SGI vs Lumory
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.
Lumory
Capture your thoughts and feelings through text and voice with automatic transcription. Gain personalized mood insights and visualize your reflections with a calendar view. Your data is securely stored on your device for complete privacy.
- Text and voice journaling
- Automatic transcription
- Personalized mood insights
- Emotional reports
- Calendar view for reflections
- Secure on-device storage
- Bilingual support (Chinese/English)
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Lumory is an intelligent journaling app that lets you effortlessly capture your thoughts and feelings in both text and voice, with automatic transcription so you never miss a moment. It analyzes your entries to provide personalized mood insights and vivid emotional reports, while the calendar view helps you visualize daily reflections and mood trends in one intuitive interface. All your data is stored securely on your device for complete privacy, and you can switch seamlessly between Simplified Chinese and English. Let Lumory accompany you on your journey of self-reflection and emotional well-being.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lumory at 100% against SGI's 50%. Lumory also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). SGI's advantage is ratings volume (744 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). 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.
Lumory holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SGI has 744 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of SGI's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lumory's.
SGI ships an update every 4 months, Lumory every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SGI | Lumory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (744 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 744 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Soka Gakkai International - USA | 铭一 李 |
Customer experience
SGI
Lumory
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
Lumory
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SGI
No in-app purchases
Lumory
No in-app purchases
