Comparison

Zenways vs Guided Wellbeing Library

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

Guided Wellbeing Library

Features
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"Discover how easy it is to enhance your spiritual journey with The Guided Wellbeing Library app – the home of free audio supplements designed to accompany mind, body and spirit titles by non-fiction publishing specialists, Pyramid. From guided meditations to soothing instrumentals, you’ll find everything you need to accompany our spiritual titles in one handy app. And easy downloadable resources mean you can access things on the go, ready whenever you need them. "

Screenshots

Zenways4 screens
Guided Wellbeing Library4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Guided Wellbeing Library at none against Zenways's shown. Zenways's advantage is update cadence (every 12 months vs every 31 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Zenways sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Guided Wellbeing Library sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zenways ships an update every 12 months, Guided Wellbeing Library every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Zenways versus Guided Wellbeing Library: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZenwaysGuided Wellbeing Library
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 months — betterEvery 31 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB95 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWimbledon SoundHachette UK (Holdings)Limited

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Zenways

One-time1
  • remove ads$1.99
5 purchases

Guided Wellbeing Library

One-time5
  • Pack of 1 Credit$0.99
  • Pack of 3 Credits$2.99
  • Pack of 4 Credits$3.99
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  • Pack of 7 Credits$6.99
  • Pack of 10 Credits$9.99

Questions

Is Zenways free?
Zenways is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Guided Wellbeing Library free?
Guided Wellbeing Library is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zenways or Guided Wellbeing Library have ads?
Zenways shows ads; Guided Wellbeing Library does not.
Which is updated more often, Zenways or Guided Wellbeing Library?
Zenways ships an update every 12 months, and Guided Wellbeing Library every 31 months. Most recently, Zenways was updated on November 1, 2026 and Guided Wellbeing Library on November 7, 2026.

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