MyMala (O) vs Mantra Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyMala (O)
This app helps you track and monitor your daily meditation practice, counting mantras, prostrations, or other repetitions. Visualize your progress with charts and a calendar, set goals, and share your achievements with friends.
- Mantra/prostration counter
- Meditation time tracking
- Progress charts and calendar
- Online meditation catalog
- Friend activity feed
- Automatic data backup
- Cross-device synchronization
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MyMala is a handy companion that facilitates and tracks your everyday meditation practice wherever you are. You can use it to count the number of mantras, prostrations or other practices and monitor your progress over time. Built-in mediation counter behaves like real mala, though you would touch a screen of your phone instead of moving the beads. MyMala could be used either as real mala or as an addition to it. You could count each mantra or prostration or the number of full malas you have completed. The total repetitions number as well as session results are automatically saved so you would not lose your performance data. Set the goal and go for it. MyMala will show how close you are to it. Using MyMala you can share your practice progress with you friends and inspire them to new achievements. Features: - Mantras / prostrations counter - Meditation time tracking - Charts and calendar to monitor your practice - Online meditation catalog - Friends list and activities - Automatic data backup - Data synchronization across your devices P.S. Please don't forget that practice quality is the goal but not quantity!
Mantra Reader
This app helps you practice mantra recitation for mental clarity and spiritual growth. It allows you to use preset or custom mantras, track your progress, and sync data across devices. Enjoy a user-friendly interface with widgets for easy access.
- Preset and custom mantra support
- Track reading statistics
- Favorites list for mantras
- User-friendly interface
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- iCloud data sync
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The repetition of mantras has a beneficial effect on a person in many areas of his life. This process is able to remove suffering on the mental and physical levels and to clarify consciousness. Recite mantras and keep track of your level. In this app: - Use preset mantras or create and set up your own. - Add most actual mantras to Favorites. - Track your readings statistics over time. - Enjoy the user-friendly interface and beautiful design on your iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and Mac (with M-chip). - Use all kinds of widgets with the necessary data on Home Screen and Lock Screen. - Take advantage of data sync across all your devices via iCloud (works automatically for signed-in users). All data is saved in iCloud and won’t be lost even if the application is deleted. Important information: Recitation of mantras - is a sacrament. Approach this issue with all your awareness. In order for the practice of reciting to be correct, one must receive the transmission of the mantra from the teacher. Transmission is essential to maintain the strength of the original source of the mantra. It is not enough just to read it in a book or on the Internet. For this reason, application doesn't include the mantra texts themselves (except Vajrasattva). They must be given to you by your spiritual mentor and can be added manually later. We wish you deep awarenesses and spiritual growth!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mantra Reader at 100% against MyMala (O)'s 50%. Mantra Reader also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months). MyMala (O)'s advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mantra Reader holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of MyMala (O)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Mantra Reader's.
MyMala (O) ships an update every 9 months, Mantra Reader monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyMala (O) | Mantra Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 3.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yaroslav Pomazkov | Aleksandr Vorobev |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
MyMala (O)
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases








