Comparison

Hrdaya5 vs Zen Courtyard

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

Head to head
About

Hrdaya5

Engage in a unique healing game inspired by Buddhist traditions. Play traditional judgment games, a faster search mode, or try your luck with a gacha. Collect gods and track your progress through simple, letter-finding gameplay.

Highlights
  • Traditional judgment game
  • Revived "Quick Search" game
  • Gacha luck system
  • Collectible gods
  • Progress tracking
  • Voice reading option
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What is the Hrdaya5? Feel the Hrdaya. Buddha Game. Press the "Judgment" button on the first screen to play the traditional game. Click on the "Speed" button to play the revived "Quick Search" game. Press the "luck" button to get a gacha. Press the Record button to see a list of the gods you have collected so far. Click on the "Voice" button to switch the reading of the judgment game. The rules are simple. Find the letters in the order in the sutra and touch them. Touch all the letters and you're done. If you answer correctly, you will get a yellow circle. If you accumulate more than 1000 green circles, you can try your luck. About the display when clearing the fast search mode. The red circle shows the fastest time. Blue circle is the current clear time.

About

Zen Courtyard

Features
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Discover calm you can customize Zen Courtyard transforms a quiet corner of your iPhone into a living Zen garden you design yourself. Plant miniature bamboo, rake shimmering sand, or set a tranquil pond under moonlight—all rendered in gentle, hand-painted 3-D. Daily wisdom from an AI-powered Buddha Tap the golden Buddha to ask life questions, request a one-minute breathing guide, or save a favorite kōan to your journal. Conversations run on-device with privacy-first AI, so your reflections stay yours. Features Build & decorate – 40+ unlockable stones, lanterns, bonsai and seasonal backgrounds. Buddha Chat – real-time answers, gratitude prompts, and sleep stories. iCloud sync – your garden and chats travel across iPhone, iPad and Mac. In-App Purchases – optional Zen Points bundles let you expand your sanctuary faster; everything is earnable through daily practice. Why users love it “The AI Buddha feels like a pocket monk.” “Five minutes arranging stones calms me more than any timer-based meditation app.” Accessibility & privacy VoiceOver labels, haptic feedback, and color-blind palettes included. No ads, no third-party trackers; chat logs stay encrypted locally.

Screenshots

Hrdaya54 screens
Zen Courtyard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hrdaya5 at none against Zen Courtyard's 3. Zen Courtyard's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 11 months). On price, 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. Zen Courtyard sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Hrdaya5 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hrdaya5 ships an update every 11 months, Zen Courtyard daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Hrdaya5 versus Zen Courtyard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHrdaya5Zen Courtyard
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNORICHIKA NAKATA嘉炜 丰

In-app purchases

None

Hrdaya5

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Zen Courtyard

One-time3
  • Starter · 100 Zen Points$0.99
  • Mindful · 550 Zen Points$4.99
  • Tranquil · 1200 Zen Points$9.99

Questions

Is Hrdaya5 free?
Hrdaya5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zen Courtyard free?
Zen Courtyard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hrdaya5 or Zen Courtyard have ads?
Hrdaya5 shows ads; Zen Courtyard does not.
Which is updated more often, Hrdaya5 or Zen Courtyard?
Hrdaya5 ships an update every 11 months, and Zen Courtyard daily. Most recently, Hrdaya5 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Zen Courtyard on November 8, 2026.

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