Comparison

Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) vs The Restful Mind

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

The Restful Mind

This app offers guided meditations, breathing exercises, and unique singing bowl sessions to help users reduce stress, improve sleep, and enhance emotional well-being. It features customizable timers and is suitable for both beginners and experienced practitioners.

Highlights
  • Mindfulness Meditations
  • Breathing Exercises
  • Himalayan Singing Bowl Sessions
  • Customizable Timers
  • Personalized Meditation Experience
  • Stress Reduction
Features
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Ancient Himalayan Wisdom. A Calmer Mind. A More Balanced Life. Guided by Gyalwa Dokhampa and rooted in the 1,000-year-old Drukpa tradition, The Restful Mind brings timeless Himalayan contemplative wisdom into modern life. In a world that rarely slows down, The Restful Mind offers a simple place to pause, breathe, and reconnect. Created for modern life, the app brings together mindfulness, meditation, breathing practices, contemplative exercises, and authentic Himalayan sound experiences to support greater calm, clarity, balance, and restful sleep. You don’t need to be an experienced meditator. You don’t need hours of practice. Sometimes, five minutes is enough to begin. A Journey Inward The Restful Mind draws inspiration from the living contemplative heritage of the Drukpa tradition, while presenting its practices in a simple and accessible way for people everywhere. Whether you are beginning your meditation journey or looking to deepen an established practice, the app offers practices that can become part of your everyday life. Mindfulness & Contemplative Meditation Cultivate awareness, presence, and inner clarity through guided practices inspired by Himalayan contemplative traditions. Breathing Practices Simple techniques to help you pause, settle the mind, release tension, and return your attention to the present moment. Himalayan Singing Bowls Experience authentic Himalayan singing bowl sessions, using resonant sounds and vibrations to create an atmosphere of stillness, relaxation, mindfulness, and restful sleep. Meditation Timers & Traditional Bells Create a practice that fits your life. Choose your meditation duration, set your preferred bell sounds, and make the practice your own. Five Minutes. A Daily Practice. Transformation does not always begin with something dramatic. It can begin with a breath. A moment of awareness. Five quiet minutes. The Restful Mind is designed to help you make that moment part of your everyday life. Pause. Breathe. Be present. Find your Restful Mind. Rooted in Tradition. Designed for Today. The Drukpa tradition has carried a living heritage of meditation, compassion, wisdom, and contemplative practice across the Himalayan world for centuries. The Restful Mind offers an accessible doorway into that heritage—bringing its spirit into the lives of people everywhere, regardless of their background, experience, or beliefs. Begin your journey today.

Screenshots

Saigon Meditation Project(SMP)4 screens
The Restful Mind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) at none against The Restful Mind's 8. Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) also leads on ratings volume (47 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). The Restful Mind's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Restful Mind sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Restful Mind 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 The Restful Mind's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) ships an update every 2 months, The Restful Mind every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) versus The Restful Mind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSaigon Meditation Project(SMP)The Restful Mind
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 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB141 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTai LeTu Mai

Customer experience

Saigon Meditation Project(SMP)

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

The Restful Mind

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Saigon Meditation Project(SMP)

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

The Restful Mind

One-time8
  • Give As You Want 1$3.00
  • Give As You Want 2$8.00
  • Give As You Want 3$15.00
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  • Give As You Want 4$25.00
  • Give As You Want 5$50.00
  • Give As You Want 6$80.00
  • Give As You Want 7$100.00
  • Give As You Want 8$200.00

Questions

Is Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) free?
Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Restful Mind free?
The Restful Mind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) or The Restful Mind?
The Restful Mind is rated higher. Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) averages 4.8 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while The Restful Mind averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) or The Restful Mind have ads?
Neither Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) nor The Restful Mind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) or The Restful Mind?
Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) ships an update every 2 months, and The Restful Mind every 2 weeks. Most recently, Saigon Meditation Project(SMP) was updated on November 2, 2026 and The Restful Mind on October 30, 2026.

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