PitakaGuide vs Pathan Tayar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Pathan Tayar
Explore a comprehensive collection of Burmese Buddhist texts, including suttas and commentaries. This app offers an intuitive interface, dark mode, and AI support to help you deepen your understanding and practice.
- Vast library of Buddhist texts
- Intuitive user interface
- Dark mode for eye comfort
- Lamp mode for ambient reading
- AI live support for questions
- Markdown text formatting
- Advanced search functionality
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Access a vast library of Burmese Buddhist texts, including suttas, commentaries, and historical works. Our carefully curated collection brings the dharma to life, allowing you to deepen your understanding and practice anytime, anywhere. Key Features: Intuitive Interface: Navigate effortlessly through texts with our user-friendly design Dark Mode: Reduce eye strain during night reading sessions Lamp Mode: Enjoy a warm, soothing display reminiscent of traditional oil lamps AI Live Support: Get instant answers to your questions about texts or Buddhist concepts Markdown Text: Easily format and customize your notes and bookmarks Advanced Search: Find specific passages, terms, or themes across the entire library
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PitakaGuide at 5.0 against Pathan Tayar's 4.3. PitakaGuide also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16). Pathan Tayar's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
PitakaGuide ships an update every 2 months, Pathan Tayar every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PitakaGuide | Pathan Tayar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pinnyar Daza | Ye Mon Aung |
Customer experience
PitakaGuide
Pathan Tayar
In-app purchases
PitakaGuide
No in-app purchases
Pathan Tayar
No in-app purchases
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