Comparison

PlainZen vs Daily Sutra Zen Wisdom

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Plain language Zen explanation
  • Focus on practical application
  • Avoids jargon and rituals
  • Bookmark functionality
  • Table of contents navigation
  • Covers core Zen concepts
Features
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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?

About

Daily Sutra Zen Wisdom

Features
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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/

Screenshots

PlainZen4 screens
Daily Sutra Zen Wisdom3 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

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

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PlainZen versus Daily Sutra Zen Wisdom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlainZenDaily Sutra Zen Wisdom
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVicente MalixiJUNGLAE JO

In-app purchases

None

PlainZen

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Daily Sutra Zen Wisdom

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Monthly$5.991 Month

Questions

Is PlainZen free?
PlainZen costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Daily Sutra Zen Wisdom free?
Daily Sutra Zen Wisdom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PlainZen or Daily Sutra Zen Wisdom have ads?
Neither PlainZen nor Daily Sutra Zen Wisdom shows ads.

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