Har Maala
Har Maala
Gurbani recitation and counting app for Naam, Bani, Shabad Abhyaas, progress tracking, and personal Paath practice.
Har Maala is being prepared for beta release.Features
Read & count
Read and count Naam, Bani, and Shabad with a calm tap counter.
Targets & progress
Set session targets and continue your recitation where you left off.
History & progress
Track your recitation history and personal progress over time.
Custom Paath
Add your own custom Paath or text and recite it the same way.
Add more Gurbani
Search and import more Gurbani content using BaniDB.
Reading scripts
Reading support for Gurmukhi, Devanagari, and Romanized display.
Larivaar & Vishraam
Larivaar, Larivaar Assist, and Vishraam pause support for reading.
Udham Karo goals
Set long-term recitation goals with adaptive daily targets.
Private practice
Your recitation and counts stay on your device, with no account or login required.
See Har Maala in use
A simple walkthrough of starting a recitation, counting, setting targets, and reviewing progress.
Case Study: Building Har Maala
Problem
Many people want a simple way to read, count, continue, and track their Naam, Bani, Shabad, and Paath practice — without complicated setup, login, or distraction. Other options can feel heavy or cluttered for someone who simply wants to sit and do Abhyaas.
Product Goal
The core promise is simple: a user can select or add a Bani, Shabad, or Naam, read it, count it, save progress, and continue later without confusion. Everything else on the screen supports that one flow.
Product Decisions
- Local-first practice — your recitation stays on your device.
- No login or cloud sync for the beta.
- A calm, devotional interface instead of a busy dashboard.
- Settings kept visible and direct, rather than hidden behind deep panels.
- A direct reading and counting flow as the main screen.
- Optional BaniDB search and import for additional Gurbani content.
- Reading support for Gurmukhi, Devanagari, and Romanized display.
- Larivaar, Larivaar Assist, and Vishraam pause support.
- Progress and history without gamification.
UX and Accessibility
- Clean, uncluttered reading controls.
- Adjustable font size, weight, and spacing for comfortable reading.
- Reading script options to suit the reader.
- Calm, helpful empty states that explain what will appear.
- A gentle target-completion moment, not a loud reward.
- No competitive leaderboard and no noisy notifications.
Beta Status
Har Maala is being prepared for beta release. The focus right now is steady, real-world testing and gathering early feedback before a wider launch.
What is next
- Real-device testing across different phones.
- Listening to early beta feedback.
- Publishing the hosted privacy policy.
- Preparing the Play Store listing.
- Considering future additions such as backup and restore, a focus mode, and a calm background sound.
Privacy Policy
Effective date: June 28, 2026 · App: Har Maala
Har Maala is a Gurbani recitation, reading, and counting app. This policy explains how the app handles your information.
No account and no cloud
- No account or login is required to use the app.
- No cloud sync is used.
- Your recitation progress, history, targets, favourites, settings, reminders, and custom Paath/texts are stored locally on your device.
Permissions
- Internet is used only for the optional BaniDB content search, import, and update feature.
- Notifications are used only for reminders, and only if you choose to enable them.
What the app does not do
- The app does not sell user data.
- The app does not include ads.
- The app does not intentionally collect personal information.
Feedback by email
If you choose to send feedback by email, the content of your message and your email address will be received through normal email communication so we can read and reply to it.
Gurbani content source
Gurbani content and metadata for the optional content search, import, and update feature are sourced from BaniDB by Khalis Foundation. BaniDB / Khalis Foundation is a Gurbani content and data source — it is not a collector of your in-app practice data.
Data deletion
You can reset app data and counts from inside the app where supported. You can also uninstall the app to remove its local app data from your device.
Family-friendly
Har Maala is a devotional and educational app. It does not require an account and does not use targeted advertising.
Contact
For privacy questions, contact us at feedback@pixelborne.com
Support
- Har Maala does not require a login.
- Core reading and counting work offline after content is bundled or imported.
- BaniDB search, import, and update need an internet connection.
- Reminders need notification permission to be granted.
- Counts can be reset from inside the app.
- Feedback can be sent by email any time.
Contact
For app feedback, support, or privacy questions, contact us by email.
This opens your email app with the subject “Har Maala Feedback” — no form or sign-in needed.