Comparison

Idea Store vs BuddhaMind

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

Head to head
About

Idea Store

Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, renew borrowed items, and place holds on new books directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Manage library account
  • Search catalog
  • Renew books
  • Reserve books
  • Access from iPhone/iPad
Features
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Access Idea Store - Tower Hamlets Libraries from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalogue, renew and reserve books.

About

BuddhaMind

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BuddhaMind is a meditation app from the London Buddhist Centre, designed to help you develop greater awareness, wisdom and compassion. Whether you’re new to meditation or have been practising for years, BuddhaMind offers high-quality guided meditations, structured courses, and teachings for modern life β€” all rooted in the Buddhist tradition. This isn’t just another meditation app. It’s a doorway into a living spiritual community. All content is created by experienced Buddhist teachers, grounded in their own practice of the Buddha’s teachings. What you’ll find inside β€’ Guided meditations, including mindfulness, loving-kindness (mettā), compassion, body awareness, and practices for working with difficult emotions β€’ Structured, multi-week courses that support depth and continuity in practice β€’ A simple meditation timer for daily practice β€’ Teachings from experienced Buddhist teachers connected with the London Buddhist Centre β€’ A sense of connection to a living Buddhist community

Screenshots

Idea Store4 screens
BuddhaMind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BuddhaMind at every 10 days against Idea Store's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idea Store ships an update every 2 months, BuddhaMind every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
Idea Store versus BuddhaMind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdea StoreBuddhaMind
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews20.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size49 MB62 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperIdea StoreLondon Buddhist Centre

In-app purchases

None

Idea Store

No in-app purchases

None

BuddhaMind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idea Store free?
Idea Store is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BuddhaMind free?
BuddhaMind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Idea Store or BuddhaMind have ads?
Neither Idea Store nor BuddhaMind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Idea Store or BuddhaMind?
Idea Store ships an update every 2 months, and BuddhaMind every 10 days. Most recently, Idea Store was updated on September 8, 2026 and BuddhaMind on September 12, 2026.

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