Comparison

Lion's Roar vs Resource Guides

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

Head to head
About

Lion's Roar

Access Buddhist teachings and insights on modern life through a digital magazine. Explore practical wisdom, philosophy, and meditation techniques from renowned teachers and writers. Enjoy enhanced readability and social sharing features.

Highlights
  • Digital magazine edition
  • Easy-to-read design
  • Social sharing functionality
  • Integrated website content
  • Buddhist teachings
  • Practical life insights
Features
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The Lion's Roar digital edition delivers all the same great content from the print edition, now enhanced with an easy-to-read design, social sharing functionality, and integrated with must-reads from the website. Today’s most widely-read Buddhist magazine, Lion's Roar offers accessible, practical, and profound teachings from across the Buddhist spectrum. Lion's Roar applies Buddhist insight, philosophy, and meditation techniques to all the important issues in life today—from livelihood, parenting, and relationships to politics, social action, and the arts. In the pages of Lion's Roar, ancient wisdom shares the stage with some of today’s finest writers, thinkers, and teachers, including Pema Chödrön, Thich Nhat Hanh, the Dalai Lama, Sylvia Boorstein, bell hooks, Pico Iyer, Diane Ackerman, George Saunders, Charles Johnson—and many others. Lion's Roar Pricing: • Subscription 6 Month - USD 12.99* • Subscription 1 Year - USD 24.99* * For non-US app stores, the equivalent currency charges will apply. Please note: App subscriptions do not include access to subscription-only content on our website. Additional Subscription Information: • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Privacy Policy - https://bit.ly/2J5Ujfh Terms of Use - https://bit.ly/2J1YZqL • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.

About

Resource Guides

Explore your faith with a series of reflection guides designed for spiritual growth. These guides offer a structured approach to understanding and deepening your spiritual journey.

Highlights
  • Spiritual reflection guides
  • Faith exploration tools
  • Structured spiritual journey
  • Personal growth focus
Features
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Maryknoll Society offers a series of reflection guides called "SEE, DISCERN, AND GO FORTH" to help you explore your faith.

Screenshots

Lion's Roar4 screens
Resource Guides3 screens

Verdict

The call

Lion's Roar and Resource Guides both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Resource Guides's written reviews are positive against 51% of Lion's Roar's. Resource Guides also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 19) and ads (none vs shown). Lion's Roar's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and device support 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. Lion's Roar sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per 6 months. Resource Guides asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Lion's Roar against 5.0 for Resource Guides. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lion's Roar has 1.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Lion's Roar's written reviews are positive against 100% of Resource Guides's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lion's Roar ships an update every 6 months, Resource Guides every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lion's Roar versus Resource Guides: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLion's RoarResource Guides
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.6K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB153 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLion's Roar FoundationMaryknoll

Customer experience

Lion's Roar

All ratings1,627 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive51.3%
Neutral10.3%
Negative38.5%

Resource Guides

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Lion's Roar

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not functioning or loading content
  • Subscription issues and inability to access past issues
  • Login problems and app crashes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Highlighting and dictionary features
  • Improved accessibility for visually impaired users

Resource Guides

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

19 purchases

Lion's Roar

Subscriptions2
  • 6 Months Subscription$12.996 Months
  • Lion's Roar magazine1 Month trial$24.991 Year
One-time17
  • November 2015$7.99
  • January 2016$7.99
  • March 2016$7.99
Show 14 more
  • May 2016$7.99
  • July 2016$7.99
  • September 2016$7.99
  • November 2016$7.99
  • January 2017$7.99
  • Lion's Roar Feed 72$7.99
  • Lion's Roar Feed 67$7.99
  • Lion's Roar Feed 70$7.99
  • Lion's Roar Feed 71$7.99
  • Lion's Roar Feed 65$7.99
  • Lion's Roar Feed 63$7.99
  • Lion's Roar Feed 64$7.99
  • Lion's Roar Feed 62$7.99
  • Lion's Roar Feed 60$7.99
None

Resource Guides

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lion's Roar free?
Lion's Roar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Resource Guides free?
Resource Guides is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lion's Roar or Resource Guides?
Resource Guides is rated higher. Lion's Roar averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Resource Guides averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Lion's Roar or Resource Guides have ads?
Lion's Roar shows ads; Resource Guides does not.
Which is updated more often, Lion's Roar or Resource Guides?
Lion's Roar ships an update every 6 months, and Resource Guides every 4 months. Most recently, Lion's Roar was updated on October 24, 2026 and Resource Guides on October 24, 2026.

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