Sutta 423 vs Dhamma.Gift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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 a Cup of Tea to Tea for Everyone, 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/
Dhamma.Gift
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Dhamma.Gift is a comprehensive offline and online tool for exploring and studying Pāḷi. Designed for practitioners and scholars, this app provides seamless access to the Sutta-Vinaya alongside translations. Key features: • Advanced Search with Filtering: Quickly find specific suttas, phrases, or terms across the text collections. • Integrated Dictionary: Look up Pāḷi word definitions instantly using comprehensive datasets. • Parallel Reading: View original texts side-by-side with modern translations for deeper context. • Daily Reading: follow texts you want to read regularly, get free reminders and track your progress. • Clean Interface: Enjoy a minimal, distraction-free reading experience. Whether you are learning the Pāḷi language or deepening your practice, Dhamma.Gift is your essential pocket companion.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dhamma.Gift at none against Sutta 423's 10. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Sutta 423 sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Dhamma.Gift asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sutta 423 | Dhamma.Gift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artisan Strategies | Pavel Katorgin |
In-app purchases
Sutta 423
- 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
Dhamma.Gift
No in-app purchases









