Comparison

Sutta 423 vs dhammapada

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

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About

Sutta 423

This app delivers one verse from the Buddha's teachings each morning, focusing on mindfulness and meditation. It guides users through the Dhammapada slowly, one day at a time, with repeating verses to deepen understanding. Designed for a quiet, guilt-free daily practice.

Highlights
  • Daily Dhammapada verse
  • Mindfulness and meditation focus
  • Slow, gradual study of teachings
  • Echoing verses for deeper understanding
  • Guilt-free, no-streak practice
  • Daily Buddhist reading
Features
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Sutta 423 is a quiet daily Dhammapada app: one verse each morning from the Buddha’s teachings, made for Buddhist wisdom, mindfulness, and meditation. Read it. Sit with it. Return tomorrow. The Dhammapada is one of the best-known texts in the Pali Canon: 423 short verses on heedfulness, craving, anger, joy, clarity, and freedom. Sutta 423 helps you move through it slowly—one day at a time. THE PRACTICE One Dhammapada verse appears each morning. Read it. Let it settle. Carry it into the day. In 423 days, you’ll have walked through the entire Dhammapada—not just read it, but lived with it. This is a simple daily Dhamma practice for anyone drawn to Buddhist teachings, meditation, mindfulness, or the Buddha’s words. THE ECHO After a week, verses begin to return. What you read on Day 1 echoes back on Day 8, then Day 15, then further out. Repetition deepens understanding. The teachings layer naturally, 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. No streaks. No pressure. No guilt. Come back when you’re ready. A QUIET WAY TO STUDY Use Sutta 423 as a daily Buddhist reading app, a mindfulness companion, or a gentle way to spend a few minutes with the Dhammapada each morning. The Dhammapada is just the beginning. More suttas and daily Buddhist teachings are coming. For now, begin here. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

dhammapada

Features
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Dhammapada Comics brings the Buddha's most beloved teachings to life through hand-illustrated artwork. The Dhammapada is a collection of 423 short verses traditionally attributed to the Buddha — one of the most widely read Buddhist texts in the world. This app pairs each verse with a comic illustration to make ancient wisdom approachable, beautiful, and easy to reflect on. WHAT'S INSIDE • 423 verses across 26 chapters of the Dhammapada • Original Pali source text and English translation for every verse • Traditional commentaries and stories (Atthakatha) explaining the context behind each teaching • Hand-illustrated comic for each verse • Pinch-to-zoom comic viewer for detailed reading • Smooth chapter and verse navigation THOUGHTFUL DESIGN • Clean, distraction-free reading experience • Light and dark mode support • Optimized for both iPhone and iPad • No accounts, no tracking, no ads CONTENT CREDIT Verse translations and accompanying stories are sourced from tipitaka.net, with deep gratitude to the volunteers who maintain that resource. Whether you're new to Buddhist philosophy or a longtime student, Dhammapada Comics offers a peaceful daily companion for reflection on the path of mindfulness, ethics, and wisdom.

Screenshots

Sutta 4234 screens
dhammapada4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: dhammapada at none against Sutta 423's 10. dhammapada also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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 $0.99 per month. dhammapada asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Sutta 423 versus dhammapada: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSutta 423dhammapada
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtisan Strategies LLCDhawal Gajwe

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Sutta 423

Subscriptions5
  • Cup of Tea2 variants$0.991 Month
  • Small Gift2 variants$2.991 Month
  • Kind Gesture2 variants$9.997 Days
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  • Generous Offering2 variants$29.997 Days
  • Profound Generosity2 variants$99.991 Month
None

dhammapada

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sutta 423 free?
Sutta 423 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is dhammapada free?
dhammapada is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sutta 423 or dhammapada have ads?
Neither Sutta 423 nor dhammapada shows ads.

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