Comparison

KataGuide vs Sunset Digital Library

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

Head to head
About

KataGuide

Master traditional Okinawan karate kata with this comprehensive guide. Featuring remastered instructional footage with slow-motion options, it covers basic, intermediate, advanced, and black belt kata, plus weapons and kumite.

Highlights
  • Remastered instructional footage
  • Slow and super slow motion playback
  • Pinch to zoom and reposition
  • Covers all kata levels
  • Includes weapons kata
  • Features prearranged kumite
Features
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We celebrate the 56th Year Anniversary of Ueshiro Shorin-Ryu Karate USA with the release of the mobile app of our treasured Kata Guide. What I enjoy most about this demonstration is, at that time, I was training under the guidance of Grand Master Ansei Ueshiro. I dedicate this App to his memory. — Hanshi Scaglione The entire 90-minute Kata Guide has been remastered for your mobile device. Pinch to Zoom and Hold Finger to Reposition. (Same as your iphone photos). Click on lower right icon for additional Slow Motion and Super Slow Motion. This instructional footage features Hanshi Robert Scaglione demonstrating kata in the traditional Okinawan style of Matsubayashi Shorin-Ryu. It includes the three basic kata, five intermediate kata, three advanced kata, eight black belt kata; the weapons kata for sai, bo, kama and nunchaku; as well as the four prearranged kumite. The Kata Guide was originally Directed and Produced by Kyoshi David Seeger, and he has now remastered for mobile play and created this app.

About

Sunset Digital Library

Access a vast collection of recorded classes, messages, and sermons from Sunset, along with study guides and outlines. This free resource is continuously updated with new materials in multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Access recorded classes, messages, and sermons
  • Includes printed study guides and outlines
  • Content available in multiple languages
  • Continuously updated with new resources
  • Features content from various Sunset faculty
Features
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The Sunset Digital Library mobile apps giving users access to almost every class, message, and sermon delivered at Sunset which has been recorded. In addition, many printed study guides and outlines will be available for reading. And because of generous donors and supporters of Sunset, this access is free of charge to those who use it! We will continue to add resources over time. While the largest portion will be in English, Sunset’s archive materials in ASL, Arabic, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Portuguese and French will also be accessible. Just a few of the many English teachers from the Sunset faculty included are Richard Rogers, Ed Wharton, Cline Paden, Gerald Paden, Truman Scott, Truitt Adair, Abe Lincoln, Richard Baggett, Ted Kell, Jim McGuiggan, Nat Cooper, and Ted Stewart. Mobile app version: 6.22.1

Screenshots

KataGuide4 screens
Sunset Digital Library3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sunset Digital Library at 100% against KataGuide's 50%. Sunset Digital Library also leads on price (Free vs $54.99) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 19 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Sunset Digital Library is free to download; KataGuide costs $54.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sunset Digital Library holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of KataGuide's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sunset Digital Library's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KataGuide ships an update every 19 months, Sunset Digital Library every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
KataGuide versus Sunset Digital Library: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKataGuideSunset Digital Library
Price$54.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (8 ratings)5.0 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings820 — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid SeegerSunset International Bible Institute

Customer experience

KataGuide

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Sunset Digital Library

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

KataGuide

No in-app purchases

None

Sunset Digital Library

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KataGuide free?
KataGuide costs $54.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sunset Digital Library free?
Sunset Digital Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, KataGuide or Sunset Digital Library?
Sunset Digital Library is rated higher. KataGuide averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Sunset Digital Library averages 5.0 from 20 ratings.
Do KataGuide or Sunset Digital Library have ads?
Neither KataGuide nor Sunset Digital Library shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KataGuide or Sunset Digital Library?
KataGuide ships an update every 19 months, and Sunset Digital Library every 3 months. Most recently, KataGuide was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sunset Digital Library on October 13, 2026.

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