Comparison

-般若心経をおぼえよう- vs Fasting Timer

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

Head to head
About

-般若心経をおぼえよう-

Learn the Heart Sutra through multiple-choice quizzes. It also serves as a recitation aid, with a version featuring Hatsune Miku reading aloud included.

Highlights
  • Multiple-choice quizzes
  • Recitation aid
  • Hatsune Miku voice option
  • Learn Heart Sutra
Features
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般若心経を四択のクイズ形式で覚えてみませんか。 音読を助ける読経のお供にもどうぞ。 初音ミクによる読み上げを行うバージョンも内蔵されています。

About

Fasting Timer

Features
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A focused intermittent-fasting timer that helps you build a consistent routine. Start a fast in seconds, see your progress at a glance, and review your history over time. • Simple fasting timer with progress display • Popular schedules including 16:8 • Start, finish, or cancel a fast anytime • Review fasting history and streaks • Track body weight in kg or lb • Private, on-device data Kufukun is designed for clarity and consistency without unnecessary complexity.

Screenshots

-般若心経をおぼえよう-4 screens
Fasting Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: -般若心経をおぼえよう- at none against Fasting Timer's 1. -般若心経をおぼえよう- also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Fasting Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. -般若心経をおぼえよう- asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

-般若心経をおぼえよう- ships an update every 5 weeks, Fasting Timer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
-般若心経をおぼえよう- versus Fasting Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter-般若心経をおぼえよう-Fasting Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB51 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKensuke TsuzukiKenta Nagato

In-app purchases

None

-般若心経をおぼえよう-

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Fasting Timer

One-time1
  • プレミアム(買い切り)$2.99

Questions

Is -般若心経をおぼえよう- free?
-般若心経をおぼえよう- is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fasting Timer free?
Fasting Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do -般若心経をおぼえよう- or Fasting Timer have ads?
Neither -般若心経をおぼえよう- nor Fasting Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, -般若心経をおぼえよう- or Fasting Timer?
-般若心経をおぼえよう- ships an update every 5 weeks, and Fasting Timer every 6 weeks. Most recently, -般若心経をおぼえよう- was updated on October 5, 2026 and Fasting Timer on October 10, 2026.

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