SRF/YSS vs Bruno Gröning
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Bruno Gröning
Learn and practice daily energy intake techniques based on Bruno Gröning's teachings. Access a media library with music, documentaries, and books to understand the healing stream.
- Step-by-step guidance on energy intake
- Conscious daily practice of healing stream
- Extensive media library
- Music albums
- Documentaries and testimonials
- Audio books and lectures
- E-books
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This app guides you step by step in learning about the practice of Einstellen (daily energy intake) according to the teaching of Bruno Gröning, and helps you integrate it into your everyday life. It shows you how to open yourself simply and consciously each day to the power that Bruno Gröning referred to as the healing stream — an energy that, according to his teaching, is accessible to every human being. In addition to the introduction to practical application, you will find an extensive and carefully curated media library, including: • Music albums featuring choir, orchestra, and film music • Numerous documentaries, interviews, and personal testimonials • Audio books and lectures • Many books available as directly readable e-books All content is provided completely free of charge, without advertising and without registration. There are no in-app purchases—the app is freely accessible to anyone who wishes to learn more about Bruno Gröning and his teaching. Disclaimer : This app does not provide medical advice. The approaches described are intended to support inner strength and general well-being and are not a substitute for professional medical consultation or treatment.
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Verdict
SRF/YSS and Bruno Gröning both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Bruno Gröning's written reviews are positive against 83% of SRF/YSS's. SRF/YSS's advantage is ratings volume (400 vs 18) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for SRF/YSS against 4.9 for Bruno Gröning. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SRF/YSS has 400 ratings behind it against 18, 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 Bruno Gröning's.
SRF/YSS ships an update every 2 months, Bruno Gröning every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SRF/YSS | Bruno Gröning |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (400 ratings) | 4.9 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 400 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Self-Realization Fellowship Church Apps | Kreis fur naturliche Lebenshilfe e.V. |
Customer experience
SRF/YSS
Bruno Gröning
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
Bruno Gröning
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SRF/YSS
No in-app purchases
Bruno Gröning
No in-app purchases
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