大藏经 vs CBETA電子佛典2(非官方)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
大藏经
Access the complete Qianlong Tripitaka, a vast collection of Buddhist scriptures. Explore over 1600 texts totaling tens of millions of characters, categorized for easy navigation.
- Complete Qianlong Tripitaka
- 1669 texts included
- Over 56 million characters
- Categorized scripture sections
- Buddhist scripture reference
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乾隆大藏经。全藏共收录经、律、论、杂著等1669部, 7168卷, 共5600多万字。全藏共分为大乘般若部, 大乘宝积部, 大乘大集部, 大乘华严部, 大乘涅槃部, 大乘五大部外重译经, 大乘单译经, 小乘阿含部, 小乘单译经, 宋元入藏诸大小乘经, 大乘律, 小乘律, 大乘论, 小乘论, 宋元续入藏诸论, 西土圣贤撰集和此土著述。
CBETA電子佛典2(非官方)
Access and search a vast collection of Buddhist scriptures with features like offline browsing, text-to-speech, and customizable themes. This unofficial reader utilizes the CBETA API for easy scripture retrieval and offers advanced reading tools.
- Full-text search
- Offline browsing
- Voice playback (TTS)
- Bookmark functionality
- Customizable themes and fonts
- Print scripture/copying book
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* 特色 搜尋目錄、全文檢索、書籤功能、網址分享、離線瀏覽、語音播放、佛學詞典、佈景主題切換、經文分頁、字型調整、楷書字型、直排文字、列印經文/抄經本、無廣告、開放原始碼。 * 介紹 * 可搜尋存取許多知名佛經，如金剛經、楞嚴經、藥師經、阿彌陀經。 * CBETA電子佛典閱讀器第2代(非官方)，使用CBETA API存取電子佛經。 * 使用說明與開放原始碼 請參考 https://github.com/MrMYHuang/cbetar2
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 大藏经 at every 4 days against CBETA電子佛典2(非官方)'s every 7 months. 大藏经 also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.5). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 大藏经 against 5.0 for CBETA電子佛典2(非官方). That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 大藏经 has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
大藏经 ships an update every 4 days, CBETA電子佛典2(非官方) every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 大藏经 | CBETA電子佛典2(非官方) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 208 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cong Wang | Meng-Yuan Huang |
Customer experience
大藏经
CBETA電子佛典2(非官方)
In-app purchases
大藏经
No in-app purchases
CBETA電子佛典2(非官方)
No in-app purchases
