MalaMode vs Owloop
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.
Owloop
This app allows you to play audio files and text-to-speech in a continuous loop, with options to add silences or other audio in between. It's useful for studying, affirmations, business announcements, or street vending.
- Loop multiple audio files
- Add silences between audio playback
- Record custom voice messages
- Convert text to speech in 64 languages
- Create and save multiple loops
- Seamlessly integrate with other app audio
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Play audio in loop! Until you stop! Add Silences or let your music continue in between Ultimate player for... + Boost your small business by periodically announcing offers or discounts during music playback. + Listen to looping Affirmation while you sleep + Repeating key study materials alongside your favorite music. + Playing a welcoming message at your party, seamlessly pausing the music. + Street Vendor: Connect to a speaker, Record and play about what you're selling repeatedly. ... With an easy to understand and Cool interface Features: + Add many audios to your loop + Add silences in between... Owloop will resume music played through other apps during these silences + Record your own voice + Load audio files + Write in Text and turn it to speech * + In 64 languages + Nearly 500 Voice variations for you to chose from + Create multiple Loop Disks and save them. *** + Atmospheres — set the mood with background sounds and visual environments such as fire, train cabin, ocean. Swipe left or right on background to activate. + Playing on Locked device: no need to keep the screen on, atmosphere sounds will also play. **** + Stinger Sound Effects: Perfect announcement starters and enders to get the attention of the listeners. + Reminders to play the loop: Perfect for playing affirmations on commute or before sleep, reminds you at the same time you've played it before or at set times and days of week. Bonus features: + No Ads, We hate 'em! + Contact for support in the app * App comes with a free initial text-to-speech capacity, You can buy consumable "text-to-speech char packs" In-app purchases as you use this feature. *** In-App purchase required to create multiple loops. 1 loop is free with the app. **** To resume Music from other apps requires app to be open, device unlocked ** Owloop has following Text-to-Speech Voices : Afrikaans (af-ZA) : 1 voices Amharic (am-ET) : 4 voices Arabic (ar-XA) : 8 voices Bulgarian (bg-BG) : 1 voices Bangla (bn-IN) : 8 voices Catalan (ca-ES) : 1 voices Chinese (cmn-CN) : 8 voices Chinese (cmn-TW) : 6 voices Czech (cs-CZ) : 2 voices Danish (da-DK) : 9 voices German (de-DE) : 20 voices Greek (el-GR) : 2 voices English (en-AU) : 16 voices English (en-GB) : 24 voices English (en-IN) : 12 voices English (en-US) : 35 voices Spanish (es-ES) : 14 voices Spanish (es-US) : 15 voices Basque (eu-ES) : 1 voices Finnish (fi-FI) : 2 voices Filipino (fil-PH) : 10 voices French (fr-CA) : 12 voices French (fr-FR) : 18 voices Galician (gl-ES) : 1 voices Gujarati (gu-IN) : 4 voices Hebrew (he-IL) : 8 voices Hindi (hi-IN) : 12 voices Hungarian (hu-HU) : 2 voices Indonesian (id-ID) : 8 voices Icelandic (is-IS) : 1 voices Italian (it-IT) : 10 voices Japanese (ja-JP) : 11 voices Kannada (kn-IN) : 8 voices Korean (ko-KR) : 11 voices Lithuanian (lt-LT) : 1 voices Latvian (lv-LV) : 1 voices Malayalam (ml-IN) : 6 voices Marathi (mr-IN) : 6 voices Malay (ms-MY) : 8 voices Norwegian Bokmål (nb-NO) : 10 voices Dutch (nl-BE) : 4 voices Dutch (nl-NL) : 10 voices Punjabi (pa-IN) : 8 voices Polish (pl-PL) : 10 voices Portuguese (pt-BR) : 9 voices Portuguese (pt-PT) : 8 voices Romanian (ro-RO) : 2 voices Russian (ru-RU) : 10 voices Slovak (sk-SK) : 2 voices Serbian (sr-RS) : 1 voices Swedish (sv-SE) : 10 voices Tamil (ta-IN) : 8 voices Telugu (te-IN) : 2 voices Thai (th-TH) : 2 voices Turkish (tr-TR) : 10 voices Ukrainian (uk-UA) : 2 voices Vietnamese (vi-VN) : 10 voices Cantonese (yue-HK) : 4 voices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MalaMode at every 2 weeks against Owloop's every 3 months. MalaMode also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 3). Owloop's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Owloop sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Owloop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. 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 100% of Owloop's.
MalaMode ships an update every 2 weeks, Owloop every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.
| Parameter | MalaMode | Owloop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chester Wood | Thilina Solomons |
Customer experience
MalaMode
Owloop
In-app purchases
MalaMode
- Premium Service$1.99
- Timer$1.99
- Bundle$2.99
Owloop
- Small$0.99
- Regular$1.99
- Big$3.99
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