# Buddhism Complete Guide — user reviews > 30 indexed App Store user reviews of Buddhism Complete Guide by eTips LTD, rated 4.60/5 from 220 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/buddhism-complete-guide/id1013944317/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/buddhism-complete-guide/id1013944317.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 180 · 4★ 23 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 15 ## Newest reviews (13 of 30) ### 1/5 — Приложение *2018-07-26, version 1.0.11* Платно все! ### 1/5 — Enganoso *2018-06-17* Não informa o suficiente sobre compras, não é possível usar, a menos que pague pelo app. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. We are very sorry you have had a bad experience with the app. We are trying to improve it in a daily basis. As you may know there are many revenue models within the apps and we have decided to use the freemium model (free to download with locked content). We have never implied anything other than that. Even if you look at the app store page, it says that the app contains In App Purchases and it shows a price for each one of them. Thank you ### 1/5 — Pay for Full *2018-05-18, version 1.0.11* I opened the app and within 10 seconds it asked me to buy the full version. I read the introduction page, then followed with a second “article” but couldn’t read it because I need the full version. Needless to say, for an app about buddhism, materialism is strong with it. Asking for money like that without giving me a chance to explore. Better off just practicing online for free, or buying a book with more information, more guidance, and no catches. ### 1/5 — Application bien faite mais... *2018-04-02* L’application est belle, bien faite et ergonomique. Les textes sont claire et détailler, la traduction est franchement (pour le français) parfaite mais ! Tout, ou presque, nous oblige à payer pour passer à la version pro Encore une application frustrante qui force à payer et qui prend de cours les utilisateurs. J’aurais bien payer les quelques euros pour la version complète si on m’avait clairement indiquer que la version gratuite n’était la que pour permette aux gens de ce faire une idée du contenu. Dommage **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. We are very sorry you have had a bad experience with the app. We are trying to improve it in a daily basis. As you may know there are many revenue models within the apps and we have decided to use the freemium model (free to download with locked content). We have never implied anything other than that. Even if you look at the app store page, it says that the app contains In App Purchases and it shows a price for each one of them. On the other hand, if you are not happy with the product we can always process a refund. Please email us to contact@etips.com and we can work it from there. Thank you and sorry for the inconvenience that this might have caused you. ### 1/5 — It's never been about the money *2018-03-16, version 1.0.11* Agree that this app may cost to create, but no one would ever charge people with money when they want to learn about Buddhism ### 1/5 — Terrible *2018-01-03, version 1.0.11* I want to become a Buddhist, and this app is one of the worst reference apps I’ve ever downloaded. It’s not worth your time at all. ### 1/5 — Greedy *2017-11-28, version 1.0.10* You literally have to pay for anything you want to learn on the app. Disgrace to Buddhism ### 1/5 — Garbage *2017-10-06, version 1.0.10* In app purchases!! I was excited to learn more but all you get is an introduction that is very brief. More and better information on a Wikipedia page on the subject. Nice layout but don’t nickel and dime for sub shallow content and not enough substance to even get me excited to make a purchase. No value!! Try again. 👎 ### 1/5 — Misleading *2017-06-11, version 1.0.10* It states it's a free app but to access anything, you have to pay. I don't mind paying to have access to more content, but this is definitely not a free app unless you just enjoy looking at the home screen. ### 1/5 — Lame *2017-05-26, version 1.0.4* Super lame ### 1/5 — Stop saying it's free if it's not. *2017-04-29, version 1.0.4* This app would be super great, accept for the fact that it is not free. After a few minutes reading you start to find that everything else within the app is locked unless you pay $2.99. ### 1/5 — Muito ruim *2017-01-13* Aplicativo com pouco conteúdo! Você paga e vem um pedaço da história e para saber mais precisa continuar pagando e pagando. ### 1/5 — abzoge *2016-12-26, version 1.0.3* um diese app benutzen zu können muss viel geld 💰 bezahlt werden, also kein kostenlosen Informationen ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Application inutilisable..... *2020-05-21* Sans payer.....un escroquerie, l'application n'est accessible qu'en payant...rien de rien de gratuit, pas très bouddhiste tout ça....