Comparison

BuddhaPath vs Learn Buddhism

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

Head to head
About

BuddhaPath

This app offers resources for learning, contemplation, and meditation on Buddhist teachings. It includes texts on the Four Noble Truths and daily practice, along with a meditation timer and a campaign for accumulating mantras.

Highlights
  • Four Noble Truths text
  • Daily practice texts
  • Meditation timer
  • Mantra recitation campaign
  • Multi-language support
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Welcome to The Buddha Path, the Swiftest Means to Enlightenment. This app provides invaluable resources to aid Dharma practitioners in their learning, contemplation, and meditation on the essence of Buddha Shakyamuni’s entire teachings. Currently this app offer three features: 1) The Four Noble Truths This text, entitled How to Knowingly Practice The Four Noble Truths of the Enlightened conatins the sence of all Buddha’s teachings presented as a very concise daily recitation practice. 2) The Buddha Path The Buddha Path is a daily practice text containing all the Buddha’s teachings in profound and practical meditation sections: Preliminary Practice, Learning Practice, Sutra Practice and Concluding Practice. 3) 108 Million Mantra Campaign In addition to the texts, The Buddha Path app includes a meditation timer function and an easy means to participate in the 108 Million Auspicious Mantras Recitation Campaign, an international group mantra accumulation practice. About These Sacred Texts These Buddhist study and practice texts are part of a global effort to benefit all beings and to preserve and promulgate the Sutra, Tantra and Dzogchen teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni around the world. These texts have been translated into numerous languages including English, Tibetan, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish, German, Japanese, French, Dutch, Estonian, and Finnish. About The 108 Million Mantra Campaign Your recitations of these most powerful mantras can be recorded using My Daily Practice which is included in the app and added to the global mantra recitation campaign. Please report your accumulations on a daily or weekly basis. Everyone is welcome to participate in this auspicious mantra recitation campaign! It is our goal to accumulate these mantras throughout the whole year and complete the accumulation by Chotrul Duchen, the 15th day of the 1st lunar month of the Iron Ox year, the 27th of February, 2021. We will make a special empowerment blessing for those help to reach this goal for the benefit of all beings in this world. Register at My Daily Practice Report: https://www.thebuddhapath.org/wp-login.php?action=register (https://www.thebuddhapath.org/wp-login.php?action=register) About The Dzogchen Buddha Path Lineage The Buddha Path was developed under the guidance of renowned Tibetan Buddhist scholar and meditation master, His Eminence Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche, for use by his thousands of international students and by anyone interested in practicing Dharma for the benefit of beings worldwide. It is the main aspiration and project of Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche to preserve and promulgate the traditional Tibetan Buddhist system in modern society by making the Buddha’s teachings easily accessible to all who aspire to practice peace, happiness and wisdom. These inspiring and transformative practices are being released this year to commemorate the 2,900th anniversary of the parinirvana of the Supreme Guide Buddha Shakyamuni. For more information about the Dzogchen Buddha Path Lineage, please visit website: www.thebuddhapath.org facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DzogchenKhenpoChogaRinpoche/ email: info@thebuddhapath.org

About

Learn Buddhism

Explore Buddhist teachings, including translations of sacred texts and guidance from renowned masters. Access a vast library of content in multiple languages and formats to begin your learning journey.

Highlights
  • Theravada Tipiṭaka translations
  • Teachings from world-famous Ajahns
  • Guided meditations
  • Content in 68 languages
  • Over 60,000 teachings
  • Multiple content formats (PDF, audio, video)
Features
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If you are curious to learn about Buddhism and Lord Buddha, you have come to the right App! Explore Lord Buddha’s teachings using this App, including Translations of Theravada Tipiṭaka Books and Teachings from world-famous Ajahns and Teachers. Meditate with the world-renowned meditation masters. Users can access Teachings and Meditations in 68 languages, representing over 3,000 authors and over 60,000 teachings. Teachings are available in 21 formats, including PDF, ePub, Kindle, Audio, Video, and YouTube, and represent a gamut of learning styles and presentations. Start your learning journey NOW! Follow us on our Social Pages: (1) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learnbuddhismgo/ (2) Twitter: https://twitter.com/LearnBuddhismGo/ (3) FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/LearnBuddhismorg-100463012485584/ (4) Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/LearnBuddhismGo/_saved/ (5) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LearnBuddhismGo (6) WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal: Send a message to us at +94-764387115

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BuddhaPath at 100% against Learn Buddhism's 57%. BuddhaPath also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0). Learn Buddhism's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. BuddhaPath sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Learn Buddhism asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BuddhaPath holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of BuddhaPath's written reviews are positive against 57% of Learn Buddhism's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BuddhaPath ships an update every 2 months, Learn Buddhism weekly. Both last shipped on September 19, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BuddhaPath versus Learn Buddhism: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuddhaPathLearn Buddhism
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDZOGCHEN SHRI SINGHA FOUNDATION USA INCMahendra Sagar

Customer experience

BuddhaPath

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Learn Buddhism

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

BuddhaPath

One-time8
  • Concise Buddha Path English$11.99
  • Concise Buddha Path German$11.99
  • Concise Buddha Path Russian$11.99
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  • Concise Ed. Trad. Chinese$11.99
  • Concise Buddha Path - Japanese$11.99
  • Buddha Path 2nd Ed. English$27.99
  • Buddha Path 2nd Ed. S. Chinese$27.99
  • Buddha Path 2nd Ed. T. Chinese$27.99
None

Learn Buddhism

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BuddhaPath free?
BuddhaPath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn Buddhism free?
Learn Buddhism is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BuddhaPath or Learn Buddhism?
BuddhaPath is rated higher. BuddhaPath averages 5.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Learn Buddhism averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do BuddhaPath or Learn Buddhism have ads?
Neither BuddhaPath nor Learn Buddhism shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BuddhaPath or Learn Buddhism?
BuddhaPath ships an update every 2 months, and Learn Buddhism weekly. Most recently, BuddhaPath was updated on September 19, 2026 and Learn Buddhism on September 19, 2026.

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