Comparison

iZen Garden 3 vs Securly Visitor

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

Head to head
About

iZen Garden 3

Create a tranquil digital Zen garden with a vast array of objects, plants, and creatures. Rake the sand into intricate patterns while listening to soothing ambient soundtracks. Perfect for relaxation, meditation, or stress relief.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of objects, plants, and creatures
  • Customizable sand raking
  • Nine ambient meditation soundtracks
  • Meditation and sleep timers
  • Daily Zen sayings
  • Save garden designs
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For less than the price of a latte, iZen Garden™ gives you all the peace and tranquility of a beautiful Zen Garden without the sandy mess! Choose from 100s of objects, plants and creatures to place in your garden, then rake the sand. Now Universal. iZen Garden is available for iPhone and iPad in a single app bundle. One price gets you both platforms. New audio track, "Merced River" featuring the sounds of the Yosemite valley. ** Selected as one of the "500 Best Apps in the World" by the Sunday Times of London. ** ** TOP PICK! Featured in O'Reilly's "Best iPhone Apps" ** ** As Featured on iPhones in Apple store displays! ** ** Editor's Choice by ItaliaMac ** ** Selected as one of the Best 100 Apps by iLounge.com 2 years running! ** The tradition of the Zen Garden goes back nearly a thousand years in Japanese and asian culture. iZen Garden brings this beautiful artform to your iPhone or iPod Touch. Choose from over 100 different types of stones, shells, fossils and plants to place in your garden and then use your finger to “rake” the sand into intricate abstract patterns. All while listening to the soothing sounds of one of our 9 built-in meditation soundtracks. iZen Garden™ is perfect for long meetings, train rides, or meditation practice. It helps you to center your mind, relax your psyche and relieve your stress. iZen Garden™ was chosen as a staff favorite it's first week in the App Store. Listen to what others have said: "The best by far... a true rarity: it’s an app that we continue to enjoy many months after the initial purchase." - iLounge "Out of all the Zen Garden applications, this is clearly the most thorough and precise, and the system is clear-cut." - iPhone Alley Features: * 100 different stones, seashells, fossils and plants, all professionally photographed from real objects and beautifully rendered to place in your garden. * Add fluttering and resting butterflies to your garden which will fly around from place to place. * Rotate, scale, and move the objects to place them using a pinch gesture with your fingers. * Four different colors of sand, from beach white, to volcanic black. * Nine different soothing ambient soundtracks to help still your mind while you tend your garden. Relax to the gentle lapping of ocean waves at your feet, the quiet solitude of a forest, or the soft twinkling of bells and wind chimes. * Completely customizable rake with variable width and depth settings. * "Daily Zen" a daily Zen saying or Koan is presented when you enter your garden. * Save your design to your camera roll by holding the Home button and pressing the lock button. * Built-in documentation and help system makes using the app a breeze. * To access the Information Screen double tap anywhere on the sand, or touch the "i" button. * Meditation Timer. Create your garden and then sit in quiet contemplation until the timer finishes and brings you back with a gentle ringing of a bell. * Sleep Timer. Puts your phone to sleep after a set period of time so you can listen to the relaxation sounds to fall asleep without worrying about your battery dying. * Share your garden and your Daily Zen on Twitter, Email, or through your film roll. Includes beautiful themes that frame your garden artfully with different trays and handmade papers. * Save multiple gardens and recall them at any time to continue to tend and change them. And now, with the re-release of iZen Garden, we're offering on-going updates with new objects, new ambiance, and more! See what everyone is talking about, buy iZen Garden™ today!! A monthly subscription to iZen Garden is a doorway to daily zen, and greater peace and happiness. End user license agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Securly Visitor

This app facilitates instant background checks for school visitors on iPads at entry points. It offers guest badge printing, detailed reporting, and emergency alerts to enhance campus safety and create a secure learning environment.

Highlights
  • Instant background checks
  • Guest badge printing
  • Detailed visitor reporting
  • Silent emergency alerts
  • K-12 school focused
Features
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When installed on iPads at K-12 school entry points, the Securly Visitor app allows school staff to perform instant background checks on campus visitors. With guest badge printing, detailed reporting, and two-click silent emergency alerts, Visitor is a full-featured solution that helps schools safeguard their facilities and provide a safe learning environment for students.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iZen Garden 3 at 80% against Securly Visitor's 0%. iZen Garden 3 also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). Securly Visitor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iZen Garden 3 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Securly Visitor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iZen Garden 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iZen Garden 3 has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of iZen Garden 3's written reviews are positive against 0% of Securly Visitor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iZen Garden 3 ships an update every 3 months, Securly Visitor every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iZen Garden 3 versus Securly Visitor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriZen Garden 3Securly Visitor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (14 ratings) — better2.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
Ads—No
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
Devices—iPad — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJiva DeVoeSecurly

Customer experience

iZen Garden 3

Written reviews20 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Securly Visitor

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

iZen Garden 3

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
None

Securly Visitor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iZen Garden 3 free?
iZen Garden 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Securly Visitor free?
Securly Visitor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iZen Garden 3 or Securly Visitor?
iZen Garden 3 is rated higher. iZen Garden 3 averages 4.1 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Securly Visitor averages 2.0 from 2 ratings.
Which is updated more often, iZen Garden 3 or Securly Visitor?
iZen Garden 3 ships an update every 3 months, and Securly Visitor every 6 weeks. Most recently, iZen Garden 3 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Securly Visitor on November 3, 2026.

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