Japa+ vs iMala
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Japa+
This app helps you count mantras and rounds during meditation. It offers configurable vibration feedback for completed mantras and allows you to set the number of mantras per round for flexible practice.
- Mantra counting
- Round tracking
- Configurable vibration feedback
- Customizable mantras per round
- Simple and easy to use interface
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The easy to use, simple japa counting app! This is a great tool to use when you don't have your japa mala or it is difficult to use. Featuring a configurable vibration for completed mantras for easy use when you're not looking at your phone. You can also choose the number of mantras per round if you're not using a 108 bead mala.
iMala
This app assists in counting mantras for Buddhist practices like Ngondro. It allows users to create and edit practices, track progress with statistics, and predict completion times. Data is safely synchronized across devices.
- Create and edit practices
- Add mantra texts and settings
- Track progress with statistics
- Predict practice completion time
- Cloud data synchronization
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iMala is an app designed to help you count mantras in Buddhist practices, especially in Ngondro. The app offers the following features: - Create and edit practices: easily create and edit your practices, add mantra texts and settings. - Convenient statistics: track your progress with clear and detailed statistics. - Practice completion prediction: get forecasts on the completion time of your practice based on your current pace. - Cloud data synchronization: keep your data safe and accessible from any device. KARMAPA CHENNO
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Japa+ at none against iMala's 1. Japa+ also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). iMala's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. iMala sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Japa+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Japa+ against 5.0 for iMala. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Japa+'s written reviews are positive against 100% of iMala's.
Japa+ ships an update every 8 months, iMala weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Japa+ | iMala |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christopher Norris | Alexander Senin |
Customer experience
Japa+
iMala
In-app purchases
Japa+
No in-app purchases
iMala
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