The Buddha Today — Contact and frequently asked questions
On your iPhone, open Settings → Notifications → The Buddha Today and check that notifications are allowed. Please also check that a notification time is set in the app's Settings tab. While Do Not Disturb or another Focus mode is on, notifications may be held back.
To protect your privacy, your reading history, ♡, notes, and settings are stored only on your device and are never sent to an outside server. Because of this, data can't be transferred when you change devices.
Your settings, reading history, ♡, notes, and AI consult history stored on the device will all be deleted. This can't be undone. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription. After reinstalling, you can get it back with “Restore purchases” in the app.
Yes. All the stories and images are included in the app, so you can use it without an internet connection.
The story text is taken from Bhikkhu Sujato's English translation of the Pali suttas (SuttaCentral, CC0), not rewritten in our own words. Longer stories are shortened, and each omission is marked with a note in [brackets]. Each story lists its source text and the translation used.
Three a month. The count resets on the first of each month, Japan time. Within the same month you can reopen a story you have already opened as often as you like, and it does not count again. With Premium, you can read every story in full with no monthly limit.
Once you have used your three free full stories, new ones stay locked until next month. Stories you had starred, hearted or noted before version 1.6.0 stay open in any month. That record is kept only on your device, so it is lost if you delete the app or change devices (Terms of Use, Section 6). If your subscription has lapsed, try “Restore purchases” in the app’s Settings.
You can use AI consults for free up to 3 times a month. The count resets on the first of each month, Japan time. With Premium, you can use up to 100 a month. For the price, please see the App Store or the plan screen in the app.
On your iPhone, open Settings → your name → Subscriptions and cancel there. You can also open the same screen from “Manage or cancel subscription” in the app's Settings. If you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, it will not renew.
Purchases are handled by Apple, so we can't issue refunds ourselves. Please request a refund from Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com.
In the app, go to Settings → AI consult consent → Withdraw consent. After that, nothing you write is sent outside your device. All the other features keep working as before.
You can delete your AI consult history and your notes within the app. They are stored only on your device, so once deleted they can't be recovered. The AI consult usage count (only an identifier and a number, never what you wrote) can't be deleted individually, but it is deleted automatically after about 40 days. For details, see the Privacy Policy.
If what you write in an AI consult or a note suggests you may be in crisis, the app shows you where to find help. If you are in danger, please contact your local emergency services right away.
Yes. You can change the language in the app's Settings tab. Your notes, ♡, and other records stay on your device when you switch.
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