PlainZen vs Daily Sutra Zen Wisdom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlainZen
This tutorial explains Zen in simple terms, focusing on its practical application in daily life. It demystifies Zen by avoiding jargon and historical details, emphasizing how it works and improves well-being for anyone, regardless of background. The app includes features to bookmark your progress and navigate through various topics.
- Plain language Zen explanation
- Focus on practical application
- Avoids jargon and rituals
- Bookmark functionality
- Table of contents navigation
- Covers core Zen concepts
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A simple, easy to understand, tutorial of Zen and how to use it in your life. Written in plain language, this hopefully dispels the reputation of Zen as being 'mysterious', 'mystical', 'deep', 'hard to get' because of the difficulty in explaining its practice. Zen is actually very practical and simple if what is explained is what it's for and how to practice it. Other teaching books tend to get bogged down in Zen history, Zen terms and rituals. This tutorial tries to put those things aside first and concentrate on the essence of Zen: how it works, why it works, and how it makes our life better. Not a religion nor a cult nor a philosophy, Zen is a healthy mental attitude that can help anyone of any religious background or philosophy. Remembers your place in the book. Tap on 'Bookmarks' icon to jump to your personal bookmarks. Tap on 'Contents' icon to jump to the different topics: CONTENTS Learning Zen is no big deal How our mind works Realization#1: Thoughts and the thinker are no big deal Meditation/Practice#1:Do an activity... Realization#2: You and perfection The Self Reality: only one self The outside world: The world is out there Reality: no separation Freedom from fear: Two kinds: regular and premium Source of fear What's there to lose? Meaning: Life is a river Outside looking in Getting back in the flow Zen practice: Meditation: calm you down Koans: shake you up Enlightenment vs guilt: aha! Conclusion: Zen is yoga for the mind Meditation/Practice #2: Severing duality Meditation/Practice#3: When waking or before sleeping Q&A Is thinking or thought bad? So how is Zen different from thinking? How do I get that 'insight' or 'enlightenment' and how do I retain it? How are people related, connected? Is it okay to follow a person, a movement, a philosophy, a religion without doubt, without question? How does Zen view money, jobs, unemployment, wars, sex, hate, love?
Daily Sutra Zen Wisdom
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Daily Buddhist scripture with wisdom from other traditions. PRIVACY https://sta3e-n.com/phraseflow-buddhism/privacy.html SUPPORT https://sta3e-n.com/phraseflow-buddhism/support.html EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Daily Sutra Zen Wisdom at Free against PlainZen's $1.99. PlainZen's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Daily Sutra Zen Wisdom is free to download; PlainZen costs $1.99 up front. Daily Sutra Zen Wisdom sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. PlainZen asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | PlainZen | Daily Sutra Zen Wisdom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vicente Malixi | JUNGLAE JO |
In-app purchases
PlainZen
No in-app purchases
Daily Sutra Zen Wisdom
- Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
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