Tao te Ching Lite vs Borble Planets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tao te Ching Lite
Explore the wisdom of Lao Tzu's Tao te Ching with this app. It offers contemporary translations and allows for linear reading or random selections. Enhance your experience with additional content and emailing features via an in-app purchase.
- Complete odd-numbered passages
- Contemporary translations
- Linear reading mode
- Random reading selections
- Email selections to friends
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The Tao te Ching of Lao Tzu is among the wisest books ever written and one of the greatest gifts ever given to humankind. In the handful of pages that make up the Tao te Ching, there is an answer to each of life’s questions, a solution to every predicament, a balm for any wound. It is less a book than a living, breathing angel. This lite version contains the complete odd-numbered passages. Additional content and emailing feature is available through an In App Purchase. Brian Browne Walker’s contemporary translations of Taoist classics have received high marks for their simplicity, clarity, and accessibility. This beautiful and functional app, which you can read in a linear fashion like a book or receive random readings from, and which allows you to email any selection to a friend with the click of a button, will be a beloved friend for years.
Borble Planets
This augmented reality app brings children's planet drawings to life as 3D models. Scan colored creations to see celestial wonders appear in AR, offering an interactive space exploration experience for young learners.
- AR planet creation
- 3D model transformation
- Scan colored drawings
- Interactive space exploration
- Educational for children
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Embark on an out-of-this-world journey with BORBLE 4! This AR app transforms your child’s colored creations into 3D models of planets and celestial wonders. From Mercury to Neptune, watch as the planets come to life in augmented reality with just a scan of your card. Perfect for young astronomers and dreamers aged 3 and up, BORBLE 4 offers a fun and educational exploration of space, right in your hands.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Borble Planets at none against Tao te Ching Lite's 1. Tao te Ching Lite's advantage is ratings volume (92 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Tao te Ching Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Borble Planets asks for nothing beyond the download.
Borble Planets holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tao te Ching Lite has 92 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Tao te Ching Lite | Borble Planets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (92 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 92 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Walker | SOFTECH TEXAS LLC |
Customer experience
Tao te Ching Lite
Borble Planets
Bugs and requests
Tao te Ching Lite
Reported bugs
11 issues- Font too small
- Random passage feature removed
- Swiping is hard
- User interface outdated and confusing
- No instructions
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- Not the full text
- Misleading introduction
- Charged unexpectedly
- Horrible translation
- Soliciting to buy more content
- Lite version not in German
Requested features
3 requests- Add German language option
- Include classical texts
- Bilingual (Chinese/English) display
Borble Planets
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tao te Ching Lite
- Tao Te Ching$5.99
Borble Planets
No in-app purchases
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