Jukbi
One Dhammapada verse a day
Like the jukbi — the wooden stick that wakes a
meditator's shoulder —
this app wakes the mind with a single verse from the Dhammapada.
One verse a day
Over 170 verses from the Dhammapada
Some verses read as if they were meant for today.
Swipe through the cards and keep the ones that stay with you.
Honest sources
Scripture, chapter, and verse on every card
Every verse carries its scripture, chapter, and verse number, alongside the tradition it belongs to — the early Buddhist canon. The English text is F. Max Müller's translation (1881, public domain), shown with a new Korean translation. You always know where the words come from.
At the time you choose
Today's verse comes to you
Set the time once, and a Dhammapada verse arrives at that
time every day.
Every notification is local and rings only on your device.
Practice in pausing
A day with Jukbi
Mindfulness bell
A digital stick sounds at the times you set. Pause for three breaths, and the day continues.
Observance days
Buddha's Birthday, Renunciation, Parinirvana, Enlightenment, and Ullambana are converted from their lunar dates and announced in the morning.
A forgiving streak
Rest a day and it carries on. Breaking it is fine too. Beginning again is also practice.
Collection
Keep the verses that stay with you, and come back to them by chapter or by theme.
Share a verse
Send a verse you want to keep as a quiet card image.
English and Korean
With your device set to English, F. Max Müller's translation (1881) is the main text. Open a verse to read the Korean translation beneath it.
What Jukbi does not have
Open the app and begin
Nothing cuts in between verses
No recurring payments
The words, as they are
Privacy
No sign-in
There is no account to create, and the app does not collect personally identifying information such as your name or email
Your records stay on your device
Kept verses, notification times, and your streak are stored only on your device, and are deleted when you uninstall the app
No advertising identifier
To improve the app, anonymous usage statistics are collected through Firebase Analytics. The advertising identifier (IDFA) is not used
One verse a day, close at hand
No sign-in, so you can start today.
Jukbi is free on the App Store.
iOS · Free · No sign-in · No ads