Comparison

wikipali app vs Koyonari

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

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wikipali app

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掌上巴利文献阅读器 - 巴利文献及译文阅读 - 巴利词典查询 - 真实准确的明相与日中时间 Wikipāli App提供离线巴利文献阅读和巴利词典查询功能。 此外,它还能自动根据手机定位计算出最准确的明相和日中时间,以及三种节日算法,包括中国农历以及根据地月轨道实际运行而计算的星宿历。 这使得用户能够随时随地方便地阅读巴利文献。

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Koyonari

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The Book of Changes, one day at a time. Each day, Koyonari casts a hexagram from the hour and the season. It is calculated, not drawn at random: the same moment gives the same hexagram, every time. The front of today's card holds the hexagram and a short commentary. The back holds three things to do. Press a seal for each one you finish. At night, turn the card over, write a note and add a photo. Day by day, the cards gather in your Daybook, month by lunar month. Turn the dial The dial opens on this moment: the double-hour, the solar term, the phase of the moon, and the stems and branches of the day. Six rings turn at their own speeds, with a sound under your finger and a click in your palm. One full turn casts today's card. A card for each day The front holds the hexagram and its commentary. The back holds Three for today: three things to do, each marked with a seal when done, plus a note and photos from the day. Eight scenes (Daily, Outings, Work and five more) each bring their own things to do. The hexagram comes from the time and from you; the things to do follow the scene. Your birth details Enter a year of birth and Koyonari, turning the year at Spring Begins, finds your Chinese zodiac animal, your star in Nine Star Ki and the Nayin of your year pillar. Add the hour of birth for a natal hexagram, marked in the Atlas. From then on, each card carries your star at its head and a small seal on its back. One object, five finishes Ink Jade, Paper White, Pine, Vermilion and Altar Blue. Sounds are chosen separately: a dial that ticks in boxwood, pine or brass; a bronze bowl or a stone chime as a card opens. The card itself is always Xuan paper. A year in the Daybook Every card stays in the Daybook, month by lunar month, with its seals, notes and photos. Open any card as it was, or search them all. The Library opens on three rings: the 24 solar terms, the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes and your Natal images. Behind them sit the full Atlas and a Compendium of classical terms. Calculated from the hour Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches mark the year, month, day and hour, and the 24 solar terms divide the seasons. Following the Plum Blossom method, the moment becomes an image and the image a hexagram: two trigrams stacked and one changing line, giving the primary hexagram and its relating hexagram. Every step can be traced; the same input gives the same result. Hexagram names and the stems and branches keep their Chinese characters. Seven ways to cast Moment: the hour and the season, with your birth details. Question: write one question. The same words in the same double-hour give the same hexagram. Turn: set the upper trigram, lower trigram and changing line by hand. One and a half turns casts the card. Daily: one card in the morning to set the direction of the day. Coins: three coins, six tosses. Shake your phone to throw them; the hexagram builds line by line from the bottom up. Object: an object in view and the direction you face give the image, read by the Early Heaven order of the trigrams. Numbers: two people each name a number, and together the numbers set the hexagram. Five things we keep Calculated · Every hexagram follows a set method, from the moment or the words, numbers or coins you give. The same input always gives the same answer. In the present · A card holds things you can do today. It speaks of time and rhythm; the doing is yours. Crafted · Five finishes, the sound of bowl and chime, every turn and tick measured. Self-contained · Casting, sealing and writing notes work on your device, with or without a signal. Always with you · Today's card is still there years from now, a record of the road you walked. Terms of Use (EULA): https://koyonari.com/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://koyonari.com/en/privacy/

Screenshots

wikipali app3 screens
Koyonari4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: wikipali app at none against Koyonari's 7. wikipali app also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Koyonari's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). On price, ads and device support 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. Koyonari sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. wikipali app asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

wikipali app ships an update every 6 months, Koyonari every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
wikipali app versus Koyonari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterwikipali appKoyonari
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size282 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer宜良县云台文化与生态保护协会ZAIU K.K.

In-app purchases

None

wikipali app

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Koyonari

Subscriptions4
  • Koyonari Plus Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Koyonari Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Koyonari Plus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Koyonari Pro Yearly$69.991 Year
One-time3
  • 30 Questions$1.99
  • 100 Questions$4.99
  • 300 Questions$9.99

Questions

Is wikipali app free?
wikipali app is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Koyonari free?
Koyonari is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do wikipali app or Koyonari have ads?
Neither wikipali app nor Koyonari shows ads.
Which is updated more often, wikipali app or Koyonari?
wikipali app ships an update every 6 months, and Koyonari every 4 days. Most recently, wikipali app was updated on October 8, 2026 and Koyonari on October 24, 2026.

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