Longchen vs NamkheTer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Longchen
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Longchen is a companion for daily Tibetan Buddhist practice โ bringing the prayers, the lineage, the teachings, and the community of practitioners into one calm, focused space. THE PRAYER BOOK โข Read prayers in interlinear form โ Tibetan script, phonetic transliteration, and translation, line by line. โข Auto-scroll at your own pace, with adjustable speed, per-verse repeat, and text sizing. โข Search across prayers and build your own collection of favorites. โข Create and save your own custom prayers. THE MANDALA OF THE ROOT MASTERS โข Explore the lineage through the Mandala of the Root Masters of Sangngak Tenzin Rinpoche. โข Tap any master to read their biography and view a gallery of photographs. TEACHINGS โข Watch video teachings and structured courses with captions, multiple qualities, and playback speed. โข Pick up right where you left off with progress tracking. PRACTICE & COMMUNITY โข Count mantras and prayers โ including the Vajra Guru mantra and the Seven-Line Prayer. โข Track prostrations with clear statistics over time. โข Join shared recitations and accumulate together with practitioners around the world. THE GURU'S BOOKS โข Read "A White Conch Spiraling Towards Happiness" โ poems of a Tibetan master โ in a clean, distraction-free reader. THOUGHTFUL DETAILS โข Available in English, Russian, Vietnamese, and Tibetan. โข Full support for iPhone and iPad, in portrait and landscape. โข Light and dark mode. โข Read offline. May it support your practice.
NamkheTer
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In view of global digitization and need of the hour, this app intents to serve as library, bringing vast resources of Sungbhum, Mandala, Wangtsak, Tor-Pe, Mandala, collected Teaching in MP3 section and videos section. The materials are formatted in a shareable and downloadable way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: NamkheTer at none against Longchen's shown. Longchen's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 12 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Longchen ships an update every 3 days, NamkheTer every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Longchen | NamkheTer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days โ better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 15.6 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Aleksei Solopov | Sonam Tashi |
In-app purchases
Longchen
No in-app purchases
NamkheTer
No in-app purchases








