Comparison

MyMala (O) vs Mandala

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

Mandala

Features
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Provides mantras and thanks to help beginner to practice visualizing and chanting mantras.

Screenshots

MyMala (O)4 screens
Mandala4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mandala at every 3 weeks against MyMala (O)'s every 9 months. MyMala (O)'s advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyMala (O) ships an update every 9 months, Mandala every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MyMala (O) versus Mandala: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyMala (O)Mandala
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYaroslav PomazkovChen-Hai Teng

In-app purchases

None

MyMala (O)

No in-app purchases

None

Mandala

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyMala (O) free?
MyMala (O) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mandala free?
Mandala is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MyMala (O) or Mandala have ads?
Neither MyMala (O) nor Mandala shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyMala (O) or Mandala?
MyMala (O) ships an update every 9 months, and Mandala every 3 weeks. Most recently, MyMala (O) was updated on September 15, 2026 and Mandala on September 16, 2026.

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