般若心灯 vs iSutra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
般若心灯
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般若心灯是一款佛教经典导读、念佛计数与佛乐聆听应用,帮助您随时随地诵读经文、聆听梵音、记录功课,在日常中安住身心、亲近佛法。 【经书收录】 收录心经、金刚经、普门品、药师经、普光明藏经、阿弥陀经、法华经、六祖坛经、楞严经、地藏经等经典,大悲咒、楞严咒、准提咒、百字明咒、往生咒、绿度母心咒等咒语真言,以及大忏悔文、回向文、课诵仪轨、药师经仪轨、地藏经 前仪等课诵内容,共二十一部经典与仪轨,持续更新中。 【课诵仪轨】 香赞、净口业与净三业真言、安土地真言、普供养真言、开经偈为前行,补阙真言、普回向真言、三皈依为结行,诵持任一经典皆可依用;另立药师专篇,收药师赞、药师偈与药师灌顶真言。 【逐字拼音】 每一个汉字上方都标注了准确的拼音,方便初学者正确诵读经文,不再因生僻字而困扰。 【白话文解释】 关键经文配有通俗易懂的白话文解释,轻触即可查看,帮助您深入理解经文含义。 【经文朗读】 部分经典内置音频朗读,支持进度拖动、0.25x 至 2.0x 变速播放,以及后台与锁屏播放;未配音的经典仍可使用逐字拼音安心诵读。 【歌词式阅读指示】 阅读经文时,屏幕中央显示虚线定位指示器与当前行号,当前行高亮、远处渐淡,方便随时找回诵读位置。 【佛乐聆听】 精选 34 首佛教音乐,涵盖大悲咒、密咒真言、凡歌咏法、一心念佛等八大分类,支持播放列表、上下曲切换、进度拖动与变速播放,后台锁屏亦可聆听。可设 10 至 90 分钟定时关闭或「播完本曲」,到点前音量渐渐淡出,不会突然静下 来。 【佛珠念佛】 轻触或沿珠串滑动即可拨珠计数,每颗都有木珠相碰的音效与触感反馈,108 颗圆满一圈。本次声数叠在佛珠环心,今日与本圈进度并列其下;长按佛珠可按本次、今日、累计分别归零。圣号可下拉切换或自行添加,拨珠音色可选佛珠或木 鱼,振动强度分轻、中、强三档。自动记录今日声数与念佛时长,可一键生成水墨风格卡片分享今日修持。 【自定义功课】 可新建功课,设定名称、圣号、总目标与目标天数,每天该念多少自动算出。念佛页显示目标进度、剩余声数与今日完成情况,每份功课可单独设定回向文,发愿时自动填入;达成每日目标或圆满总目标时给出提示。 【佛历】 二十七个佛菩萨圣诞与初一、十五集中一页,按农历月分组,农历与公历对照,只列当年剩余的日子。可开启提醒,于前一日傍晚收到通知,斋日提醒可单独开关。 【修行打卡】 每日打卡记录修行,日历视图直观展示诵经轨迹,连续天数激励您坚持修行。偶尔忘记打卡也无妨,支持补打最近数日的功课,连续天数自动接上。 【功德牌与足迹】 诵读、打卡、念佛皆可累积功德牌,涵盖单经精进、广学多闻、持之以恒、念佛功课与佛菩萨圣诞时节。轻触日历上的打卡点,可回看那一天诵读过哪些经书,并为当日功课写下心愿。 【发愿回向】 念佛之后可写下愿文与回向,一日多愿亦可分别留档。所有发愿按时间成串收在「发愿记录」中,可随时修改或删除,日后回看重温初心。 【修行回顾】 按年汇总修行天数、最长连续与常诵经典,生成水墨风格回顾卡片,可保存分享。 【iCloud 同步】 开启后,打卡记录、功德牌、诵经进度、自定义功课与圣号在您的各台设备间保持一致,无需额外费用。 【个性设置】 支持夜间模式,经文字号自由调节,打造舒适的阅读体验。 【收藏与进度】 收藏常读经书,自动记录阅读进度,每次打开都能继续上次的修行。 般若心灯,愿以智慧之光,照亮您的修行之路。
iSutra
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iSutra is an offline sutra reading and practice app. Open a Daily Sutra, compare Chinese and English with optional vernacular notes and pinyin, follow recitation highlighting, trace a line by hand, and dedicate the day. No account, no ads, no tracking. Texts are built in and work without a network. For study and cultural learning only. This is not just a source-text browser. The category is crowded. iSutra puts the difference in bilingual reading, highlighted recitation, woodfish counting, handwritten tracing, daily practice, and a Daily Sutra that reaches you through widgets, Lock Screen, Control Center, and voice shortcuts. It is made for education and cultural study. It does not tell fortunes. Built-in library Browse Prajna, Lotus, Avatamsaka, Pure Land, Ksitigarbha, esoteric mantras, Chan, Forty-two Chapters, and Eight Awakenings. Long works open by section: Diamond in thirty-two parts and Ksitigarbha in thirteen chapters, still offline. Also included: Heart Sutra, Amitabha Sutra, Universal Gate, Platform Sutra, Samantabhadra vows, Medicine Buddha vows, and mantra excerpts. It does not claim to be the whole canon. 1. Daily Sutra: today's text, continue reading, famous lines, local reminders, and shortcuts to recitation, chanting, copy-sutra, practice, study, random, and keyword hunt. A widget can switch it. 2. Bilingual close reading: bilingual, Chinese only, or English only. Toggle vernacular, English, and pinyin. Interface in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and English. Type size, vertical layout, section navigation, notes, history, and immersive mode. 3. Recitation studio: line highlighting, adjustable pace and voice, continuous play, background audio, lock-screen remote, looping, and a Live Activity where allowed. 4. Woodfish chanting: today, lifetime, and streak counts. Targets such as 27, 54, 108, or 1080. Wood, deep, bright, soft, and qing sounds. Progress on the Daily Chant widget and Lock Screen. 5. Copy-sutra tracing: on iPhone and iPad, trace a line on paper-like canvas. Switch ink, thickness, and pen. Undo a stroke. Guide text can be tracing, faint, or hidden. Save a line to Photos or export the whole text. 6. Daily practice: separate morning and evening lists, check items, mark the day complete, and read or write a dedication. 7. Chant study: fade, fill-in, check, and quiz. Mark familiar, learned, or mastered. Keyword Hunt asks you to recall a line from a character. 8. Browse: find a text by category, theme, or translator. Diamond and Ksitigarbha open a volume catalog first. Layout can be list, grid, or cards. 9. Favorites: star a text, build lists, read in sequence, or study in a batch. Optional cloud sync is available. 10. Search: Chinese or English in titles, translators, and lines. System search, deep links, and Home Screen quick actions open Daily Sutra, recitation, chant, copy-sutra, practice, and more. 11. Widgets and system: Daily Sutra, famous lines, favorites, study progress, and Daily Chant on Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy. Live Activities for reading and chanting. Control Center can hold Daily Sutra, recitation, chant, practice, and more. 12. Dharma cards: turn a line into a card, pick a style, save to Photos, or share. 13. Look and data: accents and alternate icons. Settings cover language, pinyin, vertical text, Live Activities, voice, pace, and notifications. Data stays on device by default. Optional system cloud sync can update favorites, lists, practice, chant counts, progress, history, and notes. 14. Privacy: no account, no ads, no third-party analytics. Core reading is offline and is not uploaded. Source texts are public-domain Chinese translations. Some English is public-domain or study wording. Vernacular notes are for learning, not religious instruction or academic authority. Read one sutra into one day. Welcome to iSutra.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: iSutra at $0.99 against 般若心灯's $1.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
般若心灯 costs $1.99 and iSutra $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | 般若心灯 | iSutra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 364 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 山杰 韩 | 天从 何 |
In-app purchases
般若心灯
No in-app purchases
iSutra
No in-app purchases





