Mala vs Chapters
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mala
This app provides a digital alternative to traditional prayer beads for meditation and mantra recitation. It features 108 beads, sound cues for each touch, and a counter to track repetitions, allowing for focused spiritual practice.
- Digital 108 beads
- Sound for each touch
- Mantra counter
- Customizable God pictures
- Reset counter button
- Realistic graphics
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Mala are used for keeping count while reciting, or mentally repeating a mantra or the name or names of a deity. Mala is modern concept for maditation.Use it when you don't have your real mala with you.This app has some advantage it count mantra and mala. Mala are mainly used to count mantras. These mantras can be recited for different purposes linked to working with mind. Mala : Prayer Features : - A sound will play for every touch. - 108 beads like real mala you have on hand. - Choose God picture from your gallery so always connect with your god and chanting matra for them. - Counter for each and every beads(para) so no need to remember each beads. - you can also reset counter by click on reset Button. - Awesome Graphics Like Real Mala.
Chapters
A private journaling app that requires no account and keeps your entries secure. Access all your past notes anytime, synced across all your iOS devices via iCloud.
- Private journaling
- No account required
- iCloud syncing
- Cross-device access
- Secure entries
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Chapters is your safe space to express yourself freely. No account is required, there are no in-app purchases, and your entries stay private – we never analyze or track what you write. Whether you're writing a personal journal or taking notes in class, you can access all your past notes at any time, like turning pages in your notebook. Moreover, all your entries are synced to iCloud, allowing you to access them from any iOS device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mala at Free against Chapters's $2.99. Mala also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). Chapters's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and chart position (#197 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Mala is free to download; Chapters costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chapters holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Mala | Chapters |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #197 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mitesh Varu | Stanislav Stasiuk |
Customer experience
Mala
Chapters
In-app purchases
Mala
No in-app purchases
Chapters
No in-app purchases
