Comparison

Dharma Leafs vs Elephant Journal

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

Head to head
About

Dharma Leafs

Receive daily zen quotes and guided breathing exercises to find calm during stressful moments. It also connects practitioners to an online Zen community for sittings, retreats, and teacher interaction.

Highlights
  • Zen quotes
  • Breathing exercises
  • Online Zen community
  • Zazen sittings
  • Virtual retreats
  • Teacher interaction
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Tap the screen and you will receive a zen quote and a simple breathing exercise. At trying moments during your day, recite the quote once slowly, then focus on the breath for the times indicated. Repeat as helpful. Treeleaf Zendo is an online practice place for Zen practitioners who cannot easily commute to a Zen Center due to health concerns, living in remote areas, or childcare, work and family needs. Treeleaf seeks to provide Zazen sittings, retreats, discussion, interaction with a teacher, and all other activities of a Soto Zen Buddhist Sangha.

About

Elephant Journal

Explore mindful living through articles, videos, and podcasts on topics like meditation, relationships, and environmental tips. Engage with content, support authors, and join discussions to foster a sense of community and personal growth.

Highlights
  • Daily Front Page updates
  • Browse articles by topic
  • Comment and share content
  • Heart articles to boost scores
  • Follow favorite writers
  • Receive notifications
Features
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From Meditation to Relationships, Family to Environmental Tips, Yoga and Meditation to Travel and Recipes—we cover all the issues and topics that matter with a sense of humor and journalistic integrity—cutting through fads and making fun of spiritual materialism. Our app is simple: it’s not here to clutter your life, but to help open it up. Most apps we enjoy fill the gaps in our lives—whether in line or in a waiting room, or at a restaurant waiting for a friend or colleague to return. Elephant offers space and inspiration within this busyness, enabling us to return to our basic goodness with knowledge and empathy. Every day, check our Front Page for uplifted discussions and new articles, videos and podcasts. Then, your reading, hearting, sharing, and commenting directly increase the article's score, helping that author “win,” get paid by our mindful community, and get featured on our Front Page. FRONT PAGE: A clear scrollable display of our community’s favorite articles, timely issues, and editor’s picks. Scroll ’til you find something that inspires you. TOPICS: Browse articles by category (Yoga, Family, Green, Politics, Recipes…), bookmark those you love, and snooze the ones you don’t. NOTIFICATIONS: See if someone replies to your comment, get alerts from writers who you follow, and find our best new articles. SEARCH: Find that article or subject you’re curious about, and see other trending searches HEART: Tap the “heart” icon on your favorite articles to boost their score to help the issue get featured on our Front Page and increase the author’s chances of winning our weekly Ecosystem payout. COMMENT: Join the uplifted discussions happening on each story to increase the article’s score and create mindful community. SHARE: Share your favorite articles with your network, directly from the app. SUBSCRIBE: You can read two articles free, every day—if you want to read unlimited articles, and see fewer ads, you can subscribe for $3/month (billed annually at $36/year). You can cancel your renewal at any time from the Account Settings of your device at least 24 hours before your renewal date. Questions? Feedback? Confused? Contact our Support at: elephantjournal.com/support We respect your Privacy: elephantjournal.com/privacy Elephant’s Terms of Service: elephantjournal.com/terms-of-service/

Screenshots

Dharma Leafs2 screens
Elephant Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Elephant Journal at 4.9 against Dharma Leafs's 4.0. Elephant Journal also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 1) and device support. Dharma Leafs's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). On price 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. Elephant Journal sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Dharma Leafs asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Elephant Journal holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elephant Journal has 14K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Dharma Leafs's written reviews are positive against 84% of Elephant Journal's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Dharma Leafs versus Elephant Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDharma LeafsElephant Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.9 (14K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.7% of reviews
Number of ratings114K — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVincent Pompe van MeerdervoortElephant Journal

Customer experience

Dharma Leafs

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Elephant Journal

All ratings14,205 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative13.3%

Bugs and requests

Dharma Leafs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Elephant Journal

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Subscription cancellation button not working
  • Articles not loading properly
  • Inconsistent reading limits

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add dark mode option
  • Implement a 'read later' feature
  • Improve navigation and article tracking
  • Increase free article limits

In-app purchases

None

Dharma Leafs

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Elephant Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Elephant Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Elephant Subscription$35.991 Year
One-time2
  • Article Boost$2.99
  • Big Article Boost$9.99

Questions

Is Dharma Leafs free?
Dharma Leafs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elephant Journal free?
Elephant Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dharma Leafs or Elephant Journal?
Elephant Journal is rated higher. Dharma Leafs averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Elephant Journal averages 4.9 from 14K ratings.

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