PlainZen vs Anton and Mille.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlainZen
This tutorial explains Zen in simple terms, focusing on its practical application in daily life. It demystifies Zen by avoiding jargon and historical details, emphasizing how it works and improves well-being for anyone, regardless of background. The app includes features to bookmark your progress and navigate through various topics.
- Plain language Zen explanation
- Focus on practical application
- Avoids jargon and rituals
- Bookmark functionality
- Table of contents navigation
- Covers core Zen concepts
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A simple, easy to understand, tutorial of Zen and how to use it in your life. Written in plain language, this hopefully dispels the reputation of Zen as being 'mysterious', 'mystical', 'deep', 'hard to get' because of the difficulty in explaining its practice. Zen is actually very practical and simple if what is explained is what it's for and how to practice it. Other teaching books tend to get bogged down in Zen history, Zen terms and rituals. This tutorial tries to put those things aside first and concentrate on the essence of Zen: how it works, why it works, and how it makes our life better. Not a religion nor a cult nor a philosophy, Zen is a healthy mental attitude that can help anyone of any religious background or philosophy. Remembers your place in the book. Tap on 'Bookmarks' icon to jump to your personal bookmarks. Tap on 'Contents' icon to jump to the different topics: CONTENTS Learning Zen is no big deal How our mind works Realization#1: Thoughts and the thinker are no big deal Meditation/Practice#1:Do an activity... Realization#2: You and perfection The Self Reality: only one self The outside world: The world is out there Reality: no separation Freedom from fear: Two kinds: regular and premium Source of fear What's there to lose? Meaning: Life is a river Outside looking in Getting back in the flow Zen practice: Meditation: calm you down Koans: shake you up Enlightenment vs guilt: aha! Conclusion: Zen is yoga for the mind Meditation/Practice #2: Severing duality Meditation/Practice#3: When waking or before sleeping Q&A Is thinking or thought bad? So how is Zen different from thinking? How do I get that 'insight' or 'enlightenment' and how do I retain it? How are people related, connected? Is it okay to follow a person, a movement, a philosophy, a religion without doubt, without question? How does Zen view money, jobs, unemployment, wars, sex, hate, love?
Anton and Mille.
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Anton and Mille - a children's book. This book is about the boy Anton and his dog Mille. Read yourself or listen to the story.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: PlainZen at #53 against Anton and Mille.'s unranked. Anton and Mille.'s advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
PlainZen costs $1.99 and Anton and Mille. $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PlainZen ships an update every 13 months, Anton and Mille. every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlainZen | Anton and Mille. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 12 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #53 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vicente Malixi | Bo Kalvslund |
In-app purchases
PlainZen
No in-app purchases
Anton and Mille.
No in-app purchases
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