BuddhaTime vs Openlight Media Torch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BuddhaTime
This app offers information for Dzogchen practice, including Geku speech, calendar conversions, and holiday listings. It also allows users to track two retreats.
- Geku speech information
- Western to Tibetan calendar conversion
- Dzogchen/Tibetan holiday listing
- Retreat tracking
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BuddhaTime was designed under the guidance of Dzogchen Shri Singa Foundation. BuddhaTime provides up to date information for the Geku during Dzogchen practice of the Buddha Path. BuddhaTime incudes the Geku speech, conversion of the western calendar dates to the Tibetan calendar, and a listing of major Dzogchen/Tibetan holidays. BuddhaTime also provides tracking of two retreats.
Openlight Media Torch
Access a variety of faith-based educational content, including music and guided rosaries from the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. Explore virtue education and enjoy free access to curated offerings.
- Guided rosaries
- Virtue education
- Popular music
- Faith-based content
- Free access
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Download the Torch app for access to the best of Openlight Media and the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. From popular music and guided rosaries by the Sisters to virtue education, the Torch app is your one-stop-shop for free access to our favorite offerings. Mobile app version: 6.23.8
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Openlight Media Torch at Free against BuddhaTime's $9.99. Openlight Media Torch also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 3). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Openlight Media Torch is free to download; BuddhaTime costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BuddhaTime against 5.0 for Openlight Media Torch. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Openlight Media Torch has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BuddhaTime ships an update every 7 months, Openlight Media Torch every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BuddhaTime | Openlight Media Torch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DZOGCHEN SHRI SINGHA FOUNDATION USA INC | Openlight Media, Inc. |
Customer experience
BuddhaTime
Openlight Media Torch
In-app purchases
BuddhaTime
No in-app purchases
Openlight Media Torch
No in-app purchases
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