Comparison

Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) vs Niệm Bình An

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

Head to head
About

Saigon Meditation Project(SMP)

Access dharma talks and guided meditations inspired by Sayadaw U Jotika's teachings. This free app offers relaxation scripts, meditation bells, and reminders to support your daily mindfulness practice and inspire further learning.

Highlights
  • Library of dharma talks
  • Suggested guided meditations
  • Relaxation scripts
  • Meditation bells with intervals
  • Reminder bells
Features
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Saigon Meditation Project mobile app is a free app for everyone with library of dharma talks, and some suggested guided meditation and relaxation scripts. Most of the content is from Sayadaw U Jotika’s teaching. Please note that in order to seriously learn and practise Vipassana meditation, you need to attend formal classes with meditation masters. All the information shared in this app should be only your pure source of reference, inspiration and motivation in order for you to find your mindfulness way, the one and only one way to completely liberate your mind from suffering. If you can regularly practise short relaxation sessions (10-20 minutes) each day, it would certainly let your mind rest in the most effective manner. That’s when your mental energy is refilled, re-charged, and renewed. You can directly experience those benefits by yourself. That would encourage you to invest more into relaxation and Vipassana meditation by attending formal meditation classes with official guidances from meditation masters. For Vipassana tradition, you can look up Theravada meditation centers nearby and see if you can find suitable retreats there to attend. Besides those dharma talks and guided scripts, SMP app also provides meditation bells with different time intervals, as well as the reminder bells in between. It’s useful for meditators to use at home. Hope this small app can be beneficial to everyone as well as can be the source of inspiration and motivation to all meditators. May all of peace and mindfulness stay with you.

About

Niệm Bình An

This app offers a convenient way for Buddhists to engage with their faith digitally. Users can digitally light incense, read scriptures, listen to audio kinh, and consult a lunar calendar. It also allows for setting vegetarian meal schedules, bringing Buddhist practices into daily life.

Highlights
  • Digital incense lighting
  • Read Buddhist scriptures and stories
  • Listen to audio kinh
  • Lunar and solar calendar lookup
  • Vegetarian meal scheduling
Features
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Niệm Bình An là ứng dụng tiện ích cho các Phật Tử muốn thắp hương, nghe kinh và niệm Phật khi chưa có điều kiện đến lễ chùa. App với nhiều tính năng gần gũi với đời sống Phật Tử: - Thắp hương kính Phật - Đọc kinh, sách, truyện Phật - Nghe kinh audio - Tra cứu, đổi lịch âm dương - Đặt lịch ăn chay Ứng dụng Niệm Bình An đem lại trải nghiệm tiện dụng cho các quý đồng đạo quan tâm nhiều đến tôn giáo Phật Giáo.

Screenshots

Saigon Meditation Project(SMP)4 screens
Niệm Bình An4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) at none against Niệm Bình An's 1. Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (47 vs 6). Niệm Bình An's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Niệm Bình An sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Niệm Bình An holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) has 47 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 97% of Saigon Meditation Project(SMP)'s written reviews are positive against 94% of Niệm Bình An's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) ships an update every 2 months, Niệm Bình An every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) versus Niệm Bình An: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSaigon Meditation Project(SMP)Niệm Bình An
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (47 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews97.1% of reviews — better93.8% of reviews
Number of ratings47 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTai LeATARAXIA CREATIVE AGENCY COMPANY LIMITED

Customer experience

Saigon Meditation Project(SMP)

All ratings46 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive97.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative0.0%

Niệm Bình An

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%

In-app purchases

None

Saigon Meditation Project(SMP)

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Niệm Bình An

One-time1
  • Hoan Hỷ Giúp Đỡ$0.99

Questions

Is Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) free?
Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Niệm Bình An free?
Niệm Bình An is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) or Niệm Bình An?
Niệm Bình An is rated higher. Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) averages 4.8 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Niệm Bình An averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) or Niệm Bình An have ads?
Neither Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) nor Niệm Bình An shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) or Niệm Bình An?
Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) ships an update every 2 months, and Niệm Bình An every 6 months. Most recently, Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) was updated on October 21, 2026 and Niệm Bình An on October 23, 2026.

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