Comparison

Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) vs Satimā

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

Satimā

Explore Buddhist teachings with a vast collection of texts, audio, and video resources. Access meditation guides, online classes, and a Pali dictionary to deepen your understanding and practice.

Highlights
  • Buddha's Teachings (Tipitaka)
  • Ebooks, audios, and videos
  • Meditation guidelines
  • Online Pali classes
  • Pali Dictionary
Features
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Study and practise the Buddha's Teachings. Pariyatti is one of the biggest Dhamma stores where you can find Tipitaka (the Buddha's teachings) in Pali language, in English, Thai, Burmese, Vietnamese, Devanagari, Malayalam... thousands of ebooks, audios, videos, thumbnails, quotes, discoures, meditation guidelines (anapana, vipassana, metta), online pali classes, sutta & abhidhamma classes... and also Online Pali Dictionary..

Screenshots

Saigon Meditation Project(SMP)4 screens
Satimā4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Satimā at every 5 days against Saigon Meditation Project(SMP)'s every 2 months. Satimā also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Saigon Meditation Project(SMP)'s advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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

Satimā 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of Saigon Meditation Project(SMP)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Satimā's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) ships an update every 2 months, Satimā every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) versus Satimā: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSaigon Meditation Project(SMP)Satimā
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (47 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews97.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB42 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTai LeHai Tran Khanh

Customer experience

Saigon Meditation Project(SMP)

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

Satimā

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Saigon Meditation Project(SMP)

No in-app purchases

None

Satimā

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) free?
Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Satimā free?
Satimā is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) or Satimā?
Satimā is rated higher. Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) averages 4.8 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Satimā averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) or Satimā have ads?
Neither Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) nor Satimā shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) or Satimā?
Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) ships an update every 2 months, and Satimā every 5 days. Most recently, Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) was updated on October 21, 2026 and Satimā on October 21, 2026.

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