Namo Amitabha vs CBETA電子佛典2(非官方)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Namo Amitabha
Explore the profound meaning of "Namo Amitabha" within Pure Land Buddhism. This app delves into the concept of Amitabha Buddha's name as the embodiment of boundless kindness, compassion, wisdom, and merits.
- Explanation of Amitabha Buddha's Name
- Concepts of Pure Land Buddhism
- Spiritual merits and virtues
- Boundless kindness and compassion
- Wisdom and perfections of Buddhahood
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By accomplishment of his Name, Amitabha—or "Namo Amitabha" as he was called in full by Shakyamuni Buddha—ensured that the direct rewards (all beings or inhabitants in the Land of Bliss, including Amitabha himself) and the circumstantial rewards (all the landscapes and features of the Land of Bliss) were all manifestations of his Name. In Pure Land Buddhism, this is also known as "direct and circumstantial in a single entity." The Name "Namo Amitabha" is the body of Amitabha Buddha, filled with boundless kindness and compassion, perfect and complete wisdom, and splendid merits and virtues. It is also filled with Amitabha’s light, his vow-mind, his supernormal powers and energy, and all the exquisite perfections of Buddhahood.
CBETA電子佛典2(非官方)
Access and search a vast collection of Buddhist scriptures with features like offline browsing, text-to-speech, and customizable themes. This unofficial reader utilizes the CBETA API for easy scripture retrieval and offers advanced reading tools.
- Full-text search
- Offline browsing
- Voice playback (TTS)
- Bookmark functionality
- Customizable themes and fonts
- Print scripture/copying book
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* 特色 搜尋目錄、全文檢索、書籤功能、網址分享、離線瀏覽、語音播放、佛學詞典、佈景主題切換、經文分頁、字型調整、楷書字型、直排文字、列印經文/抄經本、無廣告、開放原始碼。 * 介紹 * 可搜尋存取許多知名佛經，如金剛經、楞嚴經、藥師經、阿彌陀經。 * CBETA電子佛典閱讀器第2代(非官方)，使用CBETA API存取電子佛經。 * 使用說明與開放原始碼 請參考 https://github.com/MrMYHuang/cbetar2
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CBETA電子佛典2(非官方) at every 7 months against Namo Amitabha's every 28 months. Namo Amitabha's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.5). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Namo Amitabha against 5.0 for CBETA電子佛典2(非官方). Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Namo Amitabha ships an update every 28 months, CBETA電子佛典2(非官方) every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Namo Amitabha | CBETA電子佛典2(非官方) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sam Tseng | Meng-Yuan Huang |
Customer experience
Namo Amitabha
CBETA電子佛典2(非官方)
In-app purchases
Namo Amitabha
No in-app purchases
CBETA電子佛典2(非官方)
No in-app purchases
