Comparison

DhammaTalks Mobile vs Astromunk

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

Head to head
About

DhammaTalks Mobile

Access a vast library of daily talks, chants, and guided meditations from dhammatalks.org. Download and favorite content for convenient listening on your iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • Listen to daily talks
  • Access talk series
  • Stream chants
  • Guided meditations
  • Download talks
  • Favorite talks
Features
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Mobile app for dhammatalks.org website that lets you conveniently listen to daily talks, talk series, chants, guided meditations and lectures from the site on your iPhone or iPad. Most of the talks available on the site are accessible through this app. Includes features such as downloading and favoriting talks.

About

Astromunk

Gain personalized insights into your life with authentic Tibetan astrology and Buddhist wisdom. This app offers daily horoscopes, a personalized Tibetan calendar, AI-powered chat, compatibility checks, and Dharma podcasts to guide your spiritual journey.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily horoscopes
  • Authentic Tibetan calendar
  • AI-powered Dawa Chat
  • Compatibility checks
  • Tibetan zodiac sign analysis
  • Dharma podcasts with tap-to-learn
Features
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What if you had a companion, anticipating your life’s ebbs and flows, and guiding each day with authentic Tibetan astrology and Buddhist wisdom? Astromunk brings you: • Your Daily Guide: Delivers authentic, ultra-personalized Tibetan horoscopes and Buddhist wisdom—not pop-Dharma or generic feel-good spirituality—to help you through life’s ups and downs. It brings together insights from all major Tibetan astrological approaches including Kalachakra Astrology and Mewa Astrology. • Tibetan Calendar: A living, personalized Tibetan calendar showing sacred Dharma days, days for specific practices (e.g. fire and naga pujas) and each days’ personal favorability for you and specific activities (e.g. haircuts, travel and many more). • Dawa Chat: The world’s first AI companion that understands Tibetan astrology and is rooted in Tibetan Buddhism, ready to chat with you about anything on your mind. Dawa's answers are anchored to your own personalized Astromunk calculations and a library of classical and contemporary Buddhist teachings. • Compatibility Checks: Explore compatibility with a partner, friend, or fellow sangha using the traditional system of five energies. • Your Tibetan Zodiac Signs: Find out your Tibetan zodiac signs and birth Mewa, character tendencies, and good and bad days of the week and month. • Dharma Podcasts: Tune into down-to-earth conversations that make Buddhist practice and Tibetan astrology accessible, actionable, and—dare we say—fun. Podcasts cover teachings by renowned classical Indian and Tibetan Buddhist masters and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. • Tap-to-Learn: Our podcast player bubbles up relevant terms along the track timeline, and you can tap each bubble to learn about key Buddhist terms and concepts without leaving the player. Need help? Email us: contact@astromunk.com Wondering about your data? We don’t sell or misuse your data. We believe that would bring lots of bad karma. • https://astromunk.com/Privacy • https://astromunk.com/Terms

Screenshots

DhammaTalks Mobile3 screens
Astromunk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DhammaTalks Mobile at none against Astromunk's 2. Astromunk's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Astromunk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. DhammaTalks Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DhammaTalks Mobile against 5.0 for Astromunk. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 37 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DhammaTalks Mobile ships an update every 3 months, Astromunk every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DhammaTalks Mobile versus Astromunk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDhammaTalks MobileAstromunk
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (25 ratings) — better5.0 (37 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2537 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBill ParousisInventerprising Pty Limited

Customer experience

DhammaTalks Mobile

All ratings22 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Astromunk

All ratings35 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DhammaTalks Mobile

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Astromunk

Subscriptions2
  • Astromunk Premium (1 Month)7 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • Astromunk Premium7 Days trial$23.991 Year

Questions

Is DhammaTalks Mobile free?
DhammaTalks Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Astromunk free?
Astromunk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DhammaTalks Mobile or Astromunk?
DhammaTalks Mobile is rated higher. DhammaTalks Mobile averages 5.0 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Astromunk averages 5.0 from 37 ratings.
Do DhammaTalks Mobile or Astromunk have ads?
Neither DhammaTalks Mobile nor Astromunk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DhammaTalks Mobile or Astromunk?
DhammaTalks Mobile ships an update every 3 months, and Astromunk every 10 days. Most recently, DhammaTalks Mobile was updated on November 7, 2026 and Astromunk on November 5, 2026.

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