Comparison

一禅佛经 vs Sutra

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

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一禅佛经

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一禅佛经,一款安静、干净的读经 App。经文取自 CBETA 中华电子佛典集成,附新式标点,打开就能读诵。 【读经】 · 收录 20 部常用经典:心经、金刚经、阿弥陀经、无量寿经、观无量寿佛经、往生咒、普门品、大悲心陀罗尼经、地藏经、药师经、法华经、普贤行愿品、六祖坛经、楞严经、圆觉经、维摩诘经、八大人觉经、四十二章经、佛遗教经、十善业道经 · 左右翻页或上下滚动,字号、行距可调 · 纸张、白色、护眼、夜间四种背景 · 简体 / 繁体一键切换 · 全文搜索,快速找到经句 · 书签、收藏,自动记住读到的位置 【佛乐】 · 般禅梵唱:大悲咒、心经、准提咒、药师灌顶真言、六字大明咒等 · 后台播放、锁屏控制 · 列表循环、单曲循环、随机播放,可定时关闭 【礼佛】 · 线上佛堂,15 尊佛菩萨像可供奉,多种背景可选 · 上香、供灯、供花、供果 · 写下心愿并回向,仅自己可见 · 记录每日上香与连续礼佛天数 【分享】 · 长按选择经文,生成经文卡片 · 三种卡片样式,保存到相册或分享给好友 【同步】 · 使用 Apple 登录后,阅读进度、书签、收藏、礼佛记录在多台设备间同步 · 不登录也可以使用全部读经、佛乐功能

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Sutra

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Sutra — A pocket Tripitaka. An offline, distraction-free reader for the Chinese-Buddhist canon, with text sourced from CBETA (Chinese Buddhist Electronic Texts Association, latest open release), grounded in the Taishō Tripitaka. Translations by Kumārajīva, Xuanzang, Yijing and others — organized for daily reading. ■ 35 scriptures The Dharma-Drum daily-recital selection: Heart Sutra, Diamond Sutra, Amitābha Sutra, Universal Gate of Avalokiteśvara, Samantabhadra's Vows, 42 Sections, Medicine Buddha, Earth Treasury, Śūraṅgama, Perfect Enlightenment … Four major repentance liturgies: Liang Emperor, Threefold Samādhi Water, Great Compassion, Earth Treasury Jeweled, 88 Buddhas, Ten Small Mantras. Oldest-stratum short collections: Dhammapada, Aṭṭhakavagga, Itivuttaka, Saṃyukta-āgama selections (including Pabhassara Sutta, Mahāparinibbāna verse). ■ Four-language parallel reading Four core scriptures carry four reading modes:  Chinese — Classical Chinese translation (Xuanzang, Kumārajīva …)  Sanskrit — IAST + Devanāgarī, the original sound  English — translation, opening the meaning  English→Chinese — modern Mandarin transcribed from the English An in-app "Reading Languages" essay explains why each mode exists. ■ Traditional vertical ↔ modern horizontal One tap to switch. Vertical preserves the handwritten-sutra ritual feel; horizontal suits commuting and night reading. Four font sizes (S/M/L/XL); the size stays put when TTS playback is on. ■ Cinnabar-stamp aesthetic, sprinkled-gold paper Visual identity drawn from Song-Yuan sutra manuscripts: cream cotton-paper texture in light mode, royal navy with sprinkled gold in dark mode. Restrained palette designed to be easy on the eyes during long readings. ■ Recitation TTS Built-in Mandarin voices (Tingting / Meijia / Sinji) read along with you — useful when driving or eyes closed. ■ Six reflective essays  • Textual Strata — what layer of "the Buddha's word" we are reading  • Three Buddhas — the three shapes the Buddha takes in text  • Path of Deification — the five stages from man to god  • "Are all sentient beings originally Buddha?" — tracing the lineage of a Chan koan  • Reading Languages — positioning the four modes  • Sources & Attribution — CBETA license + acknowledgements ■ Reminders Daily passage push at 06:00; 16 major Buddhist holidays (Buddha's bath day, Avalokiteśvara's anniversary, Earth-Treasury Bodhisattva's anniversary …) push at 09:00. Optional integration with the system Reminders app. ■ Privacy Zero data collection. No tracking, no analytics, no upload. The sutra database ships with the app; your reading progress and bookmarks stay on your device. No ads, no IAP, no subscription, free forever. — Sutra text © CBETA (Chinese Buddhist Electronic Texts Association), latest open release. Base: Taishō Tripitaka © Daizo Shuppan K.K. (CBETA holds input and publication permissions). License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Taiwan — https://www.cbeta.org/copyright.php This app is non-commercial. Sutra texts are unaltered in substance, with CBETA attribution and version noted.

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一禅佛经4 screens
Sutra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 一禅佛经 at weekly against Sutra's every 3 weeks. 一禅佛经 also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

一禅佛经 ships an update weekly, Sutra every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
一禅佛经 versus Sutra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter一禅佛经Sutra
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer连伟 张一創系統有限公司

In-app purchases

None

一禅佛经

No in-app purchases

None

Sutra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 一禅佛经 free?
一禅佛经 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sutra free?
Sutra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 一禅佛经 or Sutra have ads?
Neither 一禅佛经 nor Sutra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 一禅佛经 or Sutra?
一禅佛经 ships an update weekly, and Sutra every 3 weeks. Most recently, 一禅佛经 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sutra on October 31, 2026.

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