Comparison

Dancing Wu Wei vs Bon Calendar

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

Head to head
About

Dancing Wu Wei

Experience a meditative, generative artwork inspired by Taoist principles and Eastern movement practices. Enjoy slowly unfolding animated graphics and calming music for relaxation and appreciation of novel geometrical patterns.

Highlights
  • Generative artwork
  • Meditative audiovisual environment
  • Save favorite patterns
  • Customizable background color
  • Music volume control
Features
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Wu Wei is a Taoist concept referring to 'action without action', and denotes the ability to act in an effortless, natural way. The app is a meditative, generative artwork based on this concept, as well as on the related movements of Tai Chi and Qi Gong. The app's slowly unfolding animated graphics and colors, as well as its music, provide an ambient audiovisual environment suitable for meditation, relaxation, and for the simple appreciation of its continually novel geometrical patterns. - Double-tap to save your favorite patterns as screenshots to your photo roll. - Choose a favorite background color and let it remain constant. - Music volume control (can be set to zero if you prefer to enjoy the graphics in silence).

About

Bon Calendar

Access the Tibetan Bön calendar with daily lunar dates, observances, and element combinations. View Tibetan dates for any year between 1901 and 2100, and access Bön prayer books in multiple languages. This app works fully offline.

Highlights
  • Tibetan lunar date and Bönpo year
  • Daily practice and observance
  • Month view with special days marked
  • Tibetan dates for 1901-2100
  • Bön prayer books in multiple languages
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Bon Calendar brings the Yungdrung Bön calendar to your iPhone and iPad, in Tibetan and English, from the Gyalshen Institute. • Each day’s Tibetan lunar date, month and Bönpo year beside the Western date • The day’s practice, special observance and element combination • A month view with full moon, new moon, double days and skipped days marked • Tibetan dates for any year from 1901 to 2100 • Bön prayer books in Tibetan, English, Chinese and Polish Works fully offline. No account, no ads, no data collected.

Screenshots

Dancing Wu Wei4 screens
Bon Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dancing Wu Wei at 100% against Bon Calendar's 33%. Dancing Wu Wei also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Bon Calendar's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 56 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dancing Wu Wei ships an update every 56 months, Bon Calendar every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dancing Wu Wei versus Bon Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDancing Wu WeiBon Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 56 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRonald HerremaGYALSHEN INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF ZHANG ZHUNG AND TIBETAN CULTURE INC

Customer experience

Dancing Wu Wei

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bon Calendar

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Dancing Wu Wei

No in-app purchases

None

Bon Calendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dancing Wu Wei free?
Dancing Wu Wei is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bon Calendar free?
Bon Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dancing Wu Wei or Bon Calendar have ads?
Neither Dancing Wu Wei nor Bon Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dancing Wu Wei or Bon Calendar?
Dancing Wu Wei ships an update every 56 months, and Bon Calendar every 6 months. Most recently, Dancing Wu Wei was updated on October 8, 2026 and Bon Calendar on October 29, 2026.

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