Comparison

AstroLite vs SANBOK

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

Head to head
About

AstroLite

Track Vedic rituals, fasts, feasts, and festivals with this app. It provides daily calendar details, planetary positions, and a comprehensive list of events for any chosen city worldwide. Ideal for those interested in following Vedic traditions.

Highlights
  • Daily calendar with sunrise/sunset
  • Lunar month and tithi tracking
  • Festival and event listings
  • Planetary position charts
  • South/North Indian chart formats
  • Vedic almanac glossary
Features
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“AstroLite” helps keep track of days for Vedic rituals, fast, feast and festivals. This is a basic version of AstroPro published already. While AstroPro is mainly for amateurs and professionals in Vedic astrology, AstroLite is for general public those who are interested in following Vedic rituals in day-to-day life. Users can set any major city around the world and work with different key menu categories with its features discussed as follows. Home Screen: This provides current calendar date with Sunrise, Sunset, day’s star with its transition time, lunar month, tithi and year followed by any major festival events for the given city of choice. Users can navigate through days and months for the current year that gives corresponding Vedic almanac details as well as charts for planetary positions. Charts can be displayed under South or North Indian formats. One can quickly switch between these chart formats using the tool bar button as shown in the screen shots. Almanac: This section gives the almanac details for any given month that enables the user to quickly glance through the list of important festivals, days for rituals etc. This Vedic calendar is further supplemented with ephemeris data and table is provided in a separate section. This enables users to cast their own charts for any specific day and time of the month in the given year. In addition users also can generate a comprehensive list of festivals and important lunar days for the given year and city that helps users to plan respective Vedic ritual ahead of time. Help Help file provides a Vedic almanac glossary with brief writing on various keywords, terminology and legend used in different sections of this app. It is quite educational and people can quickly comprehend its significance with different computational logic used for the purpose. AstroLite is published in response to requests received and to help people living abroad to keep track of important days for Vedic rituals. We dedicate this app as a tribute to our late parents. With Best Compliments from Kaup Shenoy Associates.

About

SANBOK

Access company goals, objectives, and general information. Review ship vetting requirements and submit, monitor, edit, or delete screening requests. Search for vessels by IMO number.

Highlights
  • Company goals and objectives
  • Ship vetting requirements
  • Submit screening requests
  • Monitor request status
  • Edit/delete screening requests
  • Search vessel by IMO number
Features
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SANBOK application is developed by Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) highlighting its goals, objectives with general information about the company. Providing access to all users to review KPC ship vetting requirements as published in the INTERTANKO guide. The application features: · KOC Vetting background information . · KOC Vetting objectives. · KPC ship vetting requirements as published in the INTERTANKO guide. · KOC Headquarters location. · SANBOK Mobile Interface Application for registered users : a) Allowing them to submit screening requests and monitoring the status b) Editing/deleting screening request. c) Search for vessel by IMO number.

Screenshots

AstroLite4 screens
SANBOK4 screens

Verdict

The call

AstroLite and SANBOK are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
AstroLite versus SANBOK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAstroLiteSANBOK
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.313.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKaup Shenoy AssociatesKUWAIT OIL COMPANY K.S.C. CLOSED

Customer experience

AstroLite

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SANBOK

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AstroLite

No in-app purchases

None

SANBOK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AstroLite free?
AstroLite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SANBOK free?
SANBOK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AstroLite or SANBOK have ads?
Neither AstroLite nor SANBOK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AstroLite or SANBOK?
AstroLite ships an update every 6 months, and SANBOK every 6 months. Most recently, AstroLite was updated on October 5, 2026 and SANBOK on October 8, 2026.

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