Current vs Awakening by Stillness
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Current
Personalize your lock screen with custom text. Display any phrase or letters you choose directly on your device's lock screen and StandBy mode. Enhance your device's appearance with unique text widgets.
- Customizable text display
- Lock screen widgets
- StandBy mode integration
- Personalized phrases and letters
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Awakening by Stillness
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Awakening is a quiet place to sit and return to yourself. No streaks. No targets. No noise. Just a breathing light to rest your attention on, a few words of timeless wisdom, and a gentle record of the days you showed up. SIT Begin a sit and stay as long as you like, or set a soft timer. A slowly breathing light holds your focus, and a gentle chime closes the session when you're done. When you finish, Awakening simply notes how long you were awake — nothing to chase, nothing to score. REFLECTIONS A calm, scrolling collection of reflections on stillness, presence, and letting go, drawn from the world's enduring wisdom. Read one and sit with it, or browse them all. AWAKE A quiet record of the days you sat — no streaks, no pressure. See your time awake this week, this month, and this year, alongside your longest sit and your all-time total. ON APPLE TV Sit with the big screen. A luminous white orb rests before a slowly drifting canvas of nature and cosmos — snow-lit Himalayan peaks, still water at dawn, distant galaxies, and quiet nebulae — a calm horizon to breathe with. ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Your record of practice stays in sync across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV, so the days you sat are always with you. A few reflections you'll find inside: "Be still, and know." "The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear." "Wherever you are, be there completely." "Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without." Sit. Breathe. Be awake.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Awakening by Stillness at Free against Current's $0.99. Awakening by Stillness also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On ads and iOS requirement 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
Awakening by Stillness is free to download; Current costs $0.99 up front. Current sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Awakening by Stillness asks for nothing beyond the download.
Current ships an update every 2 months, Awakening by Stillness every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Current | Awakening by Stillness |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anybox LTD | MindObix |
In-app purchases
Current
- Buy Me a Soda$0.99
- Buy Me Some Chips$1.99
- Buy Me a Coffee$4.99
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- Buy Me a Pizza$9.99
Awakening by Stillness
No in-app purchases
Questions
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