Comparison

Disconnect with AJ vs ZenActivity

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

Head to head
About

Disconnect with AJ

This app offers guided meditations and mindfulness sessions to help you find balance in your technology-driven life. Reduce stress, improve focus, and build healthier habits to feel less dependent on your devices.

Highlights
  • Guided meditations for technology balance
  • Mindfulness sessions for focus and calm
  • Habit change support
  • Stress and anxiety relief techniques
  • Sleep improvement meditations
  • Breathing exercises
Features
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Are you spending too much time staring at your phone or computer? This app will help you find your technology / life balance. Technology is an essential part of our daily lives. But the always-on culture and constant interruptions can leave us feeling overwhelmed and distracted. This gentle, guided meditations will support you to create healthy new habits, to take control and connect with your surroundings. • Change your habits and be more in control of your time. • Find more space and focus in your life. • With Disconnect, you’ll feel less dependent on your devices. • Use my top tips to achieve digital balance. Destress, improve your mindset, sleep better, grow your confidence and be healthier with guided meditations, mindfulness sessions and positive messages – and much more. Mindfulness expert, coach and therapist Andrew Johnson has been helping people deal with life’s challenges with guided relaxations, meditations, self-care tools and breathing exercises for many years. His best-selling range of mindfulness apps have a variety of content to help you, whether you are looking for ways to reduce stress and anxiety, lose weight, improve your health & confidence, learn relaxation techniques, etc. Key features: • Short meditations you can do anywhere: at work, commuting, at home, walking. • Inspirational sessions to help you tackle life’s challenges, to be calm and find clarity. • Mindfulness stories and talks to help you build better, healthy habits. Meditations to help you feel inspired and find motivated to eat well, workout and stay healthy both in body and mind. Relaxation techniques and tools to help you sleep better every night, to wake feeling energised and refreshed. Breathing exercises and calming meditations for anxiety, panic attacks and stress relief. Meditation sessions to stop anxiety in its tracks and release stress. How do I get more? Start your day mindfully, keep feeling positive and be inspired throughout the day with a range of guided meditations to help during tough or stressful moments. Boost your energy with a Power Nap, stay focussed to Beat Procrastination, and then drift off using a Deep Sleep meditation for a restful night. Think of Andrew as your personal mindfulness coach, always there to help when you need him most. Search for Andrew Johnson to unlock more daily mindfulness and guided meditation sessions.

About

ZenActivity

Create and save custom interval timers for workouts, yoga, and meditation. This app offers extensive customization for exercise and rest periods, allowing you to build up to five unique routines with unlimited steps. Enjoy background operation and music integration for a seamless practice.

Highlights
  • Save up to 5 workout routines
  • Unlimited customizable steps per routine
  • Second-level interval customization
  • Background operation with music support
  • ZEN-mode for distraction-free timing
  • Airplay support for Apple TV
Features
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ZenActivity is a powerful, beautifully designed workout timer built for people who want total control over their routines—without complexity. Whether you’re practicing yoga, training MMA, building strength, or meditating, ZenActivity adapts to your flow with precision timing, flexible structure, and a calm, focused experience. Design your workouts exactly the way you want, follow them effortlessly, and track your progress over time. Build Your Perfect Routine • Create unlimited workouts, each with a custom name and type • Add unlimited steps per workout with full control over sequence and structure • Categorize steps: Exercise, Stretch, Rest, Meditation, Weights, Cardio, Core, Kettlebells • Set exact durations down to the second (hours, minutes, seconds) • Reorder steps with intuitive drag-and-drop • Duplicate or delete steps instantly with simple gestures Effortless Workout Experience • Clean, distraction-free running screen with workout name and icon • Tap to play or pause your session • Pinch to exit quickly • Runs smoothly in the background while you listen to music • Optional sounds, vibration, and volume per step • Activate Zen Mode for a minimal, distraction-free timer • Subtle haptics reinforce state changes without breaking focus Smart Reminders • Set reminders for individual workouts • Flexible scheduling: daily, weekdays, or weekly with notifications with sound and banner support Track Your Progress • Automatic workout logging • Visual statistics with 7, 30, and 90-day views • Identify your most consistent and top workouts Home Screen Widget • “Favorite Workouts” widget in multiple sizes • Instantly launch workouts directly from your Home Screen Designed for Real Practice ZenActivity is trusted by yoga practitioners, meditation enthusiasts, athletes, and trainers who want a reliable, customizable timer that stays out of the way and supports their rhythm. It’s equally suited for: • Yoga and breathwork • HIIT and interval training • Boxing and MMA • Strength and conditioning • Meditation and progressive relaxation Thoughtful Design • Intuitive interface that’s easy to learn and fast to use • Clean visuals that feel both calming and energizing • Built-in help to guide you through every feature ZenActivity doesn’t just time your workouts—it supports your discipline, focus, and consistency. Let it guide your daily practice.

Screenshots

Disconnect with AJ3 screens
ZenActivity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Disconnect with AJ at 5.0 against ZenActivity's 4.5. Disconnect with AJ also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and price ($2.99 vs $3.99). ZenActivity's advantage is ratings volume (58 vs 1). On update cadence, ads, 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

Disconnect with AJ costs $2.99 and ZenActivity $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Disconnect with AJ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZenActivity has 58 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Disconnect with AJ's written reviews are positive against 65% of ZenActivity's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Disconnect with AJ ships an update every 7 months, ZenActivity every 13 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Disconnect with AJ versus ZenActivity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDisconnect with AJZenActivity
Price$2.99 — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (58 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better65.4% of reviews
Number of ratings158 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversal Relaxation LtdGary Saggu

Customer experience

Disconnect with AJ

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ZenActivity

All ratings58 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral8.6%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral19.2%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

None

Disconnect with AJ

No in-app purchases

None

ZenActivity

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Disconnect with AJ free?
Disconnect with AJ costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ZenActivity free?
ZenActivity costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Disconnect with AJ or ZenActivity?
Disconnect with AJ is rated higher. Disconnect with AJ averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ZenActivity averages 4.5 from 58 ratings.
Do Disconnect with AJ or ZenActivity have ads?
Neither Disconnect with AJ nor ZenActivity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Disconnect with AJ or ZenActivity?
Disconnect with AJ ships an update every 7 months, and ZenActivity every 13 months. Most recently, Disconnect with AJ was updated on October 23, 2026 and ZenActivity on October 23, 2026.

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