Comparison

BuddhaPath vs Dharma Realm Buddhist Assoc.

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

Dharma Realm Buddhist Assoc.

This app provides a comprehensive platform for Mahayana Buddhist practitioners to connect, learn, and engage in spiritual practice. It offers community networking, event coordination, and access to a rich library of Dharma talks, music, and interactive practice tools.

Highlights
  • Community networking and messaging
  • Group discussions and forums
  • Event coordination and management
  • Access to Dharma talks and educational content
  • Interactive practice tools
  • Customizable meditation timer
Features
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The Dharma Realm Buddhist Association (DRBA) is a comprehensive Mahayana Buddhist organization established in the United States, offering both breadth and depth in its teachings and practices. This application serves as an integrated platform for practitioners to connect, engage, and cultivate their spiritual practice through various digital and in-person channels. Features include: • Community networking and messaging • Group discussions and forums • Event coordination and management • Access to Dharma talks and educational content • Interactive practice tools: - Quote generator - Video library - Audio library - Dharma music - Translation OCR capability - Customizable meditation timer - Interactive calendar - Recitation loop functionality This platform facilitates meaningful connections among practitioners while providing access to current Dharma news, events, and essential practice resources. Whether you're seeking community engagement or personal practice support, this application serves as your comprehensive Buddhist practice companion.

Screenshots

BuddhaPath3 screens
Dharma Realm Buddhist Assoc.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dharma Realm Buddhist Assoc. at none against BuddhaPath's 8. Dharma Realm Buddhist Assoc. also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Dharma Realm Buddhist Assoc. asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BuddhaPath against 5.0 for Dharma Realm Buddhist Assoc.. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 13 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BuddhaPath ships an update every 2 months, Dharma Realm Buddhist Assoc. weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BuddhaPath versus Dharma Realm Buddhist Assoc.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuddhaPathDharma Realm Buddhist Assoc.
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings)5.0 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1213 — better
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 MB226 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDZOGCHEN SHRI SINGHA FOUNDATION USA INCLoc Huynh

Customer experience

BuddhaPath

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

Dharma Realm Buddhist Assoc.

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Dharma Realm Buddhist Assoc.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BuddhaPath free?
BuddhaPath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dharma Realm Buddhist Assoc. free?
Dharma Realm Buddhist Assoc. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BuddhaPath or Dharma Realm Buddhist Assoc.?
BuddhaPath and Dharma Realm Buddhist Assoc. are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 12 and 13 ratings respectively.
Do BuddhaPath or Dharma Realm Buddhist Assoc. have ads?
Neither BuddhaPath nor Dharma Realm Buddhist Assoc. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BuddhaPath or Dharma Realm Buddhist Assoc.?
BuddhaPath ships an update every 2 months, and Dharma Realm Buddhist Assoc. weekly. Most recently, BuddhaPath was updated on October 24, 2026 and Dharma Realm Buddhist Assoc. on October 18, 2026.

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