Comparison

iZen Garden 3 vs Trimandir

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

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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

Trimandir

Explore the concept and architecture of non-sectarian temples, learn about their founder and revered deities, and access spiritual media. Discover the principles of true religion and find information on temple locations worldwide.

Highlights
  • Trimandir concept and architecture
  • Founder and spiritual leader information
  • Details on Lord Simandhar Swami, Krishna, and Shiva
  • Guidance on true religion and worship
  • Spiritual media library (photos, videos, songs)
  • List of Trimandir locations
Features
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Trimandir – Non Sectarian Temple This app is designed to provide information of the main Trimandir in Adalaj (Gujarat, India) along with the other Trimandirs built at various places. The Trimandir is a non-sectarian concept of a temple established by the Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan whose intent behind it was to remove the difference of opinions in religions. Keeping this intent as an unflinching foundation, the Gods of Jainism, Shaivism, and Vaishnavism (along with Gods and Goddesses from other religions) share equal reverence on the same platform. This reveals that the inner intent of all the Gods is the same: Everyone understands the atma dharma (the religion of the Self) and obtains inner peace. Here are the modules that come along with the app: • Main Temple: Contains information about the concept of the Trimandir as well as its architecture. You can also obtain information about all the Tirthankaras (Fully Enlightened Beings) as well as Goddesses who are housed under the temple and obtain the right understanding about God. The information is arranged into the following categories: o Concept of Trimandir o Trimandir Architecture o Tirthankars o God o Goddesses • About the Founder: Introduces the founder of the Trimandir - Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan and His disciples: Pujya Niruma and Pujya Deepakbhai through the following sections: o Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan o Pujya Niruma o Pujya Deepakbhai • Lord Simandhar Swami, Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva: Introduces these three Lords in detail and reveals their inner intent. • True Religion: Describes the characteristics of a True Religion, details how to perform idol worship and reveals the importance of Aarti and Bhakti (devotional worship) along with the Satsang (gathering of Self-realized beings). • Media: Contains photos, spiritual videos and spiritual songs. • More: o List of Trimandirs o Vision o Contact Us o Site Map Overview of the App Developer The Trimandirs are a part of the Dada Bhagwan Foundation (DBF) and its associated charitable trusts. The mission of the foundation is to fulfill the Spiritual Vision of Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, who is the founder of Akram Vignan (Science of Self Realization). His Vision has two aspects: • May all people of the world live in peace and happiness. • May all those, who so desire, attain moksha (liberation of the Soul from the cycle of birth and death). The Dada Bhagwan Foundation, in an effort to fulfill Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan’s Vision, organizes Pujya Deepakbhai’s satsangs (spiritual discourses) and Gnan Vidhis (Self Realization ceremonies) throughout the world. These events are free of cost and are open to all, irrespective of gender, caste, creed and social background. Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan dreamed of 24 Trimandirs being constructed, out of which many have already been completed, while others are in process.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Trimandir at 5.0 against iZen Garden 3's 4.1. Trimandir also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support. iZen Garden 3's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 55 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price and monetization model 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. Trimandir asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Trimandir holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iZen Garden 3 ships an update every 3 months, Trimandir every 55 months. The most recent releases landed on July 25, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iZen Garden 3 versus Trimandir: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriZen Garden 3Trimandir
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (14 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 55 months
AdsNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJiva DeVoeDada Bhagwan Foundation

Customer experience

iZen Garden 3

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

Trimandir

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

iZen Garden 3

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

Trimandir

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iZen Garden 3 free?
iZen Garden 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trimandir free?
Trimandir is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iZen Garden 3 or Trimandir?
Trimandir is rated higher. iZen Garden 3 averages 4.1 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Trimandir averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Which is updated more often, iZen Garden 3 or Trimandir?
iZen Garden 3 ships an update every 3 months, and Trimandir every 55 months. Most recently, iZen Garden 3 was updated on July 25, 2026 and Trimandir on September 14, 2026.

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