# The Buddha Today — A Buddhist story each morning

> A Buddhist story each morning (iPhone/iPad app by seiya sugimoto.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-buddha-today/id6801542649 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [seiya sugimoto](https://appshunter.io/developer/6785926077)
- Category: Lifestyle, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 50 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2026-08-17
- Data updated: 2026-11-10

## What is The Buddha Today?

“Why me?” “I keep comparing myself to them.”
People were troubled by worries like these 2,500 years ago, and the early Buddhist texts still record them.

The Buddha Today brings you one of those scenes each morning: a short story of the Buddha from the Pali suttas, in a public-domain English translation, shortened where needed but never reworded. A story takes a few minutes to read. No background in Buddhism is needed.

This is not a course in religion. It is a small tool for ordinary days.

EACH STORY IN SIX PARTS

1. Today's story, in the translator's own words
2. The Buddha's perspective
3. In daily life
4. Today's question, with no right answer
5. One-minute practice
6. Source and translation used

The app does not tell you what to do. It gives you something to hold your own situation up against.

BRING YOUR WORRY

Write what is on your mind, and an AI picks the one story in the app that fits it, with a short note connecting the two. That is all the AI does: it never writes the Buddha's words, and it does not give advice.
A consent screen explains what leaves your device before anything is sent. The note is marked as written by AI. You get 3 free consults a month.

HEART A STORY, WRITE A NOTE

When a story stays with you, give it a heart. If you want, write a few words about it. There are no scores and no streaks, and nothing happens on the days you do not write.
The Journey tab shows the themes you have been drawn to and your notes. Hearts mark what moved you; Favorites keep stories to reread. Share the ones you like.

16 THEMES

They range from anger, anxiety, attachment, and comparison to loss, regret, overdoing it, aging, being present, and contentment. When you first open the app, pick what weighs on you; your first story comes from there.

ONE STORY A DAY, AT A TIME YOU CHOOSE

Set the time your morning story arrives. One notification a day for the story, so nothing piles up. You can also turn on an evening reminder for the one-minute practice.

ABOUT THE STORIES

The English edition begins with 32 stories, all from the Pali suttas, in Bhikkhu Sujato's translation (SuttaCentral, CC0). After the last one, they start over. Every omission is marked.
The Buddha's perspective, In daily life, Today's question, and One-minute practice are the editors' own reading of the story, not scripture.
The app is not affiliated with any school or organization, and it does not ask you to believe anything. The Japanese edition (きょうの仏教) is in the same app; switch languages in Settings.

PRIVACY

- No ads, no account, no sign-in. We never ask for your name or email
- Hearts and notes stay on your device and are never sent anywhere, including to the AI
- Everything except “Bring your worry” and the subscription check works offline
- What you write in “Bring your worry” is sent to our server (on Cloudflare) and to OpenAI, only to choose a story and write the note. Nothing is sent unless you agree on the consent screen

CONSULT PLAN (AUTO-RENEWING SUBSCRIPTION)

- Monthly or annual. The price for your country is shown in the app before you buy
- Adds more uses of “Bring your worry”: up to 100 consults a month (3 a month without a subscription). Daily stories, hearts, and notes are free for everyone
- Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase
- Renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period
- Manage or cancel in your device's Settings under Subscriptions, or from Settings in the app

Terms of use: https://seiya-sugimoto.github.io/kyou-no-buddha-site/en/terms.html
Privacy policy: https://seiya-sugimoto.github.io/kyou-no-buddha-site/en/privacy.html

PLEASE NOTE

This app is not a substitute for medical care, psychotherapy, counseling, or religious guidance. If you are struggling with your health or mood, please talk to a doctor or another professional.

Let go, stop comparing, be here.
Things you already know, remembered once each morning.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Consult plan · Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Consult plan · Annual | $29.99 | per year |


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The Buddha Today appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for The Buddha Today is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5.0 — 2026-11-10

The Buddha Today is now available in English.

- 32 stories of the Buddha from the Pali suttas, in Bhikkhu Sujato's public-domain translation. Longer passages are shortened, with every omission marked
- Bring your worry works in English. An AI picks the one story that fits and writes a short note. It never writes the Buddha's words
- Hearts, notes, and the Journey tab in English. They stay on your device
- Switch between English and Japanese any time in Settings

New installs on devices set to a language other than Japanese start in English. Existing installs stay in Japanese; switch to English in Settings.

### 1.4.0 — 2026-11-07

100話すべての本文を、原典の和訳に書き換えました。

これまでは仏典の話を短くまとめていましたが、原典の英訳から日本語に訳した文章をそのまま載せる形にしました。長い話は一部を省き、省いた箇所は注記で示しています。長い本文は冒頭だけを表示し、「続きを読む」で全文を開けます。

記録のしかたも新しくしました。

これまでの「今日の問い」の3つの選択肢をやめ、響いた話にハートを付けて、思ったことをひとことメモに残す形にしました。どちらも書かない日があってかまいません。ハートとメモは、お使いの端末の中にだけ保存されます。

「あゆみ」では、どのテーマの話に触れてきたかと、書いたメモを読み返せます。これまでに答えた記録は消えずに残り、「これまでの記録」で件数を確認できます。

このほかの変更点
・100話すべての「今日の問い」を、メモのきっかけになる問いに書き直しました
・はじめて使うときの案内を新しくし、気になっているテーマから最初の1話を選ぶようにしました
・メモにとてもつらい気持ちが書かれたときに、相談窓口をご案内するようにしました
・画面の色と余白を見直し、文字を読みやすくしました
・購読画面の説明を、実際に使える内容に合わせて直しました

### 1.3.0 — 2026-10-15

全100話の本文を見直しました。

すべての話を原典と照らし合わせ、場面や言葉が原典から離れていたところを直しました。「今日の問い」を書き直し、読んだ話を自分の一日に重ねやすくしています。あわせて、分かりにくかった仏教の言葉に説明を添え、テーマの分類を内容に合わせ直しました。1話を別の話に差し替え、挿絵の一部を描き直しています。

気に入った話を、人に送れるようになりました。題名の横の共有ボタンから、LINEやメッセージ、コピーなどで送れます。

このほかの変更点
・今日の問いの選択肢を「その場で気づいた」「あとで気づいた」「その場面はなかった」に変えました。これまでの記録はそのまま残ります
・「あゆみ」は、はじめにテーマごとの件数を表示し、「内訳を見る」で3つの選択肢の内訳を開けるようにしました
・はじめて使うときの案内に、夜に読んだときの答え方を加えました
・通知の許可がまだのとき、設定画面から確認できるようにしました
・出典の表記を、経典の章や番号まで正確にしました
・一部の表示と文言を分かりやすくしました

### 1.2.0 — 2026-09-12

AI相談を追加しました。いまの悩みを書くと、それに近い物語をAIが選んでお届けします。

今日の問いに答えられるようになりました。「気づけた」「あとから気づいた」「そういう場面はなかった」の3つから選ぶだけで記録され、「あゆみ」タブでテーマごとの傾向を振り返れます。

このほかの変更点
・気に入った話をお気に入りに登録できるようになりました
・キーワードとテーマで過去の話を探せるようになりました
・夕方のリマインド通知を追加しました（設定からオンにできます）
・はじめて使うときに、簡単な案内を表示するようにしました
・重複していた話を差し替え、一部の出典表記を修正しました

### 1.0 — 2026-08-17

No release notes.

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