Sanatana vs NOVA

Sanatana — a quiet home for Hindu sacred texts. Sanatana is a calm, distraction-free reader built to sit inside your daily sādhana instead of competing for your attention. Parchment-toned colors, careful serif type, and a reader that stays out of the way — so the eye settles on the verse, not the interface. A deep, curated library Hundreds of texts, hand-organised by deity and form: • Sahasranamas & Namavalis — Vishnu, Shiva, Lalita, Lakshmi, Ganesha, Krishna, Rama, Durga, Gayatri, Hanuman, Saraswati, Radha, and many more (108, 1000, and special counts). • Aartis — from Om Jai Jagdish Hare to lesser-sung regional aartis for Krishna, Shiva, Durga, Hanuman, Ganga, Yamuna, Santoshi Mata, Sai Baba and dozens more. • Chalisas — Hanuman, Shiva, Durga, Ganesha, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Sai Baba, Shani, Ram, and the full traditional set. • Ashtakams & Stotrams — Shiva Tandav, Mahishasura Mardini, Aditya Hridaya, Kanakadhara, Rudrashtakam, Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram, Ganapati Atharvashirsha, and more. • Pushtimarga nitya-patha — Yamunashtakam, Madhurashtakam, Navaratna, Krishnashray, Shree Sarvottama Stotram. Read the way you want Every verse is available in three layers: • Pure Devanagari (Noto Serif Devanagari). • Devanagari with IAST transliteration for accurate pronunciation. • Devanagari with English meaning for quiet study. Toggle layers from the reading options sheet, and scale the text with a single slider — your preference persists. Verse of the Day A single shloka, chosen each morning, appearing the moment you open the app. A gentle daily anchor. Panchang, done properly A daily panchang with tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise / sunset and key muhurtas — localised to your city and available in Gujarati and Marathi traditions. Browse by day or by calendar, with festivals and vrats marked. Designed for return visits • Bookmarks & Favorites — save specific verses or whole texts. • Continue reading — pick up exactly where you left off. • Search — find a name, a phrase, or a text instantly across the library. • Browse by deity — a dedicated view of everything available for each god, goddess, or sant. • Lyric quick-pick — jump straight into Aartis, Chalisas, Stotrams or Ashtakams. Built with respect • No ads. No tracking. No account required. • Fully offline — once installed, nothing requires a network. • No push notifications pestering you to "practise." • No gamification, streaks, or engagement loops. Sanatana is for anyone who reads or chants daily — and for anyone who would like to, if only the tool were quiet enough. Install it, put the phone down, and let the text do the rest. "Sanatana" means eternal. This app tries to be worthy of the name.

NOVA Mobile is the official companion app for NOVA - a Raspberry Pi-based voice assistant with a holographic projected face, voice command interface, smart home integration, and faith-grounded features built for families. THIS APP REQUIRES NOVA HARDWARE NOVA is an open-source-style project the developer assembles for friends and family. The app pairs with your NOVA Raspberry Pi over your home Wi-Fi to control the device, mirror its holographic face on your phone, and manage your profile and contacts. Without paired NOVA hardware, the app cannot demonstrate its full functionality. DEMO MODE If you'd like to explore the app's interface without hardware, type "demo" as the Pi address during onboarding to enter a hardware-free demo with sample data. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH NOVA - Talk to NOVA from your phone - voice transcription happens on the Pi, replies play through Pi or phone - See NOVA's holographic face live on your phone (real-time mirror of the Pi's display) - Control smart home devices (lights, thermostat, locks) - Launch streaming apps on your Roku TV - Set goals, save memories, log family profiles - Tap-button shortcuts for the most common voice commands - Daily scripture, devotionals, prayer mode, faith-rooted encouragement PRIVACY - No analytics, no third-party trackers, no telemetry, no cloud - Microphone audio and contacts go ONLY to your own NOVA hardware on your home Wi-Fi - The developer has no visibility into how you use the app ABOUT NOVA NOVA is named for "Networked Operations Virtual Assistant." The hardware combines a Raspberry Pi 5, a 7-inch hologram display via Pepper's Ghost projection, a ReSpeaker microphone array, a Bluetooth speaker, and the NOVA Python software stack. The mobile app is a companion that mirrors the hologram face and lets you control NOVA from anywhere on your home network.