Comparison

Monk Mode vs BodyState

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

Head to head
About

Monk Mode

This app functions as a meditation timer, logging your sessions as mindful minutes directly into Apple Health. It also features a heart rate tracker to monitor your heart rate during meditation and provide an average at its conclusion.

Highlights
  • Meditation timer
  • Log mindful minutes
  • Apple Health integration
  • Heart rate tracker
  • View average heart rate
Features
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A minimalist meditation timer that saves your mindful minutes to Apple Health, automatically. Sit down. Breathe. Let everything else fade. Whether you love silent, unguided sessions or gentle guided narration, Monk Mode meets you where you are. Pick a focus, set your timer, and begin. When you finish, your mindful minutes are saved to Apple Health on their own, so your mindfulness practice always counts. Wear an Apple Watch? Your heart rate is tracked live, so you can watch your body settle into stillness. Start a session from your iPhone, your watch, or straight from a home screen widget. Every session brings you closer to the version of yourself that shows up calmer, clearer, and more present. Free to use, with one optional purchase. Sessions up to 5 minutes are always free, and longer sessions include 4 free sessions each month. Deep Practice is a one-time in-app purchase that removes the monthly limit. Existing customers keep full access at no extra cost. What you get: • Mindful minutes saved to Apple Health after every session, with workouts logged too • A guided and unguided meditation timer (1-60 min + unlimited) • 5 focus types: Breath, Body Scan, Loving-Kindness, Open Awareness, and Sleep • On-device narration in 6 languages that adapts to your session • Live heart rate tracking with Apple Watch • Daily goals, a weekly streak, and progress at a glance • Configurable widgets that can start a session with a tap • Haptic breathing cues, custom bell tones, and adjustable guidance • A dedicated sleep meditation mode • Seamless sync between iPhone and Apple Watch Your meditation practice. No subscriptions. No accounts. One optional one-time purchase. Privacy Policy https://www.squeakbyte.com/monk-mode-privacy-policy Terms & Conditions https://www.squeakbyte.com/monk-mode-terms-conditions

About

BodyState

This app provides a daily energy score based on your fitness metrics, helping you manage stress, plan workouts, and understand your body's condition. It tracks sleep, recovery, stress levels, and training load, offering personalized insights to optimize your well-being.

Highlights
  • Personalized Energy Score
  • Sleep & Recovery Tracking
  • Stress Insights via HRV
  • Acute Training Load (ATL)
  • Personalized Baseline Learning
  • All-in-One Dashboard
  • Apple Health Sync
Features
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Monitor Your Energy, Every Day with BodyState! BodyState gives you a daily energy score from 1 to 100, combining your most important fitness metrics into a single, clear signal. Whether your goal is to manage stress, plan workouts, or simply feel better, BodyState helps you make smarter choices in tune with your body. Key features: - Personalized Energy Score: Track your body’s condition with a single score, powered by sleep quality, HRV, resting heart rate, and recent physical exertion. No guesswork, just real insights. - Sleep & Recovery Tracking: Discover how restful your sleep truly was and how well your body recovered overnight. - Stress Insights via HRV & Resting Heart Rate: Monitor your stress level over time and stay ahead of burnout. - Acute Training Load (ATL): See the impact of recent physical activity on your body. Know when to push harder and when to pull back. - Know What’s Normal for You: BodyState doesn’t rely on generic health data. Instead, it learns your personal baseline over time to give context-specific insights. Understand how today's numbers compare to your standard. - All-in-One Dashboard: Get your energy, stress, sleep, and training signals all in one intuitive view. - Effortless Syncing: Works seamlessly with Apple Health to gather the metrics you already track, no extra setup needed. How It Works: 1. Sync with Apple Health to pull in key health metrics. 2. Get your daily score and see how each input affects your energy. 3. Check f you’re balanced, depleted, or primed for performance. 4. Track trends over time and adjust your habits. This App is intended for general wellness and information purposes only. BodyState does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult healthcare professionals for medical guidance. Subscribe to access to premium app features; subscription details are the following: - Length: weekly, yearly. - Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. - Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Monk Mode4 screens
BodyState4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Monk Mode at none against BodyState's shown. Monk Mode also leads on monetization model (paid vs subscription) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). BodyState's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 8) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Monk Mode sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BodyState sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Monk Mode holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BodyState has 1.7K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Monk Mode's written reviews are positive against 77% of BodyState's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monk Mode ships an update every 2 months, BodyState every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Monk Mode versus BodyState: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonk ModeBodyState
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8 ratings) — better4.7 (1.7K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better77.5% of reviews
Number of ratings81.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB170 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKevin David TannerFitness & Sports apps SRL

Customer experience

Monk Mode

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BodyState

All ratings1,684 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews683 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative18.7%

Bugs and requests

Monk Mode

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

BodyState

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inability to access app due to Health permissions
  • App not working after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Longer data history
  • Automatic Apple Watch complication updates
  • Customization options
  • Ability to manually log feelings/recovery

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Monk Mode

One-time1
  • Deep Practice$4.99
11 purchases

BodyState

Subscriptions8
  • Weekly premium7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly premium$2.997 Days
  • Weekly premium$4.997 Days
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  • Weekly premium7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly premium$39.991 Year
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly premium$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • Supporter$4.99
  • Patron$9.99
  • Champion$14.99

Questions

Is Monk Mode free?
Monk Mode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BodyState free?
BodyState is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Monk Mode or BodyState?
Monk Mode is rated higher. Monk Mode averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while BodyState averages 4.7 from 1.7K ratings.
Do Monk Mode or BodyState have ads?
BodyState shows ads; Monk Mode does not.
Which is updated more often, Monk Mode or BodyState?
Monk Mode ships an update every 2 months, and BodyState every 6 weeks. Most recently, Monk Mode was updated on October 27, 2026 and BodyState on October 24, 2026.

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