Longchen
Sangngak Tenzin Rinpoche
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Read prayers interlinearly, follow video teachings, track your practice — and keep every passage you highlight, from every teaching, in one place.
Longchen is a companion for daily Tibetan Buddhist practice — bringing the prayers, the lineage, the teachings, and the community of practitioners into one calm,
focused space.
THE PRAYER BOOK
• Read prayers in interlinear form — Tibetan script, phonetic transliteration, and translation, line by line.
• Auto-scroll at your own pace, with adjustable speed, per-verse repeat, and text sizing.
• Search across prayers and build your own collection of favorites.
• Create and save your own custom prayers.
THE MANDALA OF THE ROOT MASTERS
• Explore the lineage through the Mandala of the Root Masters of Sangngak Tenzin Rinpoche.
• Tap any master to read their biography and view a gallery of photographs.
TEACHINGS
• Watch video teachings and structured courses with captions, multiple qualities, and playback speed.
• Pick up right where you left off with progress tracking.
PRACTICE & COMMUNITY
• Count mantras and prayers — including the Vajra Guru mantra and the Seven-Line Prayer.
• Track prostrations with clear statistics over time.
• Join shared recitations and accumulate together with practitioners around the world.
THE GURU'S BOOKS
• Read "A White Conch Spiraling Towards Happiness" — poems of a Tibetan master — in a clean, distraction-free reader.
THOUGHTFUL DETAILS
• Available in English, Russian, Vietnamese, and Tibetan.
• Full support for iPhone and iPad, in portrait and landscape.
• Light and dark mode.
• Read offline.
May it support your practice.
more • All your highlights in one place — from courses, series and talks alike
• Highlights you made in series and talks are now visible too
• Filter by kind, or by whether a highlight carries a note
• Smaller fixes and improvements
5.19.0 5h ago
• All-new prayer editor: create and edit your own prayers from Tibetan, transcription, translation and picture blocks — drag to reorder, preview before saving
• Share any prayer from the book, including collections
• Deleted prayers now leave Recents and Favorites
• Prayer pictures keep working after app updates
• Stability fixes for saving and editing
5.18.0 3d ago
• Fixed the course screen opening shifted under the top bar and not responding to taps
• Fixed the Teacher screen opening without its background, with the Guru's name sitting too close to the top of the display until you scrolled
• Personal invitation links now open in the app — tap the link you were sent to activate access to a course
• If an invitation has expired or has already been used, the app says so and tells you what to do next
• Links of a kind this version doesn't recognise now open in your browser instead of doing nothing
5.16.2 4d ago
• Fixed the Teacher screen opening without its background, with the Guru's name sitting too close to the top of the display until you scrolled
• Personal invitation links now open in the app — tap the link you were sent to activate access to a course
• If an invitation has expired or has already been used, the app says so and tells you what to do next
• Links of a kind this version doesn't recognise now open in your browser instead of doing nothing
5.16.1 Aug 2
• Personal invitation links now open in the app — tap the link you were sent to activate access to a course
• If an invitation has expired or has already been used, the app says so and tells you what to do next
• Links of a kind this version doesn't recognise now open in your browser instead of doing nothing
5.16.0 Aug 2
• Long-press any prayer while building a practice to read it in full before adding it
• Courses now say which translations were generated by AI
• Signing out of Google now lets you pick a different account
• Class numbering in courses is correct again, and in your own language
• Highlights and notes keep syncing instead of quietly stopping
5.15.0 Aug 1
Sharing prayers by link
You can now share any prayer or practice as a link. Send it in a message and whoever opens it reads the whole text — in the app if they have it, in their browser if
they don't. They can add it to their own prayers in a single tap.
What you share stays yours. Settings → My shared links shows everything you've sent and how often it's been opened, and you can stop sharing any of it at any time.
Prayers from the prayer book share instantly, with nothing published and no account needed.
A rebuilt practice editor
Creating and editing a practice has been rewritten from the ground up. Adding prayers, reordering them and finding one in a long collection are all faster and clearer,
with a new filter for searching within your own prayers.
Fixes
• Favorites and recent prayers no longer vanish after deleting a practice
• A prayer opened from a link no longer appears blank
• Practices you create now sync reliably when you return to the list
• Corrections throughout the sharing screens
5.12.0 Jul 30
Practice charts
See how your practice builds up over time. Every counter and the prostration screen now show a running curve and a calendar of the days you practiced.
Notes on your highlights
Highlight a line in a class text and keep a note with it. Filter a class by highlights with or without a note.
Your highlights, on every device
Highlights and notes now sync with your account, so they follow you to every device you sign in on.
Light, dark, or follow your phone
The theme setting now has a real System option alongside Light and Dark. The book reader keeps its own theme, as before.
Easier to read
Text, dividers, charts and buttons were reworked so the contrast holds up in both themes.
Also fixed
• Round counts stay switched on when you leave a counter and come back.
• Logging out actually signs you out.
• Contact the developers now opens the correct address.
• Tapping to turn a page in the book saves your place.
• The page slider reaches the last page.
