Dharma Leafs vs Elephant Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
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.
- Daily Front Page updates
- Browse articles by topic
- Comment and share content
- Heart articles to boost scores
- Follow favorite writers
- Receive notifications
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Dharma Leafs | Elephant Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.9 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Vincent Pompe van Meerdervoort | Elephant Journal |
Customer experience
Dharma Leafs
Elephant Journal
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
Dharma Leafs
No in-app purchases
Elephant Journal
- Elephant Monthly$6.991 Month
- Elephant Subscription$35.991 Year
- Article Boost$2.99
- Big Article Boost$9.99
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