LA Phil vs Dharma Words
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LA Phil
Enhance your concert experience with event discovery, ticket management, and program information. Stay informed about venue guidelines and safety updates for seamless enjoyment.
- Discover upcoming events
- Share and scan tickets
- Learn about music programs
- Stay updated on safety information
- Venue guidelines
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One city, many stages, and an app that lets you experience it all. The LA Phil app makes it easier to see what’s happening across Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and The Ford.
Dharma Words
This app shares Buddhist teachings and inspirations from Venerable Master Hsing Yun. It explains the concept of karma, emphasizing that good deeds lead to merit and wrongdoings to negative karma, rather than predicting fate.
- Buddhist teachings
- Inspirations from Venerable Master Hsing Yun
- Explanation of karma
- Focus on good deeds and merit
- Guidance on avoiding negative karma
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Venerable Master Hsing Yun introduced the “Dharma Words” as a way to share the Buddha’s teachings and inspirations with devotees and visitors. The “Dharma Words” differ from fortune telling in that they do not determine the fate of a person. Their purpose is to explain the Buddhist concept of karma – performing good deeds will bring good merit while wrong doings will bring bad karma.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dharma Words at 100% against LA Phil's 36%. Dharma Words also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). LA Phil's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dharma Words holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of LA Phil's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dharma Words's.
LA Phil ships an update every 5 weeks, Dharma Words every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LA Phil | Dharma Words |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Los Angeles Philharmonic Association | Beautiful Life Television Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
LA Phil
Dharma Words
In-app purchases
LA Phil
No in-app purchases
Dharma Words
No in-app purchases
Questions
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