Comparison

Zenways vs Dharma Leafs

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

Head to head
About

Zenways

This app combines nature sounds, guided Zen meditations from a Buddhist monk, and binaural beats to promote relaxation and inner peace. Users can customize meditation duration and sound mix, or use it as a free sound source.

Highlights
  • Guided Zen meditation
  • Relaxing nature sounds
  • Binaural beats
  • Customizable meditation timer
  • Adjustable sound mix
  • Free sound source option
Features
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Zenways is a Zen app. It uses a combination of relaxing sounds of nature, guided Zen meditation from Buddhist monk Julian Daizan Skinner and powerful binaural beats to help you relax and find your Zen. Set the meditation time from 21 to 90 minutes, and adjust the balance of the sounds, guide voice and binaural beats to suit you. You can even turn them off entirely, so this app can be used as a free sound source for meditation or relaxation. However, we strongly suggest you look at our Chillax app for the complete relaxation experience using soothing music, sound and binaural beats. This Zen app is made in partnership with Zenways, who provide yoga, meditation and teacher training. The Buddhist monk Julian Daizan Skinner (Juran Daizan 寿鸞 大山), is a British Rinzai Zen Buddhist Rōshi. He has also received Dharma Transmission in the Sōtō tradition of Zen. Daizan Roshi is the founder of the Zenways Sangha and head abbot of Yugagyo Dojo (Zen Yoga Camberwell) in London, United Kingdom. The Mindfulness of the breath meditation was found to be one of the most powerful and effective meditation techniques in extensive testing, and is presented to you here, totally free. Enjoy!. Binaural Beats Binaural beats or binaural tones are auditory processing artifacts, or apparent sounds, the perception of which arises in the brain for specific physical stimuli. This effect was discovered in 1839 by Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, and earned greater public awareness in the late 20th century based on claims that binaural beats could help induce relaxation, meditation, creativity and other desirable mental states. The effect on the brainwaves depends on the difference in frequencies of each tone: for example, if 300 Hz was played in one ear and 310 in the other, then the binaural beat would have a frequency of 10 Hz

About

Dharma Leafs

Receive daily zen quotes and guided breathing exercises to find calm during stressful moments. It also connects practitioners to an online Zen community for sittings, retreats, and teacher interaction.

Highlights
  • Zen quotes
  • Breathing exercises
  • Online Zen community
  • Zazen sittings
  • Virtual retreats
  • Teacher interaction
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Tap the screen and you will receive a zen quote and a simple breathing exercise. At trying moments during your day, recite the quote once slowly, then focus on the breath for the times indicated. Repeat as helpful. Treeleaf Zendo is an online practice place for Zen practitioners who cannot easily commute to a Zen Center due to health concerns, living in remote areas, or childcare, work and family needs. Treeleaf seeks to provide Zazen sittings, retreats, discussion, interaction with a teacher, and all other activities of a Soto Zen Buddhist Sangha.

Screenshots

Zenways2 screens
Dharma Leafs2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Zenways at 4.6 against Dharma Leafs's 4.0. Zenways also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 1) and device support. Dharma Leafs's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). 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. Zenways sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dharma Leafs asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zenways holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zenways has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Zenways's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dharma Leafs's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Zenways versus Dharma Leafs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZenwaysDharma Leafs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 12 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS13.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWimbledon SoundVincent Pompe van Meerdervoort

Customer experience

Zenways

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Dharma Leafs

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Zenways

One-time1
  • remove ads$1.99
None

Dharma Leafs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zenways free?
Zenways is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dharma Leafs free?
Dharma Leafs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zenways or Dharma Leafs?
Zenways is rated higher. Zenways averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Dharma Leafs averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.

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