Comparison

Dharma Seed vs Sequoia

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

Head to head
About

Dharma Seed

Access a vast library of dharma talks and guided meditations. Stream content, download for offline listening, and search by keyword or teacher. Support teachers through donations.

Highlights
  • Stream dharma talks and guided meditations
  • Download talks for offline playback
  • Search talks by keyword and teacher
  • Browse recent talks
  • View previously played talks
  • Support teachers via donations
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Features: • Stream dharma talks and guided meditations • Download your favorite dharma talks for offline playback • Search talk titles and descriptions by keyword • Browse the most recent talks • Find talks by specific teachers • Search a teacher's talks by keyword • View talks you have previously played • View teacher information • Support teachers with your donations Limitations: • Access to talks using a “retreat code” is not supported. Teachers offer their talks via Dharma Seed with the kind intention of dana, or generosity. These teachings are held to be priceless and made available to anyone who is interested, regardless of financial means. It is our deep wish and the wish of the teachers who offer teachings here that this continue. We also want our meditation teachers and Dharma Seed to thrive and continue their good work! To learn how you can offer support, please go to About - Donate in the app, or visit: https://dharmaseed.org/donate We hope you enjoy the app.

About

Sequoia

This app offers a personal and visual experience for tree planting. Grow and care for your own sequoia, build a digital forest, and track your ecological impact. It connects your digital tree to a real-world reforestation effort.

Highlights
  • Grow and care for a personal sequoia
  • Build a digital forest
  • Track ecological progress
  • Follow tree growth stages
  • Explore eco-metrics
  • Share progress with others
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Sequoia is an interactive eco companion that turns tree planting into a calm, visual and personal experience. Grow your own sequoia, care for it over time, build your personal forest and follow your ecological progress in one simple app. Sequoia is built around a clear idea: a tree should feel personal. You do not just see a number on a screen — you grow a living symbol of your contribution to nature. Your sequoia is connected to a real tree planted in a nursery, becoming part of real-world reforestation and the restoration of green spaces. With Sequoia, you can receive a personal certificate for your tree with detailed information about its growth and environmental impact, including its age, height, water consumption, CO₂ absorbed so far, and estimated CO₂ absorption per year. With Sequoia, you can: - Grow and care for your own sequoia - Build a personal digital forest - Track your ecological progress - Follow tree growth stages and milestones - Explore impact through simple eco-metrics - Personalize your forest experience - Share your progress with others - Take part in a nature-first community Sequoia is designed for people who want environmental action to feel simple, beautiful and meaningful. No complicated tools. No noise. Just your tree, your forest and a direct connection to nature. Start with one tree. Grow your forest. Help restore the planet with Sequoia.

Screenshots

Dharma Seed4 screens
Sequoia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sequoia at 5.0 against Dharma Seed's 4.4. Sequoia also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 11 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Dharma Seed's advantage is ratings volume (80 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sequoia holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dharma Seed has 80 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Dharma Seed's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sequoia's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dharma Seed ships an update every 11 months, Sequoia every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dharma Seed versus Sequoia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDharma SeedSequoia
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (80 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings80 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.116.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB122 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDharma Seed Tape Library, Inc.Andrei Onishchenko

Customer experience

Dharma Seed

All ratings71 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive85.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative8.0%

Sequoia

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Dharma Seed

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Never completes install
  • Stalls at 90%
  • Unable to complete app download
  • No longer opens on iPhone
  • App isn't opening at all
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  • Loading bar stalls halfway
  • Great talks, rubbish app
  • App started interrupting itself with network connection error
  • Trouble loading lately
  • Only two talks on history list after update
  • Latest update frequently cuts out sound
  • Can't access older talks due to iOS 7 update

Requested features

22 requests
  • Add a favorite/like button for talks
  • Support for playlists
  • Follow authors/teachers
  • Transcripts
  • Ability to download talks
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  • Access private talks using retreat codes
  • Listen later feature
  • Playlist tab with '+' symbol
  • Ability to reorder playlists
  • View all talks for a retreat
  • Default talks for beginners
  • Direct ways to contribute dana
  • Privacy policy display
  • Offline mode
  • Dark mode
  • 15-second rewind feature
  • Save/favorite meditations for offline listening
  • History tab for listened talks
  • Android version
  • Caching or downloading to phone
  • Rating system for talks
  • Wishlist/later section

Sequoia

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Dharma Seed

No in-app purchases

None

Sequoia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dharma Seed free?
Dharma Seed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sequoia free?
Sequoia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dharma Seed or Sequoia?
Sequoia is rated higher. Dharma Seed averages 4.4 out of 5 from 80 ratings, while Sequoia averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dharma Seed or Sequoia have ads?
Neither Dharma Seed nor Sequoia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dharma Seed or Sequoia?
Dharma Seed ships an update every 11 months, and Sequoia every 5 days. Most recently, Dharma Seed was updated on November 1, 2026 and Sequoia on October 30, 2026.

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