Comparison

DuaPlayer vs Bodhi Tree

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

Head to head
About

DuaPlayer

This application allows users to project Islamic supplications (Du'as) from the Ahl al Bayt onto screens for communal viewing at mosques, imambargahs, or Islamic events. It facilitates a shared spiritual experience by making devotional content visible to all attendees.

Highlights
  • Project Du'as on screens
  • Supports Ahl al Bayt supplications
  • Ideal for mosques and Islamic events
  • Facilitates communal spiritual experience
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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Project Du'as of the Ahl al Bayt on the projection screen of your local masjid, imambargah, or Islamic event

About

Bodhi Tree

A quiet companion for Buddhist practice and study, offering daily teachings, guided meditations, and a library of sutras and mantras. It prioritizes privacy with on-device storage and optional iCloud sync, designed for personal reflection without engagement tactics.

Highlights
  • Daily teachings and verses
  • Guided meditation timer
  • Extensive sutra and mantra library
  • Private journaling space
  • Buddhist calendar with alerts
  • Optional Apple Health integration
Features
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Bodhi Tree is a quiet companion for Buddhist practice and study, grounded in real scripture and available in English and Traditional Chinese. Open it for today's teaching or a simple meditation timer. Lotus Breath offers a short guided practice. No account, social feed, ads, or tracking. Bodhi Tree brings together daily verses, sutras, guided Practice Paths, meditation, and private reflection in one app that works offline. Its readings include the Dhammapada, Heart Sutra, Diamond Sutra, Amitabha Sutra, and selected suttas from the Pali Canon. It supports newcomers and longtime practitioners across Theravada, Zen, Tibetan, Pure Land, and broader Mahayana traditions. WHAT'S INSIDE • TODAY: Read a daily teaching suited to the tradition you follow. Open the verse to see its source and reflection. • PATHS: Follow six guided Practice Paths with short daily steps, including Calm Anxiety, Following the Breath, Letting Go, The Four Hearts, Impermanence, and Sleep. • MOMENTS: Find scripture based readings for anger, loss, change, relationships, and other parts of daily life. • MEDITATE: Use a quiet timer with singing bowl, temple bell, or zen bowl sounds, interval bells, and Lotus Breath. • REFLECT: Keep private journal entries, end of session notes, bookmarks, and daily check ins. Search helps you return to past entries. • YOU: Set traditions, reminders, language, appearance, iCloud sync, and saved teachings. • WIDGETS: Keep today's teaching on your Home Screen. BUILT FOR PRACTICE Bodhi Tree is designed for a steady, personal practice. There are no streak penalties or infinite feeds. Bell of Mindfulness reminders are optional and configurable. PRIVACY Your reflections, bookmarks, and journal entries stay on your device. Optional iCloud sync uses your personal iCloud account. Bodhi Tree has no third party analytics, advertising SDKs, or trackers. Apple Health access is optional and only saves completed meditation sessions as Mindful Minutes when you grant permission. FULLY FREE Every feature is available without a subscription or paywall. If Bodhi Tree supports your practice, the You tab offers three optional one time contributions. Contributions do not unlock content or create an entitlement. Payments are processed by Apple. A NOTE FROM US Bodhi Tree is named for the tree under which the Buddha is said to have awakened. May this app offer a clear place to read and sit. Bodhi Tree Privacy Policy: https://forestoceanlife.github.io/bodhi-tree/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DuaPlayer4 screens
Bodhi Tree4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DuaPlayer at none against Bodhi Tree's 2. DuaPlayer also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Bodhi Tree sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. DuaPlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DuaPlayer against 5.0 for Bodhi Tree. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DuaPlayer ships an update every 5 days, Bodhi Tree every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
DuaPlayer versus Bodhi Tree: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuaPlayerBodhi Tree
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDuaPlayer FoundationMing Chieh Lin

Customer experience

DuaPlayer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bodhi Tree

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DuaPlayer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Bodhi Tree

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Annual Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is DuaPlayer free?
DuaPlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bodhi Tree free?
Bodhi Tree is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DuaPlayer or Bodhi Tree?
DuaPlayer and Bodhi Tree are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do DuaPlayer or Bodhi Tree have ads?
Neither DuaPlayer nor Bodhi Tree shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DuaPlayer or Bodhi Tree?
DuaPlayer ships an update every 5 days, and Bodhi Tree every 3 weeks. Most recently, DuaPlayer was updated on October 30, 2026 and Bodhi Tree on October 31, 2026.

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