• Practice reminders re-sync if scheduling did not go through.
• Prostration sessions recorded on a second device no longer overwrite the first.
Thank you for your feedback!
5.11.0 Jul 27
New: Read course classes as text! Every class with subtitles can be read like a book — switch between reading and watching anytime, continuing from the same place.
• Reading themes (light/sepia/dark), font size & language
• Highlight text, share quotes, or jump to the video at that exact sentence
• Share courses, classes, exact moments, and gallery photos — links open right in the app
• Pin your favorite gallery photo
• Now in Simplified Chinese
5.10.0 Jun 13
This release brings Longchen fully to iPad, alongside refinements across the app.
• Full iPad support — every screen now adapts to the larger display in both portrait and landscape, with comfortable reading widths and support for Split View and Stage
Manager.
• Video teachings now rotate to landscape for full-screen viewing.
• A new master has been added to the Mandala of the Root Masters.
• Course descriptions can now be expanded and collapsed for easier browsing.
• Smoother photo gallery — tap a teacher's photo to open it full-screen, then step back to the full gallery.
• Reading and layout polish throughout, plus bug fixes.
Thank you for practicing with us.
5.9.1 Jun 8
This release brings Longchen fully to iPad, alongside refinements across the app.
• Full iPad support — every screen now adapts to the larger display in both portrait and landscape, with comfortable reading widths and support for Split View and Stage
Manager.
• Video teachings now rotate to landscape for full-screen viewing.
• A new master has been added to the Mandala of the Root Masters.
• Course descriptions can now be expanded and collapsed for easier browsing.
• Smoother photo gallery — tap a teacher's photo to open it full-screen, then step back to the full gallery.
• Reading and layout polish throughout, plus bug fixes.
Thank you for practicing with us.
5.9.0 Jun 7
Interlinear Prayer Mode
A completely new way to study prayers — text in multiple languages side by side. Autoscroll, adjustable font size, quick navigation between sections, customizable
display, and a beautiful background. Works with both standard and custom prayers.
5.8.1 Jun 2
Interlinear Prayer Mode
A completely new way to study prayers — text in multiple languages side by side. Autoscroll, adjustable font size, quick navigation between sections, customizable
display, and a beautiful background. Works with both standard and custom prayers.
5.8.0 May 28
Interlinear Prayer Mode
A completely new way to study prayers — text in multiple languages side by side. Autoscroll, adjustable font size, quick navigation between sections, customizable
display, and a beautiful background. Works with both standard and custom prayers.
5.7.1 Mar 30
Interlinear Prayer Mode
A completely new way to study prayers — text in multiple languages side by side. Autoscroll, adjustable font size, quick navigation between sections, customizable
display, and a beautiful background. Works with both standard and custom prayers.
5.6.1 Mar 9
Interlinear Prayer Mode
A completely new way to study prayers — text in multiple languages side by side. Autoscroll, adjustable font size, quick navigation between sections, customizable
display, and a beautiful background. Works with both standard and custom prayers.
5.6.0 Mar 6
• New notification settings in the app
5.5.0 Feb 4
UI improvements and performance optimizations
5.4.0 Feb 3
Enhanced Prayer Search: Easier to find and navigate prayers with smarter, more intuitive search
5.3.0 Feb 1
New Feature: Video Courses and Teachings
This update introduces a comprehensive video learning platform directly within the app.
•Video Courses: Engage in structured, multi-part courses designed to guide your learning. Your progress, including lesson completion, is automatically tracked.
•Standalone Teachings: Access individual dharma talks and lessons.
•Seamless Playback: The "Continue Watching" feature allows you to resume any video exactly where you left off.
5.2.0 12/18/2025
News & Events!
Stay in the loop with our new News & Events section. Find all the latest updates, announcements, and upcoming events in one place. We've also made some general improvements and bug fixes.
Release notes provided for 3 of 3 languages
5.1.0 09/01/2025
All Shared Counters Hub
Discover and explore all shared practice counters in one place with smart
filtering and sorting options
Full-Screen Image Viewer
Tap any counter image to view it in beautiful full-screen with zoom and
pan capabilities
Lineage Videos
Experience your spiritual lineage with stunning video backgrounds and
enhanced teacher profiles
Enhanced Practice Tracking
Improved custom counter management with better editing, deletion, and
sharing features
Better Localization
Enhanced Vietnamese translations and improved UI across all supported
languages
5.0.14 08/18/2025
• Added Charts
You can now view your data through visual charts for better insights.
• General Bug Fixes
Several issues have been resolved to improve overall stability and performance.
Thank you for using the app.
4.5.1 06/26/2025
• Added Charts
You can now view your data through visual charts for better insights.
• General Bug Fixes
Several issues have been resolved to improve overall stability and performance.
Thank you for using the app.
4.5.0 06/26/2025
• All your highlights in one place — from courses, series and talks alike
• Highlights you made in series and talks are now visible too
• Filter by kind, or by whether a highlight carries a note
• Smaller fixes and improvements
more Version 5.19.0 5h ago
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