Bilingual Library vs Tibetan Dictionary
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.
Tibetan Dictionary
This educational tool organizes Tibetan words alphabetically, enabling users to collect, record, and categorize vocabulary. It utilizes an advanced open-source algorithm for accurate Tibetan word sorting, a feature not commonly found in standard software.
- Alphabetical Tibetan word sorting
- Gather and note Tibetan words
- Categorize Tibetan vocabulary
- Utilizes open-source sorting algorithm
- Supports iPhone, iPad, and iPod
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This app sorts Tibetan terms alphabetically, allowing for gathering, noting, and categorizing Tibetan words. Under the hood, we are use BDRC's open source algorithm for sorting Tibetan words (proper alphabetical sorting of Tibetan words isn't supported yet in most modern software).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tibetan Dictionary at 5.0 against Bilingual Library's 4.0. Tibetan Dictionary also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 20) and device support (3 vs 1). Bilingual Library's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. Tibetan Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tibetan Dictionary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Bilingual Library ships an update every 16 months, Tibetan Dictionary every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bilingual Library | Tibetan Dictionary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tsadra Foundation | Nathaniel Koerschner |
Customer experience
Bilingual Library
Tibetan Dictionary
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
Tibetan Dictionary
No in-app purchases
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