Comparison

Longchen vs Practical Buddha

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

Practical Buddha

Access all your educational videos in one convenient app. Receive notifications for the latest news and updates, and easily save your favorite content for quick retrieval. Enjoy seamless access without needing to remember passwords.

Highlights
  • Access all videos in one app
  • Push notifications for updates
  • Password-free video access
  • Save favorite posts
  • Easy-to-use interface
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Inside the Practical Buddha app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Practical Buddha at none against Longchen's shown. Longchen's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 11 days). 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, Practical Buddha every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Longchen versus Practical Buddha: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLongchenPractical Buddha
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 days โ€” betterEvery 11 days
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationโ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better16.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size110 MB49 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAleksei SolopovPractical Buddha

In-app purchases

None

Longchen

No in-app purchases

None

Practical Buddha

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Longchen free?
Longchen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Practical Buddha free?
Practical Buddha is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Longchen or Practical Buddha have ads?
Longchen shows ads; Practical Buddha does not.
Which is updated more often, Longchen or Practical Buddha?
Longchen ships an update every 3 days, and Practical Buddha every 11 days. Most recently, Longchen was updated on September 9, 2026 and Practical Buddha on September 20, 2026.

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