Comparison

Buddhism Complete Guide vs BuddhaPath

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

Head to head
About

Buddhism Complete Guide

A comprehensive offline guide to Buddhism, covering its history, core teachings, philosophical roots, and various schools. Explore concepts like meditation, ethics, and Buddhist texts.

Highlights
  • Offline access
  • Life of the Buddha
  • History of Buddhism
  • Core teachings
  • Buddhist concepts
  • Meditation techniques
  • Schools and traditions
Features
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After collecting info about the Buddhism and life of Buddha we have developed this guide based on stories and history. Mobile guide 100% offline developed for all those travellers willing to discover this incredible religion. Containing: - Introduction - Life of the Buddha - History of Buddhism - Philosophical roots - Tracing the oldest teachings - Core teachings - Indian Buddhism - Buddhist concepts - Life and the world - Suffering's causes and solution - Nature of existence - Liberation - Devotion - Yoga - Refuge in the Three Jewels - Buddhist ethics - Monastic life - Meditation - Samādhi (meditative cultivation): samatha meditation - In Theravāda - Prajñā (Wisdom): vipassana meditation - Zen - Vajrayana and Tantra - Development of Buddhism - Buddhism today - Schools and traditions - Theravada school - Mahayana traditions - Vajrayana traditions - Buddhist texts - Pāli Tipitaka - Mahayana sutras Intended to be for travellers to enjoy the best out of new cultures and their visits. If you have and questions or need support please feel free to get in touch with us at contact@etips.com This app contains IAPs for you to enjoy and discover the best out of your visit

About

BuddhaPath

This app offers resources for learning, contemplation, and meditation on Buddhist teachings. It includes texts on the Four Noble Truths and daily practice, along with a meditation timer and a campaign for accumulating mantras.

Highlights
  • Four Noble Truths text
  • Daily practice texts
  • Meditation timer
  • Mantra recitation campaign
  • Multi-language support
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Welcome to The Buddha Path, the Swiftest Means to Enlightenment. This app provides invaluable resources to aid Dharma practitioners in their learning, contemplation, and meditation on the essence of Buddha Shakyamuni’s entire teachings. Currently this app offer three features: 1) The Four Noble Truths This text, entitled How to Knowingly Practice The Four Noble Truths of the Enlightened conatins the sence of all Buddha’s teachings presented as a very concise daily recitation practice. 2) The Buddha Path The Buddha Path is a daily practice text containing all the Buddha’s teachings in profound and practical meditation sections: Preliminary Practice, Learning Practice, Sutra Practice and Concluding Practice. 3) 108 Million Mantra Campaign In addition to the texts, The Buddha Path app includes a meditation timer function and an easy means to participate in the 108 Million Auspicious Mantras Recitation Campaign, an international group mantra accumulation practice. About These Sacred Texts These Buddhist study and practice texts are part of a global effort to benefit all beings and to preserve and promulgate the Sutra, Tantra and Dzogchen teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni around the world. These texts have been translated into numerous languages including English, Tibetan, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish, German, Japanese, French, Dutch, Estonian, and Finnish. About The 108 Million Mantra Campaign Your recitations of these most powerful mantras can be recorded using My Daily Practice which is included in the app and added to the global mantra recitation campaign. Please report your accumulations on a daily or weekly basis. Everyone is welcome to participate in this auspicious mantra recitation campaign! It is our goal to accumulate these mantras throughout the whole year and complete the accumulation by Chotrul Duchen, the 15th day of the 1st lunar month of the Iron Ox year, the 27th of February, 2021. We will make a special empowerment blessing for those help to reach this goal for the benefit of all beings in this world. Register at My Daily Practice Report: https://www.thebuddhapath.org/wp-login.php?action=register (https://www.thebuddhapath.org/wp-login.php?action=register) About The Dzogchen Buddha Path Lineage The Buddha Path was developed under the guidance of renowned Tibetan Buddhist scholar and meditation master, His Eminence Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche, for use by his thousands of international students and by anyone interested in practicing Dharma for the benefit of beings worldwide. It is the main aspiration and project of Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche to preserve and promulgate the traditional Tibetan Buddhist system in modern society by making the Buddha’s teachings easily accessible to all who aspire to practice peace, happiness and wisdom. These inspiring and transformative practices are being released this year to commemorate the 2,900th anniversary of the parinirvana of the Supreme Guide Buddha Shakyamuni. For more information about the Dzogchen Buddha Path Lineage, please visit website: www.thebuddhapath.org facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DzogchenKhenpoChogaRinpoche/ email: info@thebuddhapath.org

Screenshots

Buddhism Complete Guide4 screens
BuddhaPath3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BuddhaPath at 100% against Buddhism Complete Guide's 17%. BuddhaPath also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Buddhism Complete Guide's advantage is ratings volume (220 vs 11) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Buddhism Complete Guide sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and BuddhaPath sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BuddhaPath holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buddhism Complete Guide has 220 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Buddhism Complete Guide's written reviews are positive against 100% of BuddhaPath's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buddhism Complete Guide ships an update every 5 months, BuddhaPath every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Buddhism Complete Guide versus BuddhaPath: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuddhism Complete GuideBuddhaPath
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (220 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings220 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopereTips LTDDZOGCHEN SHRI SINGHA FOUNDATION USA INC

Customer experience

Buddhism Complete Guide

All ratings220 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.9%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative80.0%

BuddhaPath

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Buddhism Complete Guide

One-time11
  • Bangkok Travel Guide$1.99
  • Borobudur Visitor Guide$1.99
  • Jakarta Travel Guide$1.99
Show 8 more
  • Phnom Penh$1.99
  • Bangkok$1.99
  • Hinduism$1.99
  • Nepal$1.99
  • Ho Chi Minh City$1.99
  • Buddhism Guide$2.99
  • Buddhism$2.99
  • Borobudur$2.99
8 purchases

BuddhaPath

One-time8
  • Concise Buddha Path English$11.99
  • Concise Buddha Path German$11.99
  • Concise Buddha Path Russian$11.99
Show 5 more
  • Concise Ed. Trad. Chinese$11.99
  • Concise Buddha Path - Japanese$11.99
  • Buddha Path 2nd Ed. English$27.99
  • Buddha Path 2nd Ed. S. Chinese$27.99
  • Buddha Path 2nd Ed. T. Chinese$27.99

Questions

Is Buddhism Complete Guide free?
Buddhism Complete Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BuddhaPath free?
BuddhaPath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buddhism Complete Guide or BuddhaPath?
BuddhaPath is rated higher. Buddhism Complete Guide averages 4.6 out of 5 from 220 ratings, while BuddhaPath averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Buddhism Complete Guide or BuddhaPath have ads?
Neither Buddhism Complete Guide nor BuddhaPath shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buddhism Complete Guide or BuddhaPath?
Buddhism Complete Guide ships an update every 5 months, and BuddhaPath every 2 months. Most recently, Buddhism Complete Guide was updated on October 13, 2026 and BuddhaPath on September 19, 2026.

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