❗ ### 1/5 — Constant ad pop up *2020-04-05, version 1.0.11* The content seemed ok..I only got to read one page, when I clicked on any other link an ad would pop up for discounted travel. It was unavoidable so I deleted the app within 5 mins of downloading ### 1/5 — Chả có tính năng gì *2020-04-04, version 1.0.11* Một cái app tên Phật giáo mà vào chưa thấy tính năng gì để sử dụng được mà xem sơ sơ một vài mục đã đòi nâng cấp mới cho xem. Đề nghị xoá app khỏi appstore để khỏi làm ảnh hưởng đến đạo Phật ### 1/5 — NO RECOMMEND *2020-03-28, version 1.0.11* Its a shame. There are People out there wanting to learn things about this religion and you guys charge them money for some travel tips pretty pictures and stuff like this. Don’t download this app it’s a rip off! I’m really disappointed.. ### 1/5 — False advertisement *2019-12-17, version 1.0.11* It’s not the info I don’t like it’s the fact it’s listed as free when clearly if you have to pay to learn anything above something you could just google ### 1/5 — Paying for a Buddhist app? *2019-08-12, version 1.0.11* It makes me worry when I see charges for a Buddhist app that possibly there is mostly copy and paste information that can be easily found online. I don’t know if this is just taking advantage of advertising for hotels maybe? ### 1/5 — Paid app *2019-06-10, version 1.0.11* To download the app is free but you can not use it unless you pay for it. ### 1/5 — pointless *2018-09-15, version 1.0.11* have to pay to use literally any of the app ### 1/5 — Do Not Waste Your Time *2018-08-03, version 1.0.11* In the free version you only get the introduction and life of Buddha both of which contain general information you could find ANYWHERE. Doing a quick google search will save you time and a headache. On top of that while you are trying to read in the app, a prompt will pop up automatically multiple times to ask you to pay for the full version. It’s just as annoying as an actual ad and makes it almost impossible to read what little information that is available in the free version. ### 1/5 — Wants u to upgrade before content *2018-07-29, version 1.0.11* I downloaded this App with great anticipation and then great disappointment. Click on any subject and it immediately wants you to upgrade and pay. So this is real Buddhist suffering. No access to content, only an upgrade. ## Most praised reviews (7 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — A new way to live *2025-06-13, version 1.0.12* Buddhism ☸️ ### 5/5 — Helpful and. Interesting *2023-01-20, version 1.0.12* Very informational and it helps to know and understand the beautiful message. And all around good life teachings. ### 5/5 — Язык *2018-08-16, version 1.0.11* Жаль, что нет русской версии. Так как на мой взгляд это лучшее моб.приложение просвещённое Будде. ### 5/5 — Change the Price from free to $2.99 *2018-04-20, version 1.0.11* Apps take a lot of time and resources to create so we understand having to pay a little fee, however, do not mislead us into thinking that we are actually getting something by downloading the app for free. I am happy to have all of this information in one place it is a nice resource. ### 5/5 — Great Update! *2018-02-19, version 1.0.11* I had this app a few months ago, and it was hard to use and confusing, so, even though the content was good, I deleted it. With the new update however, it’s designed very well and is very easy to use. It has good content for people who are new to Buddhism, and even though you have to pay to get more in depth, it’s only three dollars, and its very useful to have all of this content at your fingertips, and not having to search through countless wikipedia pages trying to make sense of everything (which I tried before discovering this app). Buddhism is a huge topic to discuss and learn about via the internet, and this app puts everything in an easily accessible location. Great! ### 3/5 — Jul *2019-04-21, version 1.0.11* Очень хорошее приложение, но дайте версию на русском!!!!! ### 2/5 — Please *2020-07-24, version 1.0.11* This is a great app for people to learn Buddhism. but may not buy with money would be better. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-08.*