Toronto Patio Guide vs Count Mantras
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Toronto Patio Guide
Discover hundreds of Toronto patios with photos and essential information. Easily call, get directions, and map out your next outdoor dining experience. Save your favorites and share them with friends.
- Hundreds of patio listings
- Call and get directions
- Map and address sorting
- Favorite patio lists
- Social sharing options
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FEATURES: - Photos and info for hundreds of Toronto patios. - Call, map and get directions at the touch of a button. - Sort patios by nearby, neighbourhood, TTC subway stop, address and type. - Create a list of favourite patios for easy access. - Share patios in the app via Twitter, Facebook, email and SMS. - Discover the companion web site at patios.blogto.com
Count Mantras
This app serves as a spiritual companion for Hindu mantras, offering a digital mala for counting repetitions and tracking daily practice streaks. It includes a library of sacred texts with explanations and supports multiple languages.
- Digital mala with customizable counts
- Audio playback of Hindu mantras
- Extensive library of sacred texts
- Daily practice streak tracking
- Multilingual support (21 languages)
- Explanations of beliefs and knowledge
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**Count Mantras** is a beautiful japa companion for Hindu mantras, a mala of 108, and a daily streak. **JAPA & MALA** Tap the lotus, use the volume buttons, or press Play / Next on the lock screen. Choose a traditional count — 11, 21, 27, 54, 108, 1008 — or enter your own. Watch the beads fill, hear a soft chime, and offer one complete round. **LISTEN** Hear Gayatri, Mahamrityunjaya, and other mantras spoken. Pick a female or male voice and slow the pace to 0.5× while you learn. **SACRED LIBRARY** Gayatri Mantra, Mahamrityunjaya, Om Namah Shivaya, Ganapati, Hanuman Chalisa (full reading), Hare Krishna Maha Mantra, Om Namo Narayanaya, Sri Ram japa, Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Guru mantra, Shanti mantra, Murugan (Om Saravanabhava), Ayyappa saranam, Venkateswara, and Chamundi. Each mantra includes Sanskrit, transliteration, meaning, when to chant, and cultural context. **BELIEFS & KNOWLEDGE** Short guides on why 108, what japa is, how to use a mala, Om, sandhya, and bhakti. **LANGUAGES** 21 languages: English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Odia, Assamese, Nepali, Sanskrit, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Indonesian, Japanese, and Chinese. Switch anytime in Settings. Search to find yours quickly. **STREAKS** Keep a daily lamp of practice. See malas today, lifetime japas, and recent history. **DESIGN** Temple gold and saffron, high-resolution lotus, diya, mandala, and Om artwork, plus celebration animation when a mala is complete. Ads appear in a few places so Count Mantras can stay free. Japa counts, language, and streak stay on your device. Made with devotion by **Sai Laksha Technologies**.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Toronto Patio Guide at none against Count Mantras's shown. Toronto Patio Guide also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 16.0). Count Mantras's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 81%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Toronto Patio Guide against 5.0 for Count Mantras. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Toronto Patio Guide's written reviews are positive against 100% of Count Mantras's.
Toronto Patio Guide ships an update every 2 months, Count Mantras monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Toronto Patio Guide | Count Mantras |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Freshdaily | Sreedhar Lakshmanan |
Customer experience
Toronto Patio Guide
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In-app purchases
Toronto Patio Guide
No in-app purchases
Count Mantras
No in-app purchases
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