Comparison

Attikos vs Tipitaka Pali Reader

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

Head to head
About

Attikos

This app offers a vast collection of Ancient Greek texts with integrated morphological data and definitions. It provides quick access to full dictionary entries in a companion app, aiding in comprehension and study. Includes grammar overviews for review.

Highlights
  • Extensive Ancient Greek text library
  • In-text morphological data
  • Short definitions
  • Full dictionary entry access
  • Greek grammar overviews
  • Perseus Project texts
Features
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Attikos is an Ancient Greek reading app with an extensive selection of texts. It provides the reader with in-text access to morphological data and short definitions for these texts, along with easy access to full dictionary entries in Logeion, an app which needs to be downloaded separately. This version of Attikos includes the following texts: ・Aeschylus ・Apollonius Rhodius ・Aristophanes ・Aristotle: Athenian Constitution, Nicomachean Ethics, Poetics, Politics, Rhetoric ・Demosthenes ・Epictetus: Discourses, Enchiridion ・Euripides ・Herodotus ・Hesiod: Theogony, Works and Days ・Hippocrates: Ancient Medicine, Oath ・Homer: including Homeric hymns ・Isocrates ・Lysias ・Old Oligarch, Constitution of the Athenians ・Pausanias ・Pindar ・Plato: Apology, Charmides, Crito, Euthyphro, Gorgias, Ion, Laches, Lysis, Meno, Phaedo, Phaedrus, Protagoras, Republic, Symposium, Theaetetus ・Sophocles ・Strabo (partial) ・Thucydides ・Xenophon: Agesilaus, Anabasis, Apology of Socrates, Hellenica, Hiero, Memorabilia, Oeconomicus, Symposium, Ways and Means We gratefully use the texts published by the Perseus Project at Tufts University. Finally, some overviews of Greek grammar are included for those who wish to refresh their memory. Please report any bugs, problems, and errors at the links provided within the app.

About

Tipitaka Pali Reader

Navigate extensive Pali texts with powerful dictionary and search tools. This offline application offers fast, precise results for exploring Buddhist scriptures. Supports multiple scripts for enhanced accessibility.

Highlights
  • Offline access to Pali texts
  • Advanced search functionality
  • Multiple dictionary definitions
  • Integrated Sanskrit definitions
  • Support for various scripts (Sinhala, Myanmar, Thai, Devanagiri)
  • Fast search results
Features
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TPR is a software program to help one navigate the vast amounts of Pāḷi texts. The Dictionaries and Search functions are where TPR separates itself from the other Pāḷi readers. It is very fast and totally offline. This application was created at Pa-Auk Forest Monastery in Maymyo. The Mac app supports Sinhala, Myanmar, Thai, and Devanagiri Scripts. The Search function is fast. very very fast. Click on the matrix to limit your search or select all books. As you type, we show you what is available. Click on the word and jump to your searches quickly by list or with a table of search results. The Dictionary panel can display multiple definitions from the selected dictionaries. You can disable or enable them with a simple click to the checkboxes. You can even search for English words you may want to understand clearer by clicking on the English words inside the panel. The dictionaries are also integrated with Sanskrit.

Screenshots

Attikos4 screens
Tipitaka Pali Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tipitaka Pali Reader at fortnightly against Attikos's every 3 months. Attikos's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Attikos holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 26 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Attikos's written reviews are positive against 89% of Tipitaka Pali Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Attikos ships an update every 3 months, Tipitaka Pali Reader fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Attikos versus Tipitaka Pali Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAttikosTipitaka Pali Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (53 ratings) — better4.6 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews89.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings53 — better26
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size559 MB668 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperThe University of ChicagoPath Nirvana Foundation

Customer experience

Attikos

All ratings53 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative4.3%

Tipitaka Pali Reader

All ratings26 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.5%

In-app purchases

None

Attikos

No in-app purchases

None

Tipitaka Pali Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Attikos free?
Attikos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tipitaka Pali Reader free?
Tipitaka Pali Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Attikos or Tipitaka Pali Reader?
Attikos is rated higher. Attikos averages 4.8 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Tipitaka Pali Reader averages 4.6 from 26 ratings.
Do Attikos or Tipitaka Pali Reader have ads?
Neither Attikos nor Tipitaka Pali Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Attikos or Tipitaka Pali Reader?
Attikos ships an update every 3 months, and Tipitaka Pali Reader fortnightly. Most recently, Attikos was updated on October 16, 2026 and Tipitaka Pali Reader on October 16, 2026.

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