Bilingual Library vs myTibetan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bilingual Library
Access three major collections of Buddhist texts, including the encyclopedic Treasury of Knowledge. Explore DharmaCloud resources and Tibetan catalogs from the Tsadra Foundation.
- Treasury of Knowledge collection
- Five Treatises of Maitreya
- Tibetan Texts collection
- DharmaCloud Library access
- Tsadra Tibetan Catalogs
- Translation and Transmission Conferences
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This application provides three important collections of Buddhist texts and access to other Tasdra Foundation resources: Collections included: - The Treasury of Knowledge - The Five Treatises of Maitreya - A collection of Tibetan Texts Tsadra Resources: - The DharmaCloud Library - The Tsadra Tibetan Catalogs - The Translation and Transmission Conferences About the Treasury of Knowledge Collection The Treasury of Knowledge, a unique encyclopedic masterpiece by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodro Tayé (1813-1900), comprising the entire range of Buddhist teachings as they were preserved in Tibet. The Treasury of Knowledge contains ten books, the first four of which are historically oriented, focusing respectively on cosmology, the Buddha, his teachings, and their propagation in ancient India and Tibet. The fifth book concerns the integration of monastic, bodhisattva, and mantra vows, while the next three (books six through eight) concern the cultivation of discriminative awareness, through study, reflection, and meditation, respectively. The last two books, nine and ten, offer Kongtrul’s syncretic analysis of the spiritual paths and goals attained through the causal and fruition vehicles of Buddhist practice. The Treasury also includes an introduction and a conclusion preceding and concluding the ten books, respectively.
myTibetan
This app offers a professional Tibetan dictionary with multiple public dictionaries. It features an offline translation tool to parse sentences and find individual words, supporting Wylie, Unicode, and English searches. Users can customize which dictionaries are active.
- Offline sentence translation tool
- Wylie, Unicode, and English search
- Highlight search results
- Load descriptions from multiple dictionaries
- Enable/disable dictionaries in settings
- Includes 9 large Tibetan dictionaries
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myTibetan is a comprehensive Tibetan dictionary and translation tool for students, scholars, translators, and Buddhist practitioners. Search across 21 dictionaries, analyze whole sentences word by word, and study in Wylie, Tibetan Unicode, or English - all completely offline. Now with Jaeshke and Roerich dictionaries. Completely rebuilt from the ground up for version 3 with a modern interface, faster search, and powerful new features. DICTIONARY SEARCH - Search by Wylie transliteration, Tibetan Unicode, or English - Results from up to 19 dictionaries displayed simultaneously - Search terms highlighted in results and detail descriptions - Tap any result to see full descriptions from all dictionary sources - Share entries via clipboard, Google Translate, or your notes app SENTENCE ANALYSIS - Paste or type Tibetan text or Wylie transliteration - Automatic word-by-word breakdown with definitions - Each word shows source dictionaries and full descriptions - Perfect for reading practice and translation work CUSTOMIZATION - Dark and light themes with system preference detection - Adjustable font size (50% to 200%) - Control how many results appear per dictionary (1-100) - Enable or disable individual dictionaries to focus your search - Optional auto-focus search on launch INCLUDED DICTIONARIES [AB] Alex Berzin Dictionary Courtesy of Alex Berzin Archives, https://studybuddhism.com, Tib-Eng [ABD] Alex Berzin Definitions Courtesy of Alex Berzin Archives, https://studybuddhism.com, Tib-Eng [BGT] bod rgya tshig mdzod chen mo, Tib-Tib [CT] Computer Terms, Tib-Eng [DM] Dan Martin, Tib-Eng [DKT] dung dkar tshig mdzod chen mo, Tib-Tib [84000] 84000 translation project glossary, Tib-Skt-Eng [84000 Dict] 84000 translation project glossary, Tib-Eng [84000 Skt] 84000 translation project glossary, Tib-Skt [IW+RY] Ives Waldo and Rangjung Yeshe, Tib-Eng [JA] Heinrich August Jäschke (1882), Tib-Skt-Eng [JH] Jeffrey Hopkins, Tib-Skt-Eng [Monlam Eng-Tib] Monlam, Eng-Tib [Monlam Tib-Eng] Monlam, Tib-Eng [Monlam Tib-Tib] Monlam, Tib-Tib [NS] J.S.Negi, Tib-Skt [RB] Richard Barron, Tib-Eng [TTP] Tibetan Terms Project, Tib-Eng [VERBS] Nathan W. Hill Verbinator 2010, Tib-Eng [YR-E] Yuri Roerich (1933), Tib-Skt-Eng [YR-R] Yuri Roerich (1933), Tib-Rus WORKS OFFLINE All dictionaries are bundled with the app. No internet connection required for search or sentence analysis. Thanks and enjoy your Tibetan!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: myTibetan at 4.8 against Bilingual Library's 4.0. myTibetan also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and ratings volume (73 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Bilingual Library sells 20 one-off in-app purchases and myTibetan sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
myTibetan holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myTibetan has 73 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Bilingual Library's written reviews are positive against 100% of myTibetan's.
Bilingual Library ships an update every 16 months, myTibetan every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bilingual Library | myTibetan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (73 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 73 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tsadra Foundation | Yury Nevalenny |
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Bilingual Library
myTibetan
In-app purchases
Bilingual Library
- Myriad Worlds: Book 1Free
- Buddhism's Journey to TibetFree
- TOK Buddhist Ethics - Book 5Free
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- Indo-Tibetan Classical LearningFree
- Frameworks of Buddhist PhilosophyFree
- Systems of Buddhist TantraFree
- Foundations of Buddhist Study and PracticeFree
- The Elements of Tantric PracticeFree
- Esoteric InstructionsFree
- Journey and GoalFree
- Middle Beyond ExtremesFree
- Buddha NatureFree
- The DharmadharmatavibhagaFree
- Mining for WisdomFree
- The MadhyantavibhagaFree
- Ornament of the Great VehicleFree
- When the Clouds PartFree
- Gone Beyond (Volume 1)Free
- Gone Beyond (Volume 2)Free
- The Universal VehicleFree
myTibetan
- Donate$0.99
- Support Developer$9.99
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