Tipitaka Pali Reader vs Cast
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.
Cast
This interactive edition of the ancient Chinese divination text helps you explore life's important questions. Focus universal energies to seek guidance and discover what fortune holds for you.
- Interactive I Ching edition
- Ask life's important questions
- Focus universal energies
- Discover your fortune
- Carefully designed interface
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Cast: I Ching is a carefully designed interactive edition of the I Ching – the Book of Changes. Focus the energies of the universe on answering the important questions of your life. Ask the I Ching what fortune holds for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cast at 5.0 against Tipitaka Pali Reader's 4.6. Cast also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). Tipitaka Pali Reader's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 5). 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.
Cast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tipitaka Pali Reader has 26 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Tipitaka Pali Reader's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cast's.
Tipitaka Pali Reader ships an update every 4 weeks, Cast every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tipitaka Pali Reader | Cast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 681 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Path Nirvana Foundation | AFSHIN DARIAN |
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Tipitaka Pali Reader
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In-app purchases
Tipitaka Pali Reader
No in-app purchases
Cast
No in-app purchases
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