Comparison

Bilingual Library vs Monlam Elementary Dict

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Treasury of Knowledge collection
  • Five Treatises of Maitreya
  • Tibetan Texts collection
  • DharmaCloud Library access
  • Tsadra Tibetan Catalogs
  • Translation and Transmission Conferences
Features
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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.

About

Monlam Elementary Dict

This educational app provides a comprehensive Tibetan and Western abbreviations dictionary. It's structured into sections for beginners and elementary learners, offering simple explanations for easy understanding.

Highlights
  • Tibetan and Western abbreviations
  • Beginner level section
  • Elementary text section
  • Simple explanations
  • Structured learning
Features
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It has been designed on the basis of special comparison made between the most resourceful materials of Tibetan abraviations and the western abrivaitions.The monlam elementray dictionary consist maximum western abraviations dividing it in three section first, Easyarts containing 220 English abrivaition and 370 abrivations for beginner level. And for the second elementary text consist of 1290 abrivaiton apx. The explanation of those abraviton is in very simple form and easy to understand.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bilingual Library at 67% against Monlam Elementary Dict's 0%. Monlam Elementary Dict's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 20). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. Bilingual Library sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. Monlam Elementary Dict asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Monlam Elementary Dict holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Bilingual Library's written reviews are positive against 0% of Monlam Elementary Dict's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bilingual Library versus Monlam Elementary Dict: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBilingual LibraryMonlam Elementary Dict
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB62 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTsadra FoundationLobsang Monlam16922404891

Customer experience

Bilingual Library

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

Monlam Elementary Dict

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

20 purchases

Bilingual Library

One-time20
  • 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
None

Monlam Elementary Dict

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bilingual Library free?
Bilingual Library is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monlam Elementary Dict free?
Monlam Elementary Dict is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bilingual Library or Monlam Elementary Dict?
Monlam Elementary Dict is rated higher. Bilingual Library averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Monlam Elementary Dict averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Bilingual Library or Monlam Elementary Dict have ads?
Neither Bilingual Library nor Monlam Elementary Dict shows ads.

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