Dune Virtual Space vs Small Magics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Dune Virtual Space
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Dune is the companion app to Dune Academy, connecting personal Buddhist practice with sourced teachings, real-world events and optional class learning. Dune Academy (https://dune.yoshinn.com) is a community built on actual practice and trust in verified people and traditions. The website supports temples, teachers and class administrators; the app brings daily practice, content and study to your phone. DAILY WISDOM Read a daily teaching with its original language, a version in your interface language, an explanation and an official source. Save favorites for offline use. On entering your virtual altar, a translucent wisdom card appears with the singing-bowl sound; tap to dismiss it. GLOBAL BUDDHIST EVENTS Explore a full calendar with brief event summaries. Tap a day to see its activities, then open an event for details and its official website. Filter by category, country or region, attendance mode and date range. Choose your residence and preferred event regions to prioritize results. Save event information for offline reference; official links require internet access. Schedules may change, so check the organizer's website before attending. MY STUDY Apply to an institution's class with a class code or QR code, without creating a Dune account. Approved members can access their class scriptures, teaching audio and practice reporting. Class reporting follows the course rules and may use automatic counts or manual entries. Personal practice records include your statistics and a public ranking for eligible participants without active class membership. YOUR PERSONAL SPACE โข Virtual altar rituals, offerings, worship and quiet sitting โข Meditation modes, timers, ambient music and singing-bowl sounds โข Wish lotus, practice history and streaks โข Custom backgrounds, personal music and portrait or landscape display โข Free recording and importing of teaching or guided-practice audio โข Audio folders, progress memory, 15-second skip, playback speed, continuous play and sleep timer โข Import, create, save and share practice-method and meditation-space packages โข English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese interfaces PRIVACY AND ACCESS Public wisdom and events require no registration. Favorites, personal settings and recordings stay on your device. Personal cloud practice sync is optional and off by default; enabling it uploads eligible records as explained in the privacy policy. Class records sync within the approved class. Verified individuals, Dharma teachers and temples may submit original or reposted wisdom, individually or by CSV; publication requires a verified source. FREE AND MEMBERSHIP The first virtual altar and first meditation space are free forever, as are personal recording and listening. Membership unlocks additional spaces and creating, saving and sharing content packages. Membership renews automatically until canceled; there is no 30-day trial. Manage or cancel it in your store subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://dune.yoshinn.com/assets/dune_academy/legal/privacy/lama-en.html Terms of Use: https://dune.yoshinn.com/assets/dune_academy/legal/terms/lama-en.html
Small Magics
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Small Magics is a quiet oracle for the tender, low-energy end of a day. A grimoire is meant to hold great and mysterious magic. This one holds only small magics: the candle lit anyway, the cup held in two hands, the one brave thing the size of a matchhead. Forty-three small spells you can cast from bed, on a quarter tank, in the dark, with the door cracked open to let the evening in. Light a candle. Turn the one that calls to you. Sit with it as long as you like. Leave whenever you are ready. That is the whole of it. The book keeps no score and counts no days. There are no streaks, no badges, no notice that you ever missed a day, and nothing that could ever make a low night feel like a failure. For a reader whose energy genuinely varies, an app that keeps no score and applies no pressure is a rare kindness, and it is the whole point. It waits for you, patiently, for as long as you need, and asks nothing while it waits. Six chapters of gentle incantations: Spells for a Quarter Tank, for rest and the truth that not today is a whole spell. The Kind Dark, where the night is a blanket, not a threat. Kindling, courage returning at your own pace, one small brave thing at a time. The Loosening, letting the day go where it goes. Hearthspells, being seen, and home as a feeling. Ironroot, the quiet strength you have carried without once noticing. Everything stays on your device. No account, no ads, no subscription, nothing watching. What you draw is yours alone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Small Magics at none against Dune Virtual Space's 2. Dune Virtual Space's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Dune Virtual Space sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Small Magics asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Dune Virtual Space | Small Magics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yoshinn CO., LTD. | Drew Douglass |
In-app purchases
Dune Virtual Space
- Lama Monthly$11.991 Month
- Lama Yearly$119.991 Year
Small Magics
No in-app purchases
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