Comparison

Audio Dharma vs KnowYourBlock

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Thousands of Dharma talks
  • Guided meditations
  • Searchable library
  • Download and share talks
  • Add notes to talks
  • Create custom playlists
  • Community listening trends
Features
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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.

About

KnowYourBlock

Discover the stories behind NYC's honorary street names with this walking companion. Explore a map of named streets, read about the individuals honored, and learn about their impact on the city. Designed for exploration without accounts or ads.

Highlights
  • Map of honorary street signs
  • Filter signs by category
  • Detailed stories of honorees
  • Optional nearby notifications
  • Offline progress tracking
  • No accounts or ads
Features
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There's a second name bolted above hundreds of NYC street signs. It can be an activist, a musician, a doctor, a firefighter, a neighbor. Know Your Block is a walking companion for those names. FIND THEM ON THE MAP A map of New York shows every honorary street sign in the collection including 289 icons across Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island, from Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." Wallace Way to Elizabeth Jennings Place. Filter by category: civil rights, music, arts, public service, and more. READ THEIR STORIES Every icon has a story page: who they were, what they did, and why their block carries their name (curated from NYC Council co-naming records and public sources). A century before Rosa Parks, Elizabeth Jennings held onto a streetcar window frame near this stretch of Lower Manhattan; her lawyer later became President. BUILT FOR WALKING - Optional nearby notifications, generated entirely on your device - Your progress never leaves your phone: no accounts, no ads, no analytics - Location is used only while the app is open, and never stored or transmitted Know Your Block is an independent project and is not affiliated with the City of New York or any honoree's estate.

Screenshots

Audio Dharma3 screens
KnowYourBlock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: KnowYourBlock at 5.0 against Audio Dharma's 4.5. Audio Dharma's advantage is ratings volume (81 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

KnowYourBlock 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Audio Dharma versus KnowYourBlock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudio DharmaKnowYourBlock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (81 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings81 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB38 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperChristopher MinsonClaire Jellison

Customer experience

Audio Dharma

All ratings81 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative13.3%

KnowYourBlock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Audio Dharma

No in-app purchases

None

KnowYourBlock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Audio Dharma free?
Audio Dharma is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KnowYourBlock free?
KnowYourBlock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Audio Dharma or KnowYourBlock?
KnowYourBlock is rated higher. Audio Dharma averages 4.5 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while KnowYourBlock averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Audio Dharma or KnowYourBlock have ads?
Neither Audio Dharma nor KnowYourBlock shows ads.

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