Comparison

Longchen vs Tibetan Manual

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

About

Tibetan Manual

Features
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Easily learn Tibetan letters, words, and grammar! Tibetan Manual features an easy-to use alphabet reference, a mini-dictionary, and even grammar lessons! Every letter and Tibetan word can be tapped to hear a pronunciation, and words are colored by tone - red for high, blue for low. Long-press a word to see its definition. This function works everywhere in the app! More updates and lessons to come!

Screenshots

Longchen4 screens
Tibetan Manual1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tibetan Manual at none against Longchen's shown. Longchen's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 11 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · 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, Tibetan Manual every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Longchen versus Tibetan Manual: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLongchenTibetan Manual
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 11 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB89 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAleksei SolopovJohn Kelley

In-app purchases

None

Longchen

No in-app purchases

None

Tibetan Manual

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Longchen free?
Longchen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tibetan Manual free?
Tibetan Manual is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Longchen or Tibetan Manual have ads?
Longchen shows ads; Tibetan Manual does not.
Which is updated more often, Longchen or Tibetan Manual?
Longchen ships an update every 3 days, and Tibetan Manual every 11 months. Most recently, Longchen was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tibetan Manual on October 30, 2026.

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