The Sikhami iPhone app
What the Sikhami app for iPhone is, how one account works in the app and on the website, how shared links open, how you pay inside the app, and the things that work differently on the iPhone.
Updated 15 November 20266 min read
Sikhami has an app for iPhone. It uses the same account as the website and the Android app, so your profile, posts, followers, messages and courses are the same everywhere.
You do not need the app. The website works on computers and in the browser of any phone, including Safari on an iPhone. Use whichever you like.
What the iPhone app is
The app is made for iPhone and needs iOS 18 or later. It shows the same posts, clips, stories, chats, courses, clubs, meetups, notes, quizzes, study rooms and lives as the website.
- Five icons run along the bottom: Home, Notifications (the heart), Clips, Create (the +) and Profile (your photo).
- Messages is on Home, in the top bar: the paper plane. The Search Sikhami bar there opens Explore and search.
- Settings are on your profile: tap the menu button (☰) at the top right to open Settings and activity.
- In Settings and activity, under Help & support, Help Centre opens this Help Centre. Learn more links on the app's screens open the article for that screen.
For a full tour, see Find your way around Sikhami.
One account in both places
- Everything you do in the app shows on the website and in the Android app, and the other way round: posts, clips, follows, chats and saved posts.
- What you buy stays with your Sikhami account, so a course or notes bought in the app or on the website open in both places.
- Log in the same way you signed up. A phone number, a Google account, an email and an Apple ID are different ways in, and can lead to different accounts.
- The website and the Android app have no Apple sign-in. An account made with Continue with Apple can be logged in to only in the iPhone app.
- The first time you open the app, it starts a guest account on that phone, which can only look. To use your own account, open Profile and use the You are browsing as a guest box. See Guest accounts and Sign up and log in.
Links that open in the app
Links shared from Sikhami start with sikhami.com/open. On an iPhone with the Sikhami app, such a link can open straight in the app: a post, clip, story, profile, course, club, meetup, notes, institute, teacher page and more. Study room invites (sikhami.com/room/…) and a live's page (sikhami.com/live/…) open in the app too.
- A Sikhami link you tap inside the app, for example in a chat, a post or a comment, opens the item in the app.
- A link to your own profile opens your Profile tab. A link to a course, club, meetup, notes, institute or teacher page that you own opens its manage page.
- A Sikhami link the app has no screen for opens in a browser.
- If a link opens in Safari instead, you see the Open Sikhami page. Choose View on the web (or Continue on the web) to stay on the website with the same account.
The app's own Share buttons make the same sikhami.com/open links, so they also work for people on the website and in the Android app.
Paying in the iPhone app
Inside the iPhone app, paid courses, course bundles, notes, clubs, seats at online meetups, study rooms, memberships, Super Chat and money for your ads are paid through Apple. The checkout shows the price on its Buy button, then Apple's own window takes the payment. The checkout says: Paid through Apple. What you buy stays with your Sikhami account.
- Free items: the app shows Your total is ₹0. and a Place your order button. Nothing is charged.
- Seats at in-person meetups: the app opens the meetup's payment page on sikhami.com, and you pay there.
- Items priced above ₹50,000 cannot be bought inside the app. Buy them on the website.
- Items priced above ₹50,000 cannot be bought inside the app.
- If Apple is still collecting the money, for example while a parent approves the purchase, the app says so. The item opens as soon as the payment clears.
Apple keeps a fee of 15% on sales made inside the iPhone app, so a seller receives less for an iPhone app sale than for a website sale. For the full sums, see What you earn on Sikhami.
What works differently
| Task | On the website | In the iPhone app |
|---|---|---|
| Log in with an Apple ID | Not possible | Continue with Apple |
| Look around without an account | Pages open without logging in | The app starts a guest account for you. It is private, can only look, and has no Log out. |
| Change the email or phone number on your profile | Not possible | Edit profile, then Phone or Email under Contact, checked with a 6-digit code |
| Remove your profile photo | Not possible; you can replace it | Edit profile, tap your photo, then Delete Image |
| Add interest tags in your own words | In Edit profile | Not possible. The app shows the tags you added on the website. |
| Remove someone from your followers | Not possible | On your FOLLOWERS list, tap ⋯, then Remove follower |
| Ask for a tick for your teacher profile, institute, club or notes | Not possible | Request verification on its manage page |
| Connect Claude, ChatGPT and other apps | Settings, then Connected apps | Not possible. Use the website. |
| Report a problem | Opens an email to help@sikhami.com | A short form in the app, with a photo if you like |
| Light or dark look | Appearance in the menu | Dark Mode in Settings and activity |
Questions
Do I need to make a new account for the iPhone app?
No. Log in with the same phone number, Google account or email you use on the website.
Can I log in with my Apple ID on the website?
No. Only the iPhone app has Apple sign-in. If you want to use one account everywhere, sign up with your phone number, Google or email.
Will a course I bought on the website open in the iPhone app?
Yes. What you buy belongs to your Sikhami account, so it opens in the app and on the website.
Why can't I log out of my guest account in the iPhone app?
A guest account cannot be opened again once you leave it. Keep it first with Apple, Google or your mobile number, from the You are browsing as a guest box on your Profile.
How do I pay for an in-person meetup in the iPhone app?
The app opens the meetup's payment page on sikhami.com, and you pay there.
Can I change my phone number or email in the iPhone app?
Yes, on your profile: Edit profile, then Phone or Email under Contact. A 6-digit code checks the new number or address first.
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