SGI vs Inner Echo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SGI
Support your daily Buddhist practice with tools for chanting, recitation, and goal tracking. Find local facilities and access Buddhist resources.
- Chanting calculator with target tracking
- Audio guide for daily recitation
- Goal setting and progress monitoring
- SGI-USA facility locator
- Links to World Tribune website
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This app provides resources to support your daily practice of SGI Nichiren Buddhism. First, there is a chanting calculator that allows you to set and track chanting targets (campaigns). There is also an audio guide useful as an aid in learning the daily recitation of Nam Myoho Renge Kyo and the Lotus Sutra. You can set your goals and watch your progress! There are several other useful tools such as a location finder for SGI-USA facilities and links to the new World Tribune website.
Inner Echo
Record personal affirmations, prayers, or scripts and combine them with ambient sounds. These custom audio tracks are designed for background listening during sleep, travel, meditation, or daily activities. All your data is kept private on your device.
- Record custom voice tracks
- Blend voice with ambient sounds
- Create personalized audio scripts
- Background listening for sleep/meditation
- Offline data storage
- No accounts or tracking
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Inner Echo helps you choose what ideas you invite in to your mind. Record affirmations, prayers, or personal scripts and blend them into ambient tracks. Tracks are designed for background listening during sleep, travel, meditation, or daily routines. All data stays on your device. No accounts. No tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SGI at 4.1 against Inner Echo's 3.0. SGI also leads on ratings volume (741 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SGI holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SGI has 741 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | SGI | Inner Echo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (741 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 741 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Soka Gakkai International - USA | Ananta Pandey |
Bugs and requests
SGI
Reported bugs
4 issues- Daimoku count not updating accurately
- Writings of Nichiren Daishonin not loading
- Crashes or freezes when using certain features
- Incorrect or outdated content displayed
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to adjust chanting/gongyo speed
- Seamless looping of chanting audio
- Sync daimoku counts across devices
- More customization options (e.g. font size, themes)
- Improved navigation and organization of content
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- Ability to maintain active campaigns/goals across updates
Inner Echo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SGI
No in-app purchases
Inner Echo
No in-app purchases
