Comparison

Buddha vs Open

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
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Buddha

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THE MANTRA ON YOUR SMART WATCH & PHONE ! ROTATE THE PRAYER WHEEL WITH YOUR THUMB ON THE PHONE! THE BENEFITS OF SAYING AND SPINNING THE MANTRA WORDS ARE LIKE THE INFINITE SKY ! • The App provides two most recited buddhist mantras: "NAMO AMITABHA" and "OM MANI PADME HUM". Mantras are considered to have the magic power whenever you repeat them. • Beautiful Buddhist Architecture in the world. • Buddhist sutras (Diamond Sutra & Heart Sutra) in 8 languages: English Japanese Russian Chinese Korean German French Spanish • Easy to switch the system language within the App. • The beautiful Tibetan script is available. Transcribing the sutras helps purify one's mind, enhances the ability of focusing and be selfish. The more you transcribe, the stronger you will feel the Buddha's nature, spiritual tranquility, self mercy, and spiritual exaltation. • What does "NAMO AMITABHA" mean? NAMO stands for homage. AMITABHA refers to the Buddha of immeasurable life and light who reigns supreme in the Pure Land. So the sentence means "Homage to the Buddha of immeasurable life and light!". • What does "OM MANI PADME HUM" mean? OM and HUM have no meanings. They are just used to express emotions. MANI refers to the magic jewel which helps you find all treasures. PADME means in the lotus. So the sentence can be translated as "Wow! Jewel Magic is in the lotus. Hurray!" By chanting NAMO AMITABHA ten thousand times every day, one can gain supernatural experiences. Depending on how perfectly qualified one’s mind is and on one’s motivation, even reciting OM MANI PADME HUM one time can purify negative karma. If one recites the OM MANI PADME HUM mantra one thousand times every day, then one’s body becomes blessed. One will always meet with fortunate times and good conditions, which will help your Dharma practice. One will always be able to meet with virtuous friends. Your wealth will not be stolen or taken away by others. Whatever you wish will succeed. • Buddhism Introduction: - CAUSALITY In Buddhism, the world is not made up of material elements but compounded by causality. Causality in Sanskrit is Hetu-Pratyaya. Hetu means a direct or far cause; Pratyaya means an indirect or near cause. A seed, for example, is a direct cause of a plant, while sunshine, water, and earth are auxiliary causes of a plant. - KARMA Karma refers to the sum of deeds, speech, mind in one's life and the effects. Good karma will yield a happier rebirth, bad karma will produce one which is more unhappy. Sometimes one can see how karma works in his lifetime. For instance, good deeds today merit tomorrow's good luck, or bad deeds invite bad consequences. - REINCARNATION Reincarnation or rebirth means the process of change from one life to the next. As mentioned above, karma has an influence on the process. It all depends on what you have done in your life. One will become a monkey, a mouse, or a deity in his next life. - NIRVANA If one attains enlightenment, when he dies, his life transcends, and all suffering comes to an end. The process of reincarnation stops, and he enters a world of complete peace. In addition, Buddhism emphasises the importance of emptiness. It urges people not to be obsessed with everything, not to dwell in appearances, sounds, scents, tastes, forms and perceptions. Everything is empty. By contrast to other religions, the concept of sin and salvation have no place in Buddhism. And there is no "Almighty God" or "Allah", Buddhist deities are more diversified.

About

Open

Explore the world with over 60 interactive map types, offering diverse styles and up-to-date data. Easily switch between maps while preserving your position and zoom level. Ideal for cartography enthusiasts and anyone interested in varied map representations.

Highlights
  • Over 60 diverse map types
  • Interactive zoom and pan
  • Instant map switching
  • Preserves position and zoom
  • Shows user location
  • Optimized for iOS devices
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Open Map brings over 60 different types of maps on iOS with 29 zoom levels. All these maps of the world have different style and data, always up to date and available with 1 touch with a resolution level ranging from 0 to 28. They are completely interactive as the standard one but all different in many aspect. It is a must have for anyone with an interest in cartography and in world maps in general or just wanting to see maps in with many different representations. EASY TO USE • No learning curve, you already know how to use it • All works as you aspect as in the maps you already use • Completely interactive FEATURES • Over 60 maps all covering the full world • More data then you may aspect • Move and zoom-in zoom-out with your fingers as in the standard one • Change map type in one touch at any time preserving position and zoom level • Can keep your position centered • Can show your position • Can show precision circle • Instant switch between one map to the other keeping position and zoom level • Instant 'Goto My Pos' SOME OF THE AVAILABLE MAPS • Wikimedia • Humanitarian • Black & White • OpenTopo • Hike & Bike • Hydda • Toner • Terrain • Watercolour • Positron • Dark Matter • Flat Blue • Roads • Hybrid • Contour • Grayscale • Street • Topo • Imagery • Shaded Relief • LightGray • NatGeo • Delorme • Ocean • OpenCycle • Transport • Landscape • Pioner • Atlas • Outdoor • Satellite • Lyzidiamond • Street Satellite FOR IPHONE AND IPAD • Open-Map it's a joy to use on iPhone and on iPad • Works both for iPhone and iPad in landscape and portrait mode • Optimized for the latest generation iOS devices and the latest iOS release AVAILABLE ALSO FOR MAC • All the features available on iOS plus full export capabilities in PDF, PNG,TIFF and JPEG. • Look in the Mac App Store for 'Open Map'

Screenshots

Buddha4 screens
Open4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Open at #166 against Buddha's unranked. Buddha's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Buddha costs $0.99 and Open $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buddha ships an update every 12 months, Open every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Buddha versus Open: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuddhaOpen
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 months — betterEvery 22 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#166 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer俊 姜Roberto Panetta

In-app purchases

None

Buddha

No in-app purchases

None

Open

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buddha free?
Buddha costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open free?
Open costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Buddha or Open have ads?
Neither Buddha nor Open shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buddha or Open?
Buddha ships an update every 12 months, and Open every 22 months. Most recently, Buddha was updated on September 17, 2026 and Open on September 16, 2026.

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