Comparison

Orisha Prayers vs Shastra Chat

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

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About

Orisha Prayers

Features
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Orisha Prayers is a devotional companion for practitioners and students of Orisha worship across four living traditions: Lucumí (Cuban Santería), Candomblé, Trinidad Orisha, and Umbanda. Every prayer is presented three ways — in Lucumí/Yoruba, an easy phonetic pronunciation guide, and a clear English translation — so you can pray with confidence and understand every word. WHAT'S INSIDE • Oriki — praise poetry for each Orisha, verse by verse, with commentary on what each line means. • Rezos & Oraciones — Spanish devotional prayers organized by purpose: protection, love, prosperity, health, and road-opening. • Suyere & Cantos — sacred call-and-response songs with lead and chorus lines. • Moyuba — a guided, step-by-step opening invocation that honors Olodumare, your lineage, and your ancestors. • Egun & Bóveda — ancestor prayers that prompt you when to pour water and let you name your own departed. • Limpiezas — step-by-step guides to spiritual cleansings. • Diloggún — a study reference of the 16 principal signs, with patakí (narrative), reflection, and proverb. For education, not divination. KNOW YOUR ORISHAS Detailed profiles for each Orisha: their domains, colors, numbers, sacred herbs, offerings, taboos (ewó), Catholic syncretism across traditions, and the prayers tied to each. Compare how an Orisha is known from Cuba to Brazil to Trinidad. A SACRED CALENDAR Never miss a feast day. Browse the year of Orisha feast days, see today's celebration, get optional reminders, and track your ocha anniversary. A LIBRARY THAT'S YOURS Save your favorite prayers, keep a private list of your ancestors' names for your bóveda, write ritual notes, and look up terms in a Lucumí/Yoruba glossary. Everything you create stays on your device. BUILT WITH RESPECT This app is a tool for study, devotion, and daily practice. It does not replace a living godparent, and it does not include initiation secrets or ceremony interiors. For divination, initiation, or ebó, always consult a qualified olorisha or babalawo. Practices vary by house — cada casa es un mundo. FREE & SUBSCRIPTIONS Read a prayer a day for free. Subscribe to unlock the full library — additional prayers, the Moyuba stepper, cleansing and ancestor guides, notes, and the complete Diloggún study reference. • Daily devotion — $19.99/month • Morning & evening — $29.99/month • Unlimited (Aché) — $39.99/month Each plan starts with a 7-day free trial. You can also unlock a single prayer for $0.99. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel anytime in your device's Subscriptions settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://hargobindsahota.github.io/orisha-prayers-legal/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Shastra Chat

Access sacred texts like the Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana, and Hanuman Chalisa with daily verses, audio journeys, and word-by-word meanings. Engage in guided conversations about scripture and build a lasting spiritual practice with personalized reminders and widgets.

Highlights
  • Daily scripture verses
  • Sanskrit audio and word meanings
  • Guided audio journeys
  • Scripture-based conversations
  • Daily practice tracking
  • Save and share verses
Features
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Shastra brings the Bhagavad Gita, the Valmiki Ramayana and the Hanuman Chalisa into your everyday life. Each morning you receive a verse, chosen for the day. Read it slowly over living ink, hear it in Sanskrit, and see what every word means. Then carry it with you: a short reflection and one small practice turn reading into living. THREE SCRIPTURES, ONE PRACTICE The complete Bhagavad Gita, all 701 verses with translation, transliteration and word by word meanings. The Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda and Sundara Kanda, 145 chapters in clear English with narration that follows the verses as you read. The Hanuman Chalisa, with a recitation you can follow verse by verse. LISTEN YOUR WAY THROUGH Guided audio journeys, seven days each, on anxiety, anger, purpose, focus, grief, courage and more, drawn from all three texts. Calm narration in English and Hindi with synchronized captions. ASK ABOUT ANY VERSE Bring any question to a conversation grounded in the scriptures themselves. Start from today's verse, from the page you are reading, or from whatever is on your mind. Every answer cites the verse it rests on. BUILD A PRACTICE THAT LASTS Daily streaks with a calendar of your practice, grace days that hold your place when life intervenes, gentle reminders at times you choose, and home and lock screen widgets that keep the day's verse close. Save the verses that speak to you and share them as beautiful cards. Shastra Premium unlocks every journey and unlimited conversations, with three grace days each week. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be managed in your App Store account settings. Terms: https://shastra.chat/terms Privacy: https://shastra.chat/privacy

Screenshots

Orisha Prayers4 screens
Shastra Chat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Shastra Chat at 5 against Orisha Prayers's 1. On price, rating, update cadence 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. Orisha Prayers sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Shastra Chat sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Orisha Prayers against 5.0 for Shastra Chat. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shastra Chat has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Orisha Prayers versus Shastra Chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrisha PrayersShastra Chat
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHargobind SahotaAmit Arora

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Orisha Prayers

Subscriptions3
  • Daily Devotion7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Morning & Evening7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Unlimited — Aché7 Days trial$39.991 Month
4 purchases

Shastra Chat

Subscriptions2
  • Shastra Premium Weekly7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Shastra Premium Annual7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • 1 Grace Day$0.99
  • 3 Grace Days$1.99

Questions

Is Orisha Prayers free?
Orisha Prayers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shastra Chat free?
Shastra Chat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Orisha Prayers or Shastra Chat?
Orisha Prayers and Shastra Chat are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Orisha Prayers or Shastra Chat have ads?
Neither Orisha Prayers nor Shastra Chat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orisha Prayers or Shastra Chat?
Orisha Prayers ships an update weekly, and Shastra Chat weekly. Most recently, Orisha Prayers was updated on October 24, 2026 and Shastra Chat on October 11, 2026.

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