Comparison

Daimoku Passbook vs Samgha

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

Head to head
About

Daimoku Passbook

Features
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The Daimoku is the source of life force; with every chant, our life wells up infinitely. Daimoku Passbook is a practice journal made for the chanting and prayer of Soka Gakkai (SGI) members. From today onward, turn each day's chanting into visible progress, set a mighty vow, and advance toward victory—chant together, win together. In the shared struggle of comrades, we are never alone. ■ Chanting Log & Timer A focused chanting timer that automatically records each session when you finish. A calendar heatmap shows your daily totals at a glance, by "time" or by "count" as you prefer, so your growth is something you can witness. ■ Gongyo Recitation Recite the Hoben and Jigage passages with kana or romaji shown for every character. Choose a horizontal or vertical layout and adjust the text size; open it mid-session and the timer keeps running. ■ Prayer Goals Create, edit, reorder, and archive your prayer goals. Keep them private, or make them public to share with friends—turn faith into concrete wishes and action. On the chanting page you can choose which cards appear, drag to reorder them, and tap one to read it in full. ■ 1M Daimoku Challenge Vow to chant a million daimoku and watch a 100-cell board fill in: every 10,000 chants lights one cell, right there on the chanting page. Each completed round is archived automatically as a keepsake. ■ Collection Cards Your chanting earns collection cards: 150 illustrated cards from the 28 chapters of the Lotus Sutra and the 122 chapters of The New Human Revolution. Trade with friends to complete each set. ■ Chanting Groups Form chanting groups with friends and accumulate the group's chant count together. Set shared chanting items, see each member's contribution and presence, and unite the strength of the shared struggle. ■ Friends & Chanting Together Add fellow members as friends to encourage one another and share goals. While you chant, see everyone chanting at that very moment. You are never alone on the path forward. ■ Community Feed Share moments from your practice, reply to one another, like and bookmark posts. Attach photos or a video, and translate anything you can't read into your own language with one tap. Switch the feed between World and Friends, Latest and Popular. Community guidelines, reporting and blocking keep the space respectful. ■ Practice Achievement Share Card Turn your chanting into a beautiful card with a heatmap calendar to share with family and friends. Pick the stats period and post or story size, or hide your photo and name to share anonymously. ■ Daily Reminders & Anniversaries Set daily chanting reminders (multiple reminders, on the days of the week you choose) and mark meaningful anniversaries, so your habit endures and its meaning lasts. ■ Dark Mode & Multiple Languages Supports dark and light themes, and is available in 12 languages. ■ Try Without Signing In Start as a guest to try the app, then link an account later to fully keep all your records. ■ Premium Subscription With Premium: ad-free practice, chanting time that keeps counting even with the app closed, and more. Start today, and let every chant be cherished and recorded. — Subscription Details — This app offers a Premium subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or turn off subscriptions in your device's account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://chaojen.github.io/nmhrgk-privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Samgha

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Samgha e' lo spazio digitale dedicato alla pratica quotidiana e alla vita della comunita'. Con Samgha puoi: • utilizzare il timer Daimoku e consultare lo storico della pratica; • impostare e seguire i tuoi obiettivi; • vedere attivita', appuntamenti e comunicazioni del tuo gruppo; • trovare amici, condividere la pratica e invitare altre persone a recitare; • consultare Gongyo, preghiere, letture e citazioni; • ricevere notifiche scelte da te. Per i responsabili, Samgha offre strumenti coerenti con il proprio ruolo e ambito organizzativo: gestione delle persone, meeting, presenze, statistiche, report e comunicazioni. Ogni utente vede soltanto le aree pertinenti al proprio ruolo. Samgha non vende i dati personali e non effettua profilazione pubblicitaria.

Screenshots

Daimoku Passbook4 screens
Samgha4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Samgha at none against Daimoku Passbook's 2. Samgha also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Daimoku Passbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Samgha asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daimoku Passbook ships an update every 4 days, Samgha daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Daimoku Passbook versus Samgha: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaimoku PassbookSamgha
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1515.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChao Jen ChengMarco Piva

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Daimoku Passbook

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$4.991 Month
  • Premium$29.991 Year
None

Samgha

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daimoku Passbook free?
Daimoku Passbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Samgha free?
Samgha is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Daimoku Passbook or Samgha have ads?
Daimoku Passbook shows ads; Samgha does not.
Which is updated more often, Daimoku Passbook or Samgha?
Daimoku Passbook ships an update every 4 days, and Samgha daily. Most recently, Daimoku Passbook was updated on October 31, 2026 and Samgha on October 29, 2026.

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