Comparison

Mantra Tracker vs Moon Phase Tracker & Calendar

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

Head to head
About

Mantra Tracker

This app helps users track progress in various meditation and spiritual practices. It allows for unlimited practice tracking, session editing, and easy data export with iTunes backup. Monitor your spiritual journey with detailed session logs.

Highlights
  • Track unlimited practices
  • Log and edit meditation sessions
  • Monitor practice progress
  • Export all practice data
  • iTunes backup for data
Features
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Whether you want to keep track of your ngondro accumulations, yidam practice, or any other meditation, Mantra Tracker will be of help. ** Easily track your progress in each practice ** All your data can be easily exported and is backup up by iTunes. ** Track an unlimited number of practices ** View and edit all your sessions See our website for a video of Mantra Tracker in action: http://phurba.net/mantra

About

Moon Phase Tracker & Calendar

Features
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A lunar calendar that explains its advice. Every day the app calculates the Moon for your city: phase, lunar day from moonrise to moonrise, zodiac sign, void-of-course Moon, moonrise and moonset. Then it turns all of that into clear answers: is today good for a haircut, sowing tomatoes, coloring your hair or an important meeting — and why. TODAY • A realistic Moon in its current phase with illumination • Lunar day with exact start and end times, its symbol and meaning • Moon sign, the body zone to spare, void-of-course periods • Ratings for your activities: haircut, coloring, sowing, fishing, renovation, money, dates • Intention of the day and a practice for the current phase BEAUTY • Calendar for haircuts, coloring, manicure, hair removal and facials • Every day color-coded a month ahead • Choose your haircut tradition: by lunar day, by sign, or both GARDEN • Planting calendar for 49 crops: tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, strawberries, flowers, trees • When to water, feed, prune, graft, harvest and preserve • New and full moon warnings, when plants rest FISHING & NATURE • Fishing and hunting forecast by solunar theory: major and minor periods by the hour • Best days around the new and full moon, periods at sunrise and sunset • When to pick mushrooms and gather herbs HOME, WORK, LIFE • Renovation, painting, floors, foundations, laundry, window cleaning, firewood • Study and exams, job interviews, paperwork, selling, loans and debts • Dates, weddings, parties, difficult conversations, travel, moving • Sauna, massage, quitting a habit, pets, baking and fermenting FIND A DATE • 60+ activities — from a haircut to fishing, renovation or a wedding • Good days 60 days ahead, with reminders and Calendar export • A "Why" section showing what counts for and against JOURNAL • Mood, dreams, haircuts and sowing, marked "worked" or "didn't" • A chart of your mood across moon phases ACCURACY • Astronomy calculated on your phone, works offline • Checked against the Swiss Ephemeris: phases within 2 minutes, moonrise within a minute • Eclipses and supermoons WIDGETS & NOTIFICATIONS • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Morning summary, new and full moon, sowing days for your crops Free: Moon phase, lunar day, sign, moonrise and moonset, phase calendar. Premium unlocks advice for every activity, beauty and garden calendars, the date finder, stats and widgets with advice. Yearly and weekly subscriptions with a 3-day free trial, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage them in your Apple ID settings. Advice is based on folk and astrological lunar calendar traditions and is not a substitute for a doctor or other professional. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mantra Tracker4 screens
Moon Phase Tracker & Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Moon Phase Tracker & Calendar at Free against Mantra Tracker's $4.99. Moon Phase Tracker & Calendar also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 23 months). Mantra Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Moon Phase Tracker & Calendar is free to download; Mantra Tracker costs $4.99 up front. Moon Phase Tracker & Calendar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Mantra Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mantra Tracker ships an update every 23 months, Moon Phase Tracker & Calendar every 8 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mantra Tracker versus Moon Phase Tracker & Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMantra TrackerMoon Phase Tracker & Calendar
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhurbaAleksey Evseev

In-app purchases

None

Mantra Tracker

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Moon Phase Tracker & Calendar

Subscriptions2
  • Premium · Week3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Premium · Year3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Mantra Tracker free?
Mantra Tracker costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Moon Phase Tracker & Calendar free?
Moon Phase Tracker & Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mantra Tracker or Moon Phase Tracker & Calendar have ads?
Neither Mantra Tracker nor Moon Phase Tracker & Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mantra Tracker or Moon Phase Tracker & Calendar?
Mantra Tracker ships an update every 23 months, and Moon Phase Tracker & Calendar every 8 days. Most recently, Mantra Tracker was updated on November 10, 2026 and Moon Phase Tracker & Calendar on November 10, 2026.

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