Comparison

八万四千 vs BuddhaLink

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

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About

八万四千

This app helps Buddhist practitioners track their daily recitations, chants, and other spiritual practices. It offers a comprehensive collection of Buddhist scriptures, customizable practice logs, and features for communal practice and merit dedication. Secure cloud storage ensures your progress is never lost.

Highlights
  • Extensive Buddhist scripture library
  • Customizable practice logging
  • Merit dedication feature
  • Communal practice with friends
  • Screen shortcut counter
  • Timed reminders
  • Encrypted cloud data backup
Features
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持咒念佛, 计数积累, 一能收心, 二防退转 每日报数, 及时回向, 共修共业, 智慧人生 八万四千修持助手 帮助佛友记录每一天的佛经等功课修行; 方便佛经等功课管理, 自带回向, 还能与微信QQ共修群师兄一同修行。 【特色功能】 - 佛经大全: 心经 大悲咒 地藏经 阿弥陀佛圣号 金刚萨埵心咒 内置200多项佛经大全 - 也可自定义功课 念佛经 持咒 拜佛 抄经 各类功课都可方便记录 - 自定义回向文 及时回向 留住功德 - 功课可设置隐私状态 设定发心目标 设置备注 - 与共修群师兄一同修行 自动统计佛经念诵总数和排名 - 关注好友 随喜赞叹功课修行 - 屏幕快捷计数器 随时计数 随时报数 - 功课定时提醒 佛历提醒念佛经 - 数据加密云端保存 永不丢失 【八万四千】 八万四千法门,佛学术语,出《贤劫经》 八万四千法门者。昔佛告喜王菩萨。修习行法。自第一光耀。乃至分舍利。凡三百五十度无极法门。一一法门。各有布施持戒忍辱精进禅定智慧之六度。共成二千一百度无极。于诸贪淫嗔恚愚痴等分四种众生。各以此二千一百度无极。教化而开觉之。合成八千四百度无极。一变为十。总成八万四千度无极法门。此之法门。为三界无上良药。为百千种人除八万四千尘劳也。 释迦牟尼佛灭度后,遗体火化结成舍利。公元前三世纪,阿育王统一印度后,为弘扬佛法,将佛的舍利分成八万四千份,使诸鬼神于南阎浮提,分送世界各国建塔供奉。中国有十九处,法门寺为第五处。 【共修功德】 很多佛经中记载过,比如七个人一同发心造一座佛塔,那么他们以及随喜他们的每个人都分别得到造一座佛塔的功德,如果七个人共同杀一条生命,那么他们以及随喜他们的每个人都分别得到杀一条生命的果报。也就是说参加共修的同修每人都可以得到共修的功德利益。 对大多数在家修行的佛子,由于世俗琐事牵累,很难有机缘念修足量的圣号和心咒,甚至很多道友没有早晚功课的习惯。开发学佛助手的目的之一,就是培养道友们在日常的生活中参与修行,对一些简单易行而又非常殊胜的日常修法重视起来。如念佛、诵咒、转经轮、供香、水、花、灯、果、茶等等方式。 【回向用途】 回向,就是把自己所积累的善法归向到特定的目标,好比赚了钱后,把钱用到需要的地方。学习佛法,要用心回向,把自己所行的善业回转、归向到随顺于自他成佛的方向。无论是念经、持咒、拜忏或持佛菩萨的圣号,或做什么慈善好事之后,即使是纤毫之善你都要赶快回向。 佛在《慧海请问经》中说:“譬如水滴落大海,大海未竭彼不尽,如是回向菩提善,未得菩提亦不尽。” 我们平常各种各样的功德,因为我们的烦恼非常的至盛,比如生气等等,把我们自己的功德又毁掉了,所以说菩萨用这个办法把功德回向,回向实际就象我们的上了一份保险一样,保了一个很大的险把她保住了。 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 【八万四千 修行助手】 是一款专为广大佛教信众提供的日常修持工具,由佛学专业人士和经验丰富的软件开发团队共同开发,并得到多位高僧和精进居士的关心和指导。志在解决广大用户在念诵佛经等日常修持中功课记录管理散乱,难以回溯历程等问题。我们将根据用户的反馈不断开发佛经大全,佛经佛音大全,佛经梵音,念佛机,拜佛,礼佛,听佛经,听佛音,佛历,佛教交友,等新功能,让广大用户的日常佛学修行更加方便、精进。 官方网址: http://www.84000app.com 官方QQ群: 218551128

About

BuddhaLink

This app offers a digital sanctuary for online worship, allowing users to engage in sutra chanting, virtual incense offerings, and track important Buddhist dates. It aims to help users cultivate wisdom, accumulate merit, and deepen their spiritual practice through various devotional tools.

Highlights
  • Buddhist calendar with sacred dates
  • Virtual incense and candle offerings
  • Sutra chanting functionality
  • Guidance for meritorious deeds
  • Information on sacred Buddhas
  • Tracking of fasting days and Buddha's birthday
Features
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BuddhaLink - Your Digital Sanctuary​​ A mindful app for online worship, incense offering, sutra chanting, and Buddhist calendar tracking. Designed to help all seekers cultivate wisdom, accumulate merit, and deepen their practice. ​​Features:​​ ​​1. Buddhist Calendar​​ The most authoritative lunar tracker for devout practitioners: 365-day Buddhist almanac with sacred dates Monthly fasting day reminders & Buddha’s birthday alerts Guidance for meritorious deeds to avoid karmic offenses ​​2. Virtual Incense Offering​​ "Three incense sticks: one for Buddha, one for Dharma, one for Sangha." ​​3 sticks:​​ Blessings for yourself ​​6 sticks:​​ Blessings for two generations ​​9 sticks:​​ Blessings for three generations ​​13 sticks:​​ The ultimate offering of perfect merit Remember: A single stick suffices—sincerity matters most. As the teaching goes: "Great rain cannot nourish rootless grass; vast Dharma cannot save those without karmic ties." Buddhism emphasizes ​​faith, vow, and action​​. When the time ripens, all will connect with the Dharma—even those steeped in wrongdoing. The Buddha’s compassion embraces all beings. ​​3. Offerings & Symbolism​​ ​​Incense:​​ Smoke and fragrance remind us to cultivate precepts, meditation, and wisdom. ​​Candles:​​ Represent selfless service—"Be like a candle: burn to illuminate others." ​​Fruit:​​ Symbolizes cause and effect. Good deeds bear sweet fruits; evil deeds bring bitter harvests. ​​Flowers:​​ Represent virtuous causes. Every bloom whispers: "Sow goodness, reap blessings." ​​Sacred Buddhas in Our Pantheon​​ ​​Mahāvairocana (Great Sun Buddha):​​ Embodies absolute truth and cosmic wisdom. ​​Amitābha (Buddha of Infinite Light):​​ Lord of Western Pure Land, revered in Pure Land Buddhism. ​​Śākyamuni (Historic Buddha):​​ Founder of Buddhism, teacher of compassion and liberation. Subscription & Donation: - Enjoy unlimited exclusive membership functions with a Monthly Plan or Yearly Plan. - Once you purchase, the fee is credited to your iTunes account. - Automatic renewal occurs 24 hours before the expiration date, and your iTunes account is charged accordingly. - You can cancel the auto-renewal feature at least 24 hours before the subscription period ends. Follow the steps: Open [Settings] > [Your Name] > [Subscriptions] > Manage your subscriptions here Terms of service: https://github.com/Simon202410/readme_all/blob/main/Foyuan_Service Privacy policy: https://github.com/Simon202410/readme_all/blob/main/Foyuan_Privacy

Screenshots

八万四千4 screens
BuddhaLink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BuddhaLink at 90% against 八万四千's 27%. BuddhaLink also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). 八万四千's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. BuddhaLink sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 八万四千 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BuddhaLink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of 八万四千's written reviews are positive against 90% of BuddhaLink's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

八万四千 ships an update monthly, BuddhaLink every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
八万四千 versus BuddhaLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter八万四千BuddhaLink
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB185 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeijing Xiangbar Technology Ltd.小丽 姜

Customer experience

八万四千

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral27.3%
Negative45.5%

BuddhaLink

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

None

八万四千

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

BuddhaLink

Subscriptions2
  • 月度会员计划$2.991 Month
  • 年度会员计划$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • 「祈福币:60枚」$0.99
  • 「祈福币:500枚」$2.99
  • 「祈福币:1000枚」$14.99

Questions

Is 八万四千 free?
八万四千 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BuddhaLink free?
BuddhaLink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 八万四千 or BuddhaLink?
BuddhaLink is rated higher. 八万四千 averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while BuddhaLink averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do 八万四千 or BuddhaLink have ads?
BuddhaLink shows ads; 八万四千 does not.
Which is updated more often, 八万四千 or BuddhaLink?
八万四千 ships an update monthly, and BuddhaLink every 9 days. Most recently, 八万四千 was updated on October 12, 2026 and BuddhaLink on October 24, 2026.

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