MalaMode vs Counter≜
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.
Counter≜
Easily track anything with this user-friendly counting app. It offers customizable sound and vibration feedback, with spoken updates at set intervals. Save, share, and resume your counts seamlessly across devices.
- Save counted records
- Share saved records
- Vibrates every count
- Sound notification on click
- Speaks every 25 counts
- Count up and down
- Resume count after closing app
- Cross-device counting (phone/watch)
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This application lets you keep track anything. It has user-friendly design easy to use. I gives sound and vibration notification also gives talks every 25 count. Features: - You can save the counted records - You can share the saved counter records - It vibrates every count - It gives sound ever sound as click - It speaks every 25 count - You can count down and up - It save last counted number even you close the app - You can start count on your phone and continue on your watch or vise versa
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Counter≜ at none against MalaMode's 3. Counter≜ also leads on ratings volume (2.5K vs 9) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.1). MalaMode's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, rating 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. Counter≜ asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for MalaMode against 4.6 for Counter≜. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Counter≜ has 2.5K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of MalaMode's written reviews are positive against 65% of Counter≜'s.
MalaMode ships an update every 2 weeks, Counter≜ every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MalaMode | Counter≜ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (9 ratings) — better | 4.6 (2.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 65.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 2.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chester Wood | UniCom Technology |
Customer experience
MalaMode
Counter≜
Bugs and requests
MalaMode
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Counter≜
Reported bugs
3 issues- Keyboard covers save button on small screens
- Counter resets when app is minimized on watch
- Buttons not accessible in horizontal iPad mode
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to count with volume buttons
- Implement 10,000+ counting
- Allow multiple counters and naming of counters
- Add confirmation prompt before clearing counter
In-app purchases
MalaMode
- Premium Service$1.99
- Timer$1.99
- Bundle$2.99
Counter≜
No in-app purchases
