Buddha Quotes & Dhammapada vs Sutta 423
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Buddha Quotes & Dhammapada
Discover profound wisdom from Gautama Buddha with a collection of inspiring quotes. Save your favorites, share them via email or SMS, and post facts directly to social media. This app offers daily Buddhist inspirations to uplift and guide you.
- Save favorite quotes
- Share quotes via email
- Share quotes via SMS
- Post facts to Facebook
- Daily Buddhist inspirations
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Discover daily peace, spiritual clarity, and timeless Buddhist wisdom with Buddha Quotes & Dhammapada — your personal companion for mindfulness, meditation, and sacred scripture. Immerse yourself in the complete 26-chapter Dhammapada library, featuring 423 authentic verses translated by F. Max Müller (Sacred Books of the East). Whether you want a quick daily quote for inspiration or an in-depth audio study session, this app provides a tranquil, serene space for your spiritual journey. KEY FEATURES: COMPLETE 26-CHAPTER DHAMMAPADA Read the complete sacred verses of the Dhammapada, from the Twin Verses to the Brahman. Navigate between chapters effortlessly with smooth auto-scrolling reader cards. SOOTHING AUDIO NARRATOR Listen to full chapter narration read aloud with natural iOS speech voices. Audio continues seamlessly as you browse verse cards or study individual lines. ZEN FOCUS MODE Eliminate screen distractions with Zen Focus Mode. Fade away toolbars and buttons to enjoy a clean, quiet reading page tailored for deep meditation. DAILY QUOTES & INSPIRATIONS Swipe through daily quote cards and reflect on profound teachings. Tap any quote card to jump directly to its full chapter and verse context. FAVORITES & BOOKMARKS Star your favorite verses to build a personalized collection of sacred wisdom for morning reflections or evening quiet time. CUSTOMIZABLE READING EXPERIENCE Tailor the reader to your eyes with adjustable font sizes, dynamic theme colors, and serene typography. UPGRADE TO PRO: Unlock the full 26-chapter Dhammapada library, high-quality Audio Reader narration, and distraction-free Zen Focus Mode. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQmhT6NXbM1qdZ75KpuC0hfgWEDHnXIARFObOYNGdbkt0Usbe26zvrZXSBTt6ocyVzY08SCFxGeDzMj/pub Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Sutta 423
This app delivers one verse from the ancient Dhammapada text each morning for 423 days. It offers a slow, reflective practice, with verses repeating to deepen understanding over time. Available in multiple languages, it focuses on mindful engagement without pressure.
- Daily verse delivery
- 423-day progression
- Verse repetition for deeper understanding
- Multilingual support
- No streaks or guilt
- Archive and favorite verses (supporter feature)
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One verse from the Dhammapada each morning, for 423 days. Read it. Sit with it. Return tomorrow. The Dhammapada is one of the best-known texts in the Pali Canon: 423 short verses, attributed to the Buddha, on heedfulness, craving, anger, joy, clarity and freedom. Sutta 423 walks you through it slowly, one day at a time. THE PRACTICE One verse appears each morning. Read it. Let it settle. Carry it into the day. A few minutes is enough. In 423 days, you'll have walked through the whole Dhammapada—not just read it, but lived with it. THE ECHO After a week, verses begin to return. What you read on Day 1 comes back on Day 8, then Day 15, then further out. Repetition deepens understanding, without turning practice into homework. NO STREAKS. NO GUILT. This isn't an app that wants more of your time. Miss a day? Your place will still be here. Come back when you're ready. A BOOK IN YOUR HAND Turn on the cloth cover, and today's verse waits inside a book. On iPhone Duo, folding the phone closes it. IN YOUR LANGUAGE Sutta 423 also reads in Spanish, Japanese, Arabic and 19 more languages. Each is translated from the Pali, in the same plain voice: nothing softened, nothing added. YOUR PLACE IS KEPT Sutta 423 asks you to sign in with Apple or Google. Your account keeps your place in the 423 days, so you can pick up where you left off, on this iPhone or the next. SUPPORTING SUTTA The daily verse is free. If Sutta 423 matters to you, you can become a supporter and pay what feels right, from Jasmine to Pu’er, weekly or monthly. Supporters can return to past verses in the Archive and save the ones they love. Supporter levels are subscriptions that renew until you cancel. The Dhammapada is just the beginning. More of the Buddha's teachings are coming. For now, begin here. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sutta423.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sutta 423 at weekly against Buddha Quotes & Dhammapada's every 10 months. Sutta 423 also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). Buddha Quotes & Dhammapada's advantage is ratings volume (667 vs 26). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Buddha Quotes & Dhammapada sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $20.00 per month and Sutta 423 sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sutta 423 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buddha Quotes & Dhammapada has 667 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Buddha Quotes & Dhammapada ships an update every 10 months, Sutta 423 weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Buddha Quotes & Dhammapada | Sutta 423 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (667 ratings) | 4.8 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 667 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Quach | Artisan Strategies |
Customer experience
Buddha Quotes & Dhammapada
Sutta 423
Bugs and requests
Buddha Quotes & Dhammapada
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezing or crashing issues
- Navigation buttons not working as expected
- Syncing problems across devices
Requested features
5 requests- Daily notification or reminder feature
- Ability to save or bookmark favorite quotes
- More diverse range of quote topics and sources
- Option to customize background images
- Integration with other mindfulness/meditation apps
Sutta 423
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Buddha Quotes & Dhammapada
- Pro Monthly$20.001 Month
- Pro Yearly$119.991 Year
- Ad-Free Version$2.99
- Buy me a Latte$4.99
- Buy me Lunch$9.99
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- Buy me Dinner$19.99
- Fill my Gas Tank$49.99
- Fly me to Hawaii$999.99
Sutta 423
- Jasmine2 variants$3.991 Month
- Oolong2 variants$6.991 Month
- Dragon Well2 variants$9.997 Days
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- Silver Needle2 variants$29.997 Days
- Pu’er2 variants$99.991 Month
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