Comparison

HatMag vs BuddhaMind

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

Head to head
About

HatMag

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Subscribers to The Hat Magazine can read all issues that go with their subscription online using this app. The Hat Magazine is the only independent journal serving the Hat Trade. Readers include all sectors of the Hat Trade: Department store buyers, Independent retail buyers, Hire shop buyers, Designers, Manufacturers, Wholesalers, Independent milliners and Fashion college students. The magazine is published quarterly in February, May, August and November.

About

BuddhaMind

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BuddhaMind is a meditation app from the London Buddhist Centre, designed to help you develop greater awareness, wisdom and compassion. Whether you’re new to meditation or have been practising for years, BuddhaMind offers high-quality guided meditations, structured courses, and teachings for modern life — all rooted in the Buddhist tradition. This isn’t just another meditation app. It’s a doorway into a living spiritual community. All content is created by experienced Buddhist teachers, grounded in their own practice of the Buddha’s teachings. What you’ll find inside • Guided meditations, including mindfulness, loving-kindness (mettā), compassion, body awareness, and practices for working with difficult emotions • Structured, multi-week courses that support depth and continuity in practice • A simple meditation timer for daily practice • Teachings from experienced Buddhist teachers connected with the London Buddhist Centre • A sense of connection to a living Buddhist community

Screenshots

HatMag4 screens
BuddhaMind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BuddhaMind at every 10 days against HatMag's every 2 months. BuddhaMind also leads on iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

HatMag ships an update every 2 months, BuddhaMind every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
HatMag versus BuddhaMind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHatMagBuddhaMind
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.014.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNepheleLondon Buddhist Centre

In-app purchases

None

HatMag

No in-app purchases

None

BuddhaMind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HatMag free?
HatMag is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BuddhaMind free?
BuddhaMind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HatMag or BuddhaMind have ads?
Neither HatMag nor BuddhaMind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HatMag or BuddhaMind?
HatMag ships an update every 2 months, and BuddhaMind every 10 days. Most recently, HatMag was updated on September 14, 2026 and BuddhaMind on October 1, 2026.

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