Dharma Treasure vs Tibetan Dictionary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dharma Treasure
Access a vast library of ancient Tibetan scriptures and upload your own personal texts in RTF format. View scriptures horizontally or vertically, with automatic adjustment to Pecha-format. Includes a Tibetan-Tibetan dictionary and encyclopedia with phonetic lookup.
- Library of ancient Tibetan scriptures
- Upload personal scriptures (RTF)
- Horizontal and vertical text viewing
- Automatic Pecha-format adjustment
- Tibetan-Tibetan dictionary
- Phonetic lookup
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* Library of ancient Tibetan scriptures * Upload of personal scriptures in RTF-format in Tibetan script * Viewing of texts in Tibetan horizontally and vertically, automatically adjusting to Pecha-format in landscape mode * Tibetan-Tibetan dictionary and encyclopedia with phonetic lookup
Tibetan Dictionary
This educational tool organizes Tibetan words alphabetically, enabling users to collect, record, and categorize vocabulary. It utilizes an advanced open-source algorithm for accurate Tibetan word sorting, a feature not commonly found in standard software.
- Alphabetical Tibetan word sorting
- Gather and note Tibetan words
- Categorize Tibetan vocabulary
- Utilizes open-source sorting algorithm
- Supports iPhone, iPad, and iPod
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This app sorts Tibetan terms alphabetically, allowing for gathering, noting, and categorizing Tibetan words. Under the hood, we are use BDRC's open source algorithm for sorting Tibetan words (proper alphabetical sorting of Tibetan words isn't supported yet in most modern software).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dharma Treasure at every 4 months against Tibetan Dictionary's every 9 months. Dharma Treasure also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). Tibetan Dictionary's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Tibetan Dictionary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dharma Treasure has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Dharma Treasure ships an update every 4 months, Tibetan Dictionary every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dharma Treasure | Tibetan Dictionary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rabten Stiftung | Nathaniel Koerschner |
Customer experience
Dharma Treasure
Tibetan Dictionary
In-app purchases
Dharma Treasure
No in-app purchases
Tibetan Dictionary
No in-app purchases
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