Comparison

SunUps vs ZenAsana

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

Head to head
About

SunUps

Learn and practice Surya Namaskar, an ancient yogic exercise, with this personal trainer app. It guides you through the routine, tracks progress, and offers motivational features to make it a daily habit for improved energy and wellbeing.

Highlights
  • Guided Surya Namaskar routine
  • Progress tracking and streaks
  • Calorie and time calculation
  • Proximity sensor for automatic counting
  • Daily practice reminders
  • Guided relaxation
  • Social sharing and challenges
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Did you know there is one exercise which works wonders on your mind, body and soul? The secret lies in an ancient yogic practice called as Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutations). SunUps is your personal trainer to help you learn Surya Namaskar and make it a daily habit. Use it to transform your body's biology to feel energised, productive and feel your best. One Surya Namaskar set comprises of twelve yoga positions in a particular order. SunUps is an easy to learn routine, and can be done anywhere, and doesn't require any exercise equipment. This efficient workout provides amazing benefits such as increased stamina, strength, flexibility and overall physical and emotional wellbeing. It is an adaptogen-- it helps restore balance to your mind and body. SunUps can be adopted by anyone who may or may not be seeking specific benefits. It can be done as a warm up to other yoga poses or as a cardiovascular workout. Sun Salutations is a way of showing gratitude towards the sun, and thus promotes an attitude of gratitude. The more one is grateful, the more one finds things to be grateful for! Sunups provides the convenience of learning, training and performing an amazingly efficient workout whenever and wherever you want; and improves your experience of working out as well as improves the quality of your life. For experts who already know Surya Namaskar, SunUps provides an engaging soulful flute music and Sun Chants as an accompaniment to your daily practice . Advanced trainees and Experts can challenge themselves by setting a goal for repetitions and monitor their streaks. SunUps also calculates the calories burned and the time you took to complete the sets. SunUps uses the proximity sensor of the device to detect the step in the set so as to automatically keep count of the sets completed so you can focus on the exercise than keep count. SunUps can also remind you to do the exercises until it becomes your daily health habit. A guided relaxation is also provided to relax after doing your SunUps. You can share your streaks and invite your loved ones to practice SunUps. Keep count of SunUps till date and and challenge others to accept your SunUps fitness challenge. Save your SunUps Scores and participate in a #5MillionSunUps for world peace and wellbeing. Guided instructions in English, Hindi and German. Ask your doctor if these exercises are right for you before you embark on this journey.

About

ZenAsana

Features
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ZenAsana is a calm, beautifully simple yoga companion for your iPhone and iPad. Browse a library of essential yoga poses, each with its common and Sanskrit name, an animated figure, difficulty level, clear step-by-step instructions, and key benefits. Every pose is organized by its stance state — Standing, Seated, Supine, Prone, Kneeling, Balancing, Inversion, and Restorative — so you can quickly find exactly what your body needs. Filter by stance or search by name. When you are ready to move, flow through popular guided sequences: • Sun Salutation A — the classic flowing warm-up • Morning Wake-Up — a gentle start to the day • Power & Strength — build heat and stability • Balance & Focus — steady the body and mind • Evening Wind-Down — release tension before sleep • Hip Opener Flow — deep release for tight hips Each sequence runs in a distraction-free session player with a countdown ring, a calming breathing animation, the next pose preview, and simple play, pause, and skip controls — so you can keep your eyes soft and stay present. ZenAsana works fully offline, requires no account, and collects no personal data. Just open the app and practice. Move within your limits and consult a healthcare professional before starting if you have any injury or medical condition.

Screenshots

SunUps4 screens
ZenAsana4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ZenAsana at none against SunUps's 1. SunUps's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. SunUps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ZenAsana asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SunUps versus ZenAsana: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSunUpsZenAsana
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShivachandra JavalagiAlfred Ang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SunUps

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Features$1.99
None

ZenAsana

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SunUps free?
SunUps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ZenAsana free?
ZenAsana is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SunUps or ZenAsana have ads?
Neither SunUps nor ZenAsana shows ads.

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