Prayer vs 雅楽BGM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prayer
This app offers a collection of Japanese sutras for remembrance and prayer for deceased loved ones. It includes instrumental sounds and a recording function, allowing users to personalize their spiritual practice. Users can also display photos of those they wish to honor.
- 78 Japanese sutras
- Instrumental sounds (drum, singing bowl)
- Recording function
- Customizable sutra playback order
- Photo display for loved ones
- Preset landscape images
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This app is for prayers in memory of deceased & loved people. You may pray for them by listening to the sutras on this app. Sounds provided by this app: - 78 Japanese sutras (Heart Sutra, Shingonshu, Soutoushu, Nichirenshu, Jodoshu, Jodoshinshu, etc.) - wooden drum (instrument) - singing bowl (instrument) This app has a recording function, so you can also use your own sounds. When you select multiple sutras in the settings, they will play in order from top to bottom. You can also chant sutras yourself using the buttons that make wooden drum and singing bowl. You can switch display of ten photos of someone who has passed away. For those who prefer not to use photos, we also offer preset images such as landscapes.
雅楽BGM
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婚礼や上棟式、又、葬儀や年祭、年忌などの式典に手軽に雅楽のBGMが取り入れることができます。吹止めボタンがついてますので、タイミングをみて手早く吹止めをいれることができます。 小さな会場でしたら、バッテリ内蔵Bluetoothスピーカーとセットで使うといいかもしれません。全ての曲がエンドレス再生されます。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 雅楽BGM at none against Prayer's 10. Prayer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Prayer sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. 雅楽BGM asks for nothing beyond the download.
Prayer ships an update every 2 months, 雅楽BGM every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prayer | 雅楽BGM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 55.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 176 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HANBUNCO, INC. | Michitoshi Nariai |
In-app purchases
Prayer
- Remove Ads$0.99
- HEART SUTRA$1.99
- NICHIREN SHU HOUBENPONDAINI$1.99
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- SHINSHU OOTANIHA SHOUSHINGE$1.99
- SHINSHU OOTANIHA NENBUTSU$1.99
- JOUDOSHINSHU HONGANJIHA SHOUSHINNENBUTSUGE$1.99
- KOUYASAN SHINGONSHU SANKI$1.99
- KOUYASAN SHINGONSHU HEART SUTRA$1.99
- SHINGONSHU CHISANHA HEART SUTRA$1.99
- SOUTOU SHU FUMONBONGE$1.99
雅楽BGM
No in-app purchases








