Comparison

Taoscopy vs Mandala

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Guided question formulation
  • Record I Ching readings
  • Multiple commentary versions
  • Detailed analysis screen
  • Note-taking for interpretations
  • PDF export
Features
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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.

About

Mandala

Features
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Provides mantras and thanks to help beginner to practice visualizing and chanting mantras.

Screenshots

Taoscopy4 screens
Mandala4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Mandala is free to download; Taoscopy costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Taoscopy versus Mandala: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaoscopyMandala
Price$9.99Free โ€” better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size156 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDominique LorreChen-Hai Teng

In-app purchases

None

Taoscopy

No in-app purchases

None

Mandala

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Taoscopy free?
Taoscopy costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mandala free?
Mandala is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Taoscopy or Mandala have ads?
Neither Taoscopy nor Mandala shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Taoscopy or Mandala?
Taoscopy ships an update every 2 months, and Mandala every 3 weeks. Most recently, Taoscopy was updated on October 7, 2026 and Mandala on October 3, 2026.

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