Comparison

Meditation Steps vs 4AM

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

Head to head
About

Meditation Steps

This app offers free meditation and yoga practices for beginners and experienced users. It guides you through simple techniques, habit building, and self-development courses to foster a harmonious life.

Highlights
  • Free meditation training
  • Yoga practices
  • Habit building marathons
  • Awareness and self-development practices
  • Philosophy courses
Features
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We want meditation and yoga practices to be accessible for everyone and change society positively . Therefore, meditation training with us will always be free, marathons and intensive practices - on donation basis. The application will help you learn a simple meditation technique, develop regularity in yoga practices, as well as explore other useful habits for a harmonious and happy life. Here you will find everything you need: meditation for beginners, marathons of good habits, practices for awareness and self-development, free courses in philosophy and yoga practices.

About

4AM

Features
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Start exercising. Switch exercise. Continue. Repeat. Done. Check your history.

Screenshots

Meditation Steps4 screens
4AM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 4AM at none against Meditation Steps's 10. Meditation Steps's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Meditation Steps sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. 4AM asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meditation Steps ships an update monthly, 4AM fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Meditation Steps versus 4AM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeditation Steps4AM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVladimir SemenikhinBratt Neumayer

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Meditation Steps

One-time10
  • Marathon Subscribe$0.99
  • Marathon Subscribe$1.99
  • Marathon Subscribe$5.99
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  • Marathon Subscribe$8.99
  • Marathon Subscribe$10.99
  • Marathon Subscribe$15.99
  • Marathon Subscribe$21.99
  • Marathon Subscribe$26.99
  • Marathon Subscribe$31.99
  • Marathon Subscribe$54.99
None

4AM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meditation Steps free?
Meditation Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 4AM free?
4AM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Meditation Steps or 4AM have ads?
Neither Meditation Steps nor 4AM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meditation Steps or 4AM?
Meditation Steps ships an update monthly, and 4AM fortnightly. Most recently, Meditation Steps was updated on October 22, 2026 and 4AM on October 20, 2026.

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