Audio Dharma vs OpenDNA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audio Dharma
Access a vast library of Dharma talks and guided meditations from leading teachers worldwide. Explore diverse traditions, search for specific topics, and create personalized playlists. New content is added regularly.
- Thousands of Dharma talks
- Guided meditations
- Searchable library
- Download and share talks
- Add notes to talks
- Create custom playlists
- Community listening trends
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Easy and powerful access to thousands of Dharma talks. These talks were given over a 20-year period at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA, which is led by Gil Fronsdal. Listen to hundreds of leading Dharma teachers from around the world, representing many different traditions and viewpoints, speak on a wide variety of topics. New talks are continually added. Search for talks, download and share them, add notes, build your own play lists and see what the community is listening to.
OpenDNA
Explore art and philosophy through engaging 5-minute lessons and daily activities. Develop your critical thinking skills by discovering new concepts and recording your insights in a personal notepad.
- 5-minute learning content
- Daily unusual activities
- Personal notepad for discoveries
- Explore Cubism
- Learn about Haiku
- Study light and shade in art
- Investigate Western philosophy
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- Explore art, philosophy, and literature in short, engaging sessions. - Experience artworks at exhibitions and learn more about their stories through the app. Enjoy content on art, philosophy, and literature anytime, anywhere. At OpenDNA Space in Sengawa, Chofu, Tokyo, we regularly present exhibitions, performances, and other events and programs. By combining actual exhibition visits with the app, you can deepen your understanding of the artworks and discover new perspectives. Whether you use the app on its own or together with OpenDNA Space, OpenDNA invites you to encounter art and culture while discovering new questions and perspectives. OpenDNA Space Related Content FUNAKOSHI Katsura Print Exhibition FUNAKOSHI Katsura (1951-2024) was a Japanese sculptor and printmaker. Enjoy looking at the artist’s diverse print works. 5-Minute Art, Philosophy & Literature Happiness in Western Philosophy What is happiness? How can we be happy? Explore these questions alongside Western philosophers from Ancient Greece to the 20th century. Freedom in Western Philosophy What is freedom? How has the idea of freedom changed over time? Discover how Western philosophers have understood and defined freedom since the days of Ancient Greece. Light and Shade in Visual Arts How do artists use light and shade, and what effects do they create? Think about this question through works by Vermeer, Caravaggio, Degas, Monet, and others. East Asian Philosophy and the Origins of Chinese Characters How were Chinese characters, which have been widely used around the world, created? Discover their origins through Chinese history and myths. Wandering through the World of Haiku Haiku are short poems that capture moments of the seasons and everyday life. Enjoy this unique literary form and let your imagination go into the ordinary and extraordinary. Haiku Theatre Experience haiku through familiar everyday scenes. What kind of landscape or story comes to mind when you listen to each poem? New content is added regularly. Part of the content is available in Japanese only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OpenDNA at 5.0 against Audio Dharma's 4.5. OpenDNA also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 70%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Audio Dharma's advantage is ratings volume (81 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OpenDNA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audio Dharma has 81 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Audio Dharma's written reviews are positive against 95% of OpenDNA's.
Audio Dharma ships an update every 4 weeks, OpenDNA monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Audio Dharma | OpenDNA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (81 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 95.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 81 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Christopher Minson | OpenDNA Inc. |
Customer experience
Audio Dharma
OpenDNA
In-app purchases
Audio Dharma
No in-app purchases
OpenDNA
No in-app purchases
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