festival and observance calendar — Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya, Diwali, Holi, Navratri, and more • Sunrise and sunset times for your location • Month view to plan ahead across the full lunar calendar • Nakshatra with transition times so you know exactly when it changes • Full Devanagari, Tamil and Bengala support — view tithi and nakshatra names in Hindi, Bengala and Tamil LOCATION-AWARE Set your city once and Tithika handles the rest. All calculations update automatically for your timezone, including daylight saving time adjustments. Use GPS for automatic detection or search from thousands of cities worldwide. BEAUTIFUL & FOCUSED A clean, distraction-free design inspired by the night sky. No ads, no clutter — just the information you need for your daily practice, puja, or planning. PERFECT FOR • Daily puja and spiritual practice • Planning vratas (fasts) on Ekadashi and other auspicious days • Checking auspicious muhurtas • Staying connected to the Hindu lunar calendar while living abroad • Anyone who follows Vedic traditions and wants accurate, location-specific tithis

Screenshots

Purohit.app4 screens
Tithika4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tithika at none against Purohit.app's shown. Tithika also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Purohit.app ships an update fortnightly, Tithika weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Purohit.app versus Tithika: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPurohit.appTithika
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB178 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKaushik S ArakalgudHarsh Singh

In-app purchases

None

Purohit.app

No in-app purchases

None

Tithika

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Purohit.app free?
Purohit.app is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tithika free?
Tithika is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Purohit.app or Tithika have ads?
Purohit.app shows ads; Tithika does not.
Which is updated more often, Purohit.app or Tithika?
Purohit.app ships an update fortnightly, and Tithika weekly. Most recently, Purohit.app was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tithika on October 24, 2026.

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