Comparison

PitakaGuide vs OpenTipitaka

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

OpenTipitaka

Access and study the Pali Tipiṭaka with multilingual translations and offline capabilities. Features include paragraph-by-paragraph comparison, fast search, and study tools like bookmarks and dictionary lookup.

Highlights
  • Pali Tipiṭaka reading
  • Multilingual paragraph-by-paragraph translations
  • Offline access
  • Fast search
  • Study tools (bookmarks, dictionary)
  • Community correction suggestions
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OpenTipitaka is a focused reader for the Pali Tipiṭaka, built for study, reference, and daily reading on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Read the Pali canon with multilingual, paragraph-by-paragraph translations, fast search, offline access, and study tools designed for close reading. Multilingual Translations OpenTipitaka supports AI-generated translations in multiple languages, including: Chinese, English, Vietnamese, Thai, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Myanmar, Sinhala, Spanish, Marathi, and Tibetan. The translations are generated with reference to Myanmar translations and Nissaya materials. While they are not a substitute for the Pali original or qualified human guidance, most translations have reached a level close to human translation quality and are continually improved through review and community correction suggestions. Key Features Pali Tipiṭaka reading Browse and read the Pali texts in a clean, study-focused interface. Multilingual paragraph-by-paragraph reading Display available translations together with the Pali original, aligned by paragraph for easier comparison and understanding. Offline access Keep texts available on your device and continue reading without an internet connection. Fast search Find passages, terms, and references quickly across the collection. Comfortable reading experience A quiet layout designed for long reading sessions on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Study tools Use features such as bookmarks, dictionary lookup, multi-tab reading, split-screen reading, auto-scroll, and translation read-aloud where available. Community corrections Help improve the texts by submitting correction suggestions where supported.

Screenshots

PitakaGuide3 screens
OpenTipitaka4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PitakaGuide at 100% against OpenTipitaka's 0%. PitakaGuide also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). OpenTipitaka's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PitakaGuide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of PitakaGuide's written reviews are positive against 0% of OpenTipitaka's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PitakaGuide ships an update every 2 months, OpenTipitaka every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PitakaGuide versus OpenTipitaka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPitakaGuideOpenTipitaka
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPinnyar DazaDhamma Sarana

Customer experience

PitakaGuide

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

OpenTipitaka

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

PitakaGuide

No in-app purchases

None

OpenTipitaka

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PitakaGuide free?
PitakaGuide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OpenTipitaka free?
OpenTipitaka is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PitakaGuide or OpenTipitaka?
PitakaGuide is rated higher. PitakaGuide averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while OpenTipitaka averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do PitakaGuide or OpenTipitaka have ads?
Neither PitakaGuide nor OpenTipitaka shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PitakaGuide or OpenTipitaka?
PitakaGuide ships an update every 2 months, and OpenTipitaka every 3 weeks. Most recently, PitakaGuide was updated on November 3, 2026 and OpenTipitaka on October 31, 2026.

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