Comparison

Longchen vs NamkheTer

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

Head to head
About

Longchen

Features
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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 โ€ข Read prayers in interlinear form โ€” Tibetan script, phonetic transliteration, and translation, line by line. โ€ข Auto-scroll at your own pace, with adjustable speed, per-verse repeat, and text sizing. โ€ข Search across prayers and build your own collection of favorites. โ€ข Create and save your own custom prayers. THE MANDALA OF THE ROOT MASTERS โ€ข Explore the lineage through the Mandala of the Root Masters of Sangngak Tenzin Rinpoche. โ€ข Tap any master to read their biography and view a gallery of photographs. TEACHINGS โ€ข Watch video teachings and structured courses with captions, multiple qualities, and playback speed. โ€ข Pick up right where you left off with progress tracking. PRACTICE & COMMUNITY โ€ข Count mantras and prayers โ€” including the Vajra Guru mantra and the Seven-Line Prayer. โ€ข Track prostrations with clear statistics over time. โ€ข Join shared recitations and accumulate together with practitioners around the world. THE GURU'S BOOKS โ€ข Read "A White Conch Spiraling Towards Happiness" โ€” poems of a Tibetan master โ€” in a clean, distraction-free reader. THOUGHTFUL DETAILS โ€ข Available in English, Russian, Vietnamese, and Tibetan. โ€ข Full support for iPhone and iPad, in portrait and landscape. โ€ข Light and dark mode. โ€ข Read offline. May it support your practice.

About

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.

Screenshots

Longchen4 screens
NamkheTer3 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Longchen versus NamkheTer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLongchenNamkheTer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days โ€” betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better15.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size120 MB18 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperAleksei SolopovSonam Tashi

In-app purchases

None

Longchen

No in-app purchases

None

NamkheTer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Longchen free?
Longchen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NamkheTer free?
NamkheTer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Longchen or NamkheTer have ads?
Longchen shows ads; NamkheTer does not.
Which is updated more often, Longchen or NamkheTer?
Longchen ships an update every 3 days, and NamkheTer every 12 months. Most recently, Longchen was updated on October 14, 2026 and NamkheTer on October 8, 2026.

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