Comparison

Rahu vs RahuKaalApp

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

Head to head
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

About

RahuKaalApp

Features
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RahuKaalApp is a local timing assistant for Rahu Kaal, Choghadiya, and approximate Panchang information. The app uses local sunrise and sunset to compute daily Rahu Kaal timings and Choghadiya periods for the selected location. You can use your current location or manually choose a location on the map. Features: • Local sunrise and sunset based Rahu Kaal calculation • Current Choghadiya capsule with full day/night grid • Yearly Rahu Kaal variation graph • Approximate sunrise-anchored Panchang information • Manual location selection using map • CSV export for Panchang and Choghadiya • PDF export for yearly Rahu Kaal graph • Light, dark, system, and solar-gradient appearance modes Panchang values are approximate and intended for informational use.

Screenshots

Rahu4 screens
RahuKaalApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RahuKaalApp at none against Rahu's 2. Rahu's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). On price, ads 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. Rahu sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. RahuKaalApp asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Rahu versus RahuKaalApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRahuRahuKaalApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander PogorelskiySujay Kadam

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Rahu

Subscriptions2
  • Rahu Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Rahu Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

RahuKaalApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rahu free?
Rahu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RahuKaalApp free?
RahuKaalApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rahu or RahuKaalApp have ads?
Neither Rahu nor RahuKaalApp shows ads.

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