MalaMode vs Count Prayers
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.
Count Prayers
This app allows users to easily track their prayer recitations by tapping the screen. It offers the ability to monitor multiple prayer types, visualize progress through graphs, and export data for further analysis. Users can also customize their counting methods.
- Tap to count prayers
- Track unlimited prayer types
- Progress visualization graph
- Customizable count modes
- Export data to CSV
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Count Prayers helps you track your practice progress. - Count prayers one by one by tapping the screen - Track as many prayers as you want - View your progress with the help of a graph - Change your count mode - Export your data in .csv
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Count Prayers at none against MalaMode's 3. Count Prayers also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). MalaMode's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 16 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Count Prayers asks for nothing beyond the download.
MalaMode holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of MalaMode's written reviews are positive against 100% of Count Prayers's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MalaMode ships an update every 2 weeks, Count Prayers every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MalaMode | Count Prayers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (9 ratings) — better | 4.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 16 months |
| 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 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chester Wood | Wisdom Treasury BVBA |
Customer experience
MalaMode
Count Prayers
In-app purchases
MalaMode
- Premium Service$1.99
- Timer$1.99
- Bundle$2.99
Count Prayers
No in-app purchases
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