BDRC Mobile vs Neykor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BDRC Mobile
Access a vast digital library of Buddhist texts in Asian languages on your mobile device. Search and view digitized manuscripts and books, with offline search capabilities. Requires internet for image viewing.
- Search BDRC library offline
- View digitized Buddhist texts
- Access Open Access Tibetan collection
- Mobile access to digital archive
- Browse manuscripts and books
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A mobile application to search through and view the BDRC library. Buddhist Digital Resource Center is the world’s leading digital conservator of Buddhist texts in Asian languages and has digitized over 20 million pages of manuscripts and printed books. BDRC Mobile provides mobile access to the Open Access Tibetan part of the BDRC library, otherwise available on our website. The app’s search tool can work offline, but the image viewer requires an Internet connection.
Neykor
Discover spiritual and cultural heritage with audio guides, detailed maps, and addresses for monasteries and statues. This app enriches your understanding of history and traditions, making it an ideal companion for planning visits or learning about cultural sites.
- Audio guides for cultural sites
- Detailed map locations
- Complete addresses for sites
- Information on monasteries and statues
- Cultural event discovery
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Neykor is your guide to exploring monasteries, statues, and cultural events. Audio guides, detailed map locations, and complete addresses make discovering spiritual and cultural sites simple and enriching. Whether planning a visit or learning about heritage, Neykor is the perfect companion to connect with the history and traditions of monasteries.
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Verdict
BDRC Mobile and Neykor both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Neykor's written reviews are positive against 14% of BDRC Mobile's. Neykor also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 15 months). BDRC Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5.0). 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 — 5.0 for BDRC Mobile against 5.0 for Neykor. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 14% of BDRC Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Neykor's.
BDRC Mobile ships an update every 15 months, Neykor every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BDRC Mobile | Neykor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.5.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Buddhist Digital Resource Center | Lobsang Monlam16922404891 |
Customer experience
BDRC Mobile
Neykor
In-app purchases
BDRC Mobile
No in-app purchases
Neykor
No in-app purchases
