Comparison

Rahu vs Karuna Jyotish

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

Karuna Jyotish

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Karuna Jyotish is a personal Vedic calendar and daily observation journal. It helps You see how days with different panchanga conditions actually affect Your energy, productivity and mood. A CLOSED OBSERVATION LOOP In the morning you see the day's panchanga. In the evening You rate how the day went — across nine metrics: energy, mood, productivity, focus, calm, inspiration, wellbeing, punctuality, luck. After a few weeks, the statistics screen reveals connections between Your own records and the nakshatra, tithi and vara of those specific days. This is Your own verification, through Your own experience. JOURNAL Events, notes and daily ratings in a single timeline. Choose which of the nine axes to track — You don't need all of them. Partial entries are fine. STATISTICS Weekly and monthly charts. Panchanga filter: compare days by nakshatra, tithi or vara and see which conditions work best for You. DAILY PANCHANGA Nakshatra, vara, tithi, karana, yoga and the current hora — computed for Your location using the Swiss Ephemeris. Day timeline: sunrise and sunset, Rahukala, Abhijit, Brahma-muhurta. Ekadashi calendar with precise parana windows for Your coordinates. Syncs with Your device calendar. MUHURTA Choosing an auspicious time for any event. The muhurta calculator evaluates the chosen moment and displays a percentage result: how many factors support the initiative. 150 event types are available. PERSONALIZATION Birth data, entered once, tunes the calendar to You: tara-bala relative to Your janma-nakshatra, personal periods. It is an input to the journal. WIDGETS Panchanga, muhurta, and transit map on the home screen – four sizes. Plus panchanga widgets for the lock screen. Precise astronomical calculation and Your own observations. ANALYSIS Powerful calculation engine includes 3 chart display styles, 20 divisional charts, 8 chakras for transit analysis, bhava chalita, 54 dasha systems, 2 annual horoscope types, birth time rectification module, compatibility module, chart builder and more - explore all features! EXPORT Export and import of charts in Jagannatha Hora (.jhd) and Karuna Jyotish (.kj) formats and export of 8 types PDFs SUBSCRIPTIONS Panchanga: 1 month, 6 months and 12 months. Pro: 1 month, 6 months and 12 months. The "Panchanga" subscription unlocks the personal level of the application: a birth chart with individual energy of the day, 5 period systems, saving cards on the device and convenient connection to the calendar and a 4x2 panchanga widget. Pro unlocks full access to all features. Payment is charged to Your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in Your Apple Account settings after purchase. Support: https://karunajyotish.com/en/support.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Subscriptions: Panchanga Monthly (1 month), Panchanga Semiyear (6 month), Panchanga Yearly (12 months), Pro Monthly (1 month), Pro Semiyear (6 month), Pro Yearly (12 months).

Screenshots

Rahu4 screens
Karuna Jyotish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Rahu at every 2 days against Karuna Jyotish's every 5 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and Karuna Jyotish sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rahu ships an update every 2 days, Karuna Jyotish every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Rahu versus Karuna Jyotish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRahuKaruna Jyotish
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander PogorelskiyKyrylo Molodetskyi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Rahu

Subscriptions2
  • Rahu Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Rahu Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
6 purchases

Karuna Jyotish

Subscriptions6
  • Panchanga7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pro — Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Panchanga7 Days trial$17.996 Months
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  • Panchanga7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Pro — 6 Months7 Days trial$34.996 Months
  • Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Rahu free?
Rahu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Karuna Jyotish free?
Karuna Jyotish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rahu or Karuna Jyotish have ads?
Neither Rahu nor Karuna Jyotish shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rahu or Karuna Jyotish?
Rahu ships an update every 2 days, and Karuna Jyotish every 5 days. Most recently, Rahu was updated on November 5, 2026 and Karuna Jyotish on November 5, 2026.

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