Comparison

Tithika vs Rahukaal

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

Head to head
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

About

Rahukaal

This app helps you stay on track with daily spiritual practices by calculating and alerting you to important times like Rahu Kaal and the four Sandhyas based on your precise location. It also provides a comprehensive Panchang and special reminders for devotional days.

Highlights
  • Location-based Rahu Kaal and Sandhya calculations
  • Customizable alarms for spiritual times
  • Full Drik Panchang details
  • Reminders for devotional days
  • Widgets and Lock Screen Live Activity
  • Calendar synchronization
  • Shareable devotional cards
Features
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RahuKaal keeps your daily practice on time. It calculates Rahu Kaal and the four Sandhyas from the real position of the sun at your exact location, rings a proper alarm when each window opens, and shows a full Drik (observational) Panchang for any day — all on your device, with nothing sent anywhere. RAHU KAAL & THE FOUR SANDHYAS See today's Rahu Kaal at a glance, plus Pratah, Madhyahna, Sayam and the night Sandhya — each computed from sunrise and sunset where you actually are, not a fixed table. A live timeline shows where "now" sits in the day. ALARMS THAT ACTUALLY REACH YOU Set an alarm for any Sandhya and RahuKaal rings it like a real alarm — breaking through silent mode and Focus — so your practice doesn't depend on watching the clock. Snooze or stop it right from the Lock Screen. Choose a temple bell, conch, om chant, or chime. A COMPLETE DRIK PANCHANG A dedicated Panchang tab gives you tithi and paksha, nakshatra, yoga and karana — each with the time it ends — plus the Amanta and Purnimanta month and the Vikram and Shaka samvat. Ekadashi and Bhadra (Vishti) windows are flagged so you always know what kind of day it is. DURGA PAATH DAYS Krishna Ashtami and Krishna Chaturdashi are marked as Durga Paath days: the whole app turns to a deep red, a reminder arrives the evening before, and you can look ahead to find the next one. WIDGETS, LOCK SCREEN & LIVE ACTIVITY Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show the current window and today's tithi at a glance. When a window is running, a Live Activity and Dynamic Island tell you exactly when it ends — in the timezone of the place you're tracking. KNOWS WHERE YOU ARE Pick any city, or turn on "Use GPS" and RahuKaal quietly keeps up as you travel — and always tells you when it does. Times render in the location's own timezone, so Kashi always reads as Kashi time even if your phone is set elsewhere. SYNC TO YOUR CALENDAR Write your Sandhya and Rahu Kaal windows into any calendar you choose, and re-sync cleanly whenever your day or place changes. SHARE THE DAY Tap to create a beautiful devotional card with the day's Panchang and times, ready to send to family. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your location is used only for the maths, on your device, and is never uploaded. There are no accounts, no ads, no trackers, and no analytics. Namonarayan. MADE FOR IPHONE DUO On iPhone Duo's large display, Home and Panchang open into two columns, and when it's half-folded each column stays clear of the fold. Every iPhone also works in landscape. Available in English and Hindi. Designed for iOS 26.

Screenshots

Tithika4 screens
Rahukaal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tithika at weekly against Rahukaal's every 5 weeks. Tithika also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tithika against 5.0 for Rahukaal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tithika ships an update weekly, Rahukaal every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tithika versus Rahukaal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTithikaRahukaal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarsh SinghKanishk Sonee

Customer experience

Tithika

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

Rahukaal

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tithika

No in-app purchases

None

Rahukaal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tithika free?
Tithika is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rahukaal free?
Rahukaal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tithika or Rahukaal?
Tithika and Rahukaal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Tithika or Rahukaal have ads?
Neither Tithika nor Rahukaal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tithika or Rahukaal?
Tithika ships an update weekly, and Rahukaal every 5 weeks. Most recently, Tithika was updated on October 24, 2026 and Rahukaal on October 29, 2026.

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