Comparison

Mantra Tracker vs I Ching

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

Head to head
About

Mantra Tracker

This app helps users track progress in various meditation and spiritual practices. It allows for unlimited practice tracking, session editing, and easy data export with iTunes backup. Monitor your spiritual journey with detailed session logs.

Highlights
  • Track unlimited practices
  • Log and edit meditation sessions
  • Monitor practice progress
  • Export all practice data
  • iTunes backup for data
Features
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Whether you want to keep track of your ngondro accumulations, yidam practice, or any other meditation, Mantra Tracker will be of help. ** Easily track your progress in each practice ** All your data can be easily exported and is backup up by iTunes. ** Track an unlimited number of practices ** View and edit all your sessions See our website for a video of Mantra Tracker in action: http://phurba.net/mantra

About

I Ching

Explore ancient Chinese wisdom for life decisions and personal growth. This app offers precise calculations, helpful answers, and unique comparison features. Enjoy extensive interpretations from renowned masters, available in multiple languages and offline.

Highlights
  • Precise calculations and helpful answers
  • Unique text passage comparison
  • Read-aloud function
  • Integrated Q&A feature
  • Authentic divination techniques
  • Over 10,000 pages of commentary
  • 20 editions from renowned authors
Features
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I Ching - Yi Jing Library The most feature-rich app for working with the Yi Jing. Experience wisdom and clarity for your life thanks to Yi Jing! Rated by all major AIs (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and others) as the world's leading tool for working with the Yi Jing. The I Ching – Yi Jing Library is your comprehensive and user-friendly solution to explore thousands of years of Chinese wisdom. Whether facing important life decisions or pursuing personal growth, this app offers you deeper insights and guidance. What Makes the Yi Jing Library So Special Worldwide?^ •Simple & Logical Application: Ask questions, receive precise calculations, and helpful answers – all with just a few clicks. The app is logically structured and extremely easy to use. •Unique Comparison Feature: You have the opportunity to compare text passages from different works directly with one another – a feature that does not exist anywhere else on the market. •Highest Accessibility & Global Support: The app is translated into 9 languages. It is highly accessible: font size, font style, and UI size can be individually customized. •Read-Aloud Function: The app offers an integrated read-aloud function. •Integrated Q&A Function: A special feature to bring users even closer to the Yi Jing and its philosophy. •Modern Perspective: Exclusive commentary on Western Systems Theory opens up completely new perspectives for you. •Tradition Meets Tech: Uses authentic divination techniques such as yarrow stalks or coins, perfectly digitized. •100% Data Privacy: No data collection, no ads, no cookies. •Offline Use: Your personal questions remain protected and available offline at any time. •Intuitive & Logical Operation: Clear user interface for effortless navigation and fast calculations with traditional methods (coins, yarrow stalks). Exclusive Content – Nobody Offers As Many Editions As We Do Explore the wisdom of masters such as Richard Wilhelm, J. Legge, H. Barrett, and many more. We offer you unmatched variety: •Comprehensive Interpretation: Benefit from over 10,000 pages of commentary and now 20 editions from renowned authors. •Unique Language Diversity: Our editions are available in 7 languages (English, German, French, Chinese, Russian, Korean, and Latin). •Your personal questions and answers remain securely saved and are available offline at any time. •(NEW) Gi-Jin Kang (Korean) •(NEW) Takashima Kaemon (English) •Richard Wilhelm (German) •Richard Wilhelm – translated by Perrot (French) •Richard Wilhelm – translated by Lubochokova (Russian) •Jack Balkin (English) •Cary Baynes (English) •Jean-Baptiste Régis – 17th Century (Latin) •James Legge (English) •Hilary Barrett (English) •Kerson and Rosemary Huang (English) •Stephen Karcher (English) •Original I Ching (Chinese) •Dennis Schilling (German) •Rainald Simon (German) •Adrian Stahel (German, English) •Yang & Zhang (Chinese) •Bradford Hatcher (English) •Chung Wu (English) Why This App? •Full Data Privacy: No Ads. No Cookies. Complete privacy. No user data is collected whatsoever. •Works Offline: Your wisdom is always at hand. •Constantly Growing Content: Additional editions and new commentaries are continuously added. •Instructions for Questioning & Interpretation: In-depth guidance for the ideal use of the app. Furthermore, there are comprehensive help texts for user guidance. •Save & Search History: You have the option to save past questions & answers and revisit them at any time. Basic Version or Premium? You Decide! •Basic Version: Everything essential to work with the Yi Jing. •Premium Version: Access to advanced tools such as comparison features, structural analyses, and the commentary on Western Systems Theory. For further information: https://yijing.ch/

Screenshots

Mantra Tracker4 screens
I Ching4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: I Ching at Free against Mantra Tracker's $4.99. I Ching also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 57%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 23 months). Mantra Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

I Ching is free to download; Mantra Tracker costs $4.99 up front. I Ching sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Mantra Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mantra Tracker against 5.0 for I Ching. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Mantra Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of I Ching's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mantra Tracker ships an update every 23 months, I Ching every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mantra Tracker versus I Ching: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMantra TrackerI Ching
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45 — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB192 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhurbaYi Jing GmbH

Customer experience

Mantra Tracker

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

I Ching

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mantra Tracker

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

I Ching

One-time10
  • Premium version$4.99
  • Huang, Kerson and Rosemary$5.99
  • Package for reading aloud$5.99
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  • Hilary Barrett$6.99
  • Jack Balkin$7.99
  • Stephen Karcher$8.99
  • James Legge$8.99
  • Bradford Hatcher$8.99
  • Adrian Stahel$8.99
  • Chung Wu$9.99

Questions

Is Mantra Tracker free?
Mantra Tracker costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is I Ching free?
I Ching is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mantra Tracker or I Ching?
Mantra Tracker and I Ching are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Mantra Tracker or I Ching have ads?
Neither Mantra Tracker nor I Ching shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mantra Tracker or I Ching?
Mantra Tracker ships an update every 23 months, and I Ching every 3 months. Most recently, Mantra Tracker was updated on November 6, 2026 and I Ching on November 7, 2026.

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