Hrdaya5 vs Zen Courtyard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Zen Courtyard
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Zen Courtyard sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Hrdaya5 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hrdaya5 ships an update every 11 months, Zen Courtyard daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hrdaya5 | Zen Courtyard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NORICHIKA NAKATA | 嘉炜 丰 |
In-app purchases
Hrdaya5
No in-app purchases
Zen Courtyard
- Starter · 100 Zen Points$0.99
- Mindful · 550 Zen Points$4.99
- Tranquil · 1200 Zen Points$9.99
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