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Dhamma.org vs Daily Dot

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

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About

Dhamma.org

Explore Vipassana meditation techniques and find residential courses worldwide. Access audio and video resources, apply for courses, and manage your user account. This app offers a path to self-purification through self-observation.

Highlights
  • Learn about Vipassana Meditation
  • Find worldwide course locations
  • Search courses by date, region, language
  • Apply and register for courses
  • Download/stream audio and video resources
  • Manage user account and application forms
  • Access group sitting recordings
Features
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This is the official DhammaOrg iOS mobile App for Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin. Vipassana Meditation Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India's most ancient techniques of meditation. It was taught in India more than 2500 years ago as a universal remedy for universal ills, an Art of Living. Vipassana is the process of self-purification by self-observation. One begins by observing the natural breath to concentrate the mind. Then, with a sharpened awareness, one proceeds to observe the changing nature of body and mind and experiences the universal truths of impermanence, suffering and egolessness. This truth-realization by direct experience results in mental purification. Courses The technique of Vipassana Meditation is taught at 10-day residential courses during which participants learn the basics of the method, and practice sufficiently to experience its beneficial results. There are no charges for the courses - not even to cover the cost of food and accommodation. All expenses are met by donations from people who, having completed a course and experienced the benefits of Vipassana, wish to give others the opportunity to also benefit. Locations Courses are given in numerous Meditation Centers and at Non-Center course locations. Each location has its own schedule of courses. In most cases, an application for admission to these courses can be completed online using this App. There are numerous Centers currently in operation and more in development around the world, including Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. Features of this App - Learn more about Vipassana Meditation. - Find locations near you that offer Vipassana Meditation courses from a complete worldwide listing or map of over 300 locations spread across 80+ countries. - Locate Vipassana Meditation courses using search criteria such as dates, regions, and instruction languages. - Apply and register to attend a Vipassana Meditation course. - Download or listen online to audio resources in different languages, including 10-Day Discourses and instructions for Mini- Ānāpāna meditation. - Stream videos in different languages, including 10-Day Discourses, Talks, Interviews, and Q&As by S.N. Goenka, Documentaries about Vipassana for adults and children, Vipassana for business executives and Vipassana in prisons, and a Mini-Ānāpāna Introduction and Practice. - Support for creating and maintaining individual user account - Pre-fill course application forms with profile information from user account - Sync user account with updated information provided on application forms Old Students - One hour group sitting recordings in 25+ different languages. - Play group sitting recordings with an option to log your daily sittings. All logged data is only stored locally on your device. - Turn on group sitting counter to join and see how many Old Students are currently meditating. - Find information about group sittings and other events hosted near you or hosted online. - Additional audio resources, including discourses for Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta, 1/2/3-day, and 7-day teenager courses; Morning Chantings and Dohas for 10-day courses; Special Chantings; Talks, Interviews, and Q&As by S.N. Goenka; Pāḷi Training; and Gong Sounds. - Additional video resources, including Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta Discourses, Benefits of Dhamma Service, Talks, Interviews, and Q&As by S.N. Goenka for Old Students and Dhamma Servers, and Special Chantings in the Gem Set in Gold. - A wealth of written resources including the Old Student Guide, Course Formalities and Pāḷi Passages, Group Sittings Chantings, the 10-Day Discourse Summaries, Glossary of Pāḷi Terms, FAQs about doing a Self Course, information about the Chain of Teachers in this Tradition, information about Dhamma Service, and Dāna. - Administer standard or customized self courses

About

Daily Dot

Effortlessly track daily goals and build streaks with a simple, visual interface. See your year at a glance with a pixelated grid that lights up as you complete habits. Focus on what matters without complicated setup or overwhelming features.

Highlights
  • Visual year-at-a-glance habit grid
  • Simple daily goal completion
  • Flexible yearly, monthly, weekly views
  • Customizable date ranges
  • Clean dark interface with color themes
  • No account creation required
Features
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Per Day makes habit tracking effortless. No complicated setup, no overwhelming features — just tap each day you complete your goal and watch your progress unfold. SEE YOUR YEAR AT A GLANCE View your entire year as a beautiful grid of pixels. Each day you complete your habit lights up, creating a visual map of your consistency. It's simple, satisfying, and motivating. TRACK WHAT MATTERS TO YOU • Exercise or movement • Reading or learning • Meditation or mindfulness • Creative practice • Journaling • Sobriety or healthy choices • Any daily goal you want to build FLEXIBLE VIEWING OPTIONS Switch between yearly, monthly, or weekly views to see your progress at any scale. Set custom date ranges to track specific challenges or goals. BUILT FOR SIMPLICITY No accounts to create. No complicated statistics. No overwhelming dashboards. Just you, your goals, and a simple tap each day. BEAUTIFUL BY DEFAULT A clean, focused dark interface that looks great and stays out of your way. Choose from multiple color themes to make it yours. START TODAY Every journey begins with a single day. Download Per Day and make today the first pixel in your streak.

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Daily Dot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dhamma.org at Free against Daily Dot's $8.99. Dhamma.org also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (191 vs 1). Daily Dot's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Dhamma.org is free to download; Daily Dot costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Daily Dot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dhamma.org has 191 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dhamma.org ships an update fortnightly, Daily Dot every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Dhamma.org versus Daily Dot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDhamma.orgDaily Dot
PriceFree — better$8.99
Rating4.8 (191 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings191 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSAYATGYI U BA KHIN MEMORIAL TRUST OF MASSACHUSSETS, INCTroy Fields

Customer experience

Dhamma.org

All ratings189 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral6.8%
Negative8.3%

Daily Dot

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dhamma.org

No in-app purchases

None

Daily Dot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dhamma.org free?
Dhamma.org is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Daily Dot free?
Daily Dot costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dhamma.org or Daily Dot?
Daily Dot is rated higher. Dhamma.org averages 4.8 out of 5 from 191 ratings, while Daily Dot averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dhamma.org or Daily Dot have ads?
Neither Dhamma.org nor Daily Dot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dhamma.org or Daily Dot?
Dhamma.org ships an update fortnightly, and Daily Dot every 4 months. Most recently, Dhamma.org was updated on October 24, 2026 and Daily Dot on October 7, 2026.

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