Gurmat Parchar Council, Ludhiana: iPhone Apps

24 Gurbani Apps

Gurbani Apps have been developed and are being developed, and perhaps where we could see them go in the future.

Various Web Applications

Out of all the apps in this category, SearchGurbani really stands out.

Maninder Singh has put his constant dedication to continually developing and re-developing his website. It has resulted in an absolutely comprehensive and beautifully designed website offering all the Sikh Scriptures ever digitized – and you can search all of them easily – please bookmark SearchGurbani and share it with all your friends:

SearchGurbani by Maninder Gujral – http://searchgurbani.com/
SikhiToTheMAX by Tarsem Singh Khalsa – http://www.sikhitothemax.com/search.asp
SriGranth by Jasjeet Singh Thind – http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?S=y
GurbaniDB by Sikher – http://www.sikher.com/guru-granth-sahib/

Desktop Software

We all love and adore STTM II, and its worldwide adoption is exemplary, this is a completely comprehensive software offering all of the goodness of SearchGurbani.com but in a software form, which is sure to enthuse and inspire countless people worldwide:

SikhiToTheMAX II for Windows – http://www.sikhitothemax.com/updates.htm
Search Gurbani Desktop Version 2.5 for Windows/Linux/Mac – http://www.searchgurbani.com/sgdv

Mobile Apps (iPhone)

The recent explosion of mobile apps has also overflowed into Gurbani app development. Out of all the software, GurbaniAnywhere for iPhone is FANTASTIC, and in many ways better than Desktop Gurbani software – the time and care which has gone into this software is obvious

GurbaniAnywhere for iPhone/iPad iOS 4.2+ – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/gurbani-anywhere/id330064257?mt=8, http://www.gurbanianywhere.com/

This interesting app makes clever use of the iPhone rotate feature to offer a Hukamnama (orders from the Guru) and if you shake it between 4am and 9am, it will play the morning Sikh prayers, and if you shake it between 4pm and 9pm, it will play the evening Sikh prayers – very innovative!

Gurbani World By Randhawa Systems Inc. for iPhone iOS 3+ – http://itunes.apple.com/ke/app/gurbani-world/id340755361?mt=8, http://rdsystemsinc.com/home

iSikhi, one of the first to apps to support Gurmukhi fonts on the iPhone (even before iPhone itself supported them!) and as a result of this app, countless others app developers have been inspired to produce Gurbani apps.

iSikhi by Mandeep Singh for iPhone iOS 3.2+ – http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/isikhi/id301159609?mt=8, http://www.isikhi.com/, http://www.mandeeps.com/products/iphone-apps/isikhi.aspx

Recently launched, this is not really an app, but rather a website designed to work with all mobiles phones – so not very useful for all those key moments where there is no internet connection:

GurbaniDB Mobile by Sikher – http://www.sikher.com/guru-granth-sahib/user/search/mobile

Another mobile App is iSearchGurbani app for the Android, iPad and iPhone.

iSearchGurbani by Maninder Gujral for Android/iPad/iPhone – Coming soon! http://www.searchgurbani.com

Gutka Apps (iPhone, Android, Kindle)

Gutka apps offer files of the Sikh prayers (Banis), but not in a searchable form, so they are basic versions of apps, but nevertheless noteworthy.
iPhone

iNitnem [G] by Khushkaran Singh Bajwa for iPhone iOS 4.0+ – http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/initnem-g/id428270027?mt=8, http://www.kesrinishaan.co.uk/
iNitnem [E] by Khushkaran Singh Bajwa for iPhone iOS 4.0+ – http://itunes.apple.com/app/initnem-e/id429175612?mt=8

A beautiful digital Gutka Apps :

Nitnem Gutka by Jasbir Singh Virdi for iPhone iOS 3.2 – http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/nitnem-gutka/id446358937?mt=8

Android

Android apps are few in general. The basic Nitnem apps are:

GurbaniBrowser by Ranjeet Singh for Android – https://market.android.com/details?id=gurbani.browser&hl=en
Sundar Gutka by Waheguroo! Network for Android – https://market.android.com/details?id=com.WahegurooNetwork.SundarGutka

Kindle & eBook Readers

Read the Siri Guru Granth Sahib and Nitnem Banis on your Amazon Kindle, Kindle DX, Sony, Kobo, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Nook, and other e-book readers:

Siri Guru Granth Sahib and Nitnem Banis by SikhNet – http://www.sikhnet.com/pages/gurbani-e-book-readers

Gurbani Radio & Kirtan Apps

SikhNet Radio is a brilliant commercial-quality app available for iPhone, Android & Blackberry. You just have to LOVE SikhNet for all the excellent work they put into it.