Comparison

佛光大學行動圖書館 vs Sutra

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

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佛光大學行動圖書館

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佛光大學行動圖書館,提供本校教職員工生利用智慧型手機,快速取得圖書館相關資訊。包括查詢館藏、教指用書、訊息通知等等,只要輸入帳號及密碼,並可查詢個人借閱狀態、續借/預約圖書、使用個人書房功能等等。

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Sutra

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Sutra — A pocket Tripitaka. An offline, distraction-free reader for the Chinese-Buddhist canon, with text sourced from CBETA (Chinese Buddhist Electronic Texts Association, latest open release), grounded in the Taishō Tripitaka. Translations by Kumārajīva, Xuanzang, Yijing and others — organized for daily reading. ■ 35 scriptures The Dharma-Drum daily-recital selection: Heart Sutra, Diamond Sutra, Amitābha Sutra, Universal Gate of Avalokiteśvara, Samantabhadra's Vows, 42 Sections, Medicine Buddha, Earth Treasury, Śūraṅgama, Perfect Enlightenment … Four major repentance liturgies: Liang Emperor, Threefold Samādhi Water, Great Compassion, Earth Treasury Jeweled, 88 Buddhas, Ten Small Mantras. Oldest-stratum short collections: Dhammapada, Aṭṭhakavagga, Itivuttaka, Saṃyukta-āgama selections (including Pabhassara Sutta, Mahāparinibbāna verse). ■ Four-language parallel reading Four core scriptures carry four reading modes:  Chinese — Classical Chinese translation (Xuanzang, Kumārajīva …)  Sanskrit — IAST + Devanāgarī, the original sound  English — translation, opening the meaning  English→Chinese — modern Mandarin transcribed from the English An in-app "Reading Languages" essay explains why each mode exists. ■ Traditional vertical ↔ modern horizontal One tap to switch. Vertical preserves the handwritten-sutra ritual feel; horizontal suits commuting and night reading. Four font sizes (S/M/L/XL); the size stays put when TTS playback is on. ■ Cinnabar-stamp aesthetic, sprinkled-gold paper Visual identity drawn from Song-Yuan sutra manuscripts: cream cotton-paper texture in light mode, royal navy with sprinkled gold in dark mode. Restrained palette designed to be easy on the eyes during long readings. ■ Recitation TTS Built-in Mandarin voices (Tingting / Meijia / Sinji) read along with you — useful when driving or eyes closed. ■ Six reflective essays  • Textual Strata — what layer of "the Buddha's word" we are reading  • Three Buddhas — the three shapes the Buddha takes in text  • Path of Deification — the five stages from man to god  • "Are all sentient beings originally Buddha?" — tracing the lineage of a Chan koan  • Reading Languages — positioning the four modes  • Sources & Attribution — CBETA license + acknowledgements ■ Reminders Daily passage push at 06:00; 16 major Buddhist holidays (Buddha's bath day, Avalokiteśvara's anniversary, Earth-Treasury Bodhisattva's anniversary …) push at 09:00. Optional integration with the system Reminders app. ■ Privacy Zero data collection. No tracking, no analytics, no upload. The sutra database ships with the app; your reading progress and bookmarks stay on your device. No ads, no IAP, no subscription, free forever. — Sutra text © CBETA (Chinese Buddhist Electronic Texts Association), latest open release. Base: Taishō Tripitaka © Daizo Shuppan K.K. (CBETA holds input and publication permissions). License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Taiwan — https://www.cbeta.org/copyright.php This app is non-commercial. Sutra texts are unaltered in substance, with CBETA attribution and version noted.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sutra at every 3 weeks against 佛光大學行動圖書館's every 53 months. 佛光大學行動圖書館's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

佛光大學行動圖書館 ships an update every 53 months, Sutra every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
佛光大學行動圖書館 versus Sutra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter佛光大學行動圖書館Sutra
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 53 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer凌網科技股份有限公司, Hyweb Technology Co., Ltd.一創系統有限公司

In-app purchases

None

佛光大學行動圖書館

No in-app purchases

None

Sutra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 佛光大學行動圖書館 free?
佛光大學行動圖書館 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sutra free?
Sutra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 佛光大學行動圖書館 or Sutra have ads?
Neither 佛光大學行動圖書館 nor Sutra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 佛光大學行動圖書館 or Sutra?
佛光大學行動圖書館 ships an update every 53 months, and Sutra every 3 weeks. Most recently, 佛光大學行動圖書館 was updated on October 26, 2026 and Sutra on October 25, 2026.

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