Comparison

Tipitaka Abidan vs Plain Dharma

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

Head to head
About

Tipitaka Abidan

This app provides definitions for over 200,000 Pali words from 27 books across 25 volumes. It features Myanmar Unicode search and supports both Day and Night theme modes for a comfortable reading experience.

Highlights
  • 200,000+ Pali word definitions
  • 27 books, 25 volumes
  • Myanmar Unicode search
  • Day/Night theme mode
  • Extensive dictionary content
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Tipitaka Pali-Myanmar Dictionary - Definitions of over 200,000 pali words - 27 books of 25 volumes - search word ( myanmar unicode ) - support Day/ Night Theme mode

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Plain Dharma

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Plain Dharma offers the six foundational teachings of the Buddha in plain modern English — free, and dedicated to the public domain. These are the discourses at the root of the whole tradition: the first talk in the deer park, the teaching on not-self, the fire sermon, loving-kindness, the foundations of mindfulness, and how to decide what to believe. They're rendered for a first-time reader who'd rather understand than wade through footnotes — the structure, the repetitions, and the key images are kept; the archaic English is stripped away. • Read all six in about an hour • Listen to the narrated audiobook • Highlight passages and keep private notes — with an optional account to sync across your devices • Also available in Simplified Chinese • No ads, no tracking, nothing to buy Everything here — the text, the audio, and the art — is CC0 / public domain. Copy it, print it, translate it, remix it, share it freely. A small gift, offered in the spirit of the dharma.

Screenshots

Tipitaka Abidan3 screens
Plain Dharma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Plain Dharma at every 6 weeks against Tipitaka Abidan's every 3 months. Tipitaka Abidan's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

Tipitaka Abidan ships an update every 3 months, Plain Dharma every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tipitaka Abidan versus Plain Dharma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTipitaka AbidanPlain Dharma
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size1.0 GB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPinnyar DazaFlexbike, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Tipitaka Abidan

No in-app purchases

None

Plain Dharma

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tipitaka Abidan free?
Tipitaka Abidan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plain Dharma free?
Plain Dharma is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tipitaka Abidan or Plain Dharma have ads?
Neither Tipitaka Abidan nor Plain Dharma shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tipitaka Abidan or Plain Dharma?
Tipitaka Abidan ships an update every 3 months, and Plain Dharma every 6 weeks. Most recently, Tipitaka Abidan was updated on October 22, 2026 and Plain Dharma on October 25, 2026.

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