Comparison

MyMala (O) vs Mantra Reader

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Mantra/prostration counter
  • Meditation time tracking
  • Progress charts and calendar
  • Online meditation catalog
  • Friend activity feed
  • Automatic data backup
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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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!

About

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.

Highlights
  • Preset and custom mantra support
  • Track reading statistics
  • Favorites list for mantras
  • User-friendly interface
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • iCloud data sync
Features
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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!

Screenshots

MyMala (O)4 screens
Mantra Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MyMala (O) versus Mantra Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyMala (O)Mantra Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (2 ratings)3.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYaroslav PomazkovAleksandr Vorobev

Customer experience

MyMala (O)

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Mantra Reader

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MyMala (O)

No in-app purchases

None

Mantra Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyMala (O) free?
MyMala (O) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mantra Reader free?
Mantra Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MyMala (O) or Mantra Reader?
Mantra Reader is rated higher. MyMala (O) averages 2.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Mantra Reader averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do MyMala (O) or Mantra Reader have ads?
Neither MyMala (O) nor Mantra Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyMala (O) or Mantra Reader?
MyMala (O) ships an update every 9 months, and Mantra Reader monthly. Most recently, MyMala (O) was updated on October 2, 2026 and Mantra Reader on October 8, 2026.

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