# Bilingual Library vs myTibetan

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Bilingual Library | myTibetan |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bilingual-library/id651630070/reviews) | **[4.8 (73 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mytibetan/id1436723937/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 3 | **73** |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | **Every 5 months** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 24 MB | 164 MB |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Devices | iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Tsadra Foundation](https://appshunter.io/developer/651630073) | [Yury Nevalenny](https://appshunter.io/developer/1125345297) |

## What reviewers say

### Bilingual Library

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bilingual-library/id651630070)

Access three major collections of Buddhist texts, including the encyclopedic Treasury of Knowledge. Explore DharmaCloud resources and Tibetan catalogs from the Tsadra Foundation.

**Highlights:** Treasury of Knowledge collection, Five Treatises of Maitreya, Tibetan Texts collection, DharmaCloud Library access, Tsadra Tibetan Catalogs, Translation and Transmission Conferences

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (20)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Myriad Worlds: Book 1 | Free | one-time |
| Buddhism's Journey to Tibet | Free | one-time |
| TOK Buddhist Ethics - Book 5 | Free | one-time |
| Indo-Tibetan Classical Learning | Free | one-time |
| Frameworks of Buddhist Philosophy | Free | one-time |
| Systems of Buddhist Tantra | Free | one-time |
| Foundations of Buddhist Study and Practice | Free | one-time |
| The Elements of Tantric Practice | Free | one-time |
| Esoteric Instructions | Free | one-time |
| Journey and Goal | Free | one-time |
| Middle Beyond Extremes | Free | one-time |
| Buddha Nature | Free | one-time |
| The Dharmadharmatavibhaga | Free | one-time |
| Mining for Wisdom | Free | one-time |
| The Madhyantavibhaga | Free | one-time |
| Ornament of the Great Vehicle | Free | one-time |
| When the Clouds Part | Free | one-time |
| Gone Beyond (Volume 1) | Free | one-time |
| Gone Beyond (Volume 2) | Free | one-time |
| The Universal Vehicle | Free | one-time |


### myTibetan

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mytibetan/id1436723937)

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.

**Highlights:** 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

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Donate | $0.99 | one-time |
| Support Developer | $9.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Bilingual Library free?

Bilingual Library is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is myTibetan free?

myTibetan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Bilingual Library or myTibetan?

myTibetan is rated higher. Bilingual Library averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while myTibetan averages 4.8 from 73 ratings.

### Do Bilingual Library or myTibetan have ads?

Neither Bilingual Library nor myTibetan shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Bilingual Library or myTibetan?

Bilingual Library ships an update every 16 months, and myTibetan every 5 months. Most recently, Bilingual Library was updated on October 23, 2026 and myTibetan on October 24, 2026.

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