Comparison

AstroLite vs Bhaanu

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

Bhaanu

This app provides detailed astrological calculations and horoscope generation for Vedic astrology practitioners. It supports both South and North Indian styles, including specialized calculations for Ashtamangala Prashna. Users can generate PDF horoscopes and access Panchanga details for any day.

Highlights
  • South and North Indian kundli generation
  • Ashtamangala Prashna calculations
  • Planetary longitudes and Nakshatra details
  • Dasha and antardasha details
  • Panchanga details for any day
  • PDF horoscope generation
  • Multi-language support (English, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi)
Features
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Bhanu is an astrologer’s app . It is specially designed according to the necessities of astrologers who practice vedic astrology. It generates both south Indian and north Indian style of kundli along with necessary details. One of the unique features of this app is, it gives calculations required for Ashtamangala Prashna which is practiced widely by South Indian astrologers in various temples and families. These are the features available in this app . * Planetary longitudes along with Nakshatra, pada * ⁠Rasi , Navamsa and Bhava kundli * ⁠Bhava and Sandhi details * ⁠Dasha and antardasha details * ⁠Shadvarga lords * ⁠Ashtakavarga points * ⁠Trisphuta , Chatusphuta, PanchaSphuta , Prana Sphuta , Deha Sphuta , Mrityu Sphuta , Sookshma Trisphuta * ⁠Dhooma , Vyatipata , Parivesha , Indrachapa , Upaketu longitudes * ⁠Tatkala Prashna Kundali * ⁠Panchanga details for any day and any year * ⁠Large city database * ⁠Can generate pdf of horoscopes * ⁠First app which works in English, Kannada , Malayalam and Hindi languages * ⁠Works both offline and online By using this app, you agree to our End User License Agreement (EULA): https://sarapali.in/policy/bhanu_eula.html

Screenshots

AstroLite4 screens
Bhaanu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AstroLite at none against Bhaanu's 1. AstroLite also leads on iOS requirement (14.3 vs 17.6). Bhaanu's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, 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. Bhaanu sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per year. AstroLite asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AstroLite ships an update every 6 months, Bhaanu every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AstroLite versus Bhaanu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAstroLiteBhaanu
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.3 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMuralidhar ShenoyGopalakrishna Joisa

Customer experience

AstroLite

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

Bhaanu

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

In-app purchases

None

AstroLite

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bhaanu

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock Premium Features$6.991 Year

Questions

Is AstroLite free?
AstroLite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bhaanu free?
Bhaanu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AstroLite or Bhaanu have ads?
Neither AstroLite nor Bhaanu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AstroLite or Bhaanu?
AstroLite ships an update every 6 months, and Bhaanu every 2 weeks. Most recently, AstroLite was updated on July 4, 2026 and Bhaanu on September 21, 2026.

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