Dharma Treasure vs BuddhaTime
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
BuddhaTime
This app offers information for Dzogchen practice, including Geku speech, calendar conversions, and holiday listings. It also allows users to track two retreats.
- Geku speech information
- Western to Tibetan calendar conversion
- Dzogchen/Tibetan holiday listing
- Retreat tracking
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BuddhaTime was designed under the guidance of Dzogchen Shri Singa Foundation. BuddhaTime provides up to date information for the Geku during Dzogchen practice of the Buddha Path. BuddhaTime incudes the Geku speech, conversion of the western calendar dates to the Tibetan calendar, and a listing of major Dzogchen/Tibetan holidays. BuddhaTime also provides tracking of two retreats.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dharma Treasure at Free against BuddhaTime's $9.99. On rating, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Dharma Treasure is free to download; BuddhaTime costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BuddhaTime holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively.
Dharma Treasure ships an update every 4 months, BuddhaTime every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dharma Treasure | BuddhaTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rabten Stiftung | DZOGCHEN SHRI SINGHA FOUNDATION USA INC |
Customer experience
Dharma Treasure
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In-app purchases
Dharma Treasure
No in-app purchases
BuddhaTime
No in-app purchases
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