Comparison

Rahu vs Tithika

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

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)
Features
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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

Rahu4 screens
Tithika4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tithika at none against Rahu's 2. Tithika also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Rahu's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Tithika asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Rahu against 5.0 for Tithika. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tithika has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rahu ships an update every 2 days, Tithika weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rahu versus Tithika: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRahuTithika
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB178 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander PogorelskiyHarsh Singh

Customer experience

Rahu

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

Tithika

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Rahu

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

Tithika

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rahu free?
Rahu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tithika free?
Tithika is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rahu or Tithika?
Rahu and Tithika are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Rahu or Tithika have ads?
Neither Rahu nor Tithika shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rahu or Tithika?
Rahu ships an update every 2 days, and Tithika weekly. Most recently, Rahu was updated on October 11, 2026 and Tithika on October 24, 2026.

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