Sarala Sinhala Tripitaka vs DhammaTalks Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sarala Sinhala Tripitaka
Access Buddhist scriptures in a simplified Sinhala translation, alongside the original Pāḷi text. Features offline search, dictionaries, and customizable reading modes. Includes audio recitations and a map for geographical context.
- Offline access to suttas and Pāḷi text
- Multiple reading modes
- Offline Pāḷi-Sinhala dictionaries
- Searchable text
- Audio recitations of Pāḷi texts
- Map integration for sutta locations
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The Sarala Sinhala Tripitaka of pitaka.lk: the suttas in a simple Sinhala translation that everyone can follow, with the Pāḷi text of the Buddha Jayanthi Tipiṭaka. The texts, the search and the dictionaries work offline. READ • The Dīgha, Majjhima, Saṃyutta and Aṅguttara Nikāyas, the Dhammapada and more of the Khuddaka Nikāya in simple Sinhala; the parts still being translated show the Pāḷi • Four ways to read: the Sinhala only, the Pāḷi only, each Pāḷi paragraph followed by its Sinhala, or both side by side on wide screens • Share a link to a sutta or a paragraph LISTEN • Recitations of the Pāḷi texts, with the paragraph being chanted highlighted LOOK UP • Tap a Pāḷi word for its meaning: the Buddhadatta and Sumangala Pāḷi–Sinhala dictionaries, the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary (DPD) and Pāḷi–English dictionaries • The places, people and journeys of the suttas on a map SEARCH • Titles and the full text, in Sinhala letters or singlish Light, sepia, green and dark themes, adjustable text size, bookmarks and a reading history. Free, with no ads, no accounts and no tracking. The recitations need an internet connection.
DhammaTalks Mobile
Access a vast library of daily talks, chants, and guided meditations from dhammatalks.org. Download and favorite content for convenient listening on your iPhone or iPad.
- Listen to daily talks
- Access talk series
- Stream chants
- Guided meditations
- Download talks
- Favorite talks
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Mobile app for dhammatalks.org website that lets you conveniently listen to daily talks, talk series, chants, guided meditations and lectures from the site on your iPhone or iPad. Most of the talks available on the site are accessible through this app. Includes features such as downloading and favoriting talks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DhammaTalks Mobile at 100% against Sarala Sinhala Tripitaka's 67%. DhammaTalks Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 50 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
DhammaTalks Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Sarala Sinhala Tripitaka's written reviews are positive against 100% of DhammaTalks Mobile's.
Sarala Sinhala Tripitaka ships an update every 50 months, DhammaTalks Mobile every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Sarala Sinhala Tripitaka | DhammaTalks Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 50 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 325 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Path Nirvana Foundation | Bill Parousis |
Customer experience
Sarala Sinhala Tripitaka
DhammaTalks Mobile
In-app purchases
Sarala Sinhala Tripitaka
No in-app purchases
DhammaTalks Mobile
No in-app purchases



