Comparison

Zenways vs Motivation

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

Motivation

This app helps combat procrastination by visually reminding you of the time passing in the year. It aims to boost productivity and encourage users to make the most of their valuable time.

Highlights
  • Time remaining visualization
  • Procrastination reduction tool
  • Productivity enhancement
  • Motivation reminders
  • Yearly progress tracking
Features
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Use this app to remind you that time moves fast. Time is a priceless asset that we should not waste. Procrastination is one of the biggest problems that plagues our generation. This app aims to reduce procrastination by notifying you of how much time is left in the year. Increase your productivity, stay motivated, and don't let your time go to waste.

Screenshots

Zenways4 screens
Motivation3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Motivation at none against Zenways's shown. Motivation also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). Zenways's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 40%) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Zenways sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Motivation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zenways holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Zenways's written reviews are positive against 40% of Motivation's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zenways ships an update every 12 months, Motivation every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Zenways versus Motivation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZenwaysMotivation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better4.2 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings910 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWimbledon SoundDon Bytyqi

Customer experience

Zenways

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

Motivation

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Zenways

One-time1
  • remove ads$1.99
1 purchases

Motivation

One-time1
  • Motivation Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Zenways free?
Zenways is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Motivation free?
Motivation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Zenways or Motivation?
Zenways is rated higher. Zenways averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Motivation averages 4.2 from 10 ratings.
Do Zenways or Motivation have ads?
Zenways shows ads; Motivation does not.
Which is updated more often, Zenways or Motivation?
Zenways ships an update every 12 months, and Motivation every 3 months. Most recently, Zenways was updated on November 1, 2026 and Motivation on November 2, 2026.

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