Taoscopy vs Mandala
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Taoscopy
This app helps users consult the I Ching by guiding question formulation, recording readings, and providing detailed commentary. It offers multiple translation versions and allows for note-taking and PDF export.
- Guided question formulation
- Record I Ching readings
- Multiple commentary versions
- Detailed analysis screen
- Note-taking for interpretations
- PDF export
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Taoscopy is an application designed to facilitate your use of the I Ching or Yijing. You will first create consultations to be able to group your readings by theme or by period. Before each cast, you will be able to use an assistant(wizard) that will help you ask better questions. You can then enter your casts manually or let the application get them for you. Once you have obtained the hexagram, the comments will be displayed in a simple way, but you will have access to a detailed view via the analysis screen. You will be able to write notes in relation to your reading in the interpretation part. You will also be able to ask additional questions which will be displayed below the parent question. At the commentary level, you will have access to the 4096 comments of Taoscopie, but also to the classic versions of Charles de Harlez and James Legge, with the possibility of accessing the main online translation services. Other functionalities are at your disposal, including export to PDF format, the Search function, detailed help and, of course, saving and restoring your consultations.
Mandala
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Provides mantras and thanks to help beginner to practice visualizing and chanting mantras.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mandala at Free against Taoscopy's $9.99. Mandala also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Taoscopy's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Mandala is free to download; Taoscopy costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Taoscopy ships an update every 2 months, Mandala every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Taoscopy | Mandala |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free โ better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 โ better | 16.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dominique Lorre | Chen-Hai Teng |
In-app purchases
Taoscopy
No in-app purchases
Mandala
No in-app purchases









