Comparison

Sutta 423 vs OpenTipitaka

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

Head to head
About

Sutta 423

This app delivers one verse from the ancient Dhammapada text each morning for 423 days. It encourages mindful reflection and gradual understanding through repetition and a gentle, guilt-free practice. The app supports multiple languages and allows users to save favorite verses and revisit past ones through optional subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Daily verse delivery
  • 423-day progression
  • Verse repetition and echo
  • Multi-language support
  • Optional supporter subscriptions
  • Archive and favorite verses
Features
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One verse from the Dhammapada each morning, for 423 days. Read it. Sit with it. Return tomorrow. The Dhammapada is one of the best-known texts in the Pali Canon: 423 short verses, attributed to the Buddha, on heedfulness, craving, anger, joy, clarity and freedom. Sutta 423 walks you through it slowly, one day at a time. THE PRACTICE One verse appears each morning. Read it. Let it settle. Carry it into the day. A few minutes is enough. In 423 days, you'll have walked through the whole Dhammapada—not just read it, but lived with it. THE ECHO After a week, verses begin to return. What you read on Day 1 comes back on Day 8, then Day 15, then further out. Repetition deepens understanding, without turning practice into homework. NO STREAKS. NO GUILT. This isn't an app that wants more of your time. Miss a day? Your place will still be here. Come back when you're ready. A BOOK IN YOUR HAND Turn on the cloth cover, and today's verse waits inside a book. On iPhone Duo, folding the phone closes it. IN YOUR LANGUAGE Sutta 423 also reads in Spanish, Japanese, Arabic and 19 more languages. Each is translated from the Pali, in the same plain voice: nothing softened, nothing added. YOUR PLACE IS KEPT Sutta 423 asks you to sign in with Apple or Google. Your account keeps your place in the 423 days, so you can pick up where you left off, on this iPhone or the next. SUPPORTING SUTTA The daily verse is free. If Sutta 423 matters to you, you can become a supporter and pay what feels right, from Jasmine to Pu’er, weekly or monthly. Supporters can return to past verses in the Archive and save the ones they love. Supporter levels are subscriptions that renew until you cancel. The Dhammapada is just the beginning. More of the Buddha's teachings are coming. For now, begin here. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sutta423.com/privacy/

About

OpenTipitaka

Access and study the Pali Tipiṭaka with multilingual translations and offline capabilities. Features include paragraph-by-paragraph comparison, fast search, and study tools like bookmarks and dictionary lookup.

Highlights
  • Pali Tipiṭaka reading
  • Multilingual paragraph-by-paragraph translations
  • Offline access
  • Fast search
  • Study tools (bookmarks, dictionary)
  • Community correction suggestions
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OpenTipitaka is a focused reader for the Pali Tipiṭaka, built for study, reference, and daily reading on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Read the Pali canon with multilingual, paragraph-by-paragraph translations, fast search, offline access, and study tools designed for close reading. Multilingual Translations OpenTipitaka supports AI-generated translations in multiple languages, including: Chinese, English, Vietnamese, Thai, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Myanmar, Sinhala, Spanish, Marathi, and Tibetan. The translations are generated with reference to Myanmar translations and Nissaya materials. While they are not a substitute for the Pali original or qualified human guidance, most translations have reached a level close to human translation quality and are continually improved through review and community correction suggestions. Key Features Pali Tipiṭaka reading Browse and read the Pali texts in a clean, study-focused interface. Multilingual paragraph-by-paragraph reading Display available translations together with the Pali original, aligned by paragraph for easier comparison and understanding. Offline access Keep texts available on your device and continue reading without an internet connection. Fast search Find passages, terms, and references quickly across the collection. Comfortable reading experience A quiet layout designed for long reading sessions on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Study tools Use features such as bookmarks, dictionary lookup, multi-tab reading, split-screen reading, auto-scroll, and translation read-aloud where available. Community corrections Help improve the texts by submitting correction suggestions where supported.

Screenshots

Sutta 4234 screens
OpenTipitaka4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sutta 423 at 4.8 against OpenTipitaka's 4.2. Sutta 423 also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (28 vs 5). OpenTipitaka's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and device support (4 vs 1). On price 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. Sutta 423 sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. OpenTipitaka asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sutta 423 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sutta 423 has 28 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sutta 423 ships an update weekly, OpenTipitaka every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sutta 423 versus OpenTipitaka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSutta 423OpenTipitaka
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (28 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better5
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB38 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperArtisan StrategiesDhamma Sarana

Customer experience

Sutta 423

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%

OpenTipitaka

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Sutta 423

Subscriptions5
  • Jasmine2 variants$3.991 Month
  • Oolong2 variants$6.991 Month
  • Dragon Well2 variants$9.997 Days
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  • Silver Needle2 variants$29.997 Days
  • Pu’er2 variants$99.991 Month
None

OpenTipitaka

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sutta 423 free?
Sutta 423 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OpenTipitaka free?
OpenTipitaka is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sutta 423 or OpenTipitaka?
Sutta 423 is rated higher. Sutta 423 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while OpenTipitaka averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Sutta 423 or OpenTipitaka have ads?
Neither Sutta 423 nor OpenTipitaka shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sutta 423 or OpenTipitaka?
Sutta 423 ships an update weekly, and OpenTipitaka every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sutta 423 was updated on November 6, 2026 and OpenTipitaka on October 31, 2026.

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