Sariputta vs MEP Dictionary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sariputta
Access Buddhist scriptures, including the Dhammapada and various Nikayas, with translations in English, Indonesian, and Chinese. Read paritta chants, dhamma articles, and e-books offline. Find information on meditation and Kathina events.
- Paritta chanting with translations
- Buddhist scriptures (Sutta Pitaka, Dhammapada)
- Multilingual support (English, Indonesian, Chinese)
- Offline reading mode
- Dhamma articles and e-books
- Meditation and Kathina event information
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Sariputta is an application that provides paritta-chanting, and its translations into English and Indonesian. It will also include the scriptures of Buddhism, which is one part of the Sutta Pitaka, the Dhammapada consists of 423 verse and grouped into 26 chapters. In addition to the Dhammapada, there are also several books Tipitaka like Samyutta Nikaya, Anguttara Nikaya, Majjhima Nikaya, Jataka, Udana and many others. All verses / books recounted in a language that has been translated into Indonesian, English, and Chinese. In addition you may also read the sermons of the Buddha as well as numerous dhamma articles from figures of Buddhism. You can read an interesting e-books in dhamma book that presented into two languages, English and Indonesian. You can also read paritta, dhammapada, as well as dhamma books in offline mode. Information about the activities of meditation and also a great day Kathina can be found here. And for those of you who are very keen to listen to the Dhamma talk, you can also get location information until the time and date of implementation of these activities.
MEP Dictionary
This educational app provides definitions for 70,000 words in Myanmar, English, and Pali. It features a day/night theme and allows users to search using Burmese or English, as well as save favorite words.
- 70,000 word definitions
- Myanmar-English-Pali languages
- Day/night theme
- Search by Burmese or English
- Favorite word saving
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The Universal Myanmar - English - Pali Dictionary - definitions for 70k words - day/night theme - search by burmese or english - favourite
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sariputta at every 2 months against MEP Dictionary's every 9 months. MEP Dictionary's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 92%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Sariputta against 4.6 for MEP Dictionary. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 13 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Sariputta's written reviews are positive against 100% of MEP Dictionary's.
Sariputta ships an update every 2 months, MEP Dictionary every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on August 6, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sariputta | MEP Dictionary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (31 ratings) — better | 4.6 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PUNDI MAS BERJAYA, PT | Pinnyar Daza |
Customer experience
Sariputta
MEP Dictionary
In-app purchases
Sariputta
No in-app purchases
MEP Dictionary
No in-app purchases
