Comparison

Rahu vs Vedic Clock

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

Vedic Clock

Features
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Vedic Clock — Panchang turns your iPhone into an elegant screensaver-style Vedic clock and a complete daily Panchang, calculated right on your device. See the current time alongside traditional Vedic time — Ghati, Pala and Vipala — measured from your local sunrise. Pull up the Panchang panel for the full Pancha Anga and the day's auspicious and inauspicious timings for your exact location. WHAT YOU GET • Live clock with the full Vedic time (Ghati / Pala / Vipala) • Complete daily Panchang: Tithi, Vara, Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana — with the time each one changes over • Sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset for your location • Auspicious and inauspicious periods: Rahu Kaal, Gulika Kaal, Yamaganda and Abhijit Muhurat • Sunsign and Moonsign (Rashi), the Vedic season (Ritu), and both Amanta and Purnimanta lunar months • Today's festivals and Vrat, plus a scrollable list of upcoming main festivals and Ekadashis • World clocks with per-city local time and Vedic time (Ghati and Pala) • Vedic alarms and an optional daily Panchang notification • Nightstand mode — a full-screen, auto-dimming landscape clock for your bedside or desk while charging • Optional weather (off by default): today's conditions and a 7-day forecast for your location BUILT FOR YOU • Panchang works fully offline — all astronomy is computed on your device • English and Hindi, switchable with one tap • Two beautiful themes: Traditional (saffron & gold) and Modern Dark • Devotional art or solid-colour backgrounds to make it your own • Accurate for any location via GPS or manual city search • No ads, no accounts, no tracking • Optional weather is the only online feature; when you turn it on, your location is sent to a weather service to fetch the forecast. It is off by default, so the app stays offline unless you choose to enable it Whether you keep it on your desk as a serene Vedic clock or check the Panchang each morning for the right muhurat, Vedic Clock — Panchang keeps sacred time beautifully. Note: Panchang and festival dates are computed using an astronomical model and may occasionally differ by a day from a regional almanac due to local conventions. Please confirm important dates with your local Panchang.

Screenshots

Rahu4 screens
Vedic Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vedic Clock at none against Rahu's 2. On price, update cadence, 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. Vedic Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rahu ships an update every 2 days, Vedic Clock every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Rahu versus Vedic Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRahuVedic Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander PogorelskiyAnshuman Sharma

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Rahu

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

Vedic Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rahu free?
Rahu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vedic Clock free?
Vedic Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rahu or Vedic Clock have ads?
Neither Rahu nor Vedic Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rahu or Vedic Clock?
Rahu ships an update every 2 days, and Vedic Clock every 3 days. Most recently, Rahu was updated on October 11, 2026 and Vedic Clock on October 4, 2026.

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