Comparison

Inspirations from the Master vs SRF/YSS

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Inspirations from the Master

Access daily spiritual wisdom through quotes and videos from a renowned Master. Explore over 40 topics, save favorites, and share insights with others. This resource aims to inspire unconditional love and divine connection.

Highlights
  • Daily spiritual quotes
  • Over 140 video teachings
  • Organized playlists
  • User-friendly glossary
  • Save favorite quotes
  • Share inspirations
Features
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Inspirations is a resource of spiritual wisdom. With over 700 available quotes and 140 videos that cover more than 40 topics, Inspirations provides Divine Insight into many aspects of life. One quote is featured per day to encourage each person to experience the Love that is God. The themes include, “Love”, “Divine Names”, “Consciousness”, “Faith”, and many more. - Get inspired with daily messages from the realised Master Paramahamsa Sri Swami Vishwananda - Watch videos with teachings and mantras, carefully organized in playlists - Learn from a user-friendly glossary that defines terms that may be unfamiliar - Save your favorite quotes to read them again later - Share meaningful inspirations with friends and family via the main social channels Paramahamsa Vishwananda has inspired the organization and mission known as Bhakti Marga, “the path of devotion”. He is the embodiment of pure, unconditional Divine Love and teaches people that the Love of God can be attained by anyone. Through his wise, yet simple teachings, one can experience the Divine every day of the year. Love yourself. Love life. Love without condition: Inspirations.

About

SRF/YSS

Explore spiritual teachings and guided meditations based on Paramahansa Yogananda's wisdom. Access digital lessons, audio recordings, and live online meditations to cultivate peace, joy, and a balanced spiritual life.

Highlights
  • Guided meditations
  • Live online meditations
  • Digital SRF/YSS Lessons
  • Audio recordings of Paramahansa Yogananda
  • Video instruction in Energization Exercises
  • SRF/YSS News and Events
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Experience a life-transforming awakening of the peace, joy, and wisdom of the soul through the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, author of the spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi. The SRF/YSS app is for everyone—whether you are brand new to the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda or have been immersing yourself in this great teacher’s wisdom for decades. It is also for anyone who wants to learn more about meditation, the science of Kriya Yoga, and practical ways to live a spiritually balanced life. Featuring: - Guided Meditations on Peace, Living Fearlessly, God as Light, Expansion of Consciousness, and more — with customizable meditation times from 15 to 45 minutes - Free access to live online meditations - SRF/YSS News and Event Information For those who are students of the SRF/YSS Lessons, the app includes the digital versions of your Lessons along with a rich variety of multimedia content to help you apply the SRF/YSS Kriya Yoga teachings in your daily life. Including: - Audio recordings of Paramahansa Yogananda - Guided meditations and visualizations led by SRF/YSS monastics - Classes on the SRF/YSS meditation techniques - Step-by-step video instruction in the SRF/YSS Energization Exercises If you are an SRF or YSS Lessons student, please use your verified account information to access the Lessons in the app. About SRF/YSS Self-Realization Fellowship and Yogoda Satsanga Society of India are an invitation to the spiritual seeker to journey together on a life-transforming discovery of the soul. This journey embraces the “how-to-live” teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, which embody the highest techniques for realizing who we truly are and show how to bring lasting peace, joy, and love into our lives and into the world. The goal of SRF and YSS is to offer not just a course of philosophical study, but the actual transmission of sacred knowledge through the living words of one of the great spiritual masters of the modern era. Yogoda Satsanga Society of India was founded in 1917 by Paramahansa Yogananda. Self-Realization Fellowship was founded by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920, to spread the teachings of Kriya Yoga worldwide.

Screenshots

Inspirations from the Master4 screens
SRF/YSS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SRF/YSS at every 2 months against Inspirations from the Master's every 12 months. SRF/YSS also leads on ratings volume (399 vs 7). Inspirations from the Master's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Inspirations from the Master holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SRF/YSS has 399 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Inspirations from the Master's written reviews are positive against 83% of SRF/YSS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inspirations from the Master ships an update every 12 months, SRF/YSS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Inspirations from the Master versus SRF/YSS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInspirations from the MasterSRF/YSS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.8 (399 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better82.8% of reviews
Number of ratings7399 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBhakti MargaSelf-Realization Fellowship Church Apps

Customer experience

Inspirations from the Master

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SRF/YSS

All ratings386 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral6.0%
Negative11.2%

Bugs and requests

Inspirations from the Master

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SRF/YSS

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incompatibility with latest iOS updates
  • Unreliable login and authentication
  • Broken lesson access for some users

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline mode for lessons
  • Landscape mode support
  • Customizable highlighting and note-taking
  • Integrated dictionary
  • Widgets with inspirational content

In-app purchases

None

Inspirations from the Master

No in-app purchases

None

SRF/YSS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Inspirations from the Master free?
Inspirations from the Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SRF/YSS free?
SRF/YSS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Inspirations from the Master or SRF/YSS?
Inspirations from the Master is rated higher. Inspirations from the Master averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while SRF/YSS averages 4.8 from 399 ratings.
Do Inspirations from the Master or SRF/YSS have ads?
Neither Inspirations from the Master nor SRF/YSS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inspirations from the Master or SRF/YSS?
Inspirations from the Master ships an update every 12 months, and SRF/YSS every 2 months. Most recently, Inspirations from the Master was updated on October 24, 2026 and SRF/YSS on October 26, 2026.

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