Daily Dao vs Cast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daily Dao
This app delivers daily insights from the Dao De Jing, translated into modern English for easy understanding. Explore the complete text with an in-app purchase option to deepen your engagement with ancient wisdom.
- Daily chapter delivery
- Modern English translations
- Full text access
- Tranquility and insight
- Accessible philosophy
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Experience the calm and clarity of the Dao De Jing every day with DailyDao. Welcome to DailyDao, a simple yet enriching app that brings the teachings of the Dao De Jing to your fingertips. Each day, discover a new chapter from this ancient text, translated into clear, modern English for easy comprehension. Features: Daily Insights: Receive a new chapter daily, offering a moment of calm and insight amidst life's hustle and bustle. Understandable Translations: Our translations are designed to be accessible, opening up the wisdom of the Dao De Jing to all. Full Text Available: The complete Dao De Jing is yours to explore with an in-app purchase option. DailyDao is perfect for anyone looking to add a touch of tranquility and insight to their daily routine. Whether you're well-versed in Eastern philosophy or simply exploring, our app offers an inviting and effortless path to engaging with these enduring teachings.
Cast
This interactive edition of the ancient Chinese divination text helps you explore life's important questions. Focus universal energies to seek guidance and discover what fortune holds for you.
- Interactive I Ching edition
- Ask life's important questions
- Focus universal energies
- Discover your fortune
- Carefully designed interface
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Cast: I Ching is a carefully designed interactive edition of the I Ching – the Book of Changes. Focus the energies of the universe on answering the important questions of your life. Ask the I Ching what fortune holds for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cast at none against Daily Dao's 1. Cast also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Daily Dao sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cast asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Daily Dao against 5.0 for Cast. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Daily Dao ships an update every 4 months, Cast every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daily Dao | Cast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 147 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Diem | AFSHIN DARIAN |
Customer experience
Daily Dao
Cast
In-app purchases
Daily Dao
- Dao De Jing in Clear English$9.99
Cast
No in-app purchases
