Comparison

Easy Pinyin vs Diwartapati

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

Head to head
About

Easy Pinyin

Master Chinese Hanyu Pinyin with this app. It offers real pronunciation for all letter combinations, listening exercises, spelling practice, and the ability to copy Pinyin from shared phrases. Customize your learning experience with multiple theme color options.

Highlights
  • Real Pinyin pronunciation
  • Listening exercises
  • Spelling practice
  • Copy Pinyin
  • Theme color options
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This is an app to learn Chinese Pinyin. Contains the following functions: 1. Real pronunciation of all combinations of Pinyin letters 2. Various listening exercises such as initial consonants and dialogue phrases 3. Chinese Pinyin spelling practice 4. Common pronunciation of real pronunciation pronunciation 5. Copy pinyin of shared phrases or phrases 6. Multiple theme color options

About

Diwartapati

This app supports Theravada Buddhists in Myanmar with a 108-day vow, offering daily recitation guides, prayer beads, and a 3D home shrine. It also includes Dhamma learning resources and a moderated community for sharing reflections.

Highlights
  • 108-day vow tracker
  • Daily recitation guide
  • Animated prayer beads and counter
  • 3D home shrine with offerings
  • Dhamma learning resources
  • Moderated community forum
  • Daily reminders
Features
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Diwartapati is a companion for the Diwartapati Adhiṭṭhāna: the 108-day vow of reciting the Divā tapati verse (Dhammapada 387) kept by Theravada Buddhists in Myanmar. "The sun shines by day, the moon lights up the night, but the Buddha shines with radiance all day and all night." Start your vow on a day you choose, see which day and stage you are on, recite in the right order and keep the vow unbroken with a gentle daily reminder, in Burmese or English. MADE FOR IPHONE DUO • Open, pages spread across both halves: the list beside the reading, books that open like real books • The 3D home shrine shows its three walls across the open display and follows the fold • Folded, everything works as on any iPhone YOUR 108-DAY VOW, DAY BY DAY • 12 stages of 9 days, counted from your own start date • Today's target, from 9 to 108 recitations, and a record chart of every day • A recitation guide for homage, the verse and the sharing of merit • A progress card to share when you complete a stage PRAYER BEADS AND COUNTER • A tap counter with today's target and gentle haptics • Animated prayer beads for 27, 54, 108 or your own number of rounds • A daily reminder at your chosen start time MORE VOWS • Nine Qualities (Navaguṇa) vow programs of 3, 9, 21, 30, 45 and 90 days • A vow of your own, or the 16-tier Khanti pagoda, each with its own daily count and reminder YOUR 3D HOME SHRINE • Make the daily offerings of water, flowers and light at your own shrine • Strike the gong to share merit; the sky follows the time of day • Visit the story gallery, chant room, vow hall and hall of honour LEARN THE DHAMMA • A Dhammapada verse every day in Pali, English and Burmese • Illustrated Dhamma story books for young readers • Dhamma quizzes with levels, a daily quiz and an evening exam • Dhamma texts, talks and books, with offline downloads A KIND, MODERATED COMMUNITY • Share reflections, comment and rejoice with "Sadhu" • A Dhamma group chat • Report and block everywhere, community rules with zero tolerance for abuse, and moderators who review reports within 24 hours • Delete your account at any time from your profile FREE AND PRIVATE • No ads and nothing to buy • An account is optional: sign in with Apple or Google to post and to keep your practice in sync Diwartapati has been made by Sithu Aung since 2023. Questions or ideas: Settings > Contact & Feedback, or https://diwar.burma.it.com

Screenshots

Easy Pinyin4 screens
Diwartapati4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Diwartapati at 75% against Easy Pinyin's 0%. Diwartapati also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Easy Pinyin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Diwartapati asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Diwartapati holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diwartapati has 678 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Easy Pinyin's written reviews are positive against 75% of Diwartapati's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Easy Pinyin ships an update every 8 months, Diwartapati every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Easy Pinyin versus Diwartapati: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy PinyinDiwartapati
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (7 ratings)4.8 (678 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7678 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB174 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer世恩 朱Sithu Aung

Customer experience

Easy Pinyin

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Diwartapati

All ratings665 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Easy Pinyin

One-time1
  • Full version$1.99
None

Diwartapati

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Easy Pinyin free?
Easy Pinyin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Diwartapati free?
Diwartapati is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Easy Pinyin or Diwartapati?
Diwartapati is rated higher. Easy Pinyin averages 3.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Diwartapati averages 4.8 from 678 ratings.
Do Easy Pinyin or Diwartapati have ads?
Neither Easy Pinyin nor Diwartapati shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Easy Pinyin or Diwartapati?
Easy Pinyin ships an update every 8 months, and Diwartapati every 8 days. Most recently, Easy Pinyin was updated on November 2, 2026 and Diwartapati on November 3, 2026.

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