My Mala vs Count 108
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Mala
This app provides a digital alternative to traditional prayer beads for spiritual practices. It helps users count mantras and holy chants with a user-friendly interface, offering a convenient way to maintain spiritual practice without physical beads.
- Digital mala for counting mantras
- User-friendly interface
- Spiritual practice aid
- Accurate prayer tracking
- Convenient alternative to physical beads
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Mala / Prayer beads is commonly used by Hindus and Buddhists for spiritual practices. To count the mantras and the holy chants, Mala (prayer beads) is used. This 'Mala' application helps you in reciting religious mantras or chants whenever you need to find the peace of mind. With smoothly designed and easy to use interface it is going to provide you a friendly experience. There is no more need to carry "Mala/ Prayer Beads "in your busy scheduled lifestyle in your wallets/ purse. Just install the application and start your spiritual practice instantly. The smoothly designed interface of this 'Mala' app assists you in counting religious mantras in a very friendly way. Just tap your fingers on the beads on the application screen and move ahead for the next recitation. Traditionally, "Mala", come as a string of 108 beads and on completion of series (108 beads turn) will give you the same feeling of the traditional "Mala" which you carry for worship/ recitation/ praying purpose. Helping you in getting concentrated by keeping the connection with the finger movements and your mind, the app is your spiritual mentor. This app will help you to count them in an accurate manner. This will allow the user to keep track of how many prayers have been said with a minimal amount of conscious effort, which in turn allows greater attention to be paid to the prayers themselves. This app also makes “prayer” easier as a simple touch will not be as tight as of a “Mala” beads when used with an app. Mala / Prayer beads are central to the life of many Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism and many more religions. Prayers/ Mala are repeated along with the names of favorite gods for hours on daily basis.
Count 108
This app helps you track spiritual counts, such as chanting or bowing. Monitor your progress towards daily goals and adjust them as needed. Customize titles to personalize your spiritual practice.
- Track spiritual counts
- Monitor progress
- Adjust daily goals
- Automatic bowing count
- Customizable titles
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The Count 108 app is designed to help you track your counts effectively. For instance, you can use this app to record how many times you chant the name of the Lord (God). The app features a history option that allows you to monitor your progress in achieving your daily goals. Furthermore, you can adjust your daily goals as needed through the app's settings. Count 108 also automatically counts each time you bow to your Lord, enhancing your overall experience. Additionally, users have the ability to change the title from the settings screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Count 108 at 100% against My Mala's 54%. My Mala's advantage is rating (3.6 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
My Mala holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Mala has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of My Mala's written reviews are positive against 100% of Count 108's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
My Mala ships an update fortnightly, Count 108 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Mala | Count 108 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (18 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SynapseIndia LLC | gangadhar goud |
Customer experience
My Mala
Count 108
In-app purchases
My Mala
No in-app purchases
Count 108
No in-app purchases








