MalaMode vs Mantra Count
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MalaMode
This app provides a distraction-free environment for meditation and counting practices. It offers a customizable timer with various chime bells and a full-screen counter for focused sessions. Syncing across devices and extended timer functionality are available through one-time in-app purchases.
- Meditation timer with chime bells
- Automatic session logging
- Full-screen distraction-free counter
- Customizable counter increments
- Mala Mode for 108-bead rounds
- Apple Watch companion app
- Cross-device syncing via in-app purchase
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Elevate Your Practice with MalaMode: Premium Meditation Timer & Counter MalaMode is your dedicated companion for focused practice. Our ad-free, distraction-free environment honors your spiritual space while providing powerful modern tools. ◆ Meditation Timer - Our Most Loved Feature • A collection of beautiful chime bells for start, end and interval cues • Automatic session logging and accumulated time tracking • Save custom presets for your favorite rituals ◆ Meditation Counter • Full-screen tap surface for counting without distraction • Customizable increments with sound/vibration feedback • Mala Mode for traditional 108-bead rounds • Target Mode for daily progress towards a goal • Personalize each counter with your own name and background photo • Editable history with email sharing ◆ Apple Watch Companion "MalaWatch" (Beta) • Remotely display and increment counters from your wrist • Effortlessly switch counters with the digital crown • Ideal for walking meditation and circumambulations • Recommend launching Malamode on phone before using MalaWatch. ◆ In-App Purchases - One-Time Purchase • Premium Service: Sync multiple named counters across all your devices • Timer Upgrade: Unlimited timer length (free version: 30 min) • Bundle Upgrade: Combine both upgrades - best value Embraced by all traditions, MalaMode brings modern convenience to your mindful practice without distractions.
Mantra Count
This app functions as a digital counter for spiritual practices like rosaries, mantras, and affirmations. It allows users to track repetitions without physical beads, offering customizable sound or vibration notifications and cycle sizes.
- Digital bead counter
- Customizable cycle size
- Vibration notifications
- Audible sound notifications
- Supports mantras, chants, affirmations
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Do rosaries, decades, kriyas, malas, rudrakshas, mantras, chants or affirmations sound familiar? No beads? No problem. This app serves as a software based counting device to help you keep track without physical beads. App settings allow you to choose between tactile vibration or audible sound for interval and cycle notifications. You can also customize the cycle size itself. P.S. When using the sound notification option consider headphones if you don’t want to disturb others in group settings. Peace, Shanti, Shalom, Alaafia
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MalaMode at 4.7 against Mantra Count's 3.7. MalaMode also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (88% vs 75%). Mantra Count's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. MalaMode sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Mantra Count asks for nothing beyond the download.
MalaMode holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of MalaMode's written reviews are positive against 75% of Mantra Count's.
MalaMode ships an update every 2 weeks, Mantra Count every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MalaMode | Mantra Count |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (9 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chester Wood | Sonuyi Consulting Inc. |
Customer experience
MalaMode
Mantra Count
In-app purchases
MalaMode
- Premium Service$1.99
- Timer$1.99
- Bundle$2.99
Mantra Count
No in-app purchases
