Buddha Tells vs ZestSSH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Buddha Tells
This app provides a personal spiritual guide to Buddhist wisdom and practice. Engage in dialogue to resolve doubts, access Buddhist scriptures with interpretations, and practice mantras with calming music for relaxation and inner peace.
- Ask Buddhist teachings for guidance
- Access Buddhist scriptures with interpretations
- Recite sacred Buddhist mantras
- Listen to traditional Buddhist music
- Accumulate merit through practice
- Find inner peace and relieve stress
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Buddha Tells: Your Personal Spiritual Guide Seeking peace and wisdom? Buddha Tells, the intelligent Buddhist companion designed for modern life, guides you on a profound journey of Buddhist practice. Ask Freely: Consult Buddhist teachings anytime, anywhere to resolve your doubts and find inner peace in a chaotic world. Vast Buddhist Scriptures, In-Depth Interpretation: Access classics like the Heart Sutra, Diamond Sutra, and Ksitigarbha Sutra with detailed annotations for easy entry and deep understanding of Buddhism. Sacred Buddhist Mantras, Mindful Practice: Recite classic mantras like the Great Compassion Mantra with soothing Buddhist music to purify the mind and elevate your practice. Traditional Buddhist Music, Relaxation: Enjoy selected traditional Buddhist music to find moments of tranquility and relaxation in a busy life. From Buddhist basics to profound teachings, Buddha Speaks offers comprehensive learning resources. Accumulate Merit, Enhance Blessings: Accumulate merit and enhance blessings through sutra recitation and mantra chanting. Relax and Relieve Stress: Immerse yourself in Buddhist music to relax and relieve stress. Find Inner Peace: Discover answers and achieve inner peace through dialogue. Enhance Wisdom, Perfect Character: Improve wisdom and character through Buddhist study for a better life. Upcoming Features: Earn Points for a Holistic Spiritual Experience In the future, Buddha Speaks will introduce a points system that allows users to earn points through activities like sutra recitation, mantra chanting, and app engagement. These points can be used for meaningful actions such as: Remote Offering of Incense: Virtually offer incense to Buddhist shrines. Animal Release: Contribute to animal release practices to spread compassion. Spiritual Shopping: Redeem points for spiritual items or books to support your practice. Download the Buddha Speaks app now and start your journey of spiritual purification! EULA: http://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ask-tao.com/privacy-policy
ZestSSH
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A welcome on first launch: sign in, create an account, or continue without one, which keeps everything on your iPhone or iPad. Join a team without an account yet: Join a team lets you sign in or create an account right there and keeps your invite code. The team's Members page shows who is waiting for you at the top, with Review. Sign in is at the top of More when you are not signed in. Make or join a team on a new account without setting up sync first, and enter team seat codes under Redeem a code.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ZestSSH at every 2 days against Buddha Tells's every 3 weeks. Buddha Tells's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Buddha Tells sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and ZestSSH sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Buddha Tells ships an update every 3 weeks, ZestSSH every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Buddha Tells | ZestSSH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 磊 任 | Arlie Nordlund |
In-app purchases
Buddha Tells
- Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$99.991 Year
- remove advertisements$5.99
ZestSSH
- Premium$9.99
- Cloud Sync$24.99
- ZestSSH Bundle$29.99
