iZen Garden 3 vs EquiSentry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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/
EquiSentry
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EquiSentry is the complete horse care management app for riders, owners, and stable managers. Keep every horse's health, feeding, farrier visits, vaccinations, and documents in one organised place — so nothing ever slips through the cracks. HEALTH & CARE TRACKING Track vaccinations, farrier, deworming, physio, dentist, and groomer visits. See when each was last done and exactly when the next one is due, with automatic countdowns. CARE SCORE A single glanceable percentage per horse tells you instantly whether everything is up to date or if something needs attention. FEEDING PLANS Build named seasonal plans (Autumn, Winter, Summer) with exact amounts of oats, cereal, carrots, hay and more. See total kg/day at a glance and switch the active plan any time. SHARED CALENDAR Every event across every horse in one timeline. Filter by horse, mark things Done or Paid, and stay on top of the whole yard. PHOTO JOURNAL Capture your horse over time and tag photos as Vet, Farrier, Shows, or Pasture. Favourite the best ones and find them fast with category filters. DOCUMENTS & RECORDS Store passport, insurance, and medical certificates with photos — plus expiry countdowns so renewals never sneak up on you. MULTIPLE HORSES Manage your whole string. Each horse gets its own profile with health records, feeding plans, photos, and documents. SMART REMINDERS Get notified before the next visit is due, so boosters, trims, and check-ups always happen on time. CONTACTS Keep your vet, farrier, physiotherapist, and other professionals in one place. Quickly assign them when scheduling events. PRIVATE & SECURE Your data is stored securely on AWS servers in the EU with encryption at rest. We never sell or share your information. Whether you have one horse or ten, EquiSentry replaces messy notebooks, scattered reminders, and forgotten dates with one calm, reliable routine.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EquiSentry at none against iZen Garden 3's 2. EquiSentry also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. iZen Garden 3 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. EquiSentry asks for nothing beyond the download.
iZen Garden 3 ships an update every 3 months, EquiSentry every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iZen Garden 3 | EquiSentry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | — | iPhone — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jiva DeVoe | JACEK MAZUR |
In-app purchases
iZen Garden 3
- Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
EquiSentry
No in-app purchases
Questions
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