Comparison

Zenways vs Mindful Practices

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
Read full description

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

Mindful Practices

Features
Read full description

Mindful Practices is an app that is designed to bring a small solace in your busy daily life to practice meditation or breathing.

Screenshots

Zenways4 screens
Mindful Practices4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mindful Practices at none against Zenways's 1. Mindful Practices also leads on ads (none vs shown). Zenways's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price and update cadence 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. Mindful Practices asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zenways ships an update every 12 months, Mindful Practices every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Zenways versus Mindful Practices: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZenwaysMindful Practices
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB38 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWimbledon SoundImago Software

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Zenways

One-time1
  • remove ads$1.99
None

Mindful Practices

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zenways free?
Zenways is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mindful Practices free?
Mindful Practices is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Zenways or Mindful Practices have ads?
Zenways shows ads; Mindful Practices does not.
Which is updated more often, Zenways or Mindful Practices?
Zenways ships an update every 12 months, and Mindful Practices every 13 months. Most recently, Zenways was updated on October 27, 2026 and Mindful Practices on October 25, 2026.

Other comparisons