Comparison

SRF/YSS vs We Meditate

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

Head to head
About

SRF/YSS

Explore spiritual teachings and guided meditations based on Paramahansa Yogananda's wisdom. Access digital lessons, audio recordings, and live online meditations to cultivate peace, joy, and a balanced spiritual life.

Highlights
  • Guided meditations
  • Live online meditations
  • Digital SRF/YSS Lessons
  • Audio recordings of Paramahansa Yogananda
  • Video instruction in Energization Exercises
  • SRF/YSS News and Events
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Experience a life-transforming awakening of the peace, joy, and wisdom of the soul through the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, author of the spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi. The SRF/YSS app is for everyone—whether you are brand new to the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda or have been immersing yourself in this great teacher’s wisdom for decades. It is also for anyone who wants to learn more about meditation, the science of Kriya Yoga, and practical ways to live a spiritually balanced life. Featuring: - Guided Meditations on Peace, Living Fearlessly, God as Light, Expansion of Consciousness, and more — with customizable meditation times from 15 to 45 minutes - Free access to live online meditations - SRF/YSS News and Event Information For those who are students of the SRF/YSS Lessons, the app includes the digital versions of your Lessons along with a rich variety of multimedia content to help you apply the SRF/YSS Kriya Yoga teachings in your daily life. Including: - Audio recordings of Paramahansa Yogananda - Guided meditations and visualizations led by SRF/YSS monastics - Classes on the SRF/YSS meditation techniques - Step-by-step video instruction in the SRF/YSS Energization Exercises If you are an SRF or YSS Lessons student, please use your verified account information to access the Lessons in the app. About SRF/YSS Self-Realization Fellowship and Yogoda Satsanga Society of India are an invitation to the spiritual seeker to journey together on a life-transforming discovery of the soul. This journey embraces the “how-to-live” teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, which embody the highest techniques for realizing who we truly are and show how to bring lasting peace, joy, and love into our lives and into the world. The goal of SRF and YSS is to offer not just a course of philosophical study, but the actual transmission of sacred knowledge through the living words of one of the great spiritual masters of the modern era. Yogoda Satsanga Society of India was founded in 1917 by Paramahansa Yogananda. Self-Realization Fellowship was founded by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920, to spread the teachings of Kriya Yoga worldwide.

About

We Meditate

Discover inner peace and spiritual joy through guided meditation. Learn techniques to cleanse stress and anxiety, and awaken your inner self. Tailor sessions to your goals and time, and explore a comprehensive course on meditation as a spiritual practice.

Highlights
  • Guided meditations for stress and anxiety
  • Tailored meditation sessions
  • Meditation course for self-knowledge
  • Spiritual meditation practice
  • Kundalini energy awakening
  • Thoughtless awareness experiences
Features
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Silence your mind, bring your attention within, and connect with your true self. We Meditate is a meditation companion rooted in Sahaja Yoga - a simple, spontaneous meditation practice that helps awaken the Kundalini energy within you, providing joy, calm and nourishment. There's no single meditation that suits everyone, and no two days feel the same. So We Meditate meets you where you are, whatever the time of day, whatever state you're in. - A daily companion, personalised to you Tell us how you're feeling inside, and we will offer a meditation suited to your state and the moment: a quick reset between tasks, or a longer, more personal session for morning, afternoon, or evening. Afterwards, a tailored extract from a talk by Shri Mataji often meet you where the meditation left off. - The Path: go deeper, step by step When the desire to understand more awakens, The Path is a free, guided course into the heart of Sahaja Yoga. Each step moves gently from a thought and hand-painted illustrations, to a short spoken introduction, to a unique guided meditation that deepens as you go. For those who want more, a "Delving Deeper" section adds a talk from Shri Mataji and an article connecting the theme to philosophy, science, art, and the world's spiritual traditions. It begins with what we all long for, inner peace and pure attention, and unfolds from there. - Learn from the source Throughout the app you can hear Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, who founded Sahaja Yoga in 1970 and shared it freely with people in over 95 countries. Her talks are offered throughout the app, from a featured one on the home screen, to the "delving deeper" sections after each meditation, to hundreds more you can explore. Meet the knowledge of meditation in her own words. - Meditate together Meditation deepens in the company of others. The shared attention of a group lifts your own practice in a way that's hard to find alone. Find a free in-person class near you, or join a live online session led by experienced practitioners around the world. And like everything in Sahaja Yoga, every class is run by volunteers and is entirely free: Shri Mataji taught that Self Realisation is a birthright, never something to be bought or sold. - Explore everything Browse the whole collection any time: meditations for every state and moment, music, cleansing techniques, talks, articles, and classes worldwide. - Made by meditators, not machines Every meditation is recorded by practising yogis, and every illustration is painted by hand. Nothing here is generated by AI. It's a human practice, shared by humans. - Why We Meditate - No ads or paywalls - Made and shared by a worldwide non-profit community of volunteers - Open to everyone, no experience needed: just an open mind and the desire to discover your true self Don't just take our word for it. Try meditating with We Meditate, and see how you feel!

Screenshots

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We Meditate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SRF/YSS at none against We Meditate's shown. SRF/YSS also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (400 vs 54). We Meditate's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, rating 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for SRF/YSS against 4.9 for We Meditate. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SRF/YSS has 400 ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of SRF/YSS's written reviews are positive against 100% of We Meditate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SRF/YSS ships an update every 2 months, We Meditate every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SRF/YSS versus We Meditate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSRF/YSSWe Meditate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (400 ratings)4.9 (54 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings400 — better54
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB97 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSelf-Realization Fellowship Church AppsLIFE ETERNAL TRUST (UK) LIMITED

Customer experience

SRF/YSS

All ratings386 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral6.0%
Negative11.2%

We Meditate

All ratings30 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SRF/YSS

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incompatibility with latest iOS updates
  • Unreliable login and authentication
  • Broken lesson access for some users

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline mode for lessons
  • Landscape mode support
  • Customizable highlighting and note-taking
  • Integrated dictionary
  • Widgets with inspirational content

We Meditate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SRF/YSS

No in-app purchases

None

We Meditate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SRF/YSS free?
SRF/YSS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is We Meditate free?
We Meditate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SRF/YSS or We Meditate?
We Meditate is rated higher. SRF/YSS averages 4.8 out of 5 from 400 ratings, while We Meditate averages 4.9 from 54 ratings.
Do SRF/YSS or We Meditate have ads?
We Meditate shows ads; SRF/YSS does not.
Which is updated more often, SRF/YSS or We Meditate?
SRF/YSS ships an update every 2 months, and We Meditate every 4 days. Most recently, SRF/YSS was updated on October 29, 2026 and We Meditate on October 24, 2026.

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