Comparison

Buddha calendar vs Zen Tapper

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

Head to head
About

Buddha calendar

This app provides a comprehensive Buddhist calendar with lunar dates, festivals, and reminders. It also includes Buddhist scriptures for reading, a chanting counter, meditation timer, and a notepad.

Highlights
  • Buddhist calendar with festivals and reminders
  • Digital Buddhist scriptures with adjustable font size
  • Chanting counter with voice recognition
  • Meditation timer with chime alerts
  • Notepad and weather forecast
  • Buddhist famous sentences collection
Features
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Buddha calendar is a Buddhist calendar software specially developed for the vast number of friends who like Buddhism and practice Buddhism. It is also suitable for you who are related to Buddhism. In addition to the basic calendar lunar calendar function, it has the following features: 1. Exquisite and meticulous calendar, including national festivals, lunar festivals, solar terms, Buddhist festivals. The calendar uses double day layout, so that you will not mistake every festival. The calendar is equipped with push to remind Buddha and Bodhisattva festivals, ten (6) Ramadan, Guanyin Ramadan, legal holidays and other information. 2. If the Tibetan calendar and related Tibetan festivals and Tibetan Buddhist festivals are not displayed, please download the latest calendar data in the related - > settings interface. 3. The inquiry function of Shoukang treasure warning period and the contrast function of barber farmer Tibetan calendar. 4. Buddhist Scripture, reading function of Scripture, support gesture to zoom font. It contains the commonly used Buddhist scriptures, which are necessary for daily work, such as the Vajra Sutra, with good typesetting and book reading experience. The app also provides the function of continued reading of sutras, which allows you to finish reading long Sutras in several times. 5. Chanting Buddha voice recognition, Buddha number automatic counting function, using standard Mandarin, medium speech speed can improve the counting accuracy, and can participate in the common practice and check the times. 6. For the function of Buddha, you can choose the Buddha image. There is a white jade Avalokitesvara image in the purple bamboo forest of Mount Tuo, Mount Putuo. You can go to Putuo without leaving home. You can use Buddha number to exchange incense, lamp, water, flower, fruit, treasure and gold offerings for Buddha, and play Buddha mantra while offering Buddha. Please put your cell phone in place when offering Buddha. Sincerity is the spirit. When the time is up (10 minutes), the offerings will be automatically collected! 7. Simple and easy-to-use notepad and reminder function, as well as concise weather forecast function, convenient for life. 8. The appreciation function of Buddhist famous sentences selects a large number of classic sentences. 9. Meditation timing function. When the time is up, it will remind you with a chime. It's a good helper for your personal meditation. Disclaimer: This software is a paid software, and the price and fee are only based on the code functions and other value services added to the software development at the time of your purchase. It does not include the value of scriptures, Buddha statues, and other document images; The push reminder service of the software is a free service and is not included in the paid value. The effectiveness and timeliness of the reminder service are not guaranteed; The corresponding Tibetan calendar year in the software is provided for free. Due to uncertainty factors, there is no commitment to the provision of Tibetan calendar for future years. If you purchase this software, it will be deemed that you agree to this statement.

About

Zen Tapper

This app provides a portable monastery experience for Buddhist practitioners. It features a Buddhist calendar, auspicious timing guidance, and virtual Dharma tools like a wooden fish and singing bowl to aid in meditation and chanting.

Highlights
  • Buddhist calendar with observances
  • Auspicious timing for rituals
  • Virtual wooden fish and rosary
  • Singing bowl for focus
  • Incense offering visualization
Features
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​"Zen Tapper" Introduction​ Morning bells awaken the dawn, evening drums accompany twilight. Here lies a Pure Field of Merit, crafted for practitioners to settle body and mind. Following the Buddha’s teachings, we harmonize with seasonal rhythms and karmic conditions to open gates of skillful means. ​​【Buddhist Calendar】​​ Rooted in Han Buddhist traditions, it marks Buddha’s birth, Bodhisattva anniversaries, fasting days, and major ceremonies. Lunar phases illuminate auspicious moments, ensuring no missed opportunities to cultivate blessings. ​​【Auspicious Timing】​​ Guided by the ancient Baizhang Monastic Code, it advises ideal times for sutra chanting, lamp offerings, and life liberation. Taboos emphasize nurturing compassion as the core principle. ​​【Clouds of Incense】​​ At dawn’s first light (5-7 AM), the incense interface opens. Offerings ascend to Buddhas of the Ten Directions and descend to relieve suffering in the Three Realms. Though visualized, devotion equals tangible offerings. ​​【Dharma Tools】​​ Three strikes of the wooden fish focus scattered minds, gliding rosary beads tally mantras, and singing bowl vibrations dispel drowsiness. Each sacred sound anchors awareness in Prajna’s wisdom. This is no ordinary app, but a ​portable monastery. To all seekers: ​Activate​ with reverence, as stepping into a sacred hall. ​Close​ with mindful stillness, preserving Dharma’s continuity. May all practitioners in this Saha World receive the Three Jewels’ blessings, diligently cultivate precepts, meditation, and wisdom, and extinguish greed, anger, and delusion. Namo Shakyamuni Buddha

Screenshots

Buddha calendar4 screens
Zen Tapper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Zen Tapper at Free against Buddha calendar's $3.99. Zen Tapper also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2). Buddha calendar's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Zen Tapper is free to download; Buddha calendar costs $3.99 up front. Buddha calendar sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Zen Tapper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zen Tapper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buddha calendar has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buddha calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, Zen Tapper every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Buddha calendar versus Zen Tapper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuddha calendarZen Tapper
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer敏江 蔡河南恒修居网络科技有限公司

Customer experience

Buddha calendar

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

Zen Tapper

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Buddha calendar

One-time10
  • Tibetan calendar in 2020$0.99
  • One year period_ data service$0.99
  • Tibetan calendar in 2021$0.99
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  • Schedule recording function$0.99
  • 阳历2021年日历所对应的藏历$0.99
  • Tibetan calendar in 2023$0.99
  • Liuzhai Text color setting$2.99
  • Shizhai Text color setting$2.99
  • 制作2022年日历图片$6.99
  • Two year period_ data service$14.99
1 purchases

Zen Tapper

One-time1
  • Support Scriptures Publication$1.00

Questions

Is Buddha calendar free?
Buddha calendar costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Zen Tapper free?
Zen Tapper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buddha calendar or Zen Tapper?
Zen Tapper is rated higher. Buddha calendar averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Zen Tapper averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Buddha calendar or Zen Tapper have ads?
Zen Tapper shows ads; Buddha calendar does not.
Which is updated more often, Buddha calendar or Zen Tapper?
Buddha calendar ships an update every 3 weeks, and Zen Tapper every 2 weeks. Most recently, Buddha calendar was updated on November 1, 2026 and Zen Tapper on November 3, 2026.

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