# Dharma Seed

> Stream and download dharma talks and guided meditations from various teachers. (iPhone/iPad app by Dharma Seed Tape Library, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dharma-seed/id507779665 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Dharma Seed Tape Library, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/507779668)
- Category: Lifestyle, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.42/5 from 77 App Store ratings · 74 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 26.1 · 20 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2012-05-26
- Data updated: 2026-07-31
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dharma-seed/id507779665/reviews.md

## What is Dharma Seed?

Features:

• Stream dharma talks and guided meditations
• Download your favorite dharma talks for offline playback
• Search talk titles and descriptions by keyword
• Browse the most recent talks
• Find talks by specific teachers
• Search a teacher's talks by keyword
• View talks you have previously played
• View teacher information
• Support teachers with your donations

Limitations:

• Access to talks using a “retreat code” is not supported.

Teachers offer their talks via Dharma Seed with the kind intention of dana, or generosity. These teachings are held to be priceless and made available to anyone who is interested, regardless of financial means. It is our deep wish and the wish of the teachers who offer teachings here that this continue. We also want our meditation teachers and Dharma Seed to thrive and continue their good work! To learn how you can offer support, please go to About - Donate in the app, or visit: https://dharmaseed.org/donate

We hope you enjoy the app.

## Key features

- Stream dharma talks and guided meditations
- Download talks for offline playback
- Search talks by keyword and teacher
- Browse recent talks
- View previously played talks
- Support teachers via donations

## What do users think of Dharma Seed?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 📚 Vast library of talks
- 💎 Invaluable resource
- 🙏 Grateful for free content
- ✨ Wonderful app
- 💡 Easy to use interface
- 💖 Deeply inspirational content
- 🌟 Amazing talks offered freely
- 💯 Great for practice
- 👍 High quality teachings
- 🚀 Streams well
- 😊 Inspiring talks

**Cons**

- 🐌 Clunky and antiquated interface
- 🤔 Lacking modern features
- 📉 No longer opens
- 🚫 App not loading
- 🪲 Faulty tech
- 🎛️ Coarse time selector

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Never completes install
- Stalls at 90%
- Unable to complete app download
- No longer opens on iPhone
- App isn't opening at all
- Loading bar stalls halfway
- Great talks, rubbish app
- App started interrupting itself with network connection error
- Trouble loading lately
- Only two talks on history list after update
- Latest update frequently cuts out sound
- Can't access older talks due to iOS 7 update

**Most requested features**

- Add a favorite/like button for talks
- Support for playlists
- Follow authors/teachers
- Transcripts
- Ability to download talks
- Access private talks using retreat codes
- Listen later feature
- Playlist tab with '+' symbol
- Ability to reorder playlists
- View all talks for a retreat
- Default talks for beginners
- Direct ways to contribute dana
- Privacy policy display
- Offline mode
- Dark mode
- 15-second rewind feature
- Save/favorite meditations for offline listening
- History tab for listened talks
- Android version
- Caching or downloading to phone
- Rating system for talks
- Wishlist/later section

## Recent user reviews (10 of 74)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dharma-seed/id507779665/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Can you add a favorite button or like button for the Dharma talks?

*2026-03-30, version 4.1*

Can you add a favorite button or like button for the Dharma talks?

### 2/5 — Lacking

*2025-03-03, version 4.0*

I’m grateful for being able to listen to talks, and If we were in 1997, I’d say this is a great app. But in 2025 you expect apps to support playlists, favorites, follow authors, transcripts and more.

### 5/5 — Invaluable Resource

*2023-10-04, version 3.0*

This is one of my most used apps. The library is vast and contains dharma talks by many different teachers. It would take years to listen to all the material. The recent update adds the ability to download talks which makes the app much more useful.

### 5/5 — An essential tool for anyone interested in understanding

*2022-12-09, version 2.3*

Very grateful for this jewel 😌💙🌀🙏

### 5/5 — Incredible Resource

*2022-12-01, version 2.3*

I absolutely love this app. The talks and guided meditations are essential for my morning routine. My only complaint is I would like to “favorite” and “share” talks and easily find them and share them with friends.

### 4/5 — Great app

*2022-10-15, version 2.3*

Great app, so nice to have access to this content from my phone. The main thing it’s missing is the ability to access “private” talks using retreat codes (at least, I could not figure out how to)

### 4/5 — Super content, could use a listen later feature

*2022-03-08, version 2.1*

Thank you for this app!
It would be wonderful, and extremely useful, as others have said, if it was possible to star talks to save for later listening. Thanks for considering!

### 5/5 — Amazing resource

*2021-04-11, version 2.1*

So many amazing teachers and talks at our fingertips with this app. 

If I could request additional features I would suggest “Playlist” tab that we could easily add talks to by clicking a “+” symbol on individual talks as we are searching and browsing.  

And the ability to reorder this Playlist because not all talks show up in the app in the order they were delivered.  Such as when one teacher delivered five talks about the 5 Aggregates but it was over the course of several weeks and the talks aren’t labeled the same but can still be found with persistent searching. 

It would also be great to be able to click on the retreat itself and see all of the talks for that retreat even by different teachers. 

A default set of talks for the complete beginner would be great too.  Also the app could include direct ways to contribute dana.

Thanks for considering and for making these available.

### 3/5 — I love the app but

*2021-02-16*

The developers don’t display their privacy policy. As a privacy conscious person, I like to know how a company (or developer) handles my data. I would rate this app 5 stars if it weren’t for this.

### 1/5 — Never Completes Install

*2021-02-07, version 2.1*

Have never been able to actually open the app. After installing a screen appears and starts downloading something (?) but it stalls at 90% - and goes no further. Very disappointing.

## Frequently asked questions about Dharma Seed

### What is Dharma Seed?

Dharma Seed is an application that provides access to a large collection of dharma talks and guided meditations. You can stream or download these audio teachings, search for specific content, and learn about the teachers offering them.

### What are the key features of Dharma Seed?

Key features include the ability to stream and download dharma talks and guided meditations for offline listening. Users can search for talks by keyword, browse recent additions, and filter by specific teachers. The app also allows you to view your playback history and teacher information.

### Is Dharma Seed free to use?

Yes, the app is free to use. The teachings are offered on a dana (generosity) basis, meaning they are considered priceless and available to everyone. While the app itself is free, there is an option to support the teachers and Dharma Seed through donations.

### What devices is Dharma Seed compatible with?

The provided description does not specify exact compatibility details. However, it is a mobile application, suggesting it is designed for smartphones and tablets. Users can typically find such apps on major mobile operating system app stores.

### How can I find talks by a specific teacher?

You can easily find talks by a specific teacher by using the search functionality within the app. There is an option to browse or search for talks by specific teachers, and you can also search a teacher's individual talks by keyword.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.1 — 2026-03-04

Now compatible with iOS 26, faster performance, and improved syncing of teacher info and your talk library when you open the app.

### 4.0 — 2025-02-06

Updated app design and navigation. May these teachings be of support to you.

### 3.1 — 2024-11-06

Support for iOS 18. Fixed issue where the talk list could be out of sync with the web site talk list. Several minor bug fixes.

May these talks be of support to you.

### 3.0 — 2023-09-28

This update includes support for downloading your favorite talks for offline playback, an improved played talks tab for viewing recently played talks, and iOS 17 support. May these teachings be of great benefit to you.

### 2.4 — 2022-12-31

Re-implemented the ability to share talks. Thank you for your feedback!

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