Comparison

AstroLite vs Jyotish Dashboard™ Preview

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

Jyotish Dashboard™ Preview

This app offers comprehensive Indian/Vedic astrology charting with high-precision calculations. It provides tools for transit charts, chart management, and detailed astrological data like divisional charts, dashas, and panchang. Perform chart readings on the go with extensive customization options.

Highlights
  • Transit - Here & Now chart construction
  • Unlimited chart storage
  • All major divisional charts
  • Multiple Dasha systems
  • Full Panchang details
  • Customizable Ayanamsha and House Systems
  • High-precision Swiss Ephemeris
Features
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Your search for accurate and well built Jyotish app ends here! With high-precision Swiss Ephemeris inside and careful considerations in all aspects of design and development, we are certain that Jyotish Dashboard™ is by far the BEST Jyotish (Vedic Astrology) charting app available on the App Store. Features: * Transit - Here & Now chart construction with just a tap. * Chart management - Store unlimited charts. * All major divisional charts: D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D11, D12, D16, D20, D24, D27, D30, D40, D45, D60. * Ashtakvargas * Chart formats: North Indian, South Indian, East Indian. * Dasha systems: Vimshottari, Yogini, Chara * Panchang: Tithi, Karana, Yoga, Vaar, Nakshatra. * Planetary Dignities, Aspects, Relationships. * Rahu Options: True Node, Mean Node. * Zodiac Modes: Sidereal, Tropical. Customizable separately for Signs and Nakshatras. * Ayanamsha: Lahiri, Fagan Bradley, Krishnamurti, Raman, Ushashashi, Sri Yukteshwar. * House Systems: Placidus, Regiomontanus, Campanus, Equal System, Vehlow Equal System, Axial Rotation System, Morinus System, Horizontal System, Topocentric System, Alcabitus System, Goelzer System, Porphyrius. * 3000 Year Ephemeris * Accuracy and High-Precision: Swiss Ephemeris Included Jyotish Dashboard™ provides you with the ultimate platform to perform chart readings on the move! Note: This Preview release of the app run with a few restrictions. Thanks to geonames.org for TimeZone lookup. Support is available from within the App! ***** Reviews ***** "By far the simplest and best horoscope app. Must purchase." sudipchat9 "It is a very good App and am thoroughly impressed." Chairman of Indian council of Astrological Sciences, Chennai Chapter

Screenshots

AstroLite4 screens
Jyotish Dashboard™ Preview4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AstroLite at 5.0 against Jyotish Dashboard™ Preview's 4.1. AstroLite also leads on iOS requirement (14.3 vs 17.0). Jyotish Dashboard™ Preview's advantage is ratings volume (112 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

AstroLite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jyotish Dashboard™ Preview has 112 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AstroLite ships an update every 6 months, Jyotish Dashboard™ Preview every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AstroLite versus Jyotish Dashboard™ Preview: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAstroLiteJyotish Dashboard™ Preview
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.1 (112 ratings)
Positive reviews—43.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.3 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMuralidhar ShenoyShalat Technologies LLP

Customer experience

AstroLite

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

Jyotish Dashboard™ Preview

All ratings112 ratings
Positive77.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative17.9%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive43.1%
Neutral12.5%
Negative44.4%

In-app purchases

None

AstroLite

No in-app purchases

None

Jyotish Dashboard™ Preview

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AstroLite free?
AstroLite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jyotish Dashboard™ Preview free?
Jyotish Dashboard™ Preview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AstroLite or Jyotish Dashboard™ Preview?
AstroLite is rated higher. AstroLite averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Jyotish Dashboard™ Preview averages 4.1 from 112 ratings.
Do AstroLite or Jyotish Dashboard™ Preview have ads?
Neither AstroLite nor Jyotish Dashboard™ Preview shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AstroLite or Jyotish Dashboard™ Preview?
AstroLite ships an update every 6 months, and Jyotish Dashboard™ Preview every 2 months. Most recently, AstroLite was updated on July 4, 2026 and Jyotish Dashboard™ Preview on August 24, 2026.

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