Comparison

Sariputta vs iCSP12

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

iCSP12

Access the authenticated Chaṭṭhasaṅgītipiṭaka texts, including Pāḷi, Aṭṭhakathā, and Ṭīkā. View these sacred scriptures in multiple scripts like Myanmar, Roman, Thai, and Devanagari.

Highlights
  • Pāḷi, Aṭṭhakathā, and Ṭīkā texts
  • Sixth Saṅgāyanā authenticated
  • Multiple script support
  • Myanmar, Roman, Thai, Sinhala, Devanagari, Khmer, Tibetan, Mongol, Gujarati, Kananda
  • iOS compatible
Features
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CHAṬṬHASAṄGĪTIPIṬAKA Pāḷi, Aṭṭhakathā and Ṭīkā Text authenticated in the Sixth Saṅgāyanā is presented as Chaṭṭhasaṅgītipiṭaka iOS App, All texts can be viewed in the following scripts, Myanmar, Roman, Thai, Sinhala, Devanagari, Khmer, Tibetan, Mongol, Gujarati and Kananda scripts.

Screenshots

Sariputta4 screens
iCSP124 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Sariputta at 31 against iCSP12's 5. iCSP12's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 92%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Sariputta against 4.8 for iCSP12. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sariputta has 31 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Sariputta's written reviews are positive against 100% of iCSP12's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sariputta versus iCSP12: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSariputtaiCSP12
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (31 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB227 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPUNDI MAS BERJAYA, PTInformation Matrix

Customer experience

Sariputta

All ratings31 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive91.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.8%

iCSP12

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sariputta

No in-app purchases

None

iCSP12

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sariputta free?
Sariputta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iCSP12 free?
iCSP12 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sariputta or iCSP12?
iCSP12 is rated higher. Sariputta averages 4.7 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while iCSP12 averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Sariputta or iCSP12 have ads?
Neither Sariputta nor iCSP12 shows ads.

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