Tipitaka Pali Reader vs PitakaGuide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tipitaka Pali Reader
Navigate extensive Pali texts with powerful dictionary and search tools. This offline application offers fast, precise results for exploring Buddhist scriptures. Supports multiple scripts for enhanced accessibility.
- Offline access to Pali texts
- Advanced search functionality
- Multiple dictionary definitions
- Integrated Sanskrit definitions
- Support for various scripts (Sinhala, Myanmar, Thai, Devanagiri)
- Fast search results
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TPR is a software program to help one navigate the vast amounts of Pāḷi texts. The Dictionaries and Search functions are where TPR separates itself from the other Pāḷi readers. It is very fast and totally offline. This application was created at Pa-Auk Forest Monastery in Maymyo. The Mac app supports Sinhala, Myanmar, Thai, and Devanagiri Scripts. The Search function is fast. very very fast. Click on the matrix to limit your search or select all books. As you type, we show you what is available. Click on the word and jump to your searches quickly by list or with a table of search results. The Dictionary panel can display multiple definitions from the selected dictionaries. You can disable or enable them with a simple click to the checkboxes. You can even search for English words you may want to understand clearer by clicking on the English words inside the panel. The dictionaries are also integrated with Sanskrit.
PitakaGuide
This app provides access to Buddhist scriptures, allowing users to search and open specific topics. It offers features like recent and favorite topic lists, along with day and night themes for comfortable reading.
- Searchable scripture topics
- Recent topics list
- Favorite topics list
- Day and night themes
- Access to 3 volumes
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Pitaka Guide ( 3 volume ) - U Sihabala Topics of Pitaka - search and open topic - support recent and favourite - support day and night theme
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PitakaGuide at 5.0 against Tipitaka Pali Reader's 4.6. PitakaGuide also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 89%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Tipitaka Pali Reader's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (26 vs 7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
PitakaGuide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Tipitaka Pali Reader's written reviews are positive against 100% of PitakaGuide's.
Tipitaka Pali Reader ships an update fortnightly, PitakaGuide every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tipitaka Pali Reader | PitakaGuide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 668 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Path Nirvana Foundation | Pinnyar Daza |
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Tipitaka Pali Reader
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In-app purchases
Tipitaka Pali Reader
No in-app purchases
PitakaGuide
No in-app purchases
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