Comparison

TaoOfWisdom vs Great Thinkers

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

Head to head
About

TaoOfWisdom

Explore the wisdom of the Tao Te Ching with this beautifully illustrated app. It offers a serene reading experience, allowing you to delve into ancient philosophy and find inner peace amidst life's uncertainties. Navigate easily with intuitive controls and bookmark your favorite passages.

Highlights
  • Tao Te Ching text
  • Poignant illustrations
  • Intuitive page navigation
  • Content listing for quick access
  • Bookmark functionality
  • Universal app for iPhone and iPad
Features
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For people who think there's more to life than cable news, blogs, work, family, gadgets. Find the calmness underneath. Wade through the vastness. Be grounded amidst Life's uncertainties. Peek from a transformed point of view. Long, long ago, before Lao Tzu left the imperial kingdom, he was asked by a gatekeeper to impart his wisdom before the world lost him altogether. What he left behind was the Tao Te Ching. This version tries its best to capture the breath, meaning, poetry, depth and otherworldliness that Lao Tzu was pointing to, framed in the poignant pictures of artist-photographer Dollie Rubiano. Available as a universal app in beautiful layout for both iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch versions, it is free for all to share, to be enlightened, to be enjoyed. Swipe or tap at a page's side to go through the pages. Tap in the middle to hide/show the menu. Quickly go to the page you want via the Contents listing or via your own saved Lookup Tabs. Quickly bookmark a page by tapping on the bookmark icon. Just as briskly go back to your bookmarked page by tapping on the Go-To-Bookmark Arrow.

About

Great Thinkers

Explore the works and philosophies of iconic thinkers like Nietzsche and Marx. This app offers detailed backgrounds, insightful analyses, and personal reflections to deepen your understanding of their timeless ideas. Ideal for students, scholars, or anyone interested in profound literature and philosophy.

Highlights
  • Detailed backgrounds of thinkers
  • Insightful analyses of philosophies
  • Personal reflections on ideas
  • Comprehensive catalog of works
  • Enriched understanding of intellectual history
Features
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Welcome to "Great Thinkers," your ultimate guide to the works and philosophies of Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, Marx, and Tolstoy. Dive deep into a comprehensive catalog featuring detailed backgrounds, insightful analyses, and personal reflections on their timeless ideas. Whether you're a student, a scholar, or simply a lover of profound literature and philosophy, this app provides an enriched understanding and fresh perspectives on these iconic thinkers. Explore, learn, and be inspired by the thoughts that have shaped modern intellectual history.

Screenshots

TaoOfWisdom4 screens
Great Thinkers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Great Thinkers at Free against TaoOfWisdom's $2.99. TaoOfWisdom's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). 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

Great Thinkers is free to download; TaoOfWisdom costs $2.99 up front. Great Thinkers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TaoOfWisdom 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 TaoOfWisdom against 5.0 for Great Thinkers. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TaoOfWisdom versus Great Thinkers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaoOfWisdomGreat Thinkers
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 45 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB93 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVicente MalixiMason Elkas

Customer experience

TaoOfWisdom

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.8%

Great Thinkers

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TaoOfWisdom

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Great Thinkers

One-time1
  • Personal Reflections$0.99

Questions

Is TaoOfWisdom free?
TaoOfWisdom costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Great Thinkers free?
Great Thinkers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TaoOfWisdom or Great Thinkers?
TaoOfWisdom and Great Thinkers are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do TaoOfWisdom or Great Thinkers have ads?
Neither TaoOfWisdom nor Great Thinkers shows ads.

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