Compared · Last checked 11 Nov 2026
Gita and Hindu practice apps, compared
Four guides to the apps people use for the Bhagavad Gita, daily prayer, the Hanuman Chalisa and a verse on the Lock Screen. Each one starts from what you want, and tells you what is worth knowing before you install.
- 38 apps checked
- iPhone and Android
- We make one of them
We make Wisdom, one of the apps on this list. To keep that from tilting the page, we looked at 38 apps people actually find on the App Store, checked each fact on the app's own store page or website, and matched each app to the reader it suits best. We give no scores and take no money from any developer.
Last checked 11 Nov 2026. How we compared
The guides
Pick the kind of app you are looking for.
- 15 appsBest Bhagavad Gita appsFor study with a commentary, for chanting, for Hindi and other languages, or for a verse a day.
- 15 appsBest Hindu prayer and practice appsPuja and japa at home, a short daily routine, stotras to chant, and meditation from Hindu teachers.
- 11 apps, plus AndroidBest Hanuman Chalisa appsAudio with synced text, your own script, offline play, alarms and paath counters.
- 8 appsBhagavad Gita widgets for iPhoneThe apps that put a verse on your Lock Screen or Home Screen, and how to add one.
- Before you pick a Gita appWhich Gita translation to readEvery app carries someone's translation and commentary. This guide shows whose reading each one follows.
Quick picks
The short answer for the most common wishes. Each links to the full entry, with its limits.
- A full Gita commentary, freeThe Song of GodFive layers per verse, recited aloud, offline, six languages.
- The Gita in your own languageGitaVardhanThirteen languages with chanting. No account, no ads.
- Guided puja and japaSadhanaJapa, puja, yajna and abhishekam for your deity. Free.
- A daily routine, like HallowDiya or KaranaDiya for widgets and audio prayers; Karana for a mostly free practice.
- The Hanuman ChalisaMy ChalisaAudio with lyrics, offline play and Home Screen widgets.
- A verse for what you are going throughWisdom (ours)One verse a day for a week, read aloud. iPhone only, English only.
How we compared
How apps were chosen
We searched the US and India App Stores for the words people use (for example "bhagavad gita", "hindu prayer" and "hanuman chalisa"), sorted the results by how many ratings each app has, and kept the ones with real use or a feature nobody else offers. Apps that have not been updated in over a year stay on the list with a note, because many people still use them.
What we looked at
- What the app is for, and the reader it suits best
- What it shows: Sanskrit, translation, commentary, prayers
- Audio, languages, offline use and widgets
- Price, ads and Apple's privacy label
- When it was last updated, and its ratings in the US and India
What we checked, and where
Price, in-app purchases, last update, languages and Apple's privacy label come from each app's live App Store page (US store). Ratings come from Apple's own lookup service for the US and India stores. Android availability comes from Google Play. A feature is marked only if the developer states it on the store page or their website. If nobody says, we write "not stated". We did not install every app, so a feature may exist without being listed.
There are no scores here. Star ratings are what people gave on the App Store, shown with how many people gave them. Our own app, Wisdom, is held to the same rules, and its weak points are in its entry.
Updates and corrections
Last checked 11 Nov 2026. We check again every three months and whenever a developer writes in. If you make one of these apps and something here is wrong or out of date, email work.ankurshukla@gmail.com and we will fix it.