Zen Wisdom vs Dharma Leafs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zen Wisdom
Access a vast collection of Zen wisdom quotes on the go. Enjoy daily inspiration, browse randomly, or explore the entire library. Easily share your favorite quotes via email and social media, and save them for later.
- Daily quotes
- Random quote browsing
- Full quote collection
- Favorite quote saving
- Social media sharing
- Email sharing
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Zen Wisdom is a calm daily practice for quotes, guided meditation, journaling, and reflection. Start with a quote of the day, browse themed Zen and wisdom sayings, save favorites, listen to voice-led meditations, and capture gentle journal reflections. Premium unlocks the full habit loop: daily Zen affirmation reminders, 7-day practice paths, weekly reflection recaps, the full meditation library, curated quote paths, themed prompt packs, ritual builder, and appearance options. Subscription options include Weekly and Annual auto-renewable plans. Lifetime is a one-time unlock. Subscription information: Weekly Premium: $4.99/week Annual Premium: $29.99/year Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://zenwisdom.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://zenwisdom.app/terms.html Support: https://zenwisdom.app/support.html
Dharma Leafs
Receive daily zen quotes and guided breathing exercises to find calm during stressful moments. It also connects practitioners to an online Zen community for sittings, retreats, and teacher interaction.
- Zen quotes
- Breathing exercises
- Online Zen community
- Zazen sittings
- Virtual retreats
- Teacher interaction
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Tap the screen and you will receive a zen quote and a simple breathing exercise. At trying moments during your day, recite the quote once slowly, then focus on the breath for the times indicated. Repeat as helpful. Treeleaf Zendo is an online practice place for Zen practitioners who cannot easily commute to a Zen Center due to health concerns, living in remote areas, or childcare, work and family needs. Treeleaf seeks to provide Zazen sittings, retreats, discussion, interaction with a teacher, and all other activities of a Soto Zen Buddhist Sangha.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dharma Leafs at none against Zen Wisdom's 3. Dharma Leafs also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17.0). Zen Wisdom's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (23 vs 1). On price, review sentiment and monetization model 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. Zen Wisdom sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Dharma Leafs asks for nothing beyond the download.
Zen Wisdom holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zen Wisdom has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Zen Wisdom's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dharma Leafs's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Zen Wisdom | Dharma Leafs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (23 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tom Lewis | Vincent Pompe van Meerdervoort |
Customer experience
Zen Wisdom
Dharma Leafs
Bugs and requests
Zen Wisdom
Reported bugs
3 issues- Daily quote getting stuck on the same quote for weeks
- Crashes when trying to share quotes
- Incompatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- More frequent quote updates
- Ability to remove duplicate quotes from favorites
- Search or browse through past quotes
- Sorting options for favorites
- More Confucius, Sun Tzu, and Tao quotes
Dharma Leafs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Zen Wisdom
- Zen Wisdom Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
- Zen Wisdom Premium Annual$29.991 Year
- Zen Wisdom Lifetime$79.99
Dharma Leafs
No in-app purchases
Questions